US1214758A - Driving-stirrup. - Google Patents

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Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

A Ity WTTED STATES PATENT @F JOSEPH s. scams, or GOSHEN, NEW vonxnssrenon TO WALTER TYRIE s'rnvnns, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

DRIVING-STIRRUP.

Application filed April-12, 1916.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Josnrrr S. GOATES, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Goshen, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Driving- Stirrups, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to driving stirrups and the like, such as are adapted to be used on sulkies and-carts, and its objects, among others, are to provide a simple, strong and dependable device of this character which may be quickly and easily adjusted to accommodate the length of the drivers legs or for any other purpose, and to so form the detachable connections which afford the adj ustment that they will securely hold the device in position under all conditions of use.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying, drawings.

In the said drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of the thill and attached brace of a sulky or driving cart or a similar vehicle with the adjustable driving stirrup embodying the improvements thereon; Fig. 2 is a plan of the same; Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows'in that'figure, and Fig. 4 is an inside view showing a modification.

The thill A and brace Bare of ordinary form, and are connected with'the axle truss in any desired manner. To the underside of the thill, at its junction with the brace is secured a ratchet plate 0, in a substantially horizontal position. The inner edge of this plate at the back is also secured to the brace,

so as to give all the parts involved ad ditional strength. The ratchet plate O is secured to the thill at its ends and is spaced a short distance from the under surface of the thill between its ends. At a medial point the said plate'is provided with a spindle or post consisting of a tube'with a screw passing through the said plate and through the tube and into the wood of the thill, by which it is reinforced and maintained in its proper position against the various strains to which it is subjected. This plate is provided on its inner edge with ratchet teeth C.

The stirrup proper D has an extension E secured to one side thereof and extending up Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb-6, 1917..

Serial No. 90,549.

wardly and outwardly beneath the ratchet plate C, and the outwardly extending part E has clamping members E and E which extend around the edges of the plate G and be tween its upper surface and the under surface of the thill. These members extend inwardly over the upper surface of the clamp plate far enough to prevent separation, and the inner one E is of approximately the same width as the straight portion at the bottom of the space between two ratchet teeth so that when the plate E is parallel with the ratchet plate 0 and the vertical portion of E in the said space and in contact with the edge of the plate 0 the said plate E cannot be moved along the ratchet plate. The distance between the vertical portions of the parts E and E is about equal to the width of the plate C, so that when both are in contact with the edges of the said plate, the plate E is parallel with the plate C. When, however, the plate E is turned from this position it may be moved along the plate 0 to any desired point in either direction.

On the opposite side of the stirrup proper is a spring rod F which extends backwardly and has its downwardly turned end F so formed as to fit snugly in the recesses G of the curved plate Gr secured to the under side of the brace B and extending slightly beyond the same. The apertures G are in the portion of the plate G which extends beyond the brace, and the said plate G is curved to correspond with the curvature of the brace.

When the plate E of the stirrup extension E is parallel with the ratchet plate C- and the'ratchet engaging portion E in position in the bottom of a recess between two teeth the downwardly turned end F of the spring rod F. is normally in a position below and inside of the plate G, so that to cause. the said end to engage one of the recesses G the rod must be flexed so as to permit it to move outwardly and upwardly, and when the said end is caused to enter one of the recesses the rod is held under tension. This causes a pressure which constantly presses the said ratchet engaging part into the recess, and insures against accidental displacement.

The support proper is provided with a strap H adapted to engage the heel of the driver and assist him in keeping his foot in the stirrup.

When it is desired to adjust the stirrup along the thill the spring rod F is disengaged and the stirrup turned outwardly toward the thill. This rocks the plate E and disengages it from the ratchet so that the stirrup may be moved to the desired point. It may then be turned inwardly until the ratchet is again engaged and secured as above described.

In the modification of Fig. a the stirrup is provided with hooks J and K, the former passing over the upper edge and the latter over the lower edge of the part L, which may be either the thill or the brace. The said part L is provided with a series of pegs L in its lower edge between which the hook K enters. In this construction the side of the stirrup is in contact with the part L of the vehicle and is provided with a forward extension M which prevents it from rocking in a horizontal plane. The construction and arrangement of the backwardly extending rod F and plate G are substantially the same as in the preferred form. This modified :torm provides a lighter and somewhat simpler construction, with great strength and durability and the same range of adjustment as the preferred form.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with the thill of a vehicle, of a driving stirrup, a connection between the said stirrup and the thill detachable by movement of the stirrup in a direction other than the direction of the normal strains of use, said connection constructed and arranged to connect the stirrup and thill in different relative positions.

2. The combination with the thill of a vehicle, of a driving stirrup, a connection between the said stirrup and the thill detachable by movement of the stirrup in a direction other than the direction of the normal strains of use, and said connection comprising a series of projections, an extension on the stirrup pressable into the recesses betgeen said projections and engaging between t em.

3. The combination with the thill of a vehicle, of a driving stirrup, a connection between the said stirrup and the thill detachable by movement of the stirrup in a di-' rection other than the direction of the normal strains of use,- said connection constructed and arranged to connect the stirrup and thill in difl'erent relative positions, comprising an extension on the said stirrup and a part extending from the stirrup in a direction difierent from the said projection, and means for constantly pressing one of the said two last named parts into contact with ahpprtion of the connection secured to the t i 4. In combination with the thill of a vehicle a driving stirrup detachably connected therewith spaced projections on said thill,

means connected with said stirrup for adjusting the same longitudinally and for holding the same at difierent points to which it may be adjusted against movement in all directions comprising a member extending from the stirrup adapted to enter between the projections of the thill and a spring member extending from the stirrup having a position normally away from its connection with the vehicle, but adapted to be flexed to bring it into connection therewith and to thereby exert pressure upon the extension of the stirrup first mentioned, and a detachable connection between said spring member and the vehicle.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a stirrup, a ratchet device connected with the thill, a portion of said stirrup being constructed and arranged to engage the said ratchet device when the stirrup is in one position and to automatically disengage therefrom when the stirrup is moved to another position angular to the first mentioned position, and means "for holding the stirrup in the first mentioned position.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of a stirrup, a ratchet device connected with the thill, a portion of said stirrup being constructed and arranged to engage the said ratchet device when the stirrup is in one position and to automatically disengage therefrom when the stirrup is moved to another position relative to the direction in which the thill extends, and means for holding the stirrup in the first mentioned position, comprising an extending member, means for connecting it with the vehicle at different points removed from the stirrup, the connection and arrangement being such that when the said extending member is connected the portion of the stir rup first mentioned will be held in engagement with the ratchet.

7. In combination with the thill of a vehicle, a driving stirrup detachably connected therewith, and means connected with said stirrup for adjusting the same longitudinally and holding it in different positions, said means being detachable by movement of the stirrup to a position angular to its normal position. v

8. In combination with the thill of a vehicle, a driving stirrup detachably connected therewith, means for adjusting the same longitudinally and for attaching and detaching the same, comprising a series of projections on the thill, an extension on the stirrup constructed and arranged to engage between said projections, and means for causing the said extension to so engage, comprising a spring connection between the stirrup and another part of the thill, arranged to prevent free lateral movement of the stirrup but detachable from the thill and movable loo laterally with respect to said thill, with the said stirrup.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination of a stirrup-supporting member, a stirrup mounted thereon, a connection between the stirrup and said member permitting lateral movement of the former, and comprising engaging portions of the stirrup and the supporting member maintaining locking relations when the stirrup is in one position and movable relative to each other when the stirrup is in a position angular to the first mentioned position.

10. In a device of the character described the combination of a stirrup supporting member, a stirrup mounted thereon, a con noction between the stirrup and said member permitting movement of the former, comprising engaging portions on the stirrup and the supporting member movable relative to each other in one direction to disengage and in another direction angular thereto for adjustment of the position of the,stirrup, said stirrup having a foot-supporting portion eX- tending from the connection and forming with the engaging portion thereof a lever with the said connection as its pivot, the construction and arrangement being such that pressure of the foot on the said foot-supporting portion tends to press the engaging member of the stirrup into engagement with the stirrup support.

Witness my hand this 28th day of March, 1916, at Goshen, in the county of Orange, and State of New York.

JOSEPH S. COATES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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