US895707A - Saddletree-bar and steel fork. - Google Patents

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"No. 895,707. PATENTBD AUG. 11, 1908.

M I J. P. WROE.

,SADDLETREE BAR AND STEEL PORK.

APPLIdATION FILED 0UT. 6, 19.06.

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PATENTED AUG. 11, 1903. J. P. WROE. I SADDLETREE BAR AND STEEL FORK.

APPLIGATION FILED 0OT.6, 1906.

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attain UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES P. WROE, OF LAGRANGE, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE J. MAUER, OF

LAGRANGE, TEXAS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Patented Aug. 11, 1908.

Application filed October 6, 1906. Serial No. 337,794.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES P. WRoE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lagrange, in the county of Fayette and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saddletree-Bars and Steel Forks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to saddles, and has for an' object to provide a saddle-tree embodying new and improved elements of convenience, strength and comfort.

A further object of the invention is to provide a metallic saddle-fork and improved ineans for connecting the saddle-fork to the A further object of the invention is to provide a saddle-tree having a bar and an improved metallic fork rigidly connected therewith and with the gullet ortion of the saddle completed by means 0 a curved wooden member rigidly connected with the fork.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a saddle-tree improved adjustable stirrup-leather securing device.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a saddle a tree having a curvature arranged to permit the rider to secure himself firmly upon the said saddle by locking his legs beneath and into the curvature.

A further object of the invention is to provide a saddle-tree bar so arranged as to hold the ground seat out of contact with the back of the animal ridden and permit a current of air through the saddle at all times.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved saddle-tree com rising the bar, the metallic fork and stirrup leather fastening device. Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the frame portions shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the improved saddle-tree frame taken on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the improved tree member or fork. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the improved adj ustable stirrup leather securing means.

Like characters of reference designate corviews.

' The saddle-tree forming the subject-matter of this application, comprises spaced bars 10 of substantially the ordinary construction, but referably formed thicker than usual to hol d the ground seat of saddle out of contact with the horses back and at the same time permit a circulation of air through the tree and between the raised bars. The bars 10 are connected at their rear ends by means of the usual curved frame portion 11 provided with a curved opening 13 to arch over the horses back.

At the forward end the bars 10 are rigidly secured together by means of the fork 14 shown in perspective in Fig. 4, and comprising the legs 15 and 16, forming the arched gullet 17 of the saddle-tree. The fork member 14 is provided with reversely inclined.

portions 18 and 19 arranged to conform substantially to the inclination of the bars 10 and rigidly secured thereto by means of staple rivets 2O engaging within notches 21 at the extremities of the legs 15 and 16. The fork 14 is preferably formed of metal and to provide the desired roll, as 22, without adding undue weight to the saddle-tree is formed hollow or concave as shown at 23 in Fig. 4.

The fork 14 is also provided with openings 24 through which are inserted screws 25 positioned andproportioned to be inserted into and engage a gullet portion 26 preferably formed of wood. The fork is further provided with a clip bolt 27 having a head 28, which prevents the said clip from being dislocated relative to the tree and having its end 29 bent over and embracing the gullet member26 and secured, if necessary, by means of a screw or other fastening 30.

The bars 10 are provided with depressions or indentations 31 arranged and proportioned to accommodate an adjustable stirrup leather securing means, shown as a whole at 33 and comprising each a semi-flexible nietallic strap provided with spaced openings as 34 in one part and 35 in the opposite member and with oppositely disposed openings 36. The stirrup leather securing device is folded as at 37 embracing a rigid bar 38 and provided with openings 39 adjacent the said bar and formed through both members of the fastening. The fastening device is secured to embrace thebars 10.and within the depressions 31 as by the rivets or other fastening means arid 41, and with the openings 39 and bar 38 disposed at opposite sides of the saddle and below the bars 10.

The fork 14 is continued at its upper end to form the usual pommel 42, and the entire structure, formed as described, is preferably covered with any approved covering sheet, preferably rawhide, in substantially the usual manner, except that the said cover or envelop is sewed near the inner edges of the bars 10 in the position shown at 43, being in such position as not to engage or injure the back of the horse. To further accommodate the stirrup leather fastening device the fork 14 is formed adjacent its lower end with a cut-out portion 44, whereby the strap 33 may be disposed further forward u on the bars 10 and somewhat beneath the ro lshown at 22. The cut-out portion 44 is also arranged to fit under the ground seat.

It is to be understood that the device shown and described illustrates only the frame-work of a saddle-tree upon which the superstructure is erected and the superstructure may embody any usual and improved form and configuration. It is to be especially noted that the fork 14 is provided with a bulged portion 22 forming the rearwardly extending roll beneath which the rider may clasp or grip his legs to retain his seat upon the saddle and to prevent being thrown therefrom. The fork composed of metal, as described, is rigidly secured to the bars 10 and designed to provide a tree of the desired and necessary form and to present the necessary strength and rigidity to withstand the strains of riding, roping and all other strains to which the saddle is normally or extraordinarily subjected.

The stirrup leather securing device is arranged to be used upon saddles of various sizes and by reason of the spaced registering openings may embrace and be secured upon bars of various sizes. With the use of the stirrup leather securing means the stirrup leather or strap extends only thereto and is removable therefrom so that in case of breakage or other accident the stirrup leather may be cheaply replaced while the stirrup fastening means provides a device of great strength and economy, saving a very consid erable amount of leather in each pair of stirrup leathers and also lessening the labor required to build up the ground seat.

What Iclaim is 1. In a saddle-tree, a stirrup leather fastening device comprising a sheet of semi-flexible material folde upon a rigid bar and provided with registering openings adjacent the bar, and with one end longer than the other and arranged to fold over and upon the shorter end and provided with spaced registering openings adapted to receive fastening means.

2; In a saddletree, a branched fork embodying rearwardly extending rolls defining hollows in the vertical sides conforming substantially with the rolls.

3. In a saddle tree, a branched fork having rearwardly extending roll portions cut away at the lower end along reversely inclined lines, notched extensions formed upon the ends of the branched fork, and means embracing the notched extensions adapted for securing the tree to the saddle bar.

4. In a saddle tree, a branched fork embodying rearwardly extending roll portions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES P. WROE.

Witnesses:

W. L. J ONES, J. B. STAVINOLIA.

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