US332100A

US332100A - Harness-saddle

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Publication number: US332100A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1885-12-08
Anticipated expiration: 1902-12-08

Description

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HARNESS'SADDLE.

No. 332,100. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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E. L. MOGLAIN. HARNESS SADDLE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWVARD L. MOOLAIN, OF GREENFIELD, OHIO.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,100, dated December 8, 1885.

Application filed August 30, 1884. Serial No. 141,991. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

v Be it known that I, EDWARD L. MCCLAIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Greenfield, in the county of Highland and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Harness-Saddles,of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a gigsaddle which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, capable of being easily taken apart and put together, and so constructed that certain parts may be interchangeable to adapt the saddle to various styles of harness-trimmings,whereby the saddle can be readily made to correspond with different styles of harness.

My invention consists in certain novel combinations of parts comprising a saddleseat cast in one piece with a bifurcated tree-yoke of peculiar construction, and a saddle-tree to which said yoke is detachably secured, the saddle-tree being so made as to facilitate the attachment and removal of interchangeable jockeys and trimmings, as hereinafter set forth.

In the annexed drawiugs,illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is a sectional end view of a saddle-tree with yoke and seat cast together. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of a complete gig-saddle with one form of jockey, and made according to my invention. Fig. 3 is a view ofthe under side of tree-plate. Fig. 4 is a view of the under side of pocket-plate. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the saddle-seat and yoke with attached check-rein hook, and shows the under side of the tree-plate and burr-pocket. Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the saddle-seat as cut away from the tree-yoke along the line a b of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 7 is a top view of the tree with treeyoke removed. Fig. 8 is a plan of the saddle-tree with skirts and iron jockey. Fig. 9 is a plan of the tree with skirts, iron jockey, leather jockey, and jockey-strips. Fig. 10 is atransverse section of the saddle on the line 0 d of Fig. 8. Fig. 11 is a similar section on the line of of Fig. 9. Fig. 12 is a plan of terret nut or burr. Fig. 13 is a longitudinal section ofsame. Fig. letshows how the yoke-branches fit down around the terret-bridge and burrpocket.

The saddle-tree consists of plates 1,that may be connected to a tree-yoke, 2, by means of screws 3, the yoke center being shaped to fit upon and over a corresponding tree center,as shown in h igs. 1 and 2. This tree-yoke is cast in one piece with the saddle-seat 4,and has on each side forked branches 2, adapted to fit the tree without interfering with the raised bridges 5 on the tree-plate, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Each tree-plate is provided with an opening, 6, that is partly covered on the outside of said plate by a raised bridge, 5, formed thereon. The under side of the tree-plate is recessed,as shown in- Fig. 3, for the attachment ofa pocket-plate, 7, having a depression or pocket, 8, that comes beneath the opening 6 in the treeplate. This pocket-plate is secured to the tree-plate by screws or rivets 9, as shown in Fig. 4. The tree-plates 1 also have openings 10, for the passage of the screws 3, by which the combined saddle seat and yoke is attached, and the tree-plate center, yoke, saddle-seat, and attaching end of the check-rein hook 11 have each an opening through which is passed a headed screw-bolt, 12, by which said parts are connected, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 5.

The object of providing the tree plate 1 with a raised bridge, 5, is to permit the pocket 8 in the plate 7 being made of less depth than would be required if the bridge 5 were not raised more or less above the surface of the tree-plate. It will be seen that the pocket or recess for reception of the terret-nut 13 is thus formed partly in the tree-plate and partly in the pocket-plate, thereby avoiding excessive thickness of either plate. This construction also strengthens the parts and allows the saddle-tree to be made without undue projections on the inner side.

In the pocket Sis placedanut orburr, 13, for engaging the screwthreaded shank 14 of the terret 15. The pocket-plate 7 is formed at its lower end with an extension, 16, that serves as a stay. This pocketplate is secured to the under recessed side of the tree-plate by means of screws or rivets 9, as before mentioned, and when the parts are so secured the burr 13 can be readily slippedinto its pocket 8 orremoved therefrom through the opening 6 without disconnecting or otherwise disturbing the adjacent parts.

By referring to Figs. 1 and 2 it will be seen that where the seat 4 and yoke 2 merge or unite there is an intervening part, which is 1o casting, and to provide the sides of the seat with projecting edges, that will turn the rein off onto the jockeys and not allow it to get behind thejockey ends andinside ofthe saddle. The attaching end of the check-rein hook 11 is flat and rectangular in cross-section, a correspondingly-formed recess for its reception being formed partly in the under side of the tree-yoke center and partly in the upper side of the saddle-tree center. A square hole is made through the front end of the seat and tree-yoke for the screw-bolt 12, the threaded shank of which passes through a round hole in the attaching end of the check-rein hook, the parts being secured by a nut, 20, on the lower-end of said screw-bolt. A square hole, 21, slightly larger than the nut 20, is formed in the front end of the saddle-tree, so thatwhen the check-rein hook has been securely attached to the' saddle seat and yoke and the nut 20 3o ha'been turned up close against said yoke, the attached parts just referred to may be placed over and upon the saddle-tree 1 with the nut 20 within the hole 21. The hole 21 thus forms a nut-lock and pocket, in which the nut 20 is held so that it cannot turn, and so that neither it nor the end of the bolt 12 can injure the horses back. It will will also be seen that the square opening 22 in the front end of the saddle-seat 4,'by engaging 4c the square end or head of the bolt 12,will prevent said bolt from turning or working loose. The combined saddle seat and yoke, with attached check-rein hook,having been thus connected and placed upon the saddle-tree, may be secured thereto by screws 3, as before mentioned. This connection between the saddle-tree and the combined yoke and seat is preferably. accomplished by two screws, 8, passed through the tree from the under side may be passed through the yoke and screwed into the tree.

The saddle seat and tree-yoke, as before observed, are cast together in one piece, preferably, of what is known as malleable cast metal. The back-strap loop 23 may be cast either with the tree or the yoke, as preferred, or may be attached in any convenient manner. The center of each skirt 18 is cut out, so that it will fit down around the bridge 5, and the cut or opening so made in the skirt is extended upward sufficiently to permit the burr 13'being inserted into or removed from'the pocket 8 without disturbing any permanent fastenlngs.

The uncovered iron jockey 19 is designed and screwed into the yoke-branches 2 nearthe junction of the yoke and seat; but they more particularly for a cheap class of Work. It may, however, be japanned or finished with an ornamental surface, if desired. This iron 7 jockey is cast in one piece and arched both lengthwise and crosswise, as seen in Figs. 2, 10, and 11, and has a boss, 24, raised above its outer surface to add toits appearance and to form a bearing for the shoulder of the terret- 5 shank.

By referring to Fig. 8 it will be seen that the upper ends of the jockeys 19 are coincident with the raised sides of the yoke center or the v dovetailed sides of the seat, and that they project beyond the ends'of the yoke centerand abut against each other at those points. This construction prevents the jockey from being displaced when secured by the terret-screws only. When the terret 15 is screwed in place, the terret-burr 13 is drawn up against and into'the bridge-hole, and the jockey 19 is sprung upward, so that all the parts are snugly clamped together by the terret-screw. 7

Instead 'of the iron jockey 19 a combined go iron and leather jockey of the same general design may be employed. This construction is illustrated in Figs. 9 and 11, in which an iron jockey, 25, is provided'with a leather covering or exterior jockey, 26. A strip of leather, 27, is tacked to the under side of'the jockey at the holes 28 and projects beyond theedges of the jockey. The finished or leathercovered jockey 27 is-wider than theiron jockey 25, and is sewed along its edges to the edges [00 of the connecting-strip 27 as shown bythe stitch-line 29. The combined leather and'iron jockeys on the opposite sides of the tree are so arranged as to meet both in front of and behind the saddle. The leather connecting- [o5 strips are made'to conform to the upperends of the jockeys at the sides and ends of the seat, but need not extend continuously along the sides of the seat.

This combined ironandleather jockey may be finished in various designs, which maybe interchanged with each other or with the uncovered iron jockey hereinbefore described. The saddle-pads are placed underneath the saddle-tree, and may be attached by lapping 1r 5 the surface material of the pad over the sides of the tree and stitching and drawing it together, or by stitching thesides of the pad to the sides of the skirt, or in any other suitable manner.

It will be observed that when the-terrets 15 are removed the iron jockey 19 or the combined iron and leather jockey 25 26, as the case may be, can be readily removed and replaced by others having adifferent ornamenta- 1 25 tion or trimming. It will also be seen 'that the jockeys can thus be interchanged without? disturbingany of thepermanent fasteningsof the saddle. v

It is obvious that this construction and ar- I 0 'rangement of the parts of a gig-saddlewillpermit various combinations and a varietyof changes in the trimmings and relative expense of harness-saddles, so that'alarge range of styles may be commanded without requiring a dealer to carry a great amount of stock.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A gig-saddle tree having its center provided on the upper surface of its forward end with a recess for the check-rein hook and on its lower surface in front with a nut ineasing and locking recess, in combination with a bifurcated tree-yoke and saddle-seat cast together and recessed on the under side, a checkrein hook, and a screw bolt and nut for connecting the check-rein hook to the yoke and seat, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a gig-saddle, of a saddle seat and yoke cast together, said yoke being provided with forked branches 2, extending down upon the sides of the tree, substantially as described.

3. In a harness-saddle, a bifurcated treeyoke and a saddle-seat cast in one piece, pro vided on each side with a deep recess, 17, dovetailed both vertically and horizontally to facilitate casting, and having the sides of the seat portion of said recesses extended over the sides of the yoke, in combination with a saddle-tree, jockeys, and jockey-skirts, the upper ends of said jockeys and skirts being fitted into the dovetailed recesses, substantially as described.

4. In a harness-saddle, the combination of a saddle-tree, an integral saddle-seat and treeyoke, and a check-rein hook, a recess for the reception of said hook being formed partly in the under side of the tree-yoke center and partly in the upper side of the saddle-tree center, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with a saddle-tree having terretnut pockets and bridges, of a combined seat and yoke having bi furcatedbranches adapted to rest on each side of said bridges, substantially as described.

6. In aharness-saddle, the combination,with 1 the saddle-tree 1, recessed on its upper surface, and having a square opening, 21, ofa saddleseat, 4, and yoke, 2, cast in one piece, and having a square opening through the front end, a check-rein hook, 11, having its attaching end placed between said tree and seat, a screw-bolt, 12, and a nut, 20, substantially as described.

7. In a harness-saddle, the combination of a saddle-tree having pockets 8, a saddle seat and yoke cast together, and provided with recesses 17, the skirts 18, metal jockey 19, having boss 24, the terret-burrs 13, and the terrets 15, substantially as described.

8. Inaharnesssaddle, the combination,with the saddle-tree plates 1, having openings 6 and raised bridges 5, formed on the outer sides of said plates,of the pocket-plates 7, having pockets 8, and secured to the under side of the treeplates, whereby a pocket or recess for the terret-burrs is formed partly in each of said plates, the terret-burrs 13, jockeys 19, and terrets 15, substantially as described.

9. In aharness saddle, the combination,with the tree-plates 1, having openings 6 and bridges 5, of a pocketplate, 7, provided with a pocket, 8, and astay, 16, and secured to the under side of the tree-plate, the skirts 18, jockey, terretburrs, and terrets, substantially as described.

10. In a harnesssaddle, the combination of the saddle tree having burr-pockets 8 and bridges 5, the yoke 2, having bifurcated branches 2" extended .down on the saddle-tree and resting at the sides of said bridges, the skirts, jockeys, terret-burrs, and terrets, substantially as described.

EDWARD L. MOOLAIN.

Witnesses:

W. A. ANDERSON, A. M. MAoKERLEY.