Animal pack saddle
OwnerRex A. Summerfieldinventor
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an animal pack saddle with a pivotally and adjustably mounted side board that is contoured to the shape of the pack animal. The cross bucks of the present invention have upwardly extending hook arms forming rings through which bag or pannier straps may be securely looped, as well as hung. Also disclosed is a saddle pad with closeable pockets for securing the side boards.
Claims23
An animal pack saddle comprising:
- at least two cross bucks, each cross buck having at least two downwardly splayed arms, each arm having a bottom end,
- at least two side boards, each side board being pivotally mounted on shafts located at the bottom ends of the arms,
- a plurality of bores at the bottom ends of the arms, said bores receiving the shafts and allowing the pivotally mounted side boards to be adjustably mounted on the arms.
An animal pack saddle comprising a cross buck having upwardly splayed hook arms, wherein the hook arms have top ends, and the top ends form rings sized to receive straps through the rings.
Side boards for an animal pack saddle, each side board comprising a bottom surface contoured to conform to a shape of a side of a pack animal where the side board rests, and a cut-out in each side board at the pack animal's shoulder blade.
A saddle pad for an animal pack saddle comprising a top surface with a pocket, wherein the pocket is sized to receive a pack saddle side board, and further comprising a fastener to close the pocket and secure the sideboard therein.
A method for making side boards for an animal pack saddle, comprising the steps of:
- Taking a mold of a pack animal's side and obtaining a contoured shape of the pack animal's side therefrom, and
- forming a side board with a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface has a contoured shape equivalent to the mold of the pack animal's side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.