US332099A - Harness-saddle - Google Patents

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E. L. MoOLAIN. HARNESS SADDLE.

No. 332,099. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD L. MGOLAI'N, OF GREENFIELD, OHIO.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,099, dated December 8, 1885,

Application filed August 9, 1884.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. MoOLAIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greenfield, in the county of Highland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Saddles, of whichthe following is a specification, reference be- I jockey. Fig. is a section across the tree,

skirt, back-band, and pad along the line n n of Fig. 9, also showing thejockey in edge view. Fig. 11 is an edge view, and Fig. 12 a side view,of the back-band, its loop, the skirt, and the tug-loop.

In these drawings, the numeral 1 designates the saddle-tree; '2, theskirt; 3, the backhand; 7, the metallic jockey, and 14 the pad. The skirt 2 and the back-band 3 are each provided with perforations for the passage of pins, lugs, or projections 4, by which the saddle-tree, skirt, back-band, and jockey are connected.

The pins or studs 4 may be formed on or attached either to the tree 1 or to the jockey 7, and are arranged to engage openings or recesses 5 iu the opposite part. These recesses 'or openings 5 are formed in bosses 6 on the upper side of the saddletree or jockey, as the case may be. I prefer, however, to form the pins, studs, or projections 4 on the upper side of the saddle-tree 1, and engage them in bosses 6 on the upper side of the jockey 7, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.. When arranged in this way, the bosses 6 will be closed at the top, thereby excluding rain or moisture. This construction also permits the metallic jockey-plate being made comparatively thin, thereby obtaining the advantage of lightness and reduced cost of manufacture.

In Fig. 2 the pin, stud, or projection 4 is shown integral with the saddle-tree, while in Fig. 3 the stud4 is riveted in and to the tree. Fig. 4 shows the stud 4 cast in common with the jockey and engaged with the back-band and skirt and also with a hole in the saddletree. A similar arrangement is shown in Fig. 5, except that a wrought-iron pin or stud,

Serial No.140,075. (No mollelJ 4, is riveted 'to the jockey. Figs. 6 and 7 show the stud 4 cast on the jockey and the boss 6 formed on the upper side of the saddletree.. In. Fig. 6 the boss 6 extends through the skirt 2 and back-band 3, while in Fig. 7 it extends through the skirt only. Each treeplate is provided with a pocket, 12, for reception of the terret nut or burr, said pocket being partly covered by araised bridge, 10, having an opening, 11, for the passage of the terretshank. When the terret 17 is secured to the tree, it clamps the metallic jockey 7 to the tree 1, and the interlocking studs 4 and bosses 6 prevent any side or endwise displacement. By punching holes through the skirt and back-band of the proper size and in theproper places the studs 4 may be passed through and interlocked with the bosses 6, and when the terret is secured in place the skirt and backhand are firmly held between the jockey and the tree, and the pull upon the skirt or back-band comes upon the said studs or pro jections.

It is obvious that theinterlocking studs and the corresponding openings for their reception may be placed at any desired points. Fig. 8 and the right half of Fig. 1 show two such studs in the longitudinal line through the terret-hole 11, and adapted to receive and secureboth the skirt and the back-band.

In the left half of Fig. 1, in order to illustrate how the skirt may be secured near its edges by means of such studs, the tree 1 is shown in section along the line as 3/ of Figs. 9

and 10, the View being in the direction indii cated by the arrows r and r, adjacent to said figures; but the back-band 3 is shown in section through the middle, thus showing the holes for the studs,which pass through it, and the jockey7 is shown in section along theline s s of Figs. 9 and 10, and just beyond the middle row of bosses, 6, while the skirt 2 is shown up to the point a only, Fig. 1, and in section, its position, however, being the vacant space between the tree and back-band. The skirt 2 may be permanently stitched along its edges at 8 to the pad 14, and the middle of the skirt is split down from the upper end to the lower end of the tree, as shown by the line a b, Figs. 8 and 9. By turning the skirt outward from the split a b the tree-plate 1 may be inserted at the upper end and slipped down into place.

Where there isno bridge on the tree-plate,

and where there are interlocking lugs in the center of the tree only, then a hole, 11, is punched out of the center of the skirt for the terret-screw, as shown in Fig. 9, and holes are punched for the bosses 6 or the pins 4, as the case may be. Where there is a raised bridge, as 10 in Figs. 1 and 8, a hole must be cut away large enough to fit over the bridge. Since number of holes in the upper end of the backband it can be fastened at different places to the studs or pins 4, between the tree-plate and jockey, thus allowing the said back-band to be lengthened or shortened, as desired. On the right hand in Fig. 1 the backband 3 is shown let out and as held by the lower pin, 4, passing through the upper hole in said band.

For the purpose of changing the length of the back-band,any desired number of studs or pins 4 may be located along the center of the jockey ortree; hence, as shown in- Figs. 11 and 12, the buckle at the horses side may, in some instances, be dispensed with and the shaft or tug-loop 9 be made in common with the backhand, and all the adjustment of the length be made at the saddle.

In Figs. 11 and 12, c d is the place where the shaft-loop 9 is usually buckled to the backband 3, and 13 is a loop through which a rounded portion of the back-band passes.

It will be seen that the skirt and back-band are both capable of adjustment with relation to the tree and jockey, while the back-band can be adjusted in length, either at its place of attachment to the saddle or by means of a buckle at the horses side.

The formation of the skirts with central longitudinal slits facilitates their attachment to-the saddle-tree, and when the jockeys and terretsare in position the parts are firmly connected in such a manner as to avoid any liability of accidental displacement. The parts can, however, be readily detached for adjustment or for changes in trimmings.

By arranging the connecting studs or pins so as to'engage bosses onthe upper side of the jockey a neat ornamental finish is secured, the parts are more firmly braced than usual, and the access of moisture to the interior of the saddle is effectually prevented.

I am aware that it is not new to connect the tree and jockey by means of pins or screws or lugs on one part engaging openings in the other, or to adj ustably secure the skirts and straps by such means; but this I do not claim, broadly.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The combination, with a saddle-tree and a metallic jockey, one of which is provided on its upper side with recessed bosses, of a skirt and a back-band adjustably located between said tree and jockey, and pins or studs passed through said skirt and backhand and engaged in said bosses, substantially as de scribed.

2. The combination of asaddle-treehavirrg studs projecting from its upper side, ajocke-y provided on its upper side with recessed boss es for receiving said studs, and a skirt and back-band located between said tree and jockey, and provided with perforations for the passage of said studs, substantially as described. I

3. The combination,,with a harnesssaddle tree and .its pad, of skirts permanently attached near their edges to the pad and split down the middle,and cut out to accommodate the tree and its trimmings and facilitate attachment to the tree-plate, substantiallyas described.

4. The combination of the saddle-tree 1,the

jockey 7, pad 14, skirts 2, stitched to said pad and passed between the tree and jockey, the back-band 3, and tug-loop 9, made in common,

skirts, and jockey to the saddle-tree, substantially as described. V

5. The combination, with the saddle-tree 1 and thejockey 7, one of which is providedon its upper side with recessed bosses 6, of the back-band 3,and thesplit skirts 2, located between said jockey and tree, and the pins or studs 4, passed through said skirts and backbands and engaged in said bosses, substantially as described.

EDWARD L. MOCLAIN.

Witnesses:

W. A. ANDERSON,

A. M. MAOKERLEY.

0 and the pins 4, connecting said back band, I

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