Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 14th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 7th Dec., 1395
I THOMAS CRESSWELL of 12 Pool Street, Walsall in the County of Stafford-
shire Buckle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved safety saddle bar and in accordance
therewith I produce a device simple in construction, effective in action, and
inexpensive in manufacture for attachment to the saddle tree for carrying the
stirrup leather and which device shall in the event of the rider being thrown
automatically release the stirrup and thereby prevent the rider being dragged
along by a runaway horse, and obviate the great danger now so frequently
experienced when the rider is thrown as in hunting or when control is lost over a
runaway horse. In accordance with this invention the safety saddle bar consists
of a bar or lever hinged upon a ball mount swivelled upon a plate carried in a
suitable position upon the saddle tree.
A suitable spring provided retains the safety bar or lever in position to carry
the stirrup leather in ordinary use but so soon as the rider may be thrown his
weight bearing upon the bar or lever overcomes the action of the spring aforesaid
and opens the hinged bar, and this latter being hinged to a swivelled ball as above
described will turn to any angle and thus accommodate itself to any direction in
which the rider may be thrown and allow the stirrup leather to slip off the saddle
bar and thus prevent the dismounted rider being dragged along all as aforesaid.
Dated this 14th day of January 1895.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
I THOMAS CRESSWELL of 12 Pool Street Walsall in the County of Stafford-
shire Buckle Manufacturer 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 or improved safety saddle bar, and in accordance
therewith I produce a device, simple in construction, effective in action, and
inexpensive in manufacture for attachment to the saddle tree for carrying the
stirrup leather and which device shall in the event of the rider being thrown
automatically release the stirrup; and thereby prevent the rider being dragged
along by a runaway horse, and obviate the great danger as frequently experienced
when the rider is thrown as in hunting or when control is lost over a runaway
horse.
And in order that this my inventiou may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect will describe same with reference to the accompanying sheet of
drawings and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon that is to say.

page_text: Fig. 1 is an elevational side view of the safety saddle bar in its closed position
and as carrying the stirrup leather. Fig. 2 is a pian view of same, Fig. 3 is a side
elevational view of the bar open, and Fig. 4 is a plan of same with stirrup leather
released as when the rider has been thrown.
In accordance with this invention the safety saddle bar consists of a bar or
lever a hinged to a ball mount 6 which latter is swivelled to the plate c mounted in
a suitable position upon the saddle tree d.
A suitable spring e is provided and mounted in the plate c which acts against the
extension a¹ of the bar or lever a and serves to retain the safety bar or lever in
position to carry the stirrup leather when in ordinary use but so soon as the rider
may be thrown his weight bearing upon the bar or lever a overcomes the action of
the spring e and opens the hinged bar a and this latter being hinged to the ball
mount & swivelled as aforesaid to or upon the plate c, will turn to any angle (see
Figs. 3 and 4) and thus accommodate itself to any direction in which the rider may
be thrown and allow the stirrup leather to slip off the saddle bar and thus prevent
the dismounted rider being dragged along all as aforesaid. is a projection
formed upon plate c against which the hinged bar a rests when in its closed
position.
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. The new or improved safety saddle bar substantially as above described and
shewn in the accompanying drawings.
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2. In saddle bars the bar a hinged to the ball mount b, the ball mount b
swivelled to the plate c, the plate c attached to the saddle tree d the spring
mounted in plate c and acting against the extension a¹ of the binged bar a and
thereby serving to retain the bar a in position for carrying the stirrup leather f
all constructed, combined, arranged and operating substantially as herein described
and shewn in the drawings for the purpose of producing a safety saddle bar
whereby should a rider become dismounted the stirrup leather is released from the
saddle and the rider prevented being dragged along.
Dated this 14th day of October 1895.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.