Portable Saddle Rack With Rotating Wings for Two-Sided Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing saddle racks are either cumbersome and impractical for competition use or lack portability, and they do not facilitate easy cleaning of the underside of the saddle, which is essential for equestrians.
Innovation Solution
A portable saddle rack with a mounting attachment assembly and a saddle supporting assembly that allows the saddle to be oriented for both upward and downward cleaning positions, utilizing a connecting rod and supporting wings that can be rotated 180 degrees to accommodate different cleaning orientations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing saddle racks are made stationary and include rotation mechanisms for cleaning the underside, then the saddle can be cleaned from below, but the racks become cumbersome and impractical for competition use and travel
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle rack is divided into separate functional components: a mounting attachment assembly for securing to vertical structures and a saddle supporting assembly with rotating wings. This segmentation allows the support mechanism to be simplified while maintaining the cleaning functionality through the rotating wings that can be positioned to access both the top and underside of the saddle.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of rotating the entire rack or saddle to clean the underside, the invention inverts the approach by using fixed mounting with rotating support wings. The wings rotate to present different surfaces (upward for underside cleaning, downward for topside cleaning) while the main structure remains simple and portable.
2Device complexity
If existing saddle racks are made lightweight and portable, then the racks are suitable for competition use and travel, but they lack mechanisms to support the saddle for underside cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle supporting assembly incorporates rotating wings that can dynamically change orientation between upward and downward positions. This dynamic element adds the cleaning capability without requiring the entire rack structure to be complex or stationary, maintaining portability while enabling both topside and underside cleaning access.
3Device complexity
If simple hanging racks are used for portability, then the racks are easy to transport, but they cannot support the saddle in positions that allow underside cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating support wings serve multiple functions: they can be positioned upward to support the saddle for underside cleaning, downward for topside cleaning, and at various intermediate angles for different storage and cleaning needs. This multi-functionality is achieved within a simple portable structure, eliminating the need for complex mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and saddle rack to hold a saddle is disclosed. In one embodiment the saddle rack employs a pin that can be put through apertures on one end of a connecting rod and base mounted on a vertical retaining wall, or in an alternative embodiment employs a connecting rod that integrally attaches at one end to a front side of a block with hooks on a top and bottom side that attach to a rigid loop on the wall. Supporting wings attach to the other end of the connecting rod and extend upward to support the saddle upside down and to allow for daily storage and cleaning of the underside of the saddle. In one embodiment the pin would be removed, the connecting rod rotated 180 degrees, and the pin would be reinserted to hold the saddle bottom side down for topside cleaning. In the other embodiment one of the hooks would attach the rack to the rigid loop in either of the two cleaning positions or attach to the ridge loop to form a collapsed position.