Year: 1896

page_text: I, RICHARD BATH, of Wansunt, Friars Stile Road, Richmond Hill, in the
County of Surrey, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention relates to exercising apparatus of the kind wherein a seat or saddle
is adapted to be moved up and down, the object of my invention being to give such
seat an undulating as well as an up-and-down movement and to provide improved
means for imparting movement to the seat.
In carrying my invention into practice I mount the seat upon jointed links of
uneven length so that the back of the saddle, when the links are straightened is
higher than the front or vice versa. The front and back links are jointed to a
pivoted lever (which extends up in front of the seat so that it can be grasped by a
person sitting thereon) preferably in such a manner that when the front links are
straightened the back links are bent or vice versa whereby the act of alternately
straightening the front and back links gives the undulating movement before
referred to.
Springs are arranged between the seat and the frame carrying the same in order
to facilitate the movements of the seat, and links or guides are arranged between
the seat and the said frame to cause the said seat to move in a vertical or
approximately vertical path.
I sometimes pivot the lower ends of the jointed links to adjustable blocks so as
to enable me to adjust the rising and falling movements of the seat.
My invention can be advantageously applied to nursery horses for children, the
mechanism being arranged within the body of the horse.
Dated this 8th day of October 1896
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
I, RICHARD BATH, of Wansunt, Friars Stile Road, Richmond Hill, in the
o County of Surrey, Gentleman, 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:-
My invention relates to exercising apparatus of the kind wherein a seat or
saddle is adapted to be moved up and down, the object of my invention being to

page_text: give such seat an undulating as well as an up-and-down movement and to provide
for imparting movement to the seat by means of a single lever and handle in front
of the saddle or seat.
In carrying my invention into practice I mount the seat upon jointed links of
uneven length so that the lack of the saddle, when the links are straightened, is
higher than the front or vice versa. The front and back links are jointed to a
pivoted lever (which extends up in front of the seat so that it can be grasped by a
person sitting thereon) preferably in such a manner that when the front links are
straightened the back links are hent or vice versa whereby the act of alternately
straightening the front and back links gives the undulating movement before
referred to. Or both sets of links can be straightened or bent simultaneously.
Springs are arranged between the seat and the frame carrying the same in order
to facilitate the movements of the seat, and links or guides are arranged between
the seat and the said frame to cause the said seat to move in a vertical or
approximately vertical path. :
My invention can be advantageously applied to nursery horses for children, the
mechanism being arranged within the body of the horse
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved exercising apparatus:
Figure 2 is a front elevation:
Figure 3 is a longitudinal section:
Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 Figure 3; and,
Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 Figure 3.
a is the frame of the apparatus which is of any desirable construction, bis the
seat or saddle, and c, c, d, d are the pairs of links by means of which the saddle is
supported at the front and rear respectively, one link of each pair being attached
to a bracket on the underside of the saddle and the other to the framing . e is
a rod which connects the front and rear links so as to cause them to move in
unison,
As shewn in the drawings the front and rear of the seat are each supported upon
two pairs of links and the rod e is connected with the said pairs of links by means
of pins f, f which also form the joint pins for the links of each pair, each pin f
thus extending from one pair of links through the rod e into the other pair of
links. g is the lever by means of which the links are moved, the said lever being,
as shewn, mounted in adjustable hearings, & carriel in brackets i, i on the under-
side of the frame and having its end which is jointed to the rod e bifurcated so
as to embrace the said rod as shewn clearly in Figure 4. The bearings of the
lever y are made adjustable for the purpose of enabling the movements of the
links and consequently the rising and falling motions of the seat or saddle to be
adjusted, screws k, k being arranged in the brackets i, i to vary the position of the
bearings, A. Slots, are also formed in the bifurcations of the lever g to permit
the latter when oscillated to rise and fall relatively with the joint pin by means
of which it is connected to the bar e.
It will be understood that as the distance between the fulcrum of the lever g and
the joint pin of the bar e and the said lever is made greater or less so the movements
of the links and consequently of the saddle will be also greater or less.
It will be noticed in the drawing that the front links are made shorter than
the back links, the latter also, when in their normal position, being at a greater
inclination to each other than the front links: the object of this arrangement is
that the straightening of the links shall cause a greater amount of vertical move-
ment at one end than at the other so as to impart not only an up-and-down
movement but also the undulating and uneven movement hereinbefore referred to.
m; m are connecting bars or links jointed to brackets on the frame and on the
underside of the seat respectively, the said har serving to retain the said seat in
its proper position relatively with the framing, and a, a are springs which serve
te impart an easy motion to the saddle and which also assist the operator when

page_text: moving the lever in the direction which causes the raising of the weight upon the
saddle.
o, o are loops on the seat to which loops stirrup straps with stirrups may be
attached to receive the feet of the person upon the seat thus steadying him whilst
operating the lever g which at its upper or free end is provided with my front
lever g and handle 7 which, as shewn, are in a position quite convenient to the
operator. In practice these loops are so placed that when the rider's weight comes
upon them the saddle when in a backward position will tend to move forward
without the use of the lever. q, q are buffers under the front and back of the
saddle to obtain a bumping action.
In some cases instead of employing links of uneven length as above described
and illustrated in the drawings, my links may be of the same length but I then
place them at the same angle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. An exercising apparatus wherein a seat or saddle mounted upon jointed links
is so arranged in conjunction with a front operating lever that a person sitting
upon the said saddle and moving the said lever may cause the straightening of the
links and consequently also effect the movement of the seat, substantially as
described.
2. An exercising apparatus wherein a seat or saddle is mounted at the front and
rear upon pairs of jointed links, which links are connected by a rod so that they
will be straightened and bent simultaneously, the said rod having arranged in
combination with it a handle in front designed to be moved by the person sitting
upon the seat, substantially as described.
3. In an exercising machine having the seat mounted upon links substantially
as herein before described, and which links are designed to be moved by means of
a lever, mounting the said lever so that its fulcrum can be adjusted in order to
increase or diminish the movements of the links, substantially as described.
4. The manufacture and use of the improved exercising apparatus hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Doted this 28th day of Tune 180
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.