U.S. patent number 3,688,912 [Application Number 05/047,179] was granted by the patent office on 1972-09-05 for tack and saddle rack.
Invention is credited to Frankie W. Wilmoth, Rte. 4, Box 303.
United States Patent |
3,688,912 |
|
September 5, 1972 |
TACK AND SADDLE RACK
Abstract
A rack for a readily applicable and removable saddle. It
comprises a frame which is centrally arched over by an inverted
U-shaped prop. The bight portion of the the prop elevates and
suspends the saddle and the side members of the frame seat and
balance the slanting skirt portions. Outwardly and downwardly
inclined braces stabilize the prop and frame. The prop has a hook
releasably connectible with an eye bolt on a tack room wall. An
L-shaped hanger bracket is equipped with an arcuately shaped clip
whereby to permit the tack to be hung from an accessible
easy-to-reach position.
Inventors: |
Frankie W. Wilmoth, Rte. 4, Box
303 (Yakima, WA 98902) |
Family
ID: |
21947486 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/047,179 |
Filed: |
June 18, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
211/85.11;
D30/143 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47F
7/00 (20130101); A47F 5/08 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47F
5/08 (20060101); A47F 7/00 (20060101); A47f
007/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;211/13,87,106 ;54/84
;240/224 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Nile C. Byers, Jr.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Clarence A. OBrien Harvey B.
Jacobson
Claims
What is claimed as new is as follows:
1. A suspended rack for a saddle and a cooperable tack comprising a
one piece elongated frame embodying a pair of longitudinal side
members joined at forward ends by a transverse front member and at
rearward ends by a transverse rear member, said rear member being
straight across and adapted to rest firmly from end to end against
a surface of said wall, a single centralized inverted U-shaped rod
in a plane above the plane of said frame having an elongated bight
portion and lateral forward and rearward end portions, said
rearward end portions being disposed at right angles to and
integrally joined with a median portion of said rearward transverse
frame member, said forward end portion being disposed at right
angles to and integrally joined to a median portion of said front
transverse frame member, said bight portion being equally spaced
from and located midway between said side frame members and being
in a plane spaced above the plane of said side members, whereby to
provide an elevating prop and to permit the saddle tree to be hung
over and equally and retentively but removably supported by said
frame and complemental U-shaped rod, said bight portion being of a
length commensurate in length with the length of said frame, an
intermediate forward part of said bight portion being bent
downwardly to adaptively conform to and seat a contoured portion of
the usual pad-lined saddle tree, said bent part being provided with
outwardly and downwardly inclined auxiliary rods providing
stabilizing braces, the adjacent inner ends of said braces being
integrally joined to said bent part and the outer ends being
integrally joined to coacting forward portions of the side members
of said frame.
2. The suspended rack defined in and according to claim 1, and, in
combination, a substantially L-shaped hanger bracket fixed to and
depending from a forward median part of said bight portion, and an
arcuate clip having a central portion fixed to a part of said
bracket in a manner to provide a support, said clip providing a
tack holder and the curvature thereof aiding in suspending the tack
in an orderly, accessible non-tangling manner.
3. A suspended rack for a saddle and a cooperable tack comprising a
single elongated rectangular frame embodying longitudinal side
members joined at forward ends by a transverse front member and at
rearward ends by a transverse rear member, said rear member being
adapted to rest firmly against a surface of said wall, an inverted
U-shaped rod having an elongated bight portion and lateral forward
and rearward end portions, said rearward end portion being at right
angles to and integrally joined with a median portion of said
rearward transverse frame member, said forward end portion being at
right angles to and integrally joined to a median portion of said
front transverse frame member, said bight portion being spaced from
and located midway between said side frame members and being in a
plane spaced above the plane of said side members, a forward median
part of said bight portion having a shallow bent portion provided
with outwardly and downwardly inclined stress and strain
distributing and equalizing brace rods joined at their respective
outer ends to oriented portions of the side members of said frame,
a rearward end portion of said bight portion having a fixed rigid
frame attaching and supporting hook.
4. The suspended rack defined in and according to claim 3, and, in
combination, a substantially L-shaped hanger bracket fixed to and
depending from a forward median part of said bight portion, and an
arcuate clip having a central portion fixed to a part of said
bracket in a manner to provide a support, said clip providing a
tack holder and the curvature aiding in suspending the tack in an
orderly, accessible non-tangling manner.
Description
This invention relates to a light weight but rigid openwork rack
which is constructed from integrally connected stout rod members
and which can be detachably connected with an eye bolt or study
screw eye mounted on a tack room wall or a wall-stud in a
transporting truck and which enables the user to readily attach and
detach a saddle and its complemental tack.
Briefly the herein disclosed dual purpose saddle and tack is
integrally comprises an elongated frame which is substantially
rectangular in plan and which is made from a single length of
appropriate rod or stout wire stock. The frame has a straight
across rearward end which is adapted to reside flatwise against the
tack room wall or other stationary support surface. A second length
of rod stock, which is bent upon itself into elongated U-shaped
form, embodies an elongated bight or ridge portion having lateral
forward and rearward end portions. The rearward end portion is at
right angles to and integrally joined with a median part of the
rearward transverse frame member. The forward end portion is at
right angles to and rises from and joined to a median part of the
front transverse frame member. This U-shaped member is located
midway between the side members of the frame and the bight portion
is spaced from and located in a plane spaced above the plane of the
side members and constitutes an elevating prop. This prop in
conjunction with the outstanding side members of the frame provide
the rack proper and permits the saddle tree to be hung over and
equally and retentively but removably supported by the
prop-equipped-frame. The median part of the bight portion of the
prop is slightly bent downward to provide a satisfactory seat for a
coacting portion of the saddle tree and to prevent the saddle from
slipping from its seated position. This bent portion is braced on
each side, that is, to the left and right by outwardly and
downwardly inclined stabilizing braces. This braced bent portion is
also provided with a depending substantially L-shaped hanger
bracket which in turn is provided with an arcuate clip. This
clip-equipped bracket serves as a means to hang the tack near the
front of the rack, making it easier to apply and remove the tack.
The clip prevents the tack from creasing or tangling.
An object of the invention, generally stated, is to provide an open
work rack of the type above set forth and wherein the rearward end
of the bight portion has a forwardly opening fixedly mounted hook,
that is, a hook which can be readily attached to and detached from
the eye of a wall-supported eye bolt or screw eye, as the case may
be.
These together with other objects and advantages which will become
subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and
operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed,
reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part
hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and
in which:
FIG. 1 is a view in perspective showing a fragmentary portion of a
tack room wall provided with an embedded or anchored eye bolt to
which the associated hanger hook of the improved tack and saddle
rack is connected and is readied for use.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged central longitudinal sectional view taken
approximately on the plane of the longitudinal section line 2--2 of
FIG. 1, looking in the direction of the indicating arrows.
And FIG. 3 is a cross-section taken approximately on the plane of
the vertical section line 3--3 of FIG. 2.
By way of introduction to the description of the details it is to
be reiterated that the overall ready-to-use rack is such in design
and adaptability that it can be hooked in place and supported on a
tack room wall or, alternatively, on a stud on the room wall or
within the confines of a transporting truck (not shown).
Under ordinary circumstances the means for attaching the rack to
the wall will comprise either an eye bolt or screw eye 4.
The aforementioned elongated substantially rectangular light weight
but rigid frame is denoted by the numeral 6 and comprises a pair of
spaced parallel coplanar longitudinal side members 8 having inward
ends connected by an inward or rearwardly disposed transverse frame
member 10. In practice this frame member rests against the surface
of the wall, as brought out in FIGS. 1 and 2. The outer or forward
end may, if desired, be arcuately rounded as denoted at 12. The
aforementioned saddle seating and elevating prop is denoted by the
numeral 14 and comprises a length of suitable stout wire or rod
stock. This member is of inverted U-shaped form and the elongated
bight portion 16 is commensurate in length with the frame and the
depending rearward end portion 18 is rigidly joined to a median
portion of the rearward frame member 10. The slightly shorter
depending portion, which is located at the front of the frame, is
denoted at 20 and is joined to and is at right angles to the
central or median portion of the transverse end member 12 of the
frame. A forward somewhat median portion of the bight portion is
provided with a shallow bend or bent portion 22 to more
satisfactorily seat and guard against slippage of the padded
surface (not shown) of a conventional saddle. Experience has shown
that for sake of stability and rigidity it is desirable to employ a
pair of left and right braces 24 and 26. These braces have their
upper converging ends joined to the bent portion 22 and the lower
ends straddle the frame and have their lower end portions 28 joined
to the frame side members 8 in the manner brought out in FIGS. 1 to
3, inclusive. This braced bent portion of the prop is provided with
an integral depending hanger bracket which is denoted at 30 and
which is substantially L-shaped in side elevation as brought out in
FIG. 2 in particular. The long vertical leg 32 is integral with the
bent portion 22. The shorter leg 34 projects forwardly and
terminates in an upstanding bill 36. This hook-like hanger serves
to accommodate a substantially semi-circular or arcuate clip. The
median part 38 of the clip is secured to the leg 34 and the end
portions 40 depend to a plane below the bottom of the frame. This
hanger bracket and clip cooperate in providing adapter means for
supporting the tack (not detailed).
The overall structure features a suitable high center prop for
seating and stabilizing the saddle. The adapter bracket 30 is
placed near the front of the rack making it easier to reach the
tack. The clip prevents the tack from creasing or tangling. It
follows that the overall rack well serves the purposes for which it
is intended and the rearward end of the bight portion is provided
with a hook 42 for attachment to the aforementioned screw eye 4.
This permits ready attachment and detachment of the rack.
The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles
of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes
will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation
shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and
equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the
invention.
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