Improvements in the Construction of Ladies' Saddles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 13th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 19th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Ladies' Saddles.
We, THOMAS GRAHAM SMITH, J.P. Landed Proprietor, of Easton Grey,
Malmesbury, in the County of Wilts and FREDERICK WILLIAM MAYHEW of
41 Seymour Place Bryanston Square London in the County of Middlesex Saddler
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved construction of the heads, or pommels, aud
seat of a lady's saddle, the leading principle in both heads, or pommels, being the
same and consists of a continuation of the aforesaid heads or pommels, in a curved
downward line, in the case of the upper or fixed head, and in a curved upward line
in the case of the leaping head, or lower head, but both lines are continued towards
the cantle and tapering towards the seat and terminate together or nearly so at a
certain position on or near the seat of the saddle towards the cantle, thus forming a
letter V or a grip for the rider such as would be obtained in riding astride without
altering the customary position of the rider and in order that the rider may obtain
a grip with the inner sides of the thigh as in the case of an astride grip instead
of with the top of knee only as at present.
Fitted to each of the inner or grip sides of the heads is an air bag, which when
inflated, which is done by means of a small tube which is attached thereto, receives
the pressure of the grip of the rider instead of the ordinary stuffing now used,
these air bags being less in weight and of greater comfort to the rider than those
made with ordinary stuffing.
Dated this 12th day of December 1891.
THOS. GRAHAM SMITH.
FREDERICK WILLIAM MAYHEW.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Ladies' Saddles.
We THOMAS GRAHAM SMITH, J.P. for Wilts, of Easton Grey, near Malinesbury,
in the County of Wilts, and FREDERICK WILLIAM MAYHEW of 41 Seymour
Place Bryanston Square London in the County of Middlesex, Saddler 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:--
Our invention relates to an improved construction of the heads or pommels and
seat of a lady's saddle of any pattern, the leading principle in both heads or
pommels being the same, and consists of an extension or a continuation of the
aforesaid heads or pommels in a curved or triangular line towards the cantle of the
saddle, in the case of the upper or fixed head the continuation consists of a curved
or a downward line tapering to the seat towards the cantle of the saddle, in the
case of the leaping head or lower pommel such continuation consists of an upward
and downward curved or other line towards the cantle and also tapering towards
the scat, the tapered ends terminating together or nearly so at a certain position,
on or near the seat of the saddle towards the cantle such termination forming a
letter V, or nearly so for the two lines may not end quite together at the lower
portion of the letter, or they may do so if necessary. This continuation and
triangular termination of the heads is invented in order that the rider may obtain
more thigh pressure or a grip such as would be experienced in riding astride
without altering the customary position of the rider, or in order that the rider may

page_text: obtain a grip of the aforesaid continuations of the heads with the inner sides of the
thigh as in the case of astride grip and instead of with the top of the knee only as
at present. In constructing the heads of a saddle on this principle it is not
absolutely necessary that both heads be continued before the object of our improve-
ment is obtained for either one or other may be continued with advantage, to the
rider, and the remaining one made in the usual way, or a triangular continuation
may be made and attached to the heads of existing saddles instead of reconstructing
same in order to convert them to this principle.
A thin air bag may be fitted to the grip sides of the pommels if desired instead
of the ordinary stuffing.
In the accompanying drawings our invention is shewn as attached to a cut back
or French saddle tree but we do not bind ourselves to this shape of saddle in
any way.
Fig. 1 represents in side elevation the seat and heads and near or left side of a
lady's saddle with our inventions carried out, it is marked as follows, a, the seat,
b, the upper or fixed head or pommel, the dotted lines shew the usual termination
of such head, c, the continuation named herein, d, the leaping or lower head the
dotted lines shew the usual termination of such head, c, also the continuation, e, the
termination of both heads.
Fig. 2 represents in side elevation the off or right hand side shewing the upper
or fixed head marked, b, and the continuation c, as described the dotted line shews
the usual termination of such head. e, shews the termination of the same head
with our invention carried out.
Fig. 3, represents a bird's-eye view of the seat and heads of the same saddle
shewing how the letter V, marked F, is obtained and the directions of the
triangular lines of continuation and termination, marked e. In the event of the
air bags being used they would be immediately under the portions marked, d, e,
in
Fig. 1, and b, c, in Fig. 2.
道
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.
1st. The manufacture and use of a lady's saddle with one or both of the heads
or pommels continued in the manner described and constructed and operating as
we have hereinbefore stated and as represented in the accompanying drawings.
2nd. The manufacture and use of the heads of lady's saddles constructed to give
more thigh pressure or a grip to the inner sides of the thigh, and the extension of
such heads towards the cantle in a curved or other line terminating together or nearly
BO on or near the seat in form of a letter V.
3rd. The manufacture and use of a curved triangular continuation to be attached
to the heads of existing saddles to convert them to this principle.
Dated this 13th day of February 1892.
THOMAS GRAHAM SMITH.
FREDERICK WILLIAM MAYHEW.