An Improvement in or applicable to Saddles for Horses or other Draught Animals when Attached to Vehicles.
Year: 1891

page_text: The decision of the Comptroller-General, of the 11th day of June 1892, allowed,
under Section 18 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883, an Amendment of this
Specification.
Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 17th Nov., 1591-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or applicable to Saddles for Horses or other
Draught Animals when Attached to Vehicles.
WILLIAM BAKER, Burton Place, Hanley, Staffordshire, Cab Proprietor and
Mineral Water Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This my invention has reference to an improvement in or applicable to saddles for
horses or other draught animals when attached to vehicles, and the object of my
said invention is to permit horses or other animals to be detached from vehicles
without taking the shafts of the vehicle out from the "tugs."
In carrying my said invention into practice I form a "bridge" of metal having
a "trough" of suitable size formed therein extending from one end of the said
"bridge" to the other end, which "bridge" I attach, fit or fix to the "tree " of a
saddle, to one side of the "trough" and to the "bridge" I attach one end of metal
links or bars of suitable shape and size, which are capable of being rotated on
suitable bolts, pins or pivots fixed or attached to the said "bridge" by any suitable
means, in the other ends of the said links or bars I form a suitably shaped recess
for the purpose of engaging with pins or stops" formed on or attached to the
side of the "bridge" opposite to the side to which. the ends of the links are
pivotted.
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About midway of the length and width of each of, and vertical or nearly vertical
to the links or bars, I fasten or fix by any suitable means a suitably shaped
metal "turret" through which the reins from the bit in the animals mouth to the
vehicle pass.
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To take a horse or other animal from a vehicle, after detaching the reins from
the bit in the animals mouth and passing the reins back through the rings on the
"hames" I swing or rotate back each of the links or bars to which the "turrets
are attached from over the "trough" of the bridge, and from over the back-band
in the said "trough," I then unfasten the belly-band on one side of the animal, and
undo the "breech-band" of the harness from the vehicle, I then unfasten one end
of each trace of the harness from the vehicle, and elevate or throw up the shafts
so that the back-band is free or clear of the saddle and is left attached to the shafts
of the vehicle, as in the case of the ordinary chain saddle, and so permit the removal
or detachment of an animal from a vehicle having shafts.
Dated this 30th day of September 1891.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
An Improvement in or applicable to Saddles for Horses or other
Draught Animals when Attached to Vehicles.
WILLIAM BAKER, Burton Place, Hanley, Staffordshire, Cab Proprietor and
Mineral Water Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This my invention has reference to an improvement in or applicable to saddles
for horses or other draught animals when attached to vehicles, and the object of
my said invention is to enable horses or other animals to be detached from vehicles
without taking the shafts of the vehicles out from the "tugs."
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To carry my said invention into practice I form a "bridge" of metal, which
bridge" may be covered with leather or painted, the said "bridge" having a
trough of suitable size formed therein extending from one end of the said
"bridge" to the other end, which "bridge" I attach, fix or fit to the "tree" of a
saddle, to one side of the "trough" and to the "bridge" I attach one end of metal
links or bars of suitable shape and size, which links are capable of being vibrated
on suitable bolts, pins or pivots fixed or attached to the said "bridge" by any
suitable means, in each free end of the said links I form a suitably shaped recess
for the purpose of engaging with a pin or stop formed on or attached to the top
side of the "bridge" of the "saddle," opposite to that to which the ends of the said
bars or links are pivotted.
About mid-way of the length and width of each link or bar, and vertical or
nearly vertical to the said links or bars I fasten or fix by any suitable means a
suitably shaped metal "terret," through which "terrets" the reins from the bit in
the animals mouth to the driver on the vehicle pass.
In order that my said invention may be more readily understood and explained
in detail I have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings on which letters of reference
are marked on corresponding parts on all the figures alike.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1. is a sketch of a vehicle known as a hansom, and a horse fitted with a
saddle made according to my invention attached thereto.
Figure 2. is an end view of a saddle made according to my invention.
Fig. 3. is a side view of Fig. 2.
The above sketches are not drawn to scale, but are simply given as an illustration
of saddles made according to my invention.
In these figures a is the "tree" of a saddle, to the bridge b of which are attached
by pivots or rivets c the cross-bars or links d, f, to which links d, d' the "terrets" 'e, e³
are fixed by rivets or other suitable means.
It will be understood that after the back or "bridge" band is placed in the
"trough "g of a saddle made according to my invention, the cross-bars or links d, ď
ure swung on their respective rivets or pivots, so that the said links or bars d, d²
span or cross the "trough" of the bridge 6 and engage with a stop or rivet h
fixed to the opposite side of the "bridge" to that to which the ends of the said
links are pivotted.
To enable a horse or other animal fitted with a saddle made according to my
invention to be taken or removed from a vehicle, after first detaching the reins
from the bit in the animals mouth and passing them back through the rings on the
hames, I swing back both of the links or bars d, d² to which the "terrets" e, e³ are
attached or fixed from over the "trough "g of the "bridge" b (as shewn in dotted
lines at Fig. 3) and the back or "bridge" band in the said "trough" g, I then
unfasten the belly-bandi on one side of the animal and undo the "breech-band"
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page_text: and traces of the harness from the vehicle, and elevate or throw up the shafts of
the vehicle as in the case of an ordinary chain saddle, and so permit of the removal
or detachment of an animal from a vehicle having shafts without taking the shafts
of the vehicle out from the "tugs."
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 construction of saddles for use on horses or other draught animals when
attached to vehicles with metal links, bars or the like pivotted to the sides of the
"bridge" of the "trough" of such saddles, on each of which bars or links, a metal
"terret" is rivetted or otherwise fastened, which bars or links when the saddle is in
use extend from side to side of the "bridge" of such saddles and engage with a
suitable stop, pin or the like formed on or fixed to the "bridge" of such saddles,
on the opposite side to that to which the end of each link or bar is pivotted, for
the purpose of enabling horses or other draught animals to be removed from vehicles
without taking the shafts of vehicles out from the "tugs," as herein substantially
described, set forth and illustrated on the drawings hereunto annexed.
2ndly. The application to existing saddles to which they are applicable for horses
or other draught animals when attached to vehicles of suitably shaped pivotted
metal bars or links to the "bridge" of such saddles, each of the said links having a
suitably shaped metal "terret" attached or fixed thereto, for the purpose of enabling
draught animals to be removed from vehicles without taking the shafts of the
vehicles out from thej" tugs as herein substantially described and set forth.
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Lam 1901
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Staffordshire, Agent for Applicant.