IMPROVEMENTS IN SADDLE BARS
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Langham Reed at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 27th February 1882.
JOHN LANGHAM REED of Watford near Rugby in the County of Warwick
IMPROVEMENTS IN SADDLE BARS
The Invention has for its object improvements on an invention for which Letters
Patent were granted to W. R. Birch dated February 10. 1880 No 589 and relates
to a novel construction of saddle bar whereby greater safety to the rider is secured
and the saddle bar is more firmly fastened to the saddle tree.
For this purpose I
dispense with the hinged stop and lever for retaining the stirrup leather and for
disengaging it when a backward strain is put thereon and I carry the under part
of the saddle bar further forward so as to enable said part to be fixed to the saddle
tree. By these means the stirrup leather is free to slip off the rear of the bar in
the event of a backward strain being put thereon whilst in the event of the
stirrup leather being drawn over the top of the saddle, the improved construction
of the under part of the saddle bar prevents the possibility of its catching against
or over the forward end of the latter and the stirrup leather is consequently free to
slip off the saddle bar.
Thus in the event of a rider being thrown from his horse in any direction the
stirrup leathers are at once disengaged from the saddle bar thereby preventing the
rider being dragged along the ground by the horse.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side view. Figure 2 is a back end view and Figure 3 is a plan or
top view of my improved saddle bar. a, is the supporting bar for the stirrup
leather which according to my invention is forined without any stop at the rear
end thereby leaving the stirrup leather free to slide off therefrom upon any
backward strain being put thereon. I also carry the under part a'. of the saddle
bar a further forward and shape it as shown so as to enable it to be fixed to the
saddle tree.
The saddle bar is also provided with lugs or ears a² a³, as usual by which it is
secured to the saddle tree. By these means the stirrup leather is free to slip off
the rear of the bar a, in the event of a backward strain being put thereon whilst
in the event of the stirrup leather being drawn over the top of the saddle, the
improved construction of the under part al of the saddle bar prevents the
possibility of its catching against or over the forward end of the latter and the
stirrup leather is consequently free to slip off the saddle bar. Thus in the event
of a rider being thrown from his horse in any direction the stirrup leathers are at
once disengaged from the saddle bar thereby preventing the rider being dragged
along the ground by the horse.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention and the mode in which
I carry the same into effect I would have it understood that what I claim is the
improved construction of saddle bar substantially as herein shewn and described.
In witness whereof I the said John Langham Reed have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Twenty Fourth day of August in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and eighty two.