An Improved Safety Saddle Bar.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 21st June 1889-Accepted, 27th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Safety Saddle Bar.
HENRY JOSEPH MACEY of S Christchurch Residences Devonshire Street N.W.
Middlesex Dairyman, and JOHN HOPKINS, 76 Princess Road Kilburn Middlesex,
Secretary to Public Company do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved method of releasing the stirrup and stirrup
leather from the saddle in case of accident, thus preventing the rider being dragged
through the foot slipping through the stirrup.
To effect this we take a square piece of iron, steel or other suitable metal (No. 1) of
the required size, on the upper side of which we cut a slot, of the required depth,
the bottom part of which forms a half circle and the upper part on each side forms
an inclined plane, a stop is also placed near the centre of the front side.
We then take another piece of metal (No. 2) and form a tongue which is cut down
the centre to the required depth and having a hole at the lower end through which
passes a rivet, which also passes through a hole in the first piece directly under the
slot, and holds the tongue in its place, but allows it to work loosely.
We then take another piece of metal (No. 3) and cut it to fit the slot in the piece
No. 1 and having a groove cut round it on the inside which admits each side of the
tongue, and also forms a button at the back, which prevents it slipping out.
On the outer side of this piece is attached by means of a pin another piece of metal
(No. 4) of the required shape to admit the stirrup leather and which hangs loosely on
the pin.
The operation of our invention is as follows:-When the rider is thrown from the
saddle and his foot hangs in the stirrup the strain on No. 3 causes it to slip out of the
slot on No. 1 on to the inclined plane, up which it slides and at the same time the
tongue falls sideways and allows the button to slide out, when the stirrup leather is at
once released.
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The stop on No. 1 before mentioned is to prevent the bar which holds the stirrup
leather from slipping forward when the rider is in the saddle.
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HENRY JOSEPH MACEY.
JOHN HOPKINS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Safety Saddle Bar.
We, HENRY JOSEPH MACEY, "Dairy-man," of 8 Christchurch Residences, Devon-
shire Street, Marylebone, in the County of London, and JOHN HOPKINS, "Secretary,"
of 76 Princess Road, Willesden, in the County of Middlesex, 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 method of releasing the stirrup and stirrup
leather from the saddle in case of accident, thus preventing the rider from being
dragged by the foot slipping through the stirrup.
And in order that our invention may be thoroughly understood, we now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.
Figure 1 represents an elevation of the portion of the saddle bar A to slide into the
ordinary saddle bar which is used now to take the stirrup leather or strap and secured
by the spring catch of the same.
Инил э in the and view of the soddle bar

page_text: Figure 3, denotes a plan of the top of the saddle bar.
Figure 4, represents the front elevation of the clip of the required shape K and L,
with the loop I secured in the portion of the clip J, for the purpose of attaching the
stirrup leatlier on the bar G.
Figure 5, is the side view of figure 4.
Figure 6, denotes a section on line c, d, of figure 5.
Figure 7, represents the clip fitted on to the saddle bar A, in its stationary
position.
Figure 8, is a view of the saddle bar with the clip and stirrup leather holder canted
out of its stationary position to represent the manner in which the clip with the
stirrup leather leaves the saddle bar when the rider is in a position to be dragged.
When a rider is thrown the clip rises off the saddle bar from the top of the same.
Our invention is constructed with a square piece A of iron, steel, or any other
suitable metallic substance of the required size; on the upper side of which we cut a
slot, or semi-circular hollow C, the bottom part of which forms a half circle, and the
upper part on each side forms an inclined plane. A stop pin B, is fixed near
the centre of the front side. To the plate A we attach a shaped piece of metal H, the
shape of which is indicated by dotted lines in figures 7, and 8, to this said plate H we
attach a solid block piece F, for the purpose of sliding this part into the common
saddle bar fastening, the slit at the end is to receive the spring catch of the aforesaid
ordinary saddle bar; and to these aforesaid parts we attach the back plate E, with a
stop pin D as a guide to the ordinary saddle bar, and rivet the various pieces securely
together to form a solid and rigid saddle bar. To the aforesaid saddle bar we attach
a movable clip formed in the desired shape to admit of the back K with a hollow M,
to ride on the centre bar H, the said clip is bent over towards the front with a trefoil
shape block piece I inserted, and the portion K running down parrallel to the back of
the clip and turned up to form the front J, and rivetted together after the loop I is
placed in its position and permitted to work loosely. The trefoil shape rocker i
works in the hollow C.
The object of our invention is that when the rider is thrown from the saddle, and
his foot hangs in the stirrup, the strain on the stirrup leather clip J, and K, causes it
to slip out of the hollow C, on to the incline plane, up which it slides, and at the same
time the back K at the point M, slides or is thereby thrown off the point H, as in
figure 8, which allows the clip to slide off or away, and thus releases the stirrup leather
from the saddle bar.
The stop pin B, is intended to prevent the loop I with the bar G which holds the
stirrup leather from slipping forward when the rider is in the saddle.
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 :-
:-
First The combination of the stirrup leather clip, to fit in the saddle bar when
the rider is in his ordinary position of riding, constructed to be released from each
other directly the rider is thrown or falls from his saddle, substantially as herein
described and according to figures 7, and 8, of the accompanying drawings.
Secondly: The combination of the clip J, and K with the trefoil rocker L, and the
hollow M as in figures 4, 5, and 6, to slide out of the saddle bar when the loop I with
the stirrup leather is canted upwards, to release the same, substantially as herein
described and according to figure 8, of the accompanying drawings.
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Thirdly The shape and construction generally of the saddle bar, substantially as
herein described and according to figures 1, 2, and 3, of the accompanying drawings.
Fourthly We claim to use our invention without the ordinary saddle bar, by
substituting a plate for fixing the same to a saddle.
Dated the 21st day of June 1889
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.