Safety Saddle Bars.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application; 17th Mar., 1892
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"Complete Specification Left, 14th. Dec.; 1892-Accepted, 14th Jan., 4893
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Safety Saddle Bars.
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WILLIAM COOPER, 18 & 19 Railway Street, in the. County of the City of
York, Saddler do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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My invention has relation to saddle bars for either ladies or gentlemen's
saddles, from which are suspended the stirrups and is purposed to release fallen
riders immediately they leave the seat of the saddle.
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For this purpose I construct my saddle bars similar in form'to ordinary saddle'
bars so far as regards the flange and those parts by which they are attached to the
saddle tree.
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The hook or ledged portion from which the stirrup leather is ordinarily suspended
by my invention is altered and I also introduce a spring cone or stud which pro-
trudes about two-thirds of the way across the cavity forthed by the hook thereby
securely holding the loop attached to the stirrup leather during ordinary riding but
in the event of a rider falling or being thrown out of his seat sets the loop and
stirrup free.
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The loop attached to the stirrup leather is also made of a special shape so as to
easily leave the hook or ledge when turned by the rider falling in any direction
either to the front, back, or across the horse.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS..
In describing my invention I do so in the following manner.
Figs. 1 and 2 are front and end views of the safety saddle bars according to my
invention.
A is the body plate of the bar.
B the loop attached to the stirrup leather which is suspended on the hook or
ledge C.
D is the spring cone or stud which protrudes through the body plate A and
across the cavity formed by the hook or ledge C.
Dated this 16th day of March 1892.
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WILLIAM COOPER,
18 & 19, Railway Street, York, Saddler.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Safety Saddle Bars.
I WILLIAM COOPER 18 & 19 Railway Street, in the County of the City of
York, Saddler, 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 has relation to saddle bars for either ladies' or gentlemen's saddles,
from which are suspended the stirrups and is purposed to release fallen riders
immediately they leave the seat of the saddle. For this purpose I construct my
saddle bars similar in form to ordinary saddle bars so far as regards the flange and
those parts by which they are attached to the saddle tree. The hook or ledged
portion from which the stirrup leather is ordinarily suspended by my invention is
altered and I also introduce a spring cone or stud which protrudes about two-thirds
of the way across the cavity formed by the hook thereby securely holding the
loop attached to the stirrup leather during ordinary riding but in the event

page_text: of a rider falling or being thrown out of his seat sets the loop and stirrup
leather free.
The loop attached to the stirrup is also made of a special shape so as to easily
leave the hook or ledge when turned by the rider falling in any direction either to
the front, back, or across the horse..
The following description refers to the drawings left with the Provisional
Specification.
In describing my invention I do so in the following manner. Figs. 1'and 2 are
front and end views of the safety saddle bars according to my invention. A is the
body plate of the bar. B the loop attached to the stirrup leather which is
suspended on the hook or ledge C. D is the spring cone or stud which
protrudes through the body plate A and across the cavity formed by the hook or
ledge C.
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According to my invention I form the bar Fig. 1 of one solid plate with hook
turned up at the lower part as C Fig. 1. In the body of the plate and under the
hook C a hole is made and I introduce a stud or cone D through it with a spring
on the under side and at back of bar plate A, the stud or cone Ď protruding about
two-thirds across the cavity formed by the hook C.
The loop B is to attach the stirrup leather to and is then hung on the book C.
By means of the saddle bar above described the detachable part B carrying the
stirrup leather is capable of disconnection from the hook C by undue pressure either
forwards, backwards or over the saddle.
Having thus described the nature of my said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
1st. Making a safety saddle bar with hook and stud attached to a spring as
herein shown and described in Fig. 1.
2nd. The detachable part or loop for stirrup leather to hang on the bar as shown
in drawing Fig. 2.
In witness whereof I the said William Cooper have hereunto set my hand
& seal this Thirteenth day of December in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.
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AARED
Witness to the signature of the said William Cooper,
MATTHEW Cooper.