IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY SADDLE BARQ
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Sir Thomas Dancer of Burton Hill, Malmesbury, in the
county of Wilts, Baronet for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY
SADDLE BARQ"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Sir Thomas Dancer at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th June 1883.
Sir THOMAS DANCER, of Burton Hill, Malmesbury, in the county of Wilts,
Baronet, "IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY SADDLE BARS
"
This invention relates to the construction of an improved safety saddle bar,
whereby I provide a saddle bar which is more efficient in its action than those
hitherto in use and is simple and cheap in construction.
In carrying out my invention I provide a metal plate adapted to be connected
to the ordinary saddle tree; the said plate is formed with a curved shaped
projection or support constructed to receive the buckle of the stirrup leather; the
front of the said projection or support is inclined at one end and curved at the
other thereby forming a cam and at the back the said support is suitably inclined
and curved for the purpose hereinafter described. I provide a spring fixed to the
back of the plate, the upper end of the spring being bent over so as to pass through
a slot in the plate, the bent end of the spring projecting from the front of the plate
so as to nearly meet the top edge of the hereinbefore described support.
By this construction of saddle bar if a rider be thrown on the off side and the
left foot be entangled in the stirrup, the buckle of the stirrup leather pulling
against the herein before described projecting end of the spring will be released i
should the rider be dragged on the near side the buckle of the stirrup leather
acting against the cam shaped support will raise the spring and be thereby
released

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Sir Thomas Dancer in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
30th November 1883.
Sir THOMAS DANCER, of Burton Hill, Malmesbury, in the county of Wilts,
Baronet 'IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY SADDLE BARS
"
This Invention relates to the construction of an improved safety saddle bar,
whereby I provide a saddle bar which is more efficient in its action than those
hitherto in use and is simple and cheap in construction.
In carrying out my invention I provide a metal plate adapted to be connected to
the ordinary saddle tree; the said plate is formed with a curved shaped projection
or support constructed as hereinafter described to receive the buckle of the stirrup
leather; the front of the said projection or support is inclined at one end and
curved at the other thereby forining a cam or_cain projection and at the back the
said support is suitably inclined and curved; I provide a spring fixed to the back
of the plate, the upper end of the spring being bent over so as to pass through a
slot in the plate, the bent end of the spring projecting from the front of the plate
so as to nearly meet the top edge of the herein before described support and so form
a spring catcli.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1, represents a
front view of a saddle bar (for the left hand or near side) constructed according
to my improvements shewing the stirrup leather in its normal position; figure 2,
is an end view, figure 3, a plan and figure 4, a section of the same, the buckle and
stirrup leather not being shewn in figure 3; figure 5, is an elevation shewing the
position of the spring and stirrup buckle and leather just before the latter are
released in the event of the rider being thrown on the off side of the horse and
carrying the near stirrup over to the off side of the saddle; figure 6, is an elevation
shewing the position of the spring and stirrup buckle and leather just before the
latter are released from the saddle bar in the event of the rider being thrown and
being dragged by the left foot in the near side stirrup on the near side of the horse.
Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
a, is the plate rivetted to the saddle tree; b, is the curved shaped projection or
support on the said plate for receiving the buckle c, of the stirrup leather d; e, is
the inclined part at one end of the front part of the projection or support b, and f,
is the curved part at the other end of the projection or support b, thereby forming
a cam projection, the back of the projection being curved or inclined as shewn at
figures 2, and 4; g, is the spring fixed at h, to the back of the plate a, as shewn at
figure 4; i, is the bent end of the spring g, passing through the slot j, in the
plate a; the end i, of the spring g, projecting as shewn in figures 2, 3 and 4,
from the front of the plate a, so as to nearly meet the top edge of the projection
or support b.
By this construction of saddle bar if a rider be thrown on the off side and the
left foot be entangled in the near side stirrup, the buckle c, of the stirrup leather d,
pulling against the projecting end i, of the spring g, will raise and force back the
spring, and the buckle and stirrup leather will be released from the spring catch as
shewn in figure o; should the rider be dragged on the near side the buckle c, of the
stirrup leather d, acting against the cam shaped part e, at the front of the
projection or support b, will press against and raise the spring g, and be thereby
released.
Instead of the spring g, being fixed to the lower part of the plate a, the tail end
may be turned upwards and fixed at the upper end thereof.

page_text: Having thus described my said invention and the manner of performing the
same I wish it to be understood that what I claim is :-
Firstly. In a safety saddle bar the combination with a fixed curved projection
such as that shewn at b, e, f, of a spring catch such as that shewn at g, h, i, operating
substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein before described and
represented in the accompanying drawing.
Secondly. The manufacture and use of the improved safety saddle bar
constructed and operating substantially as herein before described and represented
in the accompanying drawing.
In Witness whereof I the said Sir Thomas Dancer have hereto set my hand
and seal this twentieth day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty three
Witness
G. F REDFERN
Patent Agent.
4 South St Finsbury
London.
THOMAS DANCER (LS)