SADDLES FOR HORSES, MULES, ASSES, AND OTHER ANIMALS
Year: 1881

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred Scholefield at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 27th January 1881.
ALFRED SCHOLEFIELD, of Halifax, in the County of York.
SADDLES FOR HORSES, MULES, ASSES, AND OTHER ANIMALS."
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
The object of this Invention is to construct a saddle so that it will adjust itself
to the back of the horse or other animal whatever may be the size of its back.
The improvements consist in arranging the cushions or pannels which rest upon
the horse's back so that they are capable of rocking or oscillating, by which means
the saddle adjusts itself to the size or shape of the animal's back. The cushions or
pannels are secured to a projection formed underneath the upper part of the saddle
by means of pins, screws, or studs, forming a fulcrum for the pannels to rock upon.
Holes are made in the projection referred to above, so that the fulcrums of the
pannels can be moved nearer to or farther from each other. Instead of the pannels
being suspended in the middle, they may be hinged at one end like a box lid. The
pannel plates to which the cushions or pads are attached are perforated for the
pupose of ventilation. By this means one saddle can be made to fit any size of
horse, and the pressure on their back is rendered equal, besides the chafing and
rubbing of the animal's back by bad fitting saddles is prevented.

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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Alfred Scholefield in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 26th July
1881.
ALFRED SCHOLEFIELD, of Halifax, in the County of York.
SADDLES FOR HORSES, MULES, ASSES, AND OTHER ANIMALS."
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
The object of this Invention is to construct a saddle so that it will adjust itself
to the back of the horse or other animal whatever may be the size of its back.
The improvements consist in arranging the cushions or pannels which rest upon
the horse's back so that they are capable of rocking or oscillating, by which means
the saddle adjusts itself to the size or shape of the animal's back. The cushions or
pannels are secured to a projection formed underneath the upper part of the saddle
by means of pins, screws, or studs, forming a fulcrum for the pannels to rock upon.
Holes are made in the projection referred to above, so that the fulcrums of the
pannels can be moved nearer to or further from each other. Instead of the pannels
being suspended in the middle, they may be hinged at one end like a box lid.
The pannel plates to which the cushions or pads are attached are perforated for the
purpose of ventilation.
In order that the Invention may be better understood, I herein give reference to
the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is front elevation-of so much
of a saddle as is necessary to illustrate my improvements, and Fig. 2 is cross section
of same.
A is the saddle, and B the cushions or pannels. Underneath the saddle
is fixed plates or brackets C, to which the pannel plates D are hinged by means of
pins or studs E, held in position by nut and cotter F, allowing the cushions to
move sideways upon their axis. It will thus be seen that when a saddle so
constructed is placed upon the back of a horse or other animal, having either a flat
or ridged back, that the cushions or pannels will adjust themselves and fit the back
of such animal.
By this means one saddle can be made to fit any size of horse, and the pressure
on their back is rendered equal, besides the chafing and rubbing of the animal's
back by bad fitting saddles is prevented.
The pannel plate D, shewn more clearly in Fig. 3, is perforated for the purpose of
ventilation.
The plates or brackets C have a number of holes formed in them so that the
pannels can be moved nearer to or further from each other.
Having thus fully described and ascertained the nature and particulars of this
my said Invention, together with the manner in which the same is to be or may
be performed or carried into practical effect, I would have it understood that what
I claim is,―
The employment of hinged or self adjusting pannels or cushions, for the purpose
substantially as herein shewn and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Alfred Scholefield, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Twenty third day of July, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
ALFRED SCHOLEFIELD. (L.S.)