US1970533A

US1970533A - Saddle

Info

Publication number: US1970533A
Application number: US700994A
Authority: US
Inventors: John W Brandt
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-12-05
Filing date: 1933-12-05
Publication date: 1934-08-14
Anticipated expiration: 1951-08-14

Description

Aug. 14, 1934. J. BRANDT 1,970,335

SADDLE Filed Dec. 5, 1935 M ATTOR EYs Patented Aug. 14, 1934 h irs star 7 Claims.

. is made with a steel .or other sheet metal stamped frame having av cover of leather, artificial leather or. the like and a thick layer of hair or other filling and cushioning material between thenietal frame and. the cover; and to retain thecever in. positionione or morelayers of, fabric or artificial leather or the like is provided onthe. under side-of the saddle sheet metal frame asran under cover, and in order to retain the covers. in position, on the frame their peripheralj edges are stitched or sewn together,

and in somecases an. additional binding strip is lapped over. the. peripheral edges; of the two covers andall three parts. sewntogether. I

Heretofore, also, in saddles of this class, varito the frame without stitching or the like and whereby the appearance thereof may be rendered more aesthetic.

Another object is to provide a saddle of the class referred to wherein the peripheral portions of the saddle cover may be secured to peripheral portions of the saddle frame in an improved manner.

Another object is to provide a saddle of the class referred to wherein the under cover may be dispensed with.

Other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains.

My invention is fully disclosed in the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a saddle embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a view of the under side of the saddle of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the saddle of Fig, 1 taken. approximately from, the plane 3-3 of liig, 1;

Fig. 4 is. av transverse sectional. view of" the saddle of Fig, 1 taken approximately from the plane l-.l of Fig. l. X

Referring to the. drawing, I. have shown. at 1 the saddle frame, formed from a single piece of sheet metal by cutting and stampingoperations. Theframe is, generally of pear form and its peripheral edge is bent downwardly for. a Q relatively short distance. at the front of the 7 saddle and in the particular embodiment illus trated for greater and greater distances as.at,3 and l, proceeding. toward the rear of the saddle, and pnojecting downwardly to a maximum extent. at the rear ofgthe saddle. asiat. 5.

The entire peripheral; edge of the frame thus provided is bentv upwardly as. shown. at. 6 ina manner and for a; purpose to'be morev fully ex- Y5 plained.

In the rearward portion of the saddle frame 1, there is press-formed a shallow recess, 'L'Which may. be of, any suitable size, contour-and, disposition. In. theform. illustrated, the recess begins. at was: 8 slightly.- 'spacedfronr the rear 80 end of theseddle-andiextendsto a point Q-about midway. of. the. saddle and: laterally extends to points 10 andi lltslightly spaced from. the. sides of the saddle.

In the bottom of the recess '7 is provided a'; pair of transversely spaced perforations l2-12 and bolts l3--13 having large flat heads 14-14 are projected downwardly therethrough and may be used to secure to the under side of the saddle frame any suitable spring and reach member; construction well known in this art.

In the forward part of the frame, there is cut and downwardly pressed a loop 15 through which may be inserted, to secure it to the saddle frame, an element of the spring and reach barrl construction on which the saddle may be mounted. The bolt 13 and loop 15 are merely one illustrative means for these purposes and various other means may be employed as will be clear to those skilled in this art. 190

A pad 16 of felt, rubber or like cushioning material is formed peripherally to fit in the recess '7 and is placed therein and preferably is of such thickness as to project slightly upwardly out of the recess '7 as shown at 17. .A cushioning; layer of filling material such as hair 18 covers the entire upper surface of the saddle frame and of the pad 16, and an outer cover 19 of leather, leather substitute, or like material, covers the filling. The peripheral portions of the cover are;

bent downwardly and cover the depending portions 3 to 5 inclusive of the frame periphery and the extreme peripheral edge of the cover is disposed within and embraced by the upturned peripheral portion 6 of the frame.

With the parts assembled as just described, the peripheral flange 6 of the frame is finally bent inwardly upon the embraced cover portions to clamp them securely and permanently upon the frame. The appearance of the complete saddle as will now be apparent will be very neat and aesthetic and have attractive lines; and to further add to its aesthetic appearance, the ex posed outer face of the flange 6 may be buffed or may be plated with metal such as chromium and then buffed, thereby providing a metal bead finish entirely around the saddle and in conjunction therewith the cover 19 may have a contrasting color such as red or green.

If desired, a flap 20 of any suitable material such as fabric, or leather or leather substitute, may be laid upon the saddle frame to cover a perforation made in pressing the loop 15 from the metal of the frame and to prevent the filling material 18 from exuding therethrough, and the forward end of the flap may be clamped within the flange 6 along with the portion of the cover 19 at that point.

As will now be clear, by the above described construction, I provide a saddle having the minimum of parts, requiring the minimum of operations to produce it, and having an improved cushioning effect therein for the rider thereon, and a saddle which has exceptional aesthetic merit.

My invention is not limited to the exact details of construction illustrated and described.

Changes and modifications may be made therein without sacrificing advantagestherecf and without departing claims. I claim:

1. A saddle comprising a sheet metal frame and a cover'therefor of flexible sheet material,

the cover being secured to the frame within a peripheral fold of the frame metal.

2. Asaddle comprising a press-formed sheet metal frame and a cover therefor of flexible from the scope of the appended sheet material, peripheral portions of the frame being folded to embrace peripheral portions of the cover to secure the cover to the frame.

3. A saddle comprising a sheet metal pressformed frame, and a leather or like cover, peripheral portions of the frame being bent upwardly to provide a channel therearound, peripheral portions of the cover being bent downwardly and disposed in the channel and the channel clamping the cover peripheral portions therein to secure the cover to the frame.

it. A saddle comprising a press-formed sheet metal frame and a cover therefor of flexible sheet material, peripheral portions of the frame being folded to embrace peripheral portions of the cover to secure the cover to the frame, said frame being formed to provide an upwardly open recess and a cushioning pad of resilient material disposed within the recess.

5. A saddle comprising a press-formed sheet metal frame and a cover therefor of flexible sheet material, peripheral portions of the frame being folded to embrace peripheral portions of the cover to secure the cover to the frame, said frame being formed to provide an upwardly open recess and a cushioning pad of resilient 7 material disposed within the recess, and cushioning filling material disposed both between the cover and the pad and also between the cover and the frame.

6. A saddle comprising a cover of flexible material, cushioning material disposed within the cover and a supporting frame element underlying the cushioning material and comprising a peripheral sheet metal fold clampingly embracing the edges of the cover.

'7. A cycle saddle comprising a cushioned saddle top having a cover of flexible material, and a sheet metal binder comprising a folded sheet metal element clampingly embracing the peripheral edges of the cover and concealing the unfinished edges thereof and formed to provide a smooth metallic peripheral surface for the saddle edges to substantially non-frictionally engage the clothing of the rider during use of the saddle.

JOHN W. BRANDT.