US851784A - Cart-saddle for harness. - Google Patents

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No. 851,784. PATENTBD APR. 30, 1907.

G. J. THEOBALD.

CART SADDLE FOR HARNESS.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 17. 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

GEORGE J TI-IEOBALD, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF TWO-THIBDS TO HAR-RY Il. REED, OF

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application tiled October 17,1906. Serial No. 339,332.

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. THEOBALD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, county of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Cart-Saddles for Harnesses, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to cart saddles for harnesses and has Vfor its object to provide a -novel saddle which may be readily adjusted to iit horses of diiferent shape without rendering the saddle bulky and without the necessity of using large and thick pads.

The invention also has'for its object to provide a ventilated pad which will not become sweat-soaked and consequently hard as the-stuffed pads nowcommonlyin use will do.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view partly in section of my improved cart saddle; Fig. 2 is a bottoni plan view of one side of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the locking member for holding b oth sections in adjusted position.

In the form in which I have herein chosen to illustrate my invention, the usual bow to which the pad holders are secured is made in two sections which are hinged to each other or flexibly connected together, and each section carries one of the pads, so that by moving the bow sections relative to each other the pads may be adjusted to lit horses of 'dii ferent shapes. The two sections of the bow are designated in the drawings by 3 and 4 respectively, and they are 'flexibly connected at their inner ends in some suitable way as by a hinge 5 or its equivalent. 6 is the usual chain which passes over the bow and lies in a groove or channel therein. This chain leads to the thill straps as usual.

Secured to each section of the bow is a padv support 7 of any suitable or usual construction to which the pad is secured. The pad herein shown is of novel construction, it coinprising a hollow perforated member 8, prei erably of metal which is carried by the pad support and which may or may not have a padded face as desired. When in place this perforated member is spaced from the pad support, thereby 'forming between it and said pad support a chamber 1() which being filled with air serves to keep the pad thoroughly ventilated. The face of the perforated niember S may be covered with any suitable padding 11, such as felt, hair, or any other material, or said pad may be used without any exterior padding, in which case the perforated face of the foundation wouldv rest directly on the horse. The pad supports 7 are rigidly secured to the bow in any suitable way, as by means of screws 12.

By making the bow in two sections 3 and fl which are joined together, as at 5, the pads may be adjusted toward and from each other to lit the back of any horse, and because of this adjustment it is not necessary to use such thick heavy padding of hair or felt as is the case where the saddle structure is a rigid one. If the horse is a fat, round horse, the two sections of the bow may be adjusted to the full line position Fig. 1, while if the horse is thin or has a sharp back, the section of the bow may be adjusted into lthe dotted line position thus carrying the pads nearer together and into position to 'fit the horses back. It is desirable to provide for locking the sections of the'bow in any adjusted position, and for this purpose I have provided the lock 13 which is made so that it will both lock or hold both sections in adjusted position and serve to stillen the bow at the joint. For this purpose I prefer the form of lock shown in Fig. 3 which comprises the two side flanges 1S that are connected by the bridgepiece 17. The side llanges 1S straddle the bow section 3 and are pivoted thereto, as at 14, and one of said side pieces is provided with notches 15 which are adapted to 'lit over a pin or projecten 16 extending laterally from the b ow section L1. By lninging any one of the notches 15 into engagement with the pin 16, both sections can be held at the desired angle relative to each. other. The two side flanges 18 of the lock just lit against the sides of the bow, and as said side pieces bridge the joint of tbe bow they serve to hold the bow sections in abutment and prevent them from twisting relative to each other sufficiently to put any undue strain upon the hinge 5. It will be noted that the chain 6 extends under the bridge-piece 17, and the latter, therefore, serves as a means for holding the chain in place. This form of lock, therefore, is one which acts both to hold the bow sections in adjusted position relative to l together of a pad carried by each section of each other, and also actsto stiien the joint and prevent the bow sections from twisting. The above construction of pad is one which will not become sweat-soaked and stilll as the solid pads of hair, felt, etc. now in common USB.

The drawings show one embodiment only of my invention, and therefore the latter is not limited to the constructional details herein shown.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-v ters Patent is :v

l. In a cart saddle, the combination with a grooved bow made in two sections jointed together and means at the joint of the bow to hold the bow sections in adjusted position and to hold the chain in the groove of the bow, of a pad support rigidly secured to each section, a perforated metal member secured to each pad support and spaced therefrom, and a padding covering the tace ol'" the perforated metal member.

2. ln a cart saddle, the combination with a grooved bow made in two sections jointed together ot a pao support rigidly secured to each section, a perforated metal member secured to each pad support and spaced therefrom, a padding covering the tace of the per- .1

forated metal member, and a pivoted notched locking device carried-by one bow section and adapted to embrace the other section and to engage projections thereon thereby to hold the sections in adjusted position.

3. In a cart saddle, the combination with a grooved bow made in two sections jointed the bow, and a lock hinged to one bow section, said look comprising two side flanges which overlie the sides or' the bow section, one of which has notches to engage a projection extending from the other bow section.

4. In a cart saddle, the combination with a grooved bow made in two sections jointed together of a pad carried by each section olE the bow, and means shaped to embrace the bow sections at the joint of the bow and adapted both to hold the bow in adjusted position and to prevent the sections of the bow from twisting.

5. In a cart saddle, the combination with a grooved bow made in two sections jointed together ol: a pad carried by each section oi' the bow, and means at the joint of the bow both to hold the bow sections in adjusted position and to hold the chain inthe groove of the bow.

6. In a cart saddle, the combination with a grooved bow made in two sections jointed together of a pad carried by each section of the bow, a chain occupying the groove of the bow, and a lock hinged to one bow section and having two side flanges which overlie the sides of the bow and which are connected by a bridge that extends across the groove, one olz said llanges having notches to engage a projection extending from the bow section.

ln testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this specification, in the presence ot' two subscribing` witnesses.

GEO. J THEOBALD. WTitnesses A. REED, H. H. REED.

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