Improvements in Saddle-plates suitable for use on Cab Saddles and other Saddles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 21st May, 1892
PROVISIONAL ST MOTETUATION.
Improvements in Saddle-plates suitable for use on Cab Saddles and
other Saddles.
I SAMUEL ADDERLEY Manufacturer of Saddlery residing at 66 South Street
Walsall in the County of Stafford do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention consists in the improvements in saddle-plates hereinafter set
forth.
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I form my improved plate by preference with a flat or slightly rounded horizontal
surface suitable to take a bearing against the underside of the leather; the
thickness of this flat plate would be about one eight of an inch more or less; the
plate placed to rest on the leather would present to view a horizontal piercing
leaving a width of about three fourths of an inch at the back of opening, from the
side of this opening on the right thereof projects upwards a vertical feather or
flange, the height of such vertical flange being about three fourths of an inch at the
back terminal edge; the feather would taper from its depth of three fourths of an
inch at the back edge towards the front edge where it would curve outwards
forming (by preference) a round corner, the taper extending by preference to the
under face of plate.
On the left side of the opening would project a vertical feather or flange similar
to that hereinbefore described as projecting from the right side of such opening, it
will therefore be apparent that the two vertical feathers or walls would form a
passage through which can be passed the back band strap.
Although the ends would by preference be formed with round corners as described
in reference to the feathers nevertheless I can vary the shape of these corners
where desired.
The plate is secured to the leather by means of two or more brass headed pins
the brass heads of the pins resting on the upper black surface of the leather and
the nuts of such pins bearing against the under face of saddle tree-plate.
The essential novelty and utility of my invention consisting in the making of a
saddle-plate of minimum weight and maximum strength, by means of the horizontal
piercing and the narrow strip at back of opening, the projecting feathers forming a
permanent passage through which to pass a stout back-band strap.
Dated this 14th day of January 1892
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.
.COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Saddle-plates suitable for use on Cub Saddles and
other Saddles.
I, SAMUEL ADDERLEY Manufacturer of Saddlery residing at 66 South Street
Walsall in the County of Stafford, 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 consists in the improvements in saddle-plates hereinafter set
forth.
I form my improved plate by preference with a flat or slightly rounded horizontal
surface suitable to take a bearing against the underside of the leather; the thickness

page_text: of this flat plate would be about one eight of an inch more or less; the plate placed
to rest on the leather would present to view a horizontal piercing leaving a width
of about three fourths of an inch at the back of opening, from the side of this
opening, 'on the right thereof' projects upwards a vertical feather or flange, the
height of such vertical flange being about three fourths of an inch at the back-
terminal edge; the feather would taper from its depth of three fourths of an inch
at the back edge towards the front edge where it would curve outwards forming.
(by preference) a round corner, the taper extending 'by preference' to the under
face of plate.
On the left side of the opening would project a vertical feather or flange similar
to that hereinbefore described as projecting from the right side of such opening,.it
will therefore be apparent that the two vertical feathers or walls would form a
passage through which can be passed the back-band strap.
Although the ends would by preference be formed with round corners as described
in reference to the feathers nevertheless I can vary the shape of these corners
where desired.
The plate is secured to the leather by means of two or more brass headed pius
the brass heads of the pins resting on the upper black surface of the leather and the
nuts of such pins bearing against the under face of saddle-tree-plate.
The essential novelty and utility of my invention consisting in the minimum
weight and maximum strength, by means of the horizontal piercing and the narrow
strip at back of opening, the projecting feathers forming a permanent passage
through which to pass a stout back-band-strap.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which my invention is constructed and. used.
Figure 1. represents the saddle plate viewed from its outer face.
Figure 2. represents the saddle plate viewed from its inner face.
Figure 3. represents an edge view of Figure 2. viewed from the open front
edge r.
Figure 4. represents an edge view of Figure 2. viewed from the back edges.
Figure 5. represents a sectional end view of Figure 1.
Figure 6. represents a cab saddle on to which is fixed my improved cab. saddle
plate.
In carrying out my invention I provide a saddle plate substantially as represented
at Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; the plate is formed with a horizontal opening as,shewn
at a leaving a width of about three fourths of an inch at the back of opening as
shewn at on the right and left hand side are provided the vertical feathers or
flanges c and d such feathers tapering from the back terminal edge e to the front
edge where it would curve outwards forming the round corner as shewn at 9 the
two vertical feathers or walls forming a passage through which to pass the back
band strap.
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In some cases I form the outer ends and of the shape represented at Figures 1
and 2. in other cases I form the ends in the shape represented in dotted lines at
and Figures
and 2; my improved saddle plate is secured to the saddle leather
by means of two or more headed metal pins m the heads of the pins resting on the
upper surface of leather and the nuts of such pins bearing against the underface of
saddle plate.
I am aware that saddle plates have previously been made with vertical feathers
or flanges similar to c and d the web of the plate extending from the edge o to
the edge shewn by the dotted line p, saddle plates so made I do not claim as part
of my invention the novelty and utility of my invention consisting in removing from
the web the part between P and
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1st. The making of saddle plates for use on cab saddles and other similar saddles

page_text: with an opening in the web between the points or edges p and q as illustrated and
described in reference to Figures 1, 2, and 6.
2nd. The combination with a cab saddle or other similar saddle of a saddle plate
with an opening in its web as illustrated and described in reference to Figure 6.
SAMUEL ADDERLEY
Witness,
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham, Patent Agent.