Improvements in and connected with Saddle Girths.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Saddle Girths.
WILLIAM BEDELL BENISON Holly Bank, King's Heath Physician and
Surgeon do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A new method for attatching the girths to a saddle by means of which all friction
to the leg and knee caused by the presence of buckles beneath the flap, as in the
old style is done away with the buckles in this invention being beneath or to one
side of the horse. The patent asked for consists of two flat steel bars united by
webbing or leather and which lie on either side of the saddle beneath the flaps in
the same position as the girth straps usually do. These bars are divided in the
middle line into two compartments. The girths are suspended from these bars by
two broad flat detatchable clips, from either side of the saddle. On the near side
the girths terminate in straps on the off side in buckles; a leather or webbing
sheath is made to slip over the ends of the girths on which leather the buckles
lie when fastened.
21st day of October 1892.
WM. BEDELL BENISON,
Holly Bank, King's Heath.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Saddle Girths.
I WILLIAM BEDELL BENISON, Holly Bank, King's Heath, Physician and
Surgeon, 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:-
This invention relates to a new method of attaching the girths to a saddle by
means of which all friction to the leg and knee caused by the presence of buckles
beneath the flap, as in the old style, is done away with the buckles now being
placed beneath or to one side of the horse. The attachment consists of two flat
steel bars united by webbing or leather and which lie on either side of the saddle
beneath the flaps in the same position as the girth straps usually do. The lower
portions of these bars are when two girths are employed divided in the middle line
into two compartments. The girths are suspended from these bars by two broad
flat detachable clips, from either side of the saddle. On the near side the girth
terminates in straps, on the off side in buckles; a leather or webbing sheath is
made to slip over the ends of the girths on which leather the buckles lie when
fastened or other arrangements may be adopted.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a saddle fitted in accordance with my invention
the flap being removed.
b
a is a bar (shown separately at Figure 2) made in three compartments the
upper one receiving the strap passing under the seat of the saddle and supporting
at its other end a similar bar on the other side. The two lower compartments of
the bar a receive two broad flat clips c (shown separately in front and side elevation
at Figures 3 and 4) to which the ends of the girths d are attached-e are the girth
buckles. When there is only one girth the bars a have only one lower compartment
and a single clip e in place of two is used on each side. In order to avoid any risk
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page_text: of the clips c coming off the bars a they may be provided with springs as shown
at Figure 5.
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
1. Attaching saddle girths by means of flat clips which hook over bars beneath
the saddle flaps substantially as described.
2. Attachments for saddle girths substantially as described and shewn in the
drawings.
W. B. BENISON.