Improvements in Adjustable Saddles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1893—Accepted, 2nd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Adjustable Saddles.
We HUGH ROBERT NEWBURGH-STEWART of the Junior Carlton Club Pall
Mall in the County of London Captain in the Royal Navy and FREDERICK
WILLIAM SQUIER of No. 4 Inderwick Road, Hornsey in the County of London,
Saddler do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to provide an adjustable saddle for horses and
other animals which is not only capable of being adjusted to suit animals of
different bulk but is also capable of being adjusted so as to be of greater width at
one end than at the other the two side bars of the saddle tree being twisted or
skewed so as to conform to animals of different shapes and thereby prevent the
parts of the saddle from pressing unduly on any part of the animal.
According to our invention the two side bars or plates of the saddle tree (which
are in some cases connected together by arches or connecting pieces made in two
parts hinged together so as to be opened out and closed or expanded and contracted
to suit the bulk of the animal to which the saddle is to be applied) are so connected
with the said arches or connecting pieces as to be capable of being adjusted to
give to them the required position or "wind " to conform to the shape of the
animal. A convenient way of carrying out our invention is to hinge the top edges
of the front ends of the side bars or plate of the saddle tree to the feet of the
front arch and to hinge the lower bottom edges of the rear ends of the said side
bars or plates to the feet of the rear arch, adjusting screws being provided to act
on the hinged parts by means of which the required twist or wind may be given to
the side bars or plates to suit the form of the animal. This invention is applicable
to saddles other than those which are provided with hinged or expanding arches or
connecting pieces.
Dated this 11th day of March 1893.
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Adjustable Saddles.
We, HUGH ROBERT NEWBURGH-STEWART of the Junior Carlton Club, Pall
Mall in the County of London, Captain in the Royal Navy and FREDERICK
WILLIAM SQUIER of No. 4 Inderwick Road, Hornsey in the County of London,
Saddler do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention has for its object to provide an adjustable saddle for horses and
other animals which may be not only capable of being adjusted to suit animals of
different bulk but is also capable of being adjusted so as to be of greater width at
one end than at the other end the side plates or bars of the saddle tree being capable
of being twisted or skewed as required so as to conform to animals of different shapes
and thereby prevent the parts of the saddle from pressing unduly on any part of
the animal.
According to our invention the two side bars or plates of the saddle tree which
are connected together by the "pommel" and "cantle" arches or connecting pieces
(which arches in some cases are made in two parts hinged together so as to be
opened out and closed or expanded and contracted to suit the bulk of the animal to

page_text: which the saddle is to be applied) so connected with the said arches or connecting
pieces as to be capable of being adjusted to give to them the required position or
* wind
to conform to the shape of the animal.
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A convenient way of carrying out our invention is to hinge the top edges of the
front ends of the side bars or plates of the saddle tree to the feet of the front or
pommel" arch and to hinge the lower bottom edges of the rear ends of the said
side bars or plates to the feet of the rear or "cantle" arch, adjusting screws being
provided to act on the hinged parts by means of which the required twist or wind
may be given to the side bars or plates to suit the form of the animal. This
invention is applicable to saddles other than those which are provided with hinged
or expanding arches or connecting pieces.
And in order that our said invention may be fully understood we shall now
proceed more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to
the several figures on the annexed sheet of drawings the same letters of reference
indicating corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure represents in perspective a saddle tree constructed according to this
invention.
Figure 2 is a front end view partly in section and Figure 3 a rear end view also
partly in section of the saddle tree, the side bars being shewn by full lines in their
normal or untwisted condition the dotted lines shewing the said side bars twisted to
conform to the shape of the animal to which the saddle is to be applied.
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Figure 4 is a front view partly in section of a similar saddle tree shewing an
alternative arrangement of the adjusting screws for giving the required twist or
"wind " to the side bars. The two side bars or plates A of the saddle tree which
may be made of any suitable springy material, preferably thin steel, are connected
together at their front and rear ends respectively to the "pommel" and "cantle
arches or connecting pieces B B2, these arches or connecting pieces as shewn in the
drawings are each composed of two pieces b 62 hinged together at C so as to be
capable of being opened out or expanded and closed or contracted to suit animals of
different bulk but they may if desired be each made in one piece if the saddle is
intended to accommodate animals of a certain bulk.
When these arches or connecting pieces B B2 are made in parts hinged together
as shewn any suitable means may be provided for expanding and contracting the
said arches.
the rear or
A convenient arrangement for this purpose consists in providing each arch or
connecting piece with a screw D screwing into a threaded hole formed in a lug E
on one part of the arch the end of the screw bearing on a projection F on the
other part 2 of the said arch so that by screwing the screw D more or less through
the lug E the extent of expansion of the arch may be regulated as required. The
feet or lower ends of the front or "pommel" arch B are hinged to or near to the
upper or inner edges a of the side bars or plates A and the feet or lower ends of
"cantle "arch B2 are hinged to or near to the lower or outer edges a³
of the said side bars or plates. Extending upward from the front end of cach side
bar or plate A (Figures 1 and 2) is an arm G the upper ends of which arms carry
adjusting screws H the ends of which are connected to or bear against lugs or
projections I on the arch B. Adjusting screws H2 are also fitted to work in
threaded holes formed in the feet or lower ends of the rear or "cantle" arch or
connecting piece B2 the ends of the screws bearing against the side bars or plates A
near their inner or upper edges a.
By means of the screws H and H2 the side bars may be bent or twisted as
required to conform to the shape of the animal to which the saddle is to be applied
so that there shall be no undue pressure of the saddle at any part thereof whilst
by means of the screws D the arches B B2 may be opened out or expanded more
or less as required to suit animals of different sizes or bulk.
Instead of providing upwardly projecting arms G on the front ends of the side
bars or plates A as hereinbefore described, the lower ends or feet of the front or
pommel "arch B may be extended as shewn at G2 in Figure 4 to below where
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page_text: the said feet are hinged to the side plates the extended portions being provided
with adjusting screws H to press upon the side plates A below the hinges to give to
the said plates the required twist or "wind" as shewn by dotted lines at the right
hand side of Figure 4.
The invention is essentially applicable to pack saddles but is also applicable to
other saddles and whether provided with adjustable arches as shewn and described
or not.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting improvements in
adjustable saddles substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. Saddles for horses and other animals having the side plates or bars of the
saddle tree connected at or near their upper or inner edges to the feet or lower
ends of the front or "pommel" arch or connecting piece, the feet or lower ends
of the rear or "cantle" arch or connecting piece being connected to or near to the
outer or lower edges of the said side plates or bars and means for skewing or giving
the required twist or wind to the side plates to conform to the shape of the
animal to which the saddle is to be applied substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 22nd day of July 1893.
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.