EP1281662B1 - Selle pneumatique - Google Patents
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- EP1281662B1 EP1281662B1 EP02254943A EP02254943A EP1281662B1 EP 1281662 B1 EP1281662 B1 EP 1281662B1 EP 02254943 A EP02254943 A EP 02254943A EP 02254943 A EP02254943 A EP 02254943A EP 1281662 B1 EP1281662 B1 EP 1281662B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B68—SADDLERY; UPHOLSTERY
- B68C—SADDLES; STIRRUPS
- B68C1/00—Saddling equipment for riding- or pack-animals
- B68C1/02—Saddles
- B68C1/08—Saddles with pneumatic pads
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- the present invention relates to saddles for equestrian use.
- a conventional saddle has at its underside panels of a compressible structure intended to spread the weight of the rider over the back of the horse.
- the panels consist of an envelope into which a packing of wool or comparable synthetic material is inserted by hand.
- the packing formed by the wool or other filling is intended to conform to the shape of the horse's back and thereby to spread the load while minimising pressure points on the horse's back.
- the present invention relates to an improved version of the air bag arrangement which provides a very even and seamless loading transition between adjacent air bags.
- a saddle for equestrian use having panels, each panel containing a plurality of sealed air bags, a separate said air bag being at least in a forward part and a rearward part of the panel and each bag in use serving to apply a relatively even pressure to the back of the horse, wherein each air bag is substantially flat and substantially filled within its interior with a resiliently compressible open cell foam, the bag comprising opposed layers of sheet material sealed together such that air at atmosphere pressure is enclosed within the bag, adjacent side walls of adjacent bags being in abutting engagement to substantially prevent discontinuity of pressure application to the back of the horse in the transition between adjacent bags, and the sheet material forming each of the adjacent bags forming a seam extending from one of the upper or lower surfaces of said bag beyond said side wall thereof to engage the corresponding upper or lower surface of the adjacent bag beyond the said side wall thereof whereby said seam overlaps the abutting side walls.
- each of the saddle panels 2 defines an envelope which receives an arrangement of air bags 4 and, above the air bags 4 either along the entire length of the panel 2 or at selected positions, packing 6 preferably in the form of a wool stuffing.
- the air bags 4 are arranged sequentially in a fore-aft direction with the panel 2.
- front and rear air bags there may be just two such air bags forming front and rear air bags collectively extending the length of the panel 2 or there may be three or possibly more such air bags consisting of a front, a rear, and one or more intermediate air bags collectively extending the length of the panel 2.
- the respective air bags 4 are sealed and as a result air will not flow between the bags. It is to be noted that if only a single air bag were to be used extending the length of the panel substantial air movement would occur from the front to the back of the panel when the air bag is under pressure during use and this could result in the formation of pressure points. Although with the arrangement now described air movement will occur within each individual bag when under load, the extent of air movement is inherently restricted by the length of the bag.
- each air bag 4 is formed by upper and lower sheets 8, 10 of impervious material such as PVC sealed together around the periphery 12 with each bag having a filling 14 consisting of a layer of an open cell resiliently compressible foam.
- the air bags 4 are not inflated with air at above atmospheric pressure but, rather, contain air at atmospheric pressure which is sealed within the bag during manufacture, with the open cell foam filling 14 occupying substantially the entirety of the interior of the bag.
- the resulting air bag is substantially flat and of substantially even thickness throughout.
- the two or more air bags 4 are fitted into the panel 2 and then preferably the wool or other appropriate packing 6 is placed above the air bags where required.
- the two or more bags 4 are formed into an air bag unit by attaching a layer 16 of flexible lining material to the upper surface of the air bags 4, for example by glueing.
- the lining 16 will prevent the air bags 4 from being punctured while the wool or other packing 6 is being inserted and also serves to consolidate the two or more bags 4 into a single unit to facilitate assembly.
- the lining 16 may consist of a felt or a suitable plastics material such as PVC.
- the air bag unit may consist of front and rear air bags, or front, intermediate, and rear air bags as described in our earlier application as aforesaid.
- the packing 6 will normally be added in the part of the panel 2 which guides the knee of the rider, and at the rear of the panel 2 where extra depth is required. Very little packing is likely to be required in the middle part of the panel 2 although it can be added if required.
- the effect of the air bag arrangement is that, in use, air will move within each separate bag and an even pressure will be applied over the entire surface of each air bag at the front or back of the saddle thereby eliminating individual pressure points on the back of the horse, in contrast to conventional saddles where significant pressure variation on the horse's back can arise within a relatively small area.
- the application of the even pressure over the surface of the bag is expected to substantially remove possibility for muscle damage and it is expected that this will result in a much freer and more comfortable movement of the horse in use.
- each bag it is particularly advantageous for the upper and lower sheets 8, 10 forming each bag to be sealed in a sealing zone lying substantially in the plane of one of the two sheets rather than lying intermediate the planes of the two sheets as shown in Figure 2. Accordingly, and as shown in Figure 4 the seals of adjacent air bags associated with each panel are arranged so that the seal 12a of one air bag (as shown, the bag 4a) is arranged in the plane of the upper sheet 8 of that bag and the 12b of the adjacent air bag (as shown, the bag 4b) is in the plane of the lower sheet 10 of that bag.
- the side edges 5a, 5b of the main bodies of the two adjacent air bags can be mounted in close proximity with the seal 12a of the first air bag forming an upper flap which extends over and is adhered to the upper surface of the second air bag and the seal 12b of the second air bag extends beneath and is adhered to the lower surface of the first air bag.
- the adjacent side edges 5a, 5b of the bodies of the two air bags will tightly abut in the manner shown in Figure 4 to provide a very even and "seamless" loading transition between the two air bags. If there is a third air bag associated with the panel, a similar transition is formed between the second and third air bags, as between the first and second air bags.
- the foam filling layer adjacent the joint is formed with a chamfer or skive, with the two chamfers being oppositely directed so that one faces upwardly and the other downwardly to ensure tight abutment of the adjacent sides of the two bags along an inclined plane thus forming, effectively, a skive joint between the two bags, with the skive joint being enclosed from above and below by upper and lower flaps formed from the abutting layers of the two sheets forming each bag in the zone of the seal between the two sheets.
- the seal itself may be at the extreme outer edge of those flaps.
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Claims (4)
- Selle pour une utilisation équestre, la selle ayant des panneaux (2), chaque panneau contenant une multiplicité de poches d'air scellées (4), une poche d'air séparée étant au moins dans une partie avant et une partie arrière du panneau et chaque poche en utilisation servant à appliquer une pression relativement égale sur le dos du cheval, chaque poche d'air étant sensiblement plate et remplie de manière substantielle à l'intérieur avec une mousse à cellule ouverte compressible de manière élastique (14), la poche comportant des couches opposées de matière en feuille (8, 10) scellées ensemble de telle sorte que de l'air à pression atmosphérique est enfermé à l'intérieur de la poche, caractérisée en ce que des parois latérales adjacentes (5a, 5b) de poches adjacentes sont en engagement de butée afin d'empêcher de manière substantielle une discontinuité d'application de pression sur le dos du cheval dans la transition entre des poches adjacentes, et la matière en feuille (8, 10) formant chacune des poches adjacentes forme une couture (12a, 12b) s'étendant depuis une des surfaces supérieure ou inférieure de ladite poche au-delà de ladite paroi latérale (5a, 5b) afin d'engager la surface supérieure ou inférieure correspondante de la poche adjacente au-delà de ladite paroi latérale de sorte que ladite couture chevauche les parois latérales en butée.
- Selle selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le remplissage en mousse compressible (14) de chaque poche est pourvue d'une couche de matière en mousse qui est chanfreinée au niveau d'un bord immédiatement à proximité de ladite paroi latérale de la poche de sorte que les parois latérales adjacentes de poches adjacentes butent le long d'un plan incliné défini par les chanfreins des couches de mousse à l'intérieur des poches.
- Selle selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans laquelle chaque panneau contient un rembourrage (6) au niveau du côté des poches d'air éloignées du cheval.
- Selle selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle une doublure (16) est interposée entre le rembourrage (6) et les poches d'air afin de protéger les poches d'air contre un endommagement pendant l'insertion du rembourrage.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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CA002354494A CA2354494A1 (fr) | 2001-08-01 | 2001-08-01 | Selles |
CA2354494 | 2001-08-01 |
Publications (3)
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EP1281662A2 EP1281662A2 (fr) | 2003-02-05 |
EP1281662A3 EP1281662A3 (fr) | 2004-01-21 |
EP1281662B1 true EP1281662B1 (fr) | 2006-11-15 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP02254943A Expired - Lifetime EP1281662B1 (fr) | 2001-08-01 | 2002-07-12 | Selle pneumatique |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP1281662B1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE345311T1 (fr) |
AU (1) | AU785334B2 (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2354494A1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE60216017T2 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1785390A1 (fr) * | 2005-11-11 | 2007-05-16 | Spirig, Hans | Selle avec tête d'arçon |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB9519291D0 (en) * | 1995-09-21 | 1995-11-22 | Kempsell David | Improvements in or relating to saddles |
DE19947304A1 (de) * | 1999-10-01 | 2001-04-05 | Niessen Gabi | Reitsattel |
AUPQ641600A0 (en) * | 2000-03-23 | 2000-04-15 | Hammersmith Nominees Pty. Ltd. | Saddles |
US6619019B2 (en) * | 2000-03-23 | 2003-09-16 | Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd | Saddles |
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- 2001-08-01 CA CA002354494A patent/CA2354494A1/fr not_active Abandoned
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- 2002-04-02 AU AU29371/02A patent/AU785334B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2002-07-12 AT AT02254943T patent/ATE345311T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2002-07-12 EP EP02254943A patent/EP1281662B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-07-12 DE DE60216017T patent/DE60216017T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
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ATE345311T1 (de) | 2006-12-15 |
EP1281662A3 (fr) | 2004-01-21 |
AU785334B2 (en) | 2007-01-18 |
CA2354494A1 (fr) | 2003-02-01 |
EP1281662A2 (fr) | 2003-02-05 |
AU2937102A (en) | 2003-02-06 |
DE60216017D1 (de) | 2006-12-28 |
DE60216017T2 (de) | 2007-06-28 |
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