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US 4,033,097 AGranted
Riding saddle
OwnerMichel Petitinventor
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Abstract
The saddle has a seat formed by two inflatable cushions disposed on each side of the median plane of the saddle. A pommel constituted by an upwardly projecting inflatable curved element is assembled with the front edge of the cushions. An inflatable cantle is assembled with the rear edge of the seat.
Claims15
A riding saddle structure comprising in combination:
- a seat for directly receiving the body of the rider, which seat consists essentially of two inflatable cushions disposed on each side of the median plane of the saddle structure;
- and a pommel which consists essentially of an upwardly projecting substantially flexible and substantially inflatable curved structure, a flexible interconnection of the curved structure and a front edge of the cushions, the front part of the saddle structure deriving a relative rigidity solely from the bending of said flexible interconnection to a downwardly concave configuration to the exclusion of a conventional bow, and means to attach the saddle to a horse.
A flexible riding saddle structure comprising in combination:
- a flexible seat for directly receiving the body of the rider, which seat consists essentially of two inflatable and flexible air cushions disposed on each side of the median plane of the saddle structure, the cushions terminating short of the quarters of the saddle structure;
- a pommel which consists essentially of a substantially flexible and substantially inflatable arch-shaped curved structure attached to and upwardly projecting from the front of the seat, a flexible interconnection of the curved structure and the cushions, the bending of said flexible interconnection of the pommel and cushions to a downwardly concave configuration imparting sufficient rigidity to permit avoiding the use of a rigid bow in the saddle structure, and means to attach the saddle to a horse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.