Improvements in
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in
I, WILLIAM STEPHENSON RICHMOND of 46 Sloane Street, in the County of London
M.R.C.S. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improvements consist in making the saddle with two distinct and separate
prolongation supports, one for each thigh, hinged to fixed part of the saddle which
may in itself be divided and made to move, and capable of alternative movement,
the fixed part of the saddle or half saddles may be made if desired with recessed
parts to fit the tuber ischii regions, and the interspace occupied by a leather septum
which will prevent the dress passing between the prolongations when in action. The
fixed part of the saddle is or the divided parts thereof are supported by springs or
equivalent means, and the fixed part may also be made to move with the prolongations
if and when desired, being fixed or loosened by a thumb screw or similar device. I
may fit the moveable prolongations with a spring or springs or equivalent means
tending to keep said prolongations up and against the thighs.
1000
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
I, WILLIAM STEPHENSON RICHMOND, of 46 Sloane Street, in the County of London,
M.R.C.S. 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 :-
The improvements consist in making the saddle with two distinct and separate
prolongation supports, one for each thigh, hinged to fixed part of the saddle (which
may in itself be divided) and made to move and capable of alternate movement. The
fixed part of the saddle or half saddle may be made if desired with recessed parts to
fit the tuber ischii regions, and the interspace may be occupied by a leather septum which
will prevent the dress passing between the prolongations when in action. The fixed
part of the saddle is or the divided parts thereof are supported by springs or equivalent
means. I may fit the movable prolongations with a spring or springs or equivalent
means such as a rocking bar tending to keep said prolongations up and against and
between the thighs thus acting as a movable peak.
The annexed drawing shows a saddle made according to this invention. Fig. 1 is a
side view, Fig. 2 a plan view from below, and Fig. 3 a front elevation. A is the back
part of the saddle which is intended to be fixed, but is capable of adjustment and is
supported in spring frames such as B B to be attached to a seat pillar by means of
clamps C. D D are the two front prolongations of the saddle hinged in any suitable
way along lines a, a, to the back part A. On the underside of parts D D are plates d, d,

page_text: acting as rubbing surfaces against which bear the ends of the rocking lever E pivoted
at F to a bracket G carried by the forward ends of the springs b, b, which form part
of the spring frames B B respectively.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The construction of saddle substantially as described and illustrated and comprising
the back part A the two prolongations D D hinged at a, a, and the spring frames B B
carrying the part A and the rocker or equivalent device E carried by the springs b, b,
of said frame.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.