US1758930A - Stirrup - Google Patents

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y 0, 1930. A. D. CAMERON 1,758,930

STIRRUP Filed 0ct.'1, 1928 IN ENTOR 2 Cameron BYz i z A'i'I'ORNEYd Patented May 20, 1930 UNHTE STATES ARGHIIBALD DONALD CAMERON, or roar-scanvniv, (moneta- .STIRRUB v Application filed. October 1, 1928. Serial No. 309,647.

My invention relates to improvements in stirrups, and it consists in thecombinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed. y

.An object of my invention is to provide a stirrup which has flexible portions for obviating the possibility of a riders foot being held in the stirrup should the rider be thrown out of the saddle. V A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which is more comfortable than the ordinary rigid type of stirrup.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which has a flexible connection between the upper and lower portions of the stirrup and these flexible connections are so attached to the respective parts that they are double in 0 strength and duration.

A further ob ect of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which is simple in construction, durable and efficient for the purpose intended.

()ther objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.-

My invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, forming part of this application, in whicha Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device, Figure 2 is an end elevation of my device, Figure 3 is a section along the line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4: is a section along the line M of Figure 2.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a base or foot rest 1 having a roughened upper.

4 surface 2. Integral lugs 3 and 4: are disposed at each end of the base 1 and are integral therewith. Openings 5 and 6 are disposed in the lugs 3 and 4 for receiving the lower ends of flexible chains 7 and 8. The flexible chains 7 and 8 are interwoven in such a manner as to form a relatively flat and durable construction.

The upper ends of the chains 7 and 8 extend through openings 9 and 10, respectively, in the ends of the top or fastening bar 11.

An elongated opening 12 is provided at the V center of the top 11 for receiving a stirrup strap 13 of a saddle, not shown.

The openings 5, 6,9, and 1 0 are-in'pairs and are so positioned that the two end links at each end of each of the chains 7 and 8 may be secured in their proper places to these members.

From the foregoing description ofthe various parts 01 the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. Let us assume that the rider has been thrown from the saddle. It is impossible for the riders foot to be held in the stirrup as the flexible sides, which consist of the chains 7 and 8, allow the base or foot rest 1 to move with respect to the top 11, thus allowing the foot of the rider to drop from the stirrup.

'With the ordinary type of rigid stirrups, when a rider falls from a saddle without sufficient time to disengage his foot from the stirrup, the upper portion of the stirrup is pulled toward the toe of the boot and the lower part of the stirrup remains under the instep of the boot where it becomes wedged and causes injury to the rider. By the pro vision of the flexible sides 7 and 8, all such danger is obviated.

The links M of the chains or flexible sides and 8 are interwoven so that each link receives two links at different positions. The openings 5, 6, 9, and 10 hold these links in their respective positions, and in this manner the side portions aretwice as strong as they would be if only a single link were connected to the membersl and 11. Furthermore, the

links are relatively round in, general con tour-thus permitting the base or foot rest 1 to be swung through an arc with respect to the fastening bar 11.

I claim: a 1. A device of the type described comprising a: base portion, a top portion, and flexible side portions connecting said base portion with said top portion, said flexible side portions comprising a multiplicity of links, each of said links having a plurality of links passing therethrough, a plurality of links of each of the flexible side portions being connected with said top portion.

2. A device of the type described comprising a base portion, a top portion, flexible side portions connecting said base portion with said top portion, said flexible side portions comprising a multiplicity of links, each of said links having a plurality of links passing therethrongh, and lugs integral with said base portion and arranged to receive a plurality of links of each of said side portions.

Signed at Chicago, in the county of Cook, and State of Illinois, this 25th day of September, A. D. 1928. A

ARCHIBALD DONALD CAMERON

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