EP1156982B1 - Saddle tree - Google Patents
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- EP1156982B1 EP1156982B1 EP99973405A EP99973405A EP1156982B1 EP 1156982 B1 EP1156982 B1 EP 1156982B1 EP 99973405 A EP99973405 A EP 99973405A EP 99973405 A EP99973405 A EP 99973405A EP 1156982 B1 EP1156982 B1 EP 1156982B1
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- saddle
- horse
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- spring members
- side flaps
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B68—SADDLERY; UPHOLSTERY
- B68C—SADDLES; STIRRUPS
- B68C1/00—Saddling equipment for riding- or pack-animals
- B68C1/02—Saddles
- B68C1/025—Saddle-trees
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- This invention relates to saddle trees, that is to say frames which are used in horse saddles according to claim 1 to provide strength and shape therefore.
- Saddle trees have been used in horse saddles for very many years and many different designs have been proposed, it being necessary to consider the anatomy of the horse, the anatomy of the rider and the balance of the saddle and the rider on the horse's body.
- Typical saddle trees are shown, for example, in US Patent 4,965,988 (Anderson), PCT Application No. PCT/GB97/02192 (Huggins), and PCT Application No. PCT/US97/20013 (Coffin).
- known saddle trees do not satisfactorily meet all of the above-mentioned desired criteria with respect to the rider.
- a saddle tree has an arched body portion shaped to fit over a horse's back, a pair of laterally-spaced fork members which project downwardly from opposite sides of the arched body portion so as to extend downwardly on opposite sides of a horse's body when in use and a pair of laterally-spaced independently resiliently deflectable spring members projecting rearwardly from the arched body portion.
- the spring members are of blade-like shape curved to conform with the shape of a horse's back and have a length sufficient to extend along at least eight vertebrae when in use and a lateral spacing causing at least laterally-inner rear-edge portions thereof to rest on the relevant vertebrae when in use.
- the spring members may have laterally-inner edges which, in plan view, are substantially parallel and laterally-outer edges which diverge in a curved manner from the arched body portion to a maximum just beyond halfway along their length and then converge towards their rear ends.
- a saddle tree 10 for a horse saddle is formed as an integral molding of suitable synthetic plastic material and has an arched body 12 shaped to fit across a horse's back, a pair of laterally-spaced fork members 14 projecting downwardly from opposite sides of the arched body portion 12 so as to extend downwardly on opposite sides of the horse's back, and a pair of laterally-spaced independently resiliently deflectable spring members 16 extending rearwardly from the arched body portion 12.
- the spring members 16 are of blade-like shape curved to conform with the shape of a horse's back and having a length sufficient to extend along about eight vertebrae thereof and a lateral spacing such that at least laterally-inner rear edge portions 18 thereof to rest on the vertebrae (as will be described in more detail later).
- the spring members 16 have laterally-inner edges 20 which, in plan view (see Fig. 2), and substantially parallel and laterally-outer edges 22 which diverge in a curved manner from the arched body portion 12 to a maximum just beyond halfway along the length thereof and then curved towards their rear ends.
- the spring members 16 have a length of about 33 cm (13 inches) and a spacing between the inner edges 20 of about 3,14 to 3,17 cm (1.24 to 1.5 inches).
- the maximum width of each spring member 16 is approximately 6,98 cm (2.75 inches).
- Fig. 4 shows the saddle tree 10 incorporated in a saddle 24.
- the saddle 24 has a conventional flexible leather saddle portion 25 with a seat part 26 and side flaps 28 extending downwardly from opposite sides thereof so as to extend downwardly on opposite sides of a horse's back.
- the fork members 14 extend into pockets 30 provided on the side slaps 38 and the spring members 16 extend into pockets 32 provided in the.rear portion of the seat part 26 rearwardly of the side flaps 28.
- Stirrup-mounting brackets 34 are secured to the fork members 14 and arched body portion 12 and girth straps 36 are mounted on the spring members 16 adjacent the arched body portion 12.
- Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view showing how the saddle tree 10 sits on a horse's back and it will be noted that the spring members 16 extend over eight vertebrae 38.
- a saddle tree in accordance with the invention, such as the saddle tree 10 described above, enables a saddle incorporating the tree to be a substantial improvement over prior art saddles, both for the horse and for the rider.
- the fork members 114 of the saddle tree 110 may be loop-shaped, with the spring members 116 being substantially the same as in the previously-described embodiment.
- the fork members 214 of the saddle tree 210 may be hook-shaped, again with the spring members 216 being the same as before.
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Claims (2)
- A horse saddle (24) having:a flexible saddle portion including a seat part (26) and side flaps (28) extending downwardly from opposite sides thereof, the seat part (26) having a rear portion extending rearwardly of the side flaps, each side flap having a pocket (30) and the rear portion of the seat part having pockets (32) extending rearwardly of the side flaps, anda saddle tree (10) having an arched body portion (12) shaped to fit across a horse's back,a pair of laterally-spaced fork members (14) which project downwardly from opposite sides of the arched body portion (12) so as to extend downwardly on opposite sides of a horse's body when in use, anda pair of laterally-spaced independently resiliently deflectable spring members (16) projecting rearwardly from the arched body portion (12), said spring members (16) being of blade-like shape curved to conform with the shape of a horse's back and having a lateral spacing causing at least laterally-inner rear-edge portions thereof to-rest on the relevant vertebrae of a horse's back when in use,said fork members (14) extending into respective pockets (30) of the side flaps, characterised in that said spring members (16) extend into respective pockets (32) in the rear portion of the seat part rearwardly of the side flaps.
- A saddle (24) according to Claim 1 wherein in plan view the independently resiliently deflectable spring members (16) of the saddle have laterally-inner edges which are substantially parallel and laterally-outer edges which diverge in a curved manner from the arched body portion to a maximum just beyond halfway along their length and then converge towards their rear ends.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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CA 2255428 CA2255428A1 (en) | 1998-12-11 | 1998-12-11 | Saddle tree |
CA2255428 | 1998-12-11 | ||
PCT/CA1999/001133 WO2000035805A1 (en) | 1998-12-11 | 1999-11-26 | Saddle tree |
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EP1156982A1 EP1156982A1 (en) | 2001-11-28 |
EP1156982B1 true EP1156982B1 (en) | 2004-02-25 |
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EP99973405A Expired - Lifetime EP1156982B1 (en) | 1998-12-11 | 1999-11-26 | Saddle tree |
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EP (1) | EP1156982B1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU1369500A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2255428A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69915136T2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2000035805A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (6)
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GB0322416D0 (en) | 2003-09-25 | 2003-10-29 | Thorowgood Ltd | Saddle |
EP1785390A1 (en) * | 2005-11-11 | 2007-05-16 | Spirig, Hans | Saddle with saddle tree head |
NL2003234C2 (en) * | 2009-07-17 | 2011-01-18 | Hans Zuidweg Bestfit Zadelmaker | DRIVEL SADDLE FOR A LAST ANIMAL AND SADDLE TREE. |
FR2972438B1 (en) * | 2011-03-10 | 2014-02-14 | Sellerie De Nontron | HITCH SEAT SEAT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME |
DE102014017363A1 (en) | 2014-11-24 | 2016-05-25 | Thomas Loeffler | Dynamically adapting saddle tree for a riding or carrying saddle |
DE102015004942A1 (en) | 2015-04-17 | 2016-10-20 | Thomas Loeffler | Load distribution structure, in particular for use as a saddle tree in a riding saddle, based on extremely preformed and yielding bending beams |
Citations (1)
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US4965988A (en) * | 1989-02-07 | 1990-10-30 | Anderson Derrick A | Saddle tree |
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FR373187A (en) * | 1906-10-22 | 1907-05-04 | Rudolf Gulleaume | Strap steel saddle bow with supports for the seat on the side plates |
FR2362788A1 (en) * | 1976-08-25 | 1978-03-24 | Verdier Henri | RIDING SADDLE WITH METAL ARCON WITH OR WITHOUT KNOB |
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- 1998-12-11 CA CA 2255428 patent/CA2255428A1/en not_active Abandoned
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- 1999-11-26 AU AU13695/00A patent/AU1369500A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-11-26 WO PCT/CA1999/001133 patent/WO2000035805A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1999-11-26 EP EP99973405A patent/EP1156982B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-11-26 DE DE69915136T patent/DE69915136T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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US4965988A (en) * | 1989-02-07 | 1990-10-30 | Anderson Derrick A | Saddle tree |
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AU1369500A (en) | 2000-07-03 |
WO2000035805A1 (en) | 2000-06-22 |
DE69915136D1 (en) | 2004-04-01 |
EP1156982A1 (en) | 2001-11-28 |
DE69915136T2 (en) | 2004-12-02 |
CA2255428A1 (en) | 2000-06-11 |
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