Harness for working animal – Riding saddle – Adjustable
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-17
2001-10-09
Jordan, Charles T. (Department: 3644)
Harness for working animal
Riding saddle
Adjustable
C054S023000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06298640
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to harnesses and saddles for horses and other beasts of burden.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
To date, the common means of securing a saddle or other load bearing attachment to a horse or other beast of burden is to utilize straps secured tightly around the animal usually placed just behind the animal's front legs and around the entire chest of the animal. These straps are made of leather or some strong fabric or other material and are secured and tightened using metal buckles or fittings of an appropriate type or some other form of fastening hardware. This requires the rider or some other horse handler to physically manipulate these straps and buckles to get them as tight as that person's strength allows. Many times that strength is not sufficient to the task and the saddle is so loose on the horse that it slides sideways putting the user in severe jeopardy of falling off the horse.
This problem is often exacerbated by the horse inhaling a large amount of air while being saddled to purposely prevent the saddle from being strapped on tight enough to be safe. After holding that air in until the saddle has been tightened, the horse exhales it and the saddle immediately gets much looser on its body. To further confound the problem, modern saddles are mere copies of saddle concepts that have been used for millenniums and are lacking in many aspects of rider comfort and safety. Studies show that between 60 to 85 percent of all injuries due to human contact with horses are due to the rider being ejected from the horse's back accidentally.
Yet another problem is the position on the horse's back which is taken by saddles made to the current, universally popular design. At the point on the horse's back where all saddles of the current design are positioned there is no physical prominence of the horse's anatomy that provides a positive bearing surface to anchor the saddle in a central, upright position. Therefore, many riders are injured and some even killed when the saddle they are riding on spins or rotates around the round midsection of the horse's body where almost all saddles are positioned when in use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to produce a harness and saddle assembly capable of being tightened so it holds properly in place on the horse even when tightened by a weak person because of the novel design of a secondary tightening device that is employed after the first tightening adjustment has been accomplished.
It is a further object of the present invention to produce a harness and grab saddle assembly including the art explained in my U.S. Pat. No. 5,423,164 to provide a complete saddle system which will weigh far less than currently designed saddles yet allow the rider to so secure themselves to the horse that they are more safely mounted than any current saddle systems are capable of doing.
It is a further object of this invention to present a complete saddle concept that will replace and obsolete all current saddle designs and their attendant accessories and inherent dangers.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a saddle design that prevents most accidents caused by the rotation of the saddle when mounted on a horse.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a viable saddle design that has minimal weight.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a saddle design which removes any rigid saddle framework from underneath the rider so there is no harmful, rigid frame positioned between the rider and the horse to gouge the horse's back by being driven down into the horse's back by the action of the rider's weight bouncing on top of the saddle.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a design for a saddle device that can help hold a rider in place in the saddle so most accidental ejection accidents are prevented.
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Abbott Yvonne R.
Jordan Charles T.
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