Improvements in Saddle Frames.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date f Application, 13th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 13th Apr., 1895
Improvements in Saddle Frames.
I, WENDELIN WILHELMY, of 6 Führichgasse, Vienna I, in the Empire of
Austria, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in saddle frames of the class described
in my Specification of Letters Patent No. 2621 A.D. 1887, in which the side
plates made of thick sole leather and strengthened by steel bars are jointed to the
forks.
In these saddle frames the pins attached to the forks and designed for the side
plates are subjected to unfavourable bending strains.
This defect is remedied by the improvements forming the subject of my said
invention and which consist substantially in that the pins secured to the middle
portion of the three-part strengthening bars for the side plates pass through sup-
porting eyes fixed to the terminal parts of the strengthening bars, and each through
a hinge eye provided on the forks between the aforesaid eyes, in such a manner
that the pins owing to their peculiar mode of support will be strained in a favourable
manner. The middle part of each strengthening bar and the terminal parts of the
same can turn independently of each other about the pin and adapt themselves
exactly to the shape of the animal's body.
In the accompanying drawing I have represented a saddle frame provided with
my improvements.
Figures 1, 2 and 3 are a plan, side view and transverse section showing the saddle
frame without a seating.
Figure 4 is a side view of the saddle frame provided with a seating.
As shown the strengthening bars of each side plate a, which as before stated is
made of thick sole leather, consist of three parts c, d and e, of which the middle
part d carries a pin and flat each of its ends turned towards the outer
parts c and e.
The front pin passes through the eyes 1, 2 and 3 fastened to the front terminal
parte and of which the first two, 1 and 2, are preferably combined to form a
double eye, as shown in Figures 1 and 4.
Between the eyes 1 and 2 I arrange the hinge eye 4 furnished on the lower end
of the front fork y and through which the said pin falso passes.
I prefer to arrange between the eyes 2 and 3 a sleeve h which loosely surrounds
the pin f.
The rear pin passes through the eyes 5 and 6 furnished at the rear terminal
part e of the strengthening bar, and through the hinge eye 7 fastened to the rear
fork g' and placed between the eyes 5 and 6.
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: :-
In saddle frames, the side plates a of which, jointed to the forks g and g¹ and
nade of thick sole leather, possess three-part strengthening bars c, d, the arrange-
ment of the pins and f¹ which are secured to the middle part of the strengthening
e

page_text: bar and pass through supporting eyes 1, 2 (3) and 5, 6 fastened to the terminal
parts c and e respectively, and through hinge eyes 4 and 7 provided on the forks g
and g' and situated between the said eyes.
Dated this 13th day of March 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.