Riding saddle and its method of manufacture
AssigneeSellerie De Nontron
InventorsBenjamin Stéphen Pierre Dominique, Laurent Duray
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Abstract
A riding saddle provided with a semirigid tree (1) is remarkable in that it includes a semirigid trapezium (2) facing the back (50) of the horse and on which the saddle is placed, which trapezium cooperates with the tree (1).
Claims13
A riding saddle provided with a semi-rigid tree (1) and a semirigid trapezium (2) co-operating with said tree (1), said trapezium (2) facing the back (50) of a horse on which said saddle is placed, wherein anterior portions (12, 22) of said tree and trapezium (1 and 2) are interconnected by a link (32) having an axis with a first end secured to the tree and a second end that passes through an orifice (24) in said trapezium (2), said orifice (24) being an oblong hole.
A method of fabricating a riding saddle comprising a semirigid tree (1) provided with flaps (45) and a trapezium (2) provided with panels (42);
- wherein the following steps are performed:
- a) a seat is fabricated from said tree (1) by placing seat elements on said tree (1);
- b) a frame is fabricated by fastening said panels (42) to said trapezium (2), said trapezium (2) being semirigid;
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- c) said saddle is completed by fastening said seat on said frame, by connecting during a final stage of step c), an anterior portion (22) of said trapezium (2) to an anterior portion (12) of the tree (1) via a pin of the tree (1) passing through an oblong hole in the trapezium (2), a first end of said pin being secured to said tree (1) while a second end of said pin projects from said trapezium (2) and is terminated by a stop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.