Year: 1899

page_text: We, WILLIAM SMITH, of 30, Navigation Street, Walsall, in the County of Stafford,
Harness Maker, and JOSEPII WOOLLEY, of 9, Forester Street, Walsall, in the County
aforesaid, Brown Saddle Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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This invention relates as hereinafter described to an improved saddle tree release
bar, and has for its object to provide means for preventing accidents to the rider
by being thrown from the saddle and dragged by the stirrup, by our invention
this is prevented by instantaneous releasing the stirrup strap from the saddle
bar.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide a plate made from iron, steel,
or other suitable metal, the said plate is somewhat of a circular shape having two
or more projecting cars by which it is attached to the saddle tree. On the face of
the circular part of the said plate near the bottom edge we form a turned up
flange constituting an are shaped path. Over the centre of this said path and a
little distance therefrom we form a V shaped guide, also having a projecting
flange. We provide an anti-friction roller arranged to engage in and capable of
rotating in the space between the said are shaped path and the V shaped guide
the projecting flange keeping the roller in its place. The said anti-friction roller
rotates on an axis which terminates into a depending loop to which the stirrup
strap is attached.
The device thus described is attached to the side of the saddle tree, the anti-
friction roller resting in the lower part of the arc shaped path and directly under
the point of the V. In case of a horse throwing the rider the said roller runs
up one or the other side of the ✓ and slips out of its path thus releasing the
roller and the stirrup strap. The depending loop and said roller may be made in
one piece and thus slide instead of rolling along the arc shaped path, or the loop
may be pivoted to the end of the axis of the roller and so facilitate the releasing
of same, or the roller may be made to screw into the depending loop.
Th: 10th faham. 1900
An Improved Safety Saddle Bar.
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We, WILLIAM SMITH, of 30, Navigation Street, Walsall, in the County of Stafford,
35 Harness Maker, and JOSEPH WOOLLEY, of 9, Forester Street, Walsall, in the County
aforesaid, Brown Saddle Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
Price 8d1

page_text: 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 as hereinafter described to an improved saddle tree release
bar and has for its object to provide means for preventing accidents to the rider
by being thrown from the saddle and dragged by the stirrup. By our invention
this is prevented by instantaneously releasing the stirrup strap from the saddle
bar.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide a plate, made from iron, steel,
or other suitable metal; the said plate is somewhat of a circular shape, having
two or more projecting ears by which it is attached to the saddle tree. On the
face of the circular part of the said plate near the bottom edge we form a turned
up flange, consisting of an arc-shaped path. Over the centre of this said path
and a little distance therefrom we form a guide, also having a projecting flange.
We provide an anti-friction roller arranged to engage in and capable of rotating
in the space between the said arc-shaped path and the guide, the projecting flanges
keeping the roller in its place. The said anti-friction roller rotates on an axis
which terminates into a depending loop to which the stirrup strap is attached.
The device thus described is attached to the side of the saddle tree, the anti-
friction roller resting in the lower part of the arc-shaped path. In case of a
horse throwing the rider the said roller runs up one or the other side of the aforesaid
turned up flange and slips out of its path, thus releasing the roller and the stirrup
strap. The depending loop and said roller may be made in one piece and thus
slide instead of roll along the arc-shaped path or the loop may be pivoted to the
end of the axis of the roller and so facilitate the releasing of the same, or the
roller may be made to screw into the depending loop.
Our invention will be more clearly understood by reference to the accompanying
drawings, the same letters of reference indicating similar parts throughout.
Figure 1 shows a front elevation, Figure 2 an end elevation, Figure 3 a plan and
Figure 4 a vertical section of our invention. Figure 5 is a detail part and
Figure 6 a modification of our invention.
A, represents a metal plate provided with the projecting ears B, C, for attach-
ment to the saddle tree D, is a flange forming a path arranged to take the anti-
friction roller E, made preferably to rotate on its axis though it may be fixed
thereon. F, is a loop to take the stirrup strap. The guide G is so arranged to
keep the roller E, in position on the plate path D. The flat springs H, H, prevent
the roller E from leaving the path too readily.
When a horse throws its rider the roller E, runs up the curved path D on one
side or the other and slips out, thus releasing the roller.
The modification shown at Figure 6 is slightly different in shape and the flat
springs H, H, are replaced by the teats I, I, to prevent the roller leaving the path
too readily.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A saddle tree release bar consisting of the plate A, the ears, B, C, the
flanged part D. and the guide G between which rests the roller E, carrying the
loop F, arranged to operate substantially as in the manner described and illustrated.
2. The combination and arrangement of parts substantially for the purpose
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of November 1900
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.