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EP-4741334-A1 - SADDLE TREE

EP4741334A1EP 4741334 A1EP4741334 A1EP 4741334A1EP-4741334-A1

Abstract

saddle tree consisting of a body (1) to which a cantle (2) is attached, the body forming, from front to back, a neck (11) with an arch (15), a leg drop (13) extends towards the rear by a seat (14) for the attachment of a cantle (2), the seat (14) is in the shape of a toric vault with at least one cantle location chosen according to the size of the tree to be made and, the cantle is chosen from the group of cantles of shape adapted to the different riding disciplines.

Inventors

  • LENROUILLY, XAVIER
  • GUERRET, Mélissa
  • LAINE, JULIEN

Assignees

  • Antares Sellier France

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20251014

Claims (13)

  1. Method for manufacturing a saddle tree consisting of a body to which a cantle is attached, the body being made of a material allowing its manufacture by molding, in particular plastic, and having a front part, comprising a neck with an arch and a leg rest, and a rear part forming a seat to which the cantle is attached, the method comprising the following steps: - A mold is made with an impression having a shape corresponding to the shape corresponding to the largest size, respectively the smallest size of the basic body of the saddle tree, the impression having a front part and a rear part; - The rear part of the impression is decreased, respectively increased, to give it a shape corresponding to a smaller, respectively larger size, the front part of the impression not being modified; - The basic body is created by molding in smaller and larger sizes respectively; and - Once the basic body has been removed from the mold, the cantle is attached to the rear part.
  2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the cantle (2j) (j=1,2,3...) is formed of a sole (21) whose rear edge (23) is connected to a collar (22) thus forming a curved dihedral, with curved edge (23) at the junction of the sole and the collar (22), the sole (21) being a toric surface complementary to that of the toric surface of a predefined location (141-i) of the imprint of the rear part corresponding to the seat (14).
  3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the seat (14-141) is the variation of a body (1M) of maximum length whose seat (14) covers all the sizes of tree bodies (1-i) at least of a range of tree sizes (100i).
  4. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the top of the body imprint (1) bears reference marks: lines (140-i) of the rear edges of the locations (141-i), cantle attachment points (2) and saddle fittings to be attached to the tree (100-i).
  5. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the cantle (2) comprises a sole (21) in the shape of an arch, bordered at the rear by a raised collar (22), inclined and of height corresponding to the shape of the types (2j) (j=a, b, c,...) of cantle, this collar (22) being connected to the sole (21) by ribs forming gussets (24).
  6. Mold for implementing the manufacturing process for a saddle tree body (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it includes - a cavity or mold impression for the largest size (1M) of a range of tree body sizes (1-i) (100-i), combined with plugging means, for example a wedge integrated into the mold, to delimit the molding cavity for making a tree body smaller than the largest size with the shape of the rear edge (140-i) of the body (1-i) to be molded.
  7. Arçon obtained by the process according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
  8. a tree consisting of a body forming, from front to back, a neck with an arch and a leg drop ending with the cantle fixed to the back of the body, the leg drop extending towards the rear with a seat for the attachment of a cantle, the seat being in the shape of a toroidal vault with at least one cantle location having been chosen according to the size of the tree to be made, the cantle being chosen from the group of cantles of shape adapted to the different riding disciplines to be fixed to one of the locations chosen from the predefined locations, the cantle being formed of a sole whose rear edge is connected to a collar thus forming a curved dihedral, with a curved edge at the junction of the sole and the collar, and the sole being a toroidal surface complementary to that of the toroidal surface of said at least one location, characterized in that the body of the tree is made of a molding material, in particular by injection, in particular of plastic material.
  9. Tree according to one of claims 7 or 8, the cantle(s) being made of the same material as the body, in particular plastic.
  10. Range comprising a plurality of saddle trees, each saddle tree being composed of a body having a front part, including a neck with an arch and a leg drop, and a rear part to which a cantle is attached, the front parts of the plurality of saddle trees being identical to each other, while the rear parts have shapes, including dimensions, which vary from one saddle tree to another.
  11. Range according to claim 10, characterized in that at least the body of each saddle tree is made of a material allowing its molding.
  12. Range according to claim 11, characterized in that at least the body of each saddle tree is made of plastic material.
  13. Range comprising a plurality of saddle trees manufactured according to the process of one of claims 1 to 5.

Description

The present invention relates to a saddle tree consisting of a body to which a cantle is attached, the body forming from front to back, a neck with an arch, a leg drop ending with the cantle attached to the back of the body, as well as to a method and a device for manufacturing a saddle tree of this kind. Of EP4279443 We already know a manufacturing process for a range of saddle trees of different sizes, consisting of making a main body comprising a front part, including a neck with an arch and a leg drop, and a rear part defining a seat, a cantle being fixed on the rear part, a plurality of transverse cutting lines being formed on the rear part, each cutting line corresponding to a fixing position of the cantle, thus obtaining, after cutting, a given size of saddle tree. This prior art process is expensive and complex to implement. The present invention aims to develop a method for manufacturing a saddle tree that is simple to make and adaptable to different sizes of both riders and cantles equipping the saddle tree to equalize the saddle, as well as a saddle tree and a range of saddle trees of this kind. The invention also aims to simplify, through a particular structure of the saddle tree, not only the manufacture but also the maintenance of the saddle and, where necessary, the replacement of the neck arch. According to one aspect of the invention, a method for manufacturing a saddle tree is as defined in claim 1, improvements being defined in subclaims 2 to 5. Thus, by the process according to the invention, a saddle tree can be produced without material loss, in a range of sizes, for example, small, medium, or large. Furthermore, the saddle tree is obtained without a cutting step that could introduce inaccuracies in relation to the desired final shape. The present invention also relates to a mold for manufacturing a saddle tree body, the saddle tree being composed of the body to which a cantle is attached, at least the body being made of a material allowing its molding, in particular of plastic, and preferably the cantle also being made of plastic, the mold having an impression corresponding to the body, having a front part comprising a neck with an arch and a leg drop, and a rear part comprising a seat for the attachment of a cantle, the impression of the seat being in the shape of a toroidal vault with a plurality of predefined locations on the seat between the location of the largest size to that of the smallest size of a range of cantle trees chosen according to the size of the saddle tree to be made, and plugging means intended to partially plug the rear part of the impression according to the size of the saddle tree to be made. Preferably, each location is predefined by a line corresponding to the rear edge of the cantle, the body of the tree made by the mold ending with a rear edge at the level of said line. Preferably, the cantle is chosen from the group of cantles of a shape adapted to the different riding disciplines to be fixed to one of the locations chosen from the predefined locations. Preferably, the cantle has a sole with a lower surface that is complementary in shape to the upper surface of the seat. Preferably, the rear edge of the sole is connected to a collar, thus forming a curved dihedral, with a curved edge at the junction of the sole and the collar. In particular, the sole is a toric surface complementary to that of the seat. Thus, a single general body shape encompasses predefined body shapes based on tree sizes, within a range that extends from the largest to the smallest of the general body shapes. All tree bodies in this range are fitted with a cantle from a selection of different types, all compatible with every seat position within the general shape. The rear edge of the tree body, made with the predefined location chosen for this tree size, is the injected edge of the tree body. this size and which is also that of the edge of the cantle chosen for this saddle tree. Defining the range of tree sizes or tree bodies is all the simpler and easier because the front of the body is the same for all bodies in this size range. The seat of the general pommel body or that of all pommel bodies in this range is, in the strict geometric sense, a toric surface with a more or less flared generatrix in the shape of an inverted U, comparable to a semi-ellipse. The directrix of this body is a circle whose radius of curvature can be very large, not excluding the limiting case of a straight directrix. The correspondence between the predefined locations and the soles of the different cantles available, only requires the concordance of the cantle's edge and the edge of the location chosen for the construction of this saddle tree body. But the surface of the sole can vary, in particular by the position and shape of the front edge of the sole, depending on the physical requirements imposed on the holding of the cantle according to the conditions of use of the saddle. According to one characterist