US351706A

US351706A - Saddle-pad

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Publication number: US351706A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1886-10-26
Anticipated expiration: 1903-10-26

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, UNITED STATES vPATENT OFFICEo ANDREAS MLLER, ORHOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA.

SADDLE-PAD.

SPECIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,706, dated October 26,1886. Application filed January 30, 1886. Serial N10. 190,341. (No model.)

To allllwwm t may concern:

Be it known that I', ANDREAS MLLER, of Homestead, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Unde1Sad dles, of which the following is a specication.

The object of this invention is to provide an.

under-sadd1e for cart-harness, riding-saddles, and other purposes, by which the back ofthe horse is protected against chang, as the strain is removed to some extent from the spine and transferred to the sides of the body..

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lrepresents a side elevation of my improved nnder-saddle for harness and riding saddles, and 2,a vertical transverse section on lineas x,

Referring to the drawings, A represents an under saddle for cart-harness, riding-saddles, 85e., which under-saddle is made of two layers of canvas or other suitable material, having two padded end ribs, b b, and two separate series of padded ribs, a q., extending between the end ribs, b b, on opposite sides of the Saddle. The intermediate or middle portion of the saddle A, which extends between the separate series of cylindrical ribs a, is

The endA ribs, b' b, together with the 'lower ribs,`a a, constitute a padded border all around the: saddle. The border ribs, a b, are preferably re-enforced by an exterior layer of leather or other suitable material. The lowermost side ribs, a, of the saddle A are provided with guidestraps d d, through which the straps for the supportingloops ofthe cart-shafts are passed. When the harncsssaddle is used as an under-saddle for a riding-saddle, the belly-strap ofthe 'ridingsaddle is passed through said Strap, so as to retain thereby'the under-saddle in position.

In place of the guide-straps d d, short'leather straps e, with knotted ends c', may be used, by which the under-saddle is connected to slitted Straps of the cart-yoke or riding-saddle, as the case may be, so as to be prevented from shifting its position. The under-saddle has the advantage that no pressure is exerted on the spine of the horse, but mainlyon the sides of the horse, which are protected against @hating or other injury by padded ribs of' the undersaddle. The under-saddle can also be used for the harness of plows, agricultural machines, and the like.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A saddle-pad having two padded end ribs and two separate series of padded ribs eXtend ing between the end ribs on opposite sides of the saddle, and a plain or unpadded portion between the separates'eries of cylindrical ribs, said pad being provided with short straps e, provided with knotted ends e', Substantially as described. Y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my namein presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREAS MULLER. XVitnesses:

N. SCHWARTZ, A. LQUERK.