US1991648A

US1991648A - Stirrup

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Publication number: US1991648A
Application number: US587407A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward E Armentrout
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1932-01-18
Filing date: 1932-01-18
Publication date: 1935-02-19
Anticipated expiration: 1952-02-19

Description

Feb l9, 1935. E. E. ARMENTROUT 1,991,648

STIRRUP Original Filed Jan. 18, 1932 Patented Feb. 19, 1935 V ITED STATES PATENT ori ic s Application January 18, 1932, Serial No. 587,407 Renewed March 23, 1934 4 Claims. (01. 54-48) My invention relates to a new and novel saddle vention has, among other advantages, the followstirrup and the like, and to a new and novel ing:-It is comfortable, silent when striking other method of constructing the same. parts of the saddle or equipment, and being flex- It is an object of my invention to provide a ible and elastic, eliminates jolts and shocks at 5 stirrup which can be attached to any type of every gait of the animal ridden, and the soft 5 saddle or the like, which is flexible and elastic, yielding material and the character of the block 9 and which is composed almost entirely of rubber. permits the rider to flex his feet while riding,

It is also an important object of my invention which is very advantageous and conducive to comto construct a stirrup of the type described from fort especially in cold weather, when the feet 10 old pneumatic tires. have a tendency to be disagreeably affected by 10 His also an important object of my invention the cold; and the use of the stirrup of my into provide a simple and inexpensivemethod of vention gives the rider poise and a sense of seconstructing a stirrup of the type described, curity. In case of a fall the foot being encased chiefly from old pneumatic tires. in yielding material instead of in metal, will be Other objects and advantages of my invention preserved against injury, which would otherwise 15 will be apparent from a reading of the following occur.

description of the drawing, wherein for pur- The method of constructing the stirrup of my poses of illustration a preferred embodiment of invention is as follows:- the invention is shown. 1 I take an old tire of the pneumatic type, and In the drawing:- make transverse cuts therein so as to separate 20 Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a pretherefrom an elongated plate composed of the ferred embodiment of my invention. rubber treads, the rubber side walls, and the un- Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view derlying fabric structure, the plate being tapered through Figure 1. toward each end in the shape indicated in the Referring in detail to the drawing the numeral drawing. I then form in the end portions holes 25 V 5 refers generally to the stirrup which'is formed 12 for receiving the ha be I then form and of an outer layer of fabric 6 and an inner layer attach the heavy rubber block 9 intermediate the or layers of rubber '7. The body made up by the ends of the plate on the rubber side thereof and

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6 and 7 may be increased in thickness by attach the same in this position securely. I then the use of several of such layers. bring the'ends of the plate upwardly, with the A narrower layer of fabric 8 supports a block fabric structure on the outside, pass the hang of rubber 9. l r bolt through one of the holes in the plate, place The

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6 and 7 areof elongated form and the spacer 11 on the bolt, then pass the bolt into their ends are brought upwardly in inwardly one of the holes of the remaining sides of the pending manner as shown in Figure 1 to form stirrup and attach the nut 13 so as to retain the an open U-shaped form, following the general described parts assembled as shown. If preferred, contour of a conventional metal stirrup. thefOOt engaging Su of the block 9 y be A hang bolt 10is placed through apertures in corrugated or otherwise roughened so as to inthe upper end portions of the side members of crease the frictional engagement therewith with 40 the stirrup, and a rubber tubular spacer 11 is cirthe foot of the rider, o the form Shown is 40 cumposed upon the hang bolt 10 so as to preadequate'to the purposes of the invention. It

serve the proper spacing of the upper portions will be obvious that the device of my invention of the side members of the stirrups. can be constructed at a much lower cost than As will be observed in-the drawing, the rubany correspondingly serviceable device of this her block 9 is of thick heavy character provided character. 45

with tapered end portions 11, 11 so that an at- While I have shown and described a preferred tractive, convenient merging will be achieved embodiment of the structure and method of the. with the adjacent surfaces at the terminations of invention, it is to be understood that I do not he bloc The pp ce 0f the block and desire tolimit the application of the invention 5 the corners thereof are rounded so as to properly beyond t cope of th subjoined claims, 0 seat the foot of the rider. If desired other holes t is claimed 12 may be made in the side members of the stir- 1 A tirrup comprising a plate of pliant and run t a m dat different h i hts f t a resilient material bent into U-form, the ends of belt and Space! 10, the legs of the U-form having connecting'them a It Will be Ob r t a t Stirrup Of y hang bolt and spacer, abody of compressible material secured within and upon the bight portion of the U-form.

2. A stirrup comprising a plate of resilient pliant material bent into U-form and provided with a hang bolt and a spacer between the ends of the legs of the U-form, a body of compressible material secured within and upon the bight portion of the U-form, said plate being constructed of a plate of resilient pliant material reinforced on its outward side with a plate of fabric material.

3. A method of making a stirrup, comprising, cutting a tire casing transversely to provide'a plate of elongated form, then attaching at a central portion of the tread side of the plate a merging block of resilient material to be, engaged.

by the foot of the rider, then bending the ends ofthe plate upwardly toward each otheriinto a U-form with the inner fabric side 0f v the tire casing outward, a hang bolt being then secured a tubular spacer on the plate.

4. A stirrup comprising an ends of the plate being reversely bent so as to form the plate into a U-shape with the fabric a side of the plate outward, the ends being'conf V nected by hang bolt and spacer means,

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elongated plate transversely cutfrom a pneumatic tire casing having one side fabric andtheother'rubber, the 10;