IMPROVEMENTS IN SADDLE BARRS.
Year: 1885

page_text: JAMES COTTRELL Sen' of 19 Barr Street St. James Bristol Saddler do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN SADDLE BARRS.to be
as follows:-
Instead of the ordinary spring bar I simply make a hollow metal case, (three
quarter circle in shape the flat part of circle being at the top) with a division in
the centre the said case is rivetted to the tree of the saddle in about the same
position as an ordinary bar. On the stirrup leather I place a running metal loop
having an elongated end said end being made in a circle said circle being split so
that when it is placed over the before mentioned division in the said hollow case.it
is held securely, in position while the rider is mounting his horse. Should the rider
be thrown the stirrup leather at once becomes disengaged, as the said split ring or
disc at once or as soon as any extraordinary pressure is brought to bear (either side
or horizontel) revolves in the hollow case and thereby frees itself allowing the
rider to be at once free of his horse.
This bar can be used for Laides Side Saddles quite as safely as for Gents only
instead of riveting the hollow case to the tree of the saddle I put a metal loop at.
the back of the case said loop having balance strap attached so that when the
balance strap is buckled in position the hollow case is drawn firmly to the flap of
the saddle, the action of this bar is exactly the same in Laides Saddles as in Gents.
Dated this 19th day of August 1885

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I JAMES COTTRELL, Senior of 19 Barr Street in the City of Bristol Saddler do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN SADDLE BARS
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 spring bar, I simply make a hollow case (three quarter
circle in shape, the flat part of circle being at top as at A in Fig. 1, which case is
riveted to the saddle tree in about the same position as an ordinary bar, on the
stirrup leather I place a running metal loop as at B in Fig. 1 having an elongated
end as at C, which is made in a circle, said end being split as at A in Fig. 3 so that
when it is placed over the bar in the. before mentioned hollow case it is held
securely in position while the rider is mounting his horse. Should the rider be
thrown, the stirrup leather at once become's disengaged, as the said split loop or
disc at once, or as soon as any extraordinary pressure is brought to bear (either
sideway's or upward's) revolves in the hollow case and thereby frees itself allowing
the rider to be at once free of his horse. This bar can be used for. Ladies' side
saddles quite as safely as for Gents only instead of riviting the hollow case to the
tree of saddle, I put a metal loop at the back of the hollow case) as at Fig. 6 having
the balance strap attached, so that when the said balance strap is buckled in position
the hollow case is drawn firmly to the flap's of the saddle.
The action of the bar is exactly the same in Ladies saddle's as in the Gents.
The loop at back of Fig. 5 as shown at A in Fig. 6 to allow of the bar for Ladies
saddles being attached to the balance strap Fig. is another method of fixing the
bar to Gents saddles Fig. 7. S. 9 are sectional views of the bar.
Having now particularly discribed and ascirtained the matter of, my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1* Saddle bar's of either Gents or Ladies saddles substantially made as shown in
Figure's 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
2nd The hollow case as a bar for the split loop attached to stirrup leather to rest
on as at A in Fig. 1.
3rd The split loop with elongated end made so as to revolve, and so free itself,
when the rider is thrown from his horse.
Declared by the said James Cottrell senior
at the City and County of Bristol this
25th day of June 1866
Before me
ALBERT GRIBBLE
A Commissioner to Administer Oaths in the
Supreme Court of Judicature in England.
JAMES COTTRELL, SENIOR.