EP1097900A1 - Tapis de selle - Google Patents

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EP1097900A1
EP1097900A1 EP00309765A EP00309765A EP1097900A1 EP 1097900 A1 EP1097900 A1 EP 1097900A1 EP 00309765 A EP00309765 A EP 00309765A EP 00309765 A EP00309765 A EP 00309765A EP 1097900 A1 EP1097900 A1 EP 1097900A1
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numnah
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Aline Rosemary Holmes
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B68—SADDLERY; UPHOLSTERY
    • B68C—SADDLES; STIRRUPS
    • B68C1/00—Saddling equipment for riding- or pack-animals
    • B68C1/12—Bottom pads for saddles; Saddle cloths

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  • This invention relates to numnahs, i.e. to saddle-cloths for placing on the backs of horses beneath the saddles.
  • a known form of numnah i.e. that described in British Patent Specification No. 2 280 345, to which reference should be made, is in the form of a mat which comprises a layer of foamed polyvinylchloride at least one face of which has a smooth surface which, in use, is disposed in frictional engagement with the horse's back to prevent substantial slipping of the saddle on the horse's back.
  • a numnah in the form of a layer of foamed plastic material having a first face for engagement with the back of the horse and a second face for engagement with the underside of the saddle, characterised in that the first face has a repeated curvate or undulating profile.
  • the repeated profile may be of sinusoidal form and is preferably defined by two transversely intersecting waveforms.
  • the waveforms may intersect at an angle of the order of 80°, i.e. at an angle of between 75° and 85°.
  • the numnah may be produced from a sheet of closed cell foamed plastic material, e.g. foamed polyvinylchloride, of the order of 20 to 30 mm. in thickness, the sheet being split in two down the middle to produce two numnahs each having a surface of the required profile cut across the closed cell foam.
  • the area of the surface of the numnah in contact with the back of the horse is increased as compared to a numnah formed from a flat sheet of foamed plastic material, and the majority of said surface is constituted by the spaces between the cell walls, i.e. there are a large number of small air pockets in contact with the back of the horse.
  • the horse's back is not covered in sweat.
  • a numnah in the form of a layer of foamed plastic material having a first face for engagement with the back of the horse and a second face for engagement with the underside of the saddle, characterised in that the foamed plastic material is an open-celled plastic material having a non-permeable skin which forms the second face of the numnah.
  • the foamed plastic material may be a polyurethane.
  • a typical numnah 10 is shaped so as to fit beneath the saddle 11 of a horse and includes a central portion 12 which is of greater length (in the direction of travel of the horse) than two side portions 13 and 14.
  • the configuration of the numnah 10 will, of course, depend on the type of saddle 11 which is being used and, if appropriate, could be of rectangular form in plan view.
  • the form of numnah 10 shown in Figures 3 and 4 is produced by taking a sheet of a closed-cell foamed plastic material, such as foamed polyvinylchloride, or other foamed material having the appropriate strength and resilience characteristics, and splitting it down the middle to produce two numnahs 10 each having a regular, undulating, curvate profile, as indicated in Figure 4.
  • a closed-cell foamed plastic material such as foamed polyvinylchloride, or other foamed material having the appropriate strength and resilience characteristics
  • each of the two numnahs 10 formed in this way has a flat face 15 which will contact the underside of the saddle 11 and a face 16 of undulating, sinusoidal profile.
  • the troughs 17 of the sine waves are shown in Figure 3 and, as will be seen, there are two sets of sine waves which intersect one another transversely at angles of the order of 80° to one another so that the visual appearance of the face 16 of each numnah 10 corresponds somewhat to that of a quilt.
  • each of the sine waves will thus be within the range of from 11 to 15 mm. and the spacing between adjacent peaks or troughs in each of the sine waves will typically be about 25 mm.
  • each numnah 10 had a minimum thickness of 5 mm. and a maximum thickness of 16 mm.
  • each of the numnahs 10 will have a minimum thickness which is approximately a quarter of the thickness of the original sheet of foamed plastic material, and a maximum thickness which is approximately three quarters of the thickness of the original sheet of foamed plastic material.
  • the differing pressure caused by the undulating profile allows any sweat to be removed from the horse's back. This keeps the horse dry and comfortable and maintains the adhesion of the numnah 10 to the back of the horse. Thus, upon removing the saddle 11 and the numnah 10 after riding a horse, the back of the horse will be found to be dry and not covered in sweat.
  • the fact that the cell structure has been cut also assists in avoiding the creation of sweat in that it creates a very large number of very small air pockets in the surface of the numnah 10 in contact with the back of the horse.
  • the alternative form of numnah 20 shown in Figure 5 is formed from a layer of an open-celled foamed plastic material, as opposed to a closed-cell foamed plastic material.
  • a suitable material is a foamed polyurethane, and the method of production of the foam is such as to obtain the structure shown in Figure 5.
  • one face 21 of the numnah 20 comprises a non-permeable skin and this is the surface of the numnah 20 which will be in contact with the saddle.
  • the face 21 is not plate-finished and the skin which provides said face 21 (which will be in contact with the saddle) is produced solely by appropriate control of the foaming procedure.
  • the face 24 of the numnah 20 which contacts the back of the horse is extremely porous so that any sweat produced on the back of the horse will soak away into the interior of the numnah, thereby ensuring the comfort of the horse.
  • the non-porous skin which provides the face 21 will prevent the sweat from reaching the interface between the numnah 20 and the saddle, thereby ensuring effective frictional contact of the numnah 20 with the saddle.
  • the foamed plastic material from which the numnah 20 is formed can be of any desired colour and, if desired, the face 24 of the numnah 20 which contacts the back of the horse can be profiled, as described above with reference to Figures 3 and 4, as opposed to being flat.
  • the thickness of the foamed plastic material can be varied in dependence on the requirements of the horse and rider. For example, the thickness may be from 5 to 35 mm. with a numnah of lesser thickness being used for dressage and a numnah of greater thickness being used for cross-country riding.

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GB9926122 1999-11-05
GBGB9926122.4A GB9926122D0 (en) 1999-11-05 1999-11-05 Numnahs

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GB2474633A (en) * 2009-10-15 2011-04-27 Linda Rose Deller Saddle pad

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GB2280345A (en) 1992-02-13 1995-02-01 Sidney Arthur Arnold Saddle-cloth
US5575139A (en) * 1994-04-26 1996-11-19 Form To Fit Non-slip saddle pad
GB2331223A (en) * 1997-11-18 1999-05-19 James Hepburn Saddle pad

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DE2613776A1 (de) * 1976-03-31 1977-10-13 Willi Hampicke Schutzdecke fuer pferde oder dergleichen tiere
US6050067A (en) * 1995-08-17 2000-04-18 Fastrac Ideas, Inc. Method and apparatus for padding and cushioning an equine saddle

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2280345A (en) 1992-02-13 1995-02-01 Sidney Arthur Arnold Saddle-cloth
US5575139A (en) * 1994-04-26 1996-11-19 Form To Fit Non-slip saddle pad
GB2331223A (en) * 1997-11-18 1999-05-19 James Hepburn Saddle pad

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