US1352406A

US1352406A - Safety-stirrup

Info

Publication number: US1352406A
Application number: US196938A
Authority: US
Inventors: Green William Richard
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-10-16
Filing date: 1917-10-16
Publication date: 1920-09-07
Anticipated expiration: 1937-09-07

Description

W. R. GREENl SAFETYSTIRRUP.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 16. |917.

1,352,406, Y Patentedsept. 7,1920.

.We HMHHIL UNITED STATES WILLIAM RICHARD GREEN, OE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SAFETY-STIRRUP.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patentd Spt. 7, 1920.

Application filed October 16, 1917. Serial No. 196,938.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. GREEN, a citizen of Canada, residing at Los Angeles,

in the county of Los Angeles, State of Cali- Y simple and inexpensive stirrup so confl structed as to be manipulated by the foot of the rider when falling from an animal to release said foot and thereby avoid consequent injury by reason of the rider being dragged along the ground.

lIhe inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, one of which. for the purpose of illustrating the invention, is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the stirrup constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof showing the parts in operative position.

Fig. 3 is a similar view with the parts in inoperative or releasing position.

Fig. l is a vertical sectional view.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the sectional hood plate employed in connection with the invention.

In the drawing the numeral 10 indicates generally the body of the stirrup, the vertical side arms of which each consist of

sections

11 and 12 pivoted together at 137 the upper ends of the sections 12 being joined by the cross piece 14 adapted to receive a saddle or stirrup strap. The lower' portion of the stirrup including the foot piece and side sections 11 is therefore, through the medium of the construction just described, permitted to swing forwardly about'the pivots 13 as shown in Fig. 3.

Adjacent the upper ends of the said sections 12, as at 15, the same have Vpivoted thereto the hood plate generally indicated by the numeral 16 and consisting of upper and

lower sections

17 and 18 having adjacent edges reduced as indicated at 19 for overlapping relation and provided with a Y plurality of bolt openings 20 for receiving the bolts 21 whereby the lower section 18 may be adjusted longitudinally relative to the section 17 so as to vary the length of said plate to conform to the size of the foot to be placed in the stirrup. The bottom edge of the section 18 of the plate is curved as indicated at 22 so as to snugly lit the instep of the shoe in the stirrup. The Vertical edges of the section 17 are provided with rearwardly projecting hooks 23 which extend transversely of the side sections 12 and engage about the same so as to limit the forward movement of the plate 16 when a foot is inserted into the stirrup.

`From the foregoing description it will be apparent that should a rider fall from an animal, the foot in the stirrup would force the lower section of the body thereof forwardly into the position shown in Fig. .3 and the toe of the foot would so engage the bottom section 18 of the plate 16 as to force the same rearwardly and disengage the hooks 23 from the side sections 12 Vwhereupon the stirrup would be opened in such a manner as to permit of the boot being read-V ily disengaged therefrom thus avoiding any danger of the rider being dragged along the ground by reason of the foot being held by the stirrup.

What is claimed is 1. A safety stirrup comprising a hanger c member, a tread member pivotally connected with the hanger member and a hood member pivotally connected with the hanger member in position to lie at times in cooperative relation to the tread of the tread member.

2. A safety stirrup comprising a hanger member including spaced sides and adapted to receive a stirrup strap, a tread member including also spaced sidespiyoted to the corresponding sides of the hanger memberV ,and a hood plate pivotally connected with the hanger member and extending from its inclosure intothat of the tread member and means for limiting pivotal movement of the hood member from the inclosure lof the hanger member to one direction only.

In testimony whereof,'I amX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Vitnesses:

T. E. CLYTER, E. `MENOYLIA.