Improvements in and relating to Ladies' Saddles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 23rd July, 1890-Accepted, 6th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Ladies' Saddles.
I, CHARLES PAGET STREETEN, of H.M.S. "Neptune" Holyhead, Commander R.N.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the leaping head of a ladies saddle, and it consists in making
and mounting the said leaping head in such a manner that it may be easily and readily
removed from the saddle, and adjusted in height. thereon, and so that its "set" or
angle may be altered as desired.
Instead of the usual block fixed to the saddle and into which the leaping head is
screwed or otherwise fixed, I mount on the frame of the saddle a light iron frame of a
slight crescent shape and having a slot, therein following the outline of the said frame.
This frame is provided with suitable lugs by which it may be fixed to the frame of the
saddle. At one end of the slot in the frame an enlargement is made to admit of a
flange or head on the shank of the leaping head being passed through to the underside
of the frame which is formed with a recess on its underside. On the shank of the
leaping head a screw thread is cut to receive a lock nut. After the flange or head of
the leaping head has been passed through the enlargement in the slot in the frame,
the said head is adjusted to the desired position and is then locked to the frame
by means of the lock nut acting on the face of the frame, a suitable washer being
interposed.
It will at once be seen that by this method of attaching a leaping head to a saddle
it can easily and readily be raised or lowered on the saddle, can be removed for
alteration or substitution of a different pattern, and also that its "set
varied as desired.
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or angle can be
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers, 70-72, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Ladies' Saddles.
I, CHARLES PAGET STREETEN, of H.M.S. "Neptune" Holyhead, Commander, R.N.
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:-
My invention relates to the leaping head of a lady's riding saddle, and it consists in
making and mounting the said leaping head in such a manner that it may be easily
and readily removed from the saddle and adjusted in height thereon, and so that its
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'set or angle may be altered as desired.
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Instead of the usual block fixed to the saddle and into which the leaping head is
screwed or otherwise fixed, I mount on the frame of the saddle a light frame of a
slight crescent shape and having a slot therein following the outline of the said frame.
This frame is provided with suitable lugs by which it may be fixed to the frame of
the saddle. At one end of the slot in the frame an enlargement is made to admit of
a flange or head on the shank of the leaping head being passed through to the under-
side of the frame which is formed with a recess on its underside. On the shank of
the leaping head a screw thread is cut to receive a lock nut. After the flange or head
of the leaping head has been passed through the enlargement in the slot in the frame.

page_text: the said head is adjusted to the desired position, and is then locked to the frame
by means of the locknut acting on the face of the frame, a suitable washer being
interposed.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will more particularly describe
it making reference to the accompanying drawing in which
Figure 1. is a view in side elevation of my improved leaping head and attachment.
Figure 2. is a view in plan of the frame with the leaping head in broken section, and
Figure 3. is a broken view of the leaping head showing the head and shank thereof.
Throughout these views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
On to the frame of the saddle is rivetted or otherwise fixed, or formed a frame A
having a central slot A' preferably of crescent shape as shown. One end of this slot
is enlarged for the purpose of admitting the head of the leaping head. The frame A
is provided with suitable flanges or lugs aa by which it can be attached to the frame
of the saddle and by which the main part of the said frame can be raised to allow free
play on the underpart of it for the head of the leaping head.
The leaping head B has a head or flange B₁ and its shank b. is threaded to receive a
locknut B².
To fix the leaping head B to the saddle the locknut B2 is run back and the shank b.
of the head B is passed into the slot A¹ by passing the head B1 through the enlarged
opening of the slot A' in the frame A. When the desired position and angle has been
obtained, the leaping head B is locked to the frame A by means of the locknut B³, a
suitable washer being interposed if desired.
It will at once be seen that by this method of attaching a leaping head to a saddle
it can easily and readily be raised or lowered on the saddle, can be removed for
alteration or substitution of a different pattern, and also that its "set" or angle can
be varied as desired.
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 1
claim is ;-
The improved method of attaching a leaping head to a saddle, substantially as and
for the purpose herein described and shown by the accompanying drawing.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.1.M.E.,
Consulting. Engineer and Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers, 70-72, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.