Improvements in the Pannels of Saddles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Lett, 28th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 24th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Pannels of Saddles.
I WILLIAM LIPSCOMBE ORPWOOD of No. 19 Corn Market Street in the City of
Oxford, Saddler, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention is a pannel for saddles, which consists of a thickness of felt next to
the tree; a bed of flock over the above, & the two, are entirely covered with leather.
The inner sides (near to the horses backbone) are made to open (by laps or at edge of
gullett) by means of buckles laces, buttons, or hooks to allow the pannel to be
restuffed or altered to fit any horse; & also as a means for taking out any wrinkle
which may appear on the surface of the sides which come immediately on the horse ;
effected by buckling, lacing, buttoning, or hooking up the inner sides tighter. The
short facings are also part of the pannel.
Dated this 31st March 1890.
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WILLIAM LIPSCOMBE ORPWOOD.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Pannels of Saddles.
WILLIAM LIPSCOMBE ORPWOOD 19 Corn Market Street Oxford Saddler &c. 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:-
The right hand figure shows an underside view of the pannel, & the left the side to
the horse, with the sweat flaps, perforated.
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My gents or side saddle pannel consist of A one or more thicknesses of felt next to
tree of saddle: B a bed of flock over that then the felt & flock is entirely covered
C with leather or prepared canvass; which doubles round the back of pannel, forming
laps or turnovers over the edges near to the horses backbone and round the
backs or sides of pannel which lie flat against the tree: C These laps or portions
refered to, which fold right round the pannel at the gullett, are connected to the back
by means hooks, buckles, laces, buttens, springs, or stitches: & by these means
used, the pannel can be altered (i.e. made thicker or thiner) to suit a horse in any
condition; as the laps allow the pannel to be let out; or taken in: as required. The
laps also allow any wrinkle to be removed which may appear on the surface of the
sides; immediately to the horse. R The sides of felt, immediately against tree, are
covered with leather.
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Ventilation. E The interior of the pannel is ventilated by means of grooves in the
felt either lines; or shapes like, letters figures or any design: K holes are punched
through the felt which allows the heat to find its way into the grooves & from there:
it has free access to the gullett, which is pierced through with L holes to allow the
heat to escape from the grooves. Corrugated felt strips of felt: rubber tubing are
also used for the interior with holes at either ends through the leather to allow the
heat to escape: & in addition: K holes punched right through the pannel to assist in
ventilating. The large sweatflaps or underflaps are M perforated either in form of
lines, letters figures or any design.
Facings. H The two facings are part of the pannel, in front & behind. The front
facing is so constructed that its termination is level with the bottom of the pannel.
The facings are strips of leather bound over the edges, of the sides of the pannel;
near to the tree.

page_text: Having now particularly described my invention & in what manner the same is
to he performed, I declare that what I claim is.
I. That my improved gents & side saddle pannel, consists of felt, flock & leather;
& can be altered to fit a horse in any condition, by means of the laps; which go
round the back of pannel (similar to a purse) which allows the pannel to be stuffed
up full or to be greatly reduced; by means of the lacing, buttoning, buckling,
hooking, stitching: at the back of pannel.
II. That the interior of my sadille pannel by means of grooved: corrugated: or
strips of felt; or rubber piping in addition to the holes pierced through pannel, to
any design & sweatflaps or sideflaps perforated to any lines, letters, figures, or
designs is perfectly ventilated.
III. That the facings which are part of the pannel, gives a light appearance, & that
the front facing terminates level with the bottom of pannel.
Dated this 28th day of November 1890.
WILLIAM LIPSCOMBE ORPWOOD.