An Improved Slip-saddle Bar and Strap Suspender.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1889-Accepted, 17th Aug:, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Slip-saddle Bar and Strap Suspender.
FREDERICK BROWN, Napier Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, Ironfounder, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Instead of the ordinary rectangular saddle-bar with its parallel top and bottom bar
and square ends, I curve, or angle, the lower bar in an upward direction towards the
horse's back leaving the hind part open, to this I attach a strap suspender with an
eye or loop on its upper side to slide over the curved or angled bar above described,
to this the stirrup strap is connected in the usual way, when riding, the pressure of
the foot and leg has a tendency to force the suspender down the curved or angled
bar towards the front thus effectually securing it in its position, but if the rider is
thrown and his foot becomes entangled, the strap is pulled sharply back and the
suspender slips up the curved or angled bar and is instantly disengaged and the
rider is released.
The stirrup strap may be attached to the saddle bar itself without the intervention
of the suspender, but I prefer its use.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Slip Saddle Bar and Strap Suspender.
I, FREDERICK BROWN, Napier Road Luton Bedfordshire Ironfounder 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:—
Instead of the ordinary rectangular saddle bar with its paralled top and bottom
bar and square ends, I curve or angle the lower bar in an upward direction towards
the horse's back leaving the hind part open, to this I attach a strap suspender with
an eye or loop on its upper side to slide over the curved or angled bar above described,
to this the stirrup strap is connected in the usual way, when riding, the pressure of
the foot and leg has a tendency to force the suspender down the curved or angled
bar towards the front thus effectually securing it in its position, but if the rider is
thrown and his foot becomes entangled the strap is pulled sharply back and the
suspender slips up the curved or angled bar and is instantly disengaged and the rider
is released.
In order that my said Invention may be more fully understood, and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the saddle bar and strap suspender.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same.
Figure 3 is a back view of the strap suspender and
Figure 4 is a plan of the same.
A is the saddle bar and B is the strap suspender which as shown in the drawings
consists of a buckle having attached to it an eye which passes over the hook A.
The curved extension of the buckle in which the eye is made is shaped as shown in
the drawings so that when the rider is thrown on either side or over the horse's
head the curved surface b of the swell upon the strap suspender presses against the
surface marked a of the saddle bar and thereby the eye is forced backwards off the
point of the hook and the stirrup strap is released.

page_text: 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
1. A saddle bar consisting of a simple hook which curves upwards and backwards
and which is without springs catches or other complications.
2. The improved slip saddle bar and strap suspender substantially as described and
shown in the drawings.
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FREDK. BROWN.