RESERVE A Saddle with Double Suspension Stirrup-leathers. HORSE-RIDING FOR GENTLEMEN, OR LADIES' USE, WITH
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 25th June, 1886.
Complete Left, 17th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 10th June, 1887.
RESERVE
A Saddle with Double Suspension Stirrup-leathers.
I, JOHN CHARLES KING of 35 Windsor Street Uxbridge in the county of
Middlesex Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A SADDLE
FOR HORSE-RIDING FOR GENTLEMEN, OR LADIES' USE, WITH DOUBLE SUSPENSION
STIRRUP-LEATHERS to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object a firm seat in the saddle and secure foothold in the
stirrups of this Saddle, and to give instant release to the rider's feet in case of
accident, as, the horse falling, or the rider being thrown from the saddle.
This I effect in the following manner.
I construct the "tree" or frame on which the saddle is formed, in such a manner
that the stirrup leathers are attached to four different parts of the "tree" by metal
"hooks," "springs," and "loops" the whole of which are fully described and
explained by the following statement and accompanying Drawings, numbered 1. 2. 3. 4
and 5.
Drawing No. 1 shows a plan of a "tree" of a Saddle with double suspension of Stirrup-
leathers, with the four separate points of attachment for the stirrup leathers, C, C, D D,
two of these points of attachment being near the pommel of the "tree," and two other
points of attachment on the near sides of the "tree; thus the stirrup leathers
are made wide apart at their attachments to the sides of the "tree," so that the knees
of the rider are clear of the stirrup-leathers; which at the turn of the leathers I,
forms pendant loops for hanging the stirrups with the edge of the stirrup to the side
of the Saddle with double suspension Stirrup-leathers and the opening of the stirrup
always in the direction of the forward thrust of the rider's foot. The means of
attachment of the stirrup-leathers to the "tree" of the Saddle with double suspension
Stirrup leathers, are by "hooks" on the "tree" and "loops" on the stirrup-leathers
shown in their respective positions on the Saddle with double suspension Stirrup
leathers, Drawing No. 2 E. F. which shows one side of the Saddle, with double
suspension stirrup-leathers.

page_text: The stirrup-leathers on each side of the Saddle with double suspension stirrup-
leathers have hook-buckles at the ends for altering the lengths of the stirrup-leathers,
and a
shifting tie-strap G, holds the stirrup-leathers together when in motion
on each side of the Saddle with double-suspension Stirrup-leathers respectively.
Drawings Nos. 3, 4, and 5 are of the actual size of the "hooks" and "loops" of the
stirrup-leathers and tree' attachments of the Saddle with double suspension Stirrup-
leathers, with "spring" T.
Drawing No. 3 shows the "tree-hook
down in the hollow of the "hook."
" with a $
spring” T to hold the “loop”
Drawing No. 4 shows the "trec-hook" and "spring" viewed edgeways.
Drawing No. 5 shows the "hook" and "spring" with the stirrup-leather "loop"
attached, but being pulled apart, as if by a rider's foot hanging in the stirrup when
in the act of the rider being thrown from the horse with a Saddle with the double
suspension of Stirrup-leathers on.
'tree' with four
Claims of features of novelty. 1st. I claim as my invention a
separate points of attachment for the stirrup-leathers, forming part of the Saddle
with double suspension of tirrup-leathers.
2nd. I claim the particular forms and action of the "hooks," "springs," and
"loops" respectively, by which the attachment of the stirrup-leathers are held to
the "tree" of the Saddle with double suspension of Stirrup-leathers before mentioned,
shown on the Drawing Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 before mentioned.
Dated this 24th day of June 1886.
JOHN CHARLES KING,
35, Windsor Street, Uxbridge,
in the County of Middlesex,
Gentleman.

page_text: JOHN CHARLES KING 35 Windsor Street Uxbridge in the county of Middlesex
Gentleman, 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 :-
A Saddle for Horse-riding for Gentlemen or Ladies' use, with double-suspension
Stirrup-leathers.
My invention has for its object to insure a firm seat in the saddle by a rider
and secure foothold. To give instant release to a rider's feet in case of accident-
as of a horse falling, or the rider being thrown from his saddle with his foot in a
stirrup.
This effect in the following manner.
I construct the "tree" or frame on which the Saddle is formed, in such a manner
that the stirrup-leathers are attached to four different parts of the tree, by metal hooks,
springs, and loops. The whole of which are now described and explained by the
Drawings Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-left with the Provisional Specification.
::
Drawing No. 1, is a plan of a "tree" serving to show the four separate points
of attachment of the double-suspension stirrup-leathers, at C. C. and D. D. two
of these points of attachment being near the pommel of the "tree," C. C. and the
two other points of attachment, at the back part of the " tree D. D. near the
ends of the "cantle; " so that the stirrup-leathers when secured to the "tree"
at these points, on each side of the Saddle, hang in the shape of the letter V, with
the stirrup in the pendant loop at bottom of the stirrup-leather, where the stirrup
hangs to the leathers with its edge towards the horse's side, and the opening of the
stirrup towards the forward thrust of the rider's foot, and the stirrup-leathers are
kept from the rider's knees. The means of attachment of the double-suspension
stirrup-leathers to the saddle, are by hooks fixed firmly on the "tree" of the saddle
shown by Drawing No. 1 D. D. C. C. and by metal loops to fit the hooks before
mentioned; one of the metal loops being fixed on the end of each stirrup-leather,
and one of the metal loops sliding freely on the folded stirrup-leather at each end,
opposite to the fixed loops at the other ends of the stirrup leathers. The folded ends
of the stirrup leathers have hook-buckles fixed, so that they may engage or buckle
into holes in the ends of the stirrup-leathers to which they are fixed-by this means
adjusting the lengths of the stirrup-leathers for a rider's use. A shifting tie-strap G
holds the stirrup-leathers together, to make their movement steady and reciprocal in
the support of a rider:
Drawings Nos. 3. 4. 5. are of the hooks, loops, and cover-springs-apart from the
saddle and double-suspension stirrup-leathers.
Drawing No. 3, is one of the saddle-tree hooks with a cover-spring to hold the
loop down in its notch on the hook-Loop being shown also.
Drawing No. 4 shows the saddle-tree book and cover-spring viewed edgeways.

page_text: Drawing No. 5 shows the saddle-tree hook with the cover-spring, with the loop of
the double suspension stirrup-leather attached obliquely, as if being pulled off the
hook as by a rider's foot hanging in the stirrup as when in the act of being thrown
or falling from his seat in a saddle-which oblique pull of the stirrup-leather has the
effect of pressing up the cover-spring and allowing the loop to come off the hook
before mentioned.
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-
My invention of a saddle-tree with four separate points of attachment for the
Stirrup-leathers forming a part of a Saddle with detachable stirrup leathers. These
leathers hanging on each side of a saddle in the form of the letter V, with the
stirrup on each side of a saddle hanging with its edge to the horse's side, and the
opening of the stirrup towards the forward thrust of the rider's foot; this position
being due to the double-suspension stirrup-leather method of hanging.
2nd. I claim the particular form and action of the before mentioned hooks, cover-
springs, and loops respectively, by which the attachments of the stirrup-leathers are
secured to a saddle in four places, and of the release of the loops from the hooks by
an oblique pull causing the cover-springs to yield and release the loops from the
hooks before-mentioned.
3rd. I claim by this double suspension stirrup-hanging, as a feature of novelty
that the stirrup leathers are not under the inside of the knees, but in front and
behind the knees.
4th. I claim also-That the natural hanging of stirrups by double-suspension
stirrup-leathers, is immediately under the centre of gravity of the rider, when his
feet press in the stirrups, and that the stirrups always hang firmly under the weight
of a rider, whether on a Lady's or a Gentleman's saddle made as before described.
Dated this 15th day of March 1987
JOHN CHARLES KING,
35, Windsor Street, Uxbridge,
Middlesex.