IMPROVEMENTS IN OR CONNECTED WITH RIDING SADDLES
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Robert Walters, of the Firm of Alfred Walters and Son,
Harness Manufacturers, and John Hewitt, Foreman to the above Firm, both
of Market Street, Finsbury, in the County of Middlesex, for an Invention of
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Robert Walters and John
Hewitt at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 18th May 188].
ROBERT WALTERS, of the Firm of Alfred Walters and Son, Harness Manufac-
turers, and JOHN HEWITT, Foreman to the above Firm, both of Market Street,
Finsbury, in the County of Middlesex. IMPROVEMENTS IN OR CONNECTED WITH
RIDING SADDLES."
"
The Invention has for its object improvements in or connected with riding
saddles.
Heretofore, in order to take up the slack of the girth consequent on long rides,
springs have been interposed between the girth and the girth strap, but in such
case the springs were unprotected and worked on the lower part of the pannel,
whereby they were liable to be unduly strained, and thereby rendered useless, or
nearly so.
"
Springs enclosed in tubes have also been separately fixed on the upper surface of
the bar" of the "tree," and the girth straps have been attached to such springs;
this arrangement requires the "tree" to be specially constructed, and causes the
fore part of the saddle to be wider than is desirable, whilst it is incapable of
application to existing saddles.
Now according to our present Invention we obviate all the above defects and
inconveniences. For this purpose we mount the springs in a protecting frame of
the thickness, or a little less than that of the "bar" of the "tree," and we attach
such spring frame by webbing or other suitable means to the said "bar," so that
the said spring frame shall at its upper end lie close to the edge of the "bar,"
thereby adding nothing to the thickness of the saddle, and lying in a similar
manner to the "
bar" between the pannel and the flap, thereby causing neither
inconvenience nor unsightly appearance.
"
In side saddles, in addition to the above arrangement, we interpose springs
suitably protected between the ends of the cross balance and their attachment
to the saddle on the "off side," and we attach such protected springs to the "tree
by means of hooks or staples instead of screwing such spring cases to the tree.
"

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Robert Walters and John Hewitt in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 18th November 1881.
ROBERT WALTERS, of the Firm of Alfred Walters and Son, Harness Manufac-
turers, and JOHN HEWITT, Foreman to the above Firm, both of Market Street,
Finsbury, in the County of Middlesex. "IMPROVEMENTS IN OR CONNECTED WITH
RIDING SADDLES."
The Invention has for its object improvements in or connected with riding
saddles.
Heretofore, in order to take up the slack of the girth consequent on long rides,
springs have been interposed between the girth and the girth strap, but in such
case the springs were unprotected and worked on the lower part of the pannel,
whereby they were liable to be unduly strained, and thereby rendered useless, or
nearly so.
Springs enclosed in tubes have also been separately fixed on the upper surface
of the "bar" of the "tree," and the girth straps have been attached to such
springs; this arrangement requires the "tree" to be specially constructed, and
causes the fore part of the saddle to be wider than is desirable, whilst it is
incapable of application to existing saddles.
Now according to our present Invention we obviate all the above defects and
inconveniences. For this purpose we mount the springs in a protecting frame of
the thickness or a little less than that of the "bar" of the "tree," and we attach
such spring frame by webbing or other suitable means to the said "bar," so that
the said spring frame shall at its upper end lie close to the edge of the "bar,"
thereby adding nothing to the thickness of the saddle, and lying in a similar
manner to the "bar" between the pannel and the flap, thereby causing neither
inconvenience nor unsightly appearance.
In side saddles, in addition to the above arrangement, we interpose springs
suitably protected between the ends of the "cross balance," and their attachment
to the saddle on the "off side," and we attach such protected springs to the "tree"
by means of hooks or staples, instead of screwing such spring cases to the "tree."
And in order that our said Invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect, we will proceed, aided by the accompanying Drawings,
more fully to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation; Figure 2 is a plan or top view of a gentleman's
saddle, and Figures 3 and 4 are enlarged views of parts of the same provided with
our improvements; Figure 5 is a side elevation of a "side saddle," and Figure 6 is
on
alanced
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In side saddles, as represented at Figures 5 and 6, in addition to the above
arrangement, we interpose springs d suitably protected in frames d¹ between the
ends of the "cross balance" e, and their attachment to the saddle on the "off side,"
and we attach the frame d' of such protected springs & to the "tree" a by means of
hooks or staples f, instead of screwing such spring frames or cases d' to the "tree."
Having thus described the nature of our said Invention and the mode in which
we carry the same into effect, we would have it understood that what we
claim is,
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First. Mounting springs b in protecting frames 61 of the thickness or a little less
than that of the bars" of the "tree," and connecting such spring protecting
frames b' to the said "bars," in manner substantially as herein shown and described,
and for the purpose stated; and
Second. In side saddles, in addition to
protected in frames d¹ between the ends
ment to the saddle on the "off side," and
'tree" by means of hooks or staples or
shown and described.
"
the above, interposing springs & suitably
of the "cross balance" and their attach-
connecting such spring frames d' to the
their equivalents, substantially as herein
In witness whereof, I, the said Robert Walters, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Eighteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
ROBT. WALTERS. (L.s.)