IMPROVEMENTS IN SADDLE BARS
Year: 1883

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John William Clarke at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th May. 1883.
JOHN WILLIAM CLARKE of Guisborough in the County of York IMPROVEMENTS
IN SADDLE BARS
The invention has for its object improvements in saddle bars and relates to a
novel construction of parts whereby the stirrup leather is firmly held whilst the
rider retains his seat but is instantly liberated from the front, back and over
or across the back of a horse in the event of the latter falling or of the rider being
thrown.
For this purpose I form the saddle bar in two parts one of which is fixed to
the saddle tree as usual whilst the other part is detachably connected with the
fixed part.
I form the fixed part of the saddle bar of two leaves of metal preferably formed
out of one piece connected together along the bottom edge thereby forming a
section something like a flattened U with a narrow space between the two leaves.
The inner leaf is formed with an aperture through which the nose of a spring
catch passes from the back into the space between the two leaves and the outer
leaf is formed with a horizontal top edge for the greater portion of its length
but at each end it has a rising horn formed with an incline or curve on its inner
face,
The detachable part of the saddle bar is formed of two parts or leaves hinged
together; the inner part or leaf in its normal position occupied the space between
the two leaves of the fixed part of the saddle bar and it is formed with a chamfered
hole or recess which receives the nose of the spring catch whereby the detachable
part carrying the stirrup leather is secured to the. fixed part whilst in its normal
position. The outer part or leaf of the detachable part is formed with an opening
and a bar at the lower part to receive and support the stirrup leather. By means
of the improved saddle bar above described the detachable part carrying the stirrup
leather is capable of disconnection from the fixed part by undue pressure either.
forwards or backwards or over the top of the saddle:

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John William Clarke in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
6th November 1883.
JOHN WILLIAM CLARKE of Guisborough in the County of York " IMPROVE-
MENTS IN SADDLE BARS
"
The Invention has for its object improvements in saddle bars and relates to a
novel construction of parts whereby the stirrup leather is firmly held whilst the
rider retains his seat but is instantly liberated from the front back and over or
across the back of a horse in the event of the latter falling or of the rider being
thrown.
For this purpose I form the saddle bar in two parts one of which is fixed to
the saddle tree as usual whilst the other part is detachably connected with the
fixed part.
I form the fixed part of the saddle bar of two leaves of metal preferably formed
out of one piece connected together along the bottom edge thereby forming a
section something like a flattened U with a narrow space between the two leaves.
The inner leaf is formed with an aperture through which the nose of a spring
catch passes from the back into the space between the two leaves and the outer
leaf is formed with a horizontal top edge for the greater portion of its length but
at each end it has a rising horn formed with an incline. or curve on its inner
face, one horn being slightly different from the other by rising at a more abrupt
angle.
The detachable part of the saddle bar is formed of two parts or leaves hinged
together; the inner part or leaf in its normal position occupies the space between
the two leaves of the fixed part of the saddle bar and it is formed with a chamfered
hole or recess which receives the nose of the spring catch whereby the detachable
part carrying the stirrup leather is secured to the fixed párt whilst in its normal
position. The outer part or leaf of the detachable part is formed with an
opening and a bar at the lower part to receive and support the stirrup leather.
And in order that my said Invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed aided by the accompanying Drawings more fully
to describe the same.

page_text: portion of its length but at each end it has a rising horn a formed with an incline
or curve on its inner face one of such horns rising at a more abrupt angle than
the other for the purpose of preventing the detachable part slipping out too easily
in a forward direction.
The detachable part of the saddle bar is formed of two parts or leaves c. c¹.
hinged together; the inner part or leaf c in its normal position occupies the space
between the two leaves a. a¹. of the fixed part of the saddle bar and it is formed
with a chamfered hole or recess c² which receives the nose of the spring catch b
whereby the detachable part c. cl. carrying the stirrup leather is secured to the
fixed part a. a. whilst in its normal position. The outer part or leaf c¹ of the
detachable part is formed with an opening c³ and a bar c at the lower part to
receive and support the stirrup leather.
By means of the improved saddle bar above described the detachable part c. c¹.
carrying the stirrup leather is capable of disconnection from the fixed part by
undue pressure either forwards or backwards or over the top of the saddle.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention and the mode in which
I carry the same into effect I would have it understood that what I claim is, the
peculiar construction and combination of parts of a saddle bar whereby the
detachable part is ordinarily held on the fixed part but in the event of an accident
it is capable of disconnection from the fixed part by undue pressure substantially
as herein shown and described.
In witness whereof I the said John William Clarke have hereunto set my hand
and seal this thirty first day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty three.
JOHN W. CLARKE (LS.)
Witnesses to the signature of
the said J. W. Clarke
C. H THOMPSON Land Agent Guisbro'
H. KIRкBY-Land Agent, Hutton n'. Guisbro'