IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CRUTCHES OF SIDE OR LADIES' SADDLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, THOMAS CAWDLE of Sandridge House, Torquay, in the County of Devon,
Riding and Jobbing Master, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CRUTCHES OF SIDE OR LADIES' SADDLES," to be as
follows:-
This invention is designed to effect the tilting or yielding of the crutches under
the strain caused by the engagement there with of the skirt of the habit or dress of
a dislodged or falling rider and so to release and obviate dragging the rider.
The upper crutch consists of two arms one of which is pivotted in a socket,
secured to the saddle, and impinges at its lower end upon a spring carried in the
socket. At its upper end the said arm is hinged to the other or second arm, the
upper end of which constitutes the top of the crutch. The second arm extends
downwards below the hinge to the outside of the socket aforesaid. In obedience
to a strain exerted outwards upon the upper end thereof, as by the engagement
there with of the habit or dress of a dislodged rider, the second arm is tilted upon
the hinge by which it is secured to the first arm, and the rider is released.
To a strain exerted either from towards the front or from behind, the whole
crutch yields accordingly on the pivot by which the first arm is secured in the
socket. The spring placed, as aforesaid, below the first arm serves to prevent the
last mentioned action of the crutch except when subjected to an adequate strain.
The lower crutch or leaping head is pivotted in a socket in a manner similar to
the first arm of the upper crutch and is, in like manner, free to be tilted to assist
in the release of a dislodged rider in obedience to an adequate strain exerted either
from towards the front or from behind.

page_text: I, THOMAS CAWDLE of Sandridge House, Torquay, in the County of Devon,
Riding and Jobbing Master, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CRUTCHES OF SIDE OR LADIES SADDLES," and the manner
in which the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention is designed to effect the tilting or yielding of the crutches under
the strain caused by the engagement therewith of the skirt of the habit or dress of
a dislodged or falling rider and so to release and obviate dragging the rider.
The upper crutch consists of two arms one of which is pivotted in a socket,
secured to the saddle, and impinges at its lower end upon a spring carried in the
socket. At its upper.end the-said-arm is hinged to the other or second arm, the
upper end of which constitutes the top of the crutch. The second arm extends
downwards below the hinge to the outside of the socket aforesaid. In obedience
to a strain exerted outwards upon the upper end thereof, as by the engagement
therewith of the habit or dress of a dislodged rider, the second arm is tilted upon
the-hinge by which it is secured to the first arm, and the rider is released.
To a strain exerted either from towards the front or from behind, the whole
crutch yields accordingly on the pivot by which the first arm is secured in the
socket. The spring placed, as aforesaid, below the first arm serves to prevent the
last mentioned action of the crutch except when subjected to an adequate strain.
The lower crutch or leaping head is pivotted in a socket in a manner similar to
the first arm of the upper crutch, and is, in like manner, free to be tilted to assist
in the release of a dislodged rider in obedience to an adequate strain exerted either
from towards the front or from behind.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood, I now proceed
to further describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of illustrative
drawings and the figures and letters marked thereon.
Fig. 1 on the accompanying sheet of drawings represents a vertical section of the
front part of the tree of a side or lady's saddle fitted with crutches constructed
according to my said invention.
The arm C of the upper crutch is pivotted at c in the socket F rivetted or
otherwise secured to the saddle tree H.
The arm C¹ of the lower crutch, which is screwed or otherwise secured to the
tree H,, is similarly pivotted at c¹ to its socket F¹.
Instead of using a spring, as hereinbefore described, in the sockets F and F¹ the
said sockets are themselves designed to act as spring clips.
At its upper end the arm C of the upper crutch is hinged to a second arm B by
the hinge A. The arm B extends downwards below the hinge A to the outside of
the socket F and carries the padding of the crutch.
In obedience to a strain exerted outwards (from the near side) upon the upper
end of the arm B, as by the engagement therewith of the skirt of the habit of a
dislodged rider, the said arm B is tilted upon its hinge, as indicated in dotted lines
at Fig 1, and the dislodged rider is released.
To a strain exerted from towards the front or from behind, the arm C of the
upper crutch yields accordingly on the pivot c by which, as aforesaid, the arm C is
secured in the socket F and, assumes the position shown in the side view represented
at Fig. 2 of the drawings.
Similarly the lower crutch C¹ is free to turn on its pivot c¹, as shown.

page_text: To a strain exerted from behind, the crutches are free to act in that direction, so
that accordingly as a rider is dislodged on either the near or off side the crutches
are free to act correspondingly to obviate the dislodged rider being dragged.
The arm C of the upper cruteh and the arm C¹ of the lower crutch are furnished
with notches o, o¹ which, when the crutches are in their normal positions, take
into corresponding slots formed in the lips of the sockets F and F¹. These notches
prevent the crutches from turning on the pivots c. c¹ except in obedience to an
adequate strain such as would be exerted by a dislodged suspended rider.
By such a strain the lips of the spring sockets are forced apart by the notches
o, o, which, when the crutches resume their normal positions, re-enter the slots in
the arms and allow the lips of the sockets to close upon the notches.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and the manner in which the same is to be performed, I declare that
What I claim is :-
Providing a side or ladies' saddle with crutches capable of acting to release a
dislodged rider whose dress may have become engaged therewith, substantially as
hereinbefore described and shown upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
T
BOOK
W. LLOYD WISE,
Applicant's Agent.