US1480314A

US1480314A - Saddle stirrup

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Publication number: US1480314A
Application number: US526517A
Authority: US
Inventors: Szymanski Bernard
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-01-03
Filing date: 1922-01-03
Publication date: 1924-01-08
Anticipated expiration: 1941-01-08

Description

Jan. 8 1924. 1 1,480,314

B. szYMANsKl SADDLE STIRRUP Filed Jan. 3, 1922 Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

nERNAansZYMANsKL or MWL. WEST Ylllgi SADDLE' srrnlanrlff ephae @le 3, are, :See In T0 all whom t marrant/eraf Y Be tkI-lo'wn that' BER ARD SZIYINSKI, citizen of Y, the United States, residing at vlla-wl, in the county Vof Mingo andState vof West VirginiaQhave invented certainnew and Vusefull Improvements in4 Saddle Stir-g tion'. y

Thisinvention relates to saddle Stirrup's' and it has for an object tol provideano'v'el type of stirrups from .which the footof the rider will readily disenga'ge in tliefevet'f the latter being throwii i lMore specifically' speaking', vthe invention has for an object to [provide a stirruphavigl a detachable section held rigidly'in place the pressure of the riderfs footon tl're bottom bar of the stirrup.

For further comprehension of the inven tion, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionv and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth. Y o

Fig. 1 of the drawings is -a face view of my improved stirrup.

Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a partial transverse section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

In constructing my improved stirrups I provide a bottom bar or foot-piece 10 on which the foot of therider rests and which is connected at opposite ends to an'arched yoke comprising a main portion 11 fixed to the bar 10, and a hinged complementary portion 12. The usual slotted head for the attachment of the stirrup strap is formed on the rigid yoke part.

Extending along the foot-piece- 10 is a horizontal arm 14 which is hinged near one end as at 15"*to the adjacent end of the footpiece and is accommodated in a longitudinal recess in the latter, this arm being flush at top and bottom with the foot-piece under normal conditions. The arm 14 has formed at its hinged end a short upward projection Y.

rups, of whiclrthe following is' 11 and 12 are. preferably provided with lthe' interlocking hoqked which hold"v themv against! longitudinal fdis: placement, brit' lpermit of rearward'ior ont-- ward swinging inovement"-off the yyoke Fixed to, and*A projecting rigidlyfdown ward beyond, the' lovvfer` endort-the' syolreelefV 'merit 1 2 is acamflug 20having arfarched cam recess' `21 itsbottom'edgea" Projecting intofthis recess isl a' ngea formed on members .17. arid :'18

a second-ami 23wh'ich' is acomnodatednr a longitudinal slot @rin the arm Maud has a common pivotal point with Ithe latter, with' which vit islflushjat top 'andj bottom edge/sz Fixed at 'one 'end to' ftlref bottomY ofthe foot-piece `10 is a'ffiat'sprig whoseoppoii site" end' bears #che-.1f squared edsf @

fake arms

14 and 23 and holds them in normal position with the interlocking elements 17 and 18 on the

yoke sections

11 and 12 resili- A ently pressed into engagement with one another.

As will be apparent, under normal conditions, rthe weight of the riders foot in the arm 14 acts to supplement the spring 25 and hold the `yoke element 12 in operative position. In the event of the rider falling, and his foot being caught in the stirrup, the re# lease of the weight from the arms will allow them to swing up when a lateral pull is Vexerted by the foot of the rider on the stirrup, permitting the hinged section 12 to swing either outwardly or rearwardly and free the riders foot.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of my invention it is to beunderstood that I do not limit myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, and that Various changes and modifications might be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. d

Having thus described my invention what. I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. A stirrup comprising a bottom bar, a

yoke section fixed to one end thereof, an arm extending along said bar andhinged to the opposite end thereof and having its top facek flush with the top face of said bar, and a complementary yoke section having its base portion formed on and rigid with said arm.

2. A stirrup comprising a bottom bar, a.

yoke section xed to one end thereof, an arm extending along said bar'and hinged to the opposite end thereof and having its top face Hush with the top face of said bar, `and a complementary yoke section having its base portion formed on and rigid with said arm, and a spring bearing on said arm to hold the last mentioned yoke section in normal position. n

3. A stirrup comprising a bottom'bar, a yoke sectionflxed to one end thereof,l an arm extending along said bar and hinged to the Vopposite end thereof and having its top face flush with the top face of said bar, a complementary yoke section having its -base portion formed on and rigid with said arm, a cam-element on said arm and a flat spring secured under said bottom loar "and bearing on said cam element to hold the'last mentioned yoke sectionv in operative position.

4. A stirrup comprising a bottom'bar, a yoke section` fixed to lone end' thereof, an arm accommodated ina longitudinal slot in said bar and hinged to the opposite' end thereofand having Yalshort upward projection'at its hinged end, a complementary 'yoke sectionhinged to said projection to and havinga short upward proj eetionv at its hinged end, aeompleinentary yoke Section5 hinged to said projection, to rswing at right f angles to said arm, and means for holding said complementary Section against vswing-l ing movement on said projectiom comprising a second arm extending parallel to said first arm and hinged 'onaf common axis therewith, a finger projeetingfrom said secondarm and engaginggan archedl cam element on` said .hinged yokev section,' and la i spring engaging a cam surface on said sec,- ond army to-hold said linger yieldingly en#` gaged in said arched cam elementl i In testimonywhereof I have aiixed fmy signature.

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