Saddle girth
AssigneeHammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd
InventorKenneth John Bates
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Abstract
A saddle girth for an equestrian saddle comprises a main belt carrying buckles for attachment of the girth to girth straps of the saddle, and an air bag attached to a side of the main belt facing towards the chest of the horse, the air bag being so positioned that it acts to distribute the load in the area of the sternum. In the preferred embodiment the straps and the main belt are of non-elastic material, and the straps are attached to the main belt via at least one elastic strap, the main belt being of a construction such that it will not bow transversely under the effect of applied tension.
Claims14
A saddle girth for an equestrian saddle, comprising a main belt carrying buckles for attachment of the girth to girth straps of the saddle, and an air bag attached to a side of the main belt facing towards the chest of the horse, the air bag being so positioned that it acts to distribute the load in the area of the sternum.
A saddle girth according to claim. 3, wherein the main belt is formed of a non-elastic material of such construction that when under load it does not bow transversely under the effect of tension.
A saddle girth for an equestrian saddle comprising a main belt carrying buckles for attachment of the girth to girth straps of the saddle, an air bag positioned at a side of the main belt facing towards the chest of the horse, and an outer casing of a relatively soft flexible material for the main belt with air bag, wherein the air bag is generally flat and filled within its interior with a resiliently compressible open cell foam and contains air at atmospheric pressure, the air bag being so mounted that it is able to bend to follow the curvature of the chest without bowing transversely under the effect of tension applied to the girth and to distribute the loading in the area of the sternum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.