Harness for working animal – Pads – Back
Patent
1994-09-13
1996-11-26
Swiatek, Robert P.
Harness for working animal
Pads
Back
B68C 112
Patent
active
055773729
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention is related to a method for fitting a saddle on the back of a horse, said method availing of paddings adapted between the saddle frame and the back of the horse.
For the state of the art, reference is made to U.S. Pat. No. 5,119,618 and DE application publication 41 00 027 A1.
When placing a saddle on the back of a horse, it is essential that the saddle not tilt to either side or forward/backward. Furthermore, it is important that the saddle not rock longitudinally. Such requirements are attempted to be satisfied by using different kinds of cushion paddings, which are adapted between the horse's back and the saddle frame to places considered functional.
However, the backs of horses have individual shapes both in the transverse and longitudinal direction of the back. Moreover, as the above-mentioned cushion paddings chiefly are factory-made and thus of standard shape and size, such cushion paddings are poorly suited to satisfy the requirements listed above. Furthermore, these ready-made cushion paddings generally comply unsatisfactorily with the shape of the back of the horse, which may cause back pain and even injure the back to the horse. Such an outcome is difficult to prevent, since the poor compatibility of the cushion paddings is typically noted only after the horse's back has become sore. A further problem in the correct placement of the cushion paddings is caused by the saddle which prevents visual and tactile inspection where to add or remove padding. Also the mounting of the rider on the saddle changes its position and complicates the fitting of the paddings.
Besides factory-made paddings, also horsehair and rags for instance are employed for said purpose. These materials have, however, the same basic deficiencies as factory-made cushion paddings.
It is an object of the present invention to achieve a method capable of overcoming the above-described problems and making it possible to correctly position the saddle for each horse individually in a manner avoiding incorrect loading of the horse's back. The method according to the invention is characterized in that, in conjunction with the positioning of the saddle, substantially undeformable cushion paddings conformant to the shape of the back of the horse are made by casting or an equivalent process between the saddle frame and the back of the horse.
An embodiment of the method according to the invention is characterized in that, prior to the casting process, inflatable spacer elements and a casting mould or moulds are placed between the saddle frame and the back of the horse, the spacer elements are partially inflated, the girth straps of the saddle are tightened, the inflation pressure of the spacer elements is increased until the saddle is with the help of the spacer elements correctly positioned and sufficiently tightened to a load corresponding to the weight of the rider, after which the casting moulds are filled with an elastically resilient material such as, for instance, foamed plastic, foamed rubber or equivalent.
Another embodiment according to the invention is characterized in that the number of the spacer elements employed is three, one of which being placed longitudinally above the spine of the horse and the other two elements being placed parallel to the first on the horse's flanks, to both sides of the horse's spine.
A further another method according to the invention is characterized in that two casting moulds are employed, whereby each of the spaces between the spacer elements has one mould placed longitudinally relative to the horse's spine.
The invention makes it possible to adapt the saddle on any horse in an individually optimal fashion avoiding incorrect loading of the horse's back. Furthermore, the undeformable padding panels made according to the method can later be used at any time when the rider mounts on said horse.
In the following the invention is described in greater detail with reference to the annexed drawing, wherein the diagram shows a cross-section of a saddle placed on the horse's back, togethe
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