Improvements in Harness Saddle Trees.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Harness Saddle Trees.
I, SYDNEY NICKLIN, of the Firm of George Nicklin and Son, of Hatherton
Street, Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Wholesale Gig Saddle Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of the herein described improvements in harness saddle
trees whereby they are rendered stronger and can be produced at a smaller cost
than heretofore and the manufacture of the saddle is facilitated. This Invention
is applicable to all kinds of harness saddle trees which are required to take a back
band euch as gig buggy cart and other harness saddle trees.
In carrying out my invention the saddle tree is formed essentially of two parts
namely a seat or upper part and a metallic trough section lower part which latter
I stamp from sheet steel or other suitable sheet metal by means of suitable dies.
The said lower part is made of an arched form when viewed from the front or back
and of trough shape in cross section to admit the back band and with a projecting
flange at both sides of the trough for the purpose of fixing the leather covering.
In these flanges are holes for the terrets, bearing rein hook and screws. To the top
of the said stamped trough section metal bottom part above described is fixed the
seat or upper part of the saddle tree, which may be of the usual construction of
cast metal or raised from sheet metal or made of wood or otherwise formed' the
construction of this upper or seat part forming no part of my Invention.
Dated this 12th day of Santamban 1500
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Harness Saddle Trees.
I, SYDNEY NICKLIN, of the Firm of George Nicklin & Son, of Hatherton
Street, Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Wholesale Gig Saddle Manufacturers,
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 tho
following statement:―
This invention consists of the herein described improvements in harness saddle
trees whereby they are rendered stronger and can be produced at a smaller cost
than heretofore and the manufacture of the saddle is facilitated. This Invention
is applicable to all kinds of harness saddle trees which are required to take a
running back band such as gig buggy cart and other harness saddle trees.
I will describe my Invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on
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page_text: which Fig. 1 is a general view of a harness saddle tree constructed in accordance
with this Invention; Fig. 2 shews the seat or upper part of the saddle tree
separately; Fig. 3 is a separate view of the lower part of the saddle tree and Fig. 4
is a cross section of the said lower part on line X X of Figs. 1 and 3.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
Figures of the drawing.
In carrying out this Invention the saddle tree is formed essentially of two parts
namely a seat or upper part A and a stamped sheet metal trough section lower
part B which I stamp from sheet steel or other suitable sheet metal to the shape
shewn by means of suitable dies. The said lower part A is, as shewn, made of an
arched form as viewed from the front or back and of trough shape in cross section
as more clearly shewn by Fig. 4 where the trough for the running back band is
marked b¹ and at each side of the trough there is a projecting flange which flanges
are respectively marked ba 63 for the purpose of fixing the leather covering to.
In these flanges are holes b b for the terrets and a hole 66 at the top and a
corresponding hole in the seat part a¹ for the bearing rein hook, and there are also
other holes in the flanges 2 for the screws which secure the leather covering
thereto.
To the top of the stamped sheet metal trough section lower part B is fixed the
seat or upper part A of the saddle tree which may be of the usual construction of
cast metal or be raised from sheet metal or be made of wood or be otherwise
formed. The seat or upper part A is fixed to the lower part B by the usual screw a
which passes through a hole b7 in the top of the lower part B and by the bearing
The construction of
rein hook passing through the holes a¹ as as aforesaid.
the upper part or seat A of the saddle tree forms no part of my Invention.
By making the lower part B of the saddle tree as a sheet metal stamping of the
form shewn the saddle tree is much lighter and stronger than when the saddle tree
is made of cast metal as has heretofore sometimes been done.
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 I
claim is:-
1. In a harness saddle tree making the lower part of sheet metal stamped into
an arched form which is trough shape in cross section to receive the running back
band and has flanges 62 at both sides of the trough for fixing to the leather
covering, all substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the
accompanying drawing.
2. In a harness saddle tree the combination with the seat or upper part A, of
the stamped sheet metal trough section lower part B fixed thereto and formed
substantially as herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 11th day of June 1897.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.