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US 11,008,212 B2Granted
Saddles with eccentric or interchangeable saddle horn assemblies
OwnerAdrian E. McPhaulinventor
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Abstract
Specialized saddles and components for specialized saddles. In some embodiments, the saddles may include one or more saddle horns that may be placed nearer one side of the saddle than the other. In certain embodiments, the saddle horn may be detachable, allowing different saddle horns to be used with a single saddle assembly or for multiple positions on a single saddle assembly where the saddle horn may be located for use.
Claims18
A specialized saddle system comprising:
- a saddle for riding, the saddle including a saddle fork;
- a plurality of horn mounting recesses extending into the saddle fork from an upper surface of the fork;
- each horn mounting recess having a first retention locking member disposed therein;
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- at least a first detachable saddle horn, the at least first detachable saddle horn comprising a columnar stem portion and a head portion, wherein the columnar stem portion includes a counterpart locking structure that receives at least a portion of the first retention locking member therein when the columnar stem portion of the detachable saddle horn is inserted into a selected horn mounting recess of the plurality of horn mounting recesses to thereby retain the detachable saddle horn in the selected horn mounting recess.
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A detachable horn mounting system for a specialized saddle, comprising:
- a a plurality of anchor bodies for attachment to a saddle fork,
- a plurality of horn mounting recesses embedded in the fork and accessible at an upper surface of the saddle fork for use, each horn mounting recess of the plurality of horn mounting recesses corresponding to an anchor body of the plurality of anchor bodies for attachment to a saddle fork;
- a retention locking member disposed in each horn mounting recess of the plurality of horn mounting recesses;
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- at least a first detachable saddle horn, the at least first detachable saddle horn comprising a columnar stem portion and a head portion, wherein the columnar stem portion includes a counterpart locking structure for interacting with the retention locking member when the detachable saddle horn is inserted into a selected horn mounting recess of the plurality of horn mounting recesses from the upper surface of the saddle fork to retain the horn in the selected horn mounting recess in the saddle fork.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.