US911718A - Stirrup. - Google Patents

Description

J. W. HADDOGK. STIRRUP APPLIOATION FILED OUT. 22,1908. 91 1,718.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Application filed. October 22, 1908. Serial N 0. 459,006.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. HADDooK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Prairie, inthe county of Dallas, State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stirrups; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a stirrup" and more particularly to the class of safety stirrups.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a stirrup comprising pivotally connected sections adapted to be suspended from a stirrup strap and means formed on one of the sections for maintaining said sections in their operative or assembled relation to receive the foot of a rider and to automatically release the same when the said rider is thrown orfalls from the horse.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a stirrup that will openautomatically and release the foot of a rider and which stirrup comprises pivotally connected sections one of said sections adapted to be maintained closed by pressure of the foot of a rider when mounted in the stirrup, means on the other section'for guiding the'closing section when being brought to an operative or assembled relation with respect to'the said other section, and a bearing extension formed on the closing section to prevent the displacement thereof due to the pressure of the riders foot when positioned in the stir i n the drawings accompanying. and form ing part of this specification is illustrated the preferred form of embodiment of the invention which to enable those skilled in the art to practice said invention, will be set forth at length in the following description while the novelty of the invention will be included in the claims succeeding said description.

While the elements herein shown and described are well adapted to servethe functionsset forth, it is obvious that changes, variations and modi'fihations may be made as come properly within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the stirrup in an open position. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the stirrup. Fig.4 isba side elevation. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan View of the stirrup. Fig. 6 is 0 a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

In the drawings the numeral 5 designates generally the stirrup formed preferably of metal however, it may be of any other suitable material and comprises sections 6 and 7 the section 6 at its lower ends has an elongated extension 8 at substantially right angles thereto, which extension is provided centrally "with an elongated bifurcation forming a recess 9 thereby producing spaced parallel extensions 10, the latter having their free ends curled to form eyes 11 the same being cut away as at 12 to accommodate correspondingly curled eyes 13 projectlngfrom the lower end of the section 7 and whicheyes of both the section 6 and section 7 receive a pin 14: forming a pivotal connection for the said section 7 with the section 6 of the stirrup.

The upper free end portions of the sections 6 and 7 are bent upward vertically and the said end of the section 6 is further bent inwardly and downwardly to substantially surround a block 15 and being secured thereto at opposite sides by fasteners 16. The free end of the bent portion of the section 6 extends inwardly as at 17 below the block 15 and a distance removed therefrom and also terminates a short distance removed from the said section 6 to permit the introduction of the loop end of a stirrup strap 18 between said inwardly extended portion 17 and the block 15 of the stirrup. Covering the sides and bottom of the block 15 is a wearing plate 19 the latter having guide extensions 20 projecting a distance above the top of the said, block.

The section? of the stirrup is bent inwardly at right angles thereto at its upper end to form a bearing extension 21 the latter adapted to be brought into a position by guide extensions 20 of the bearing plate so as/"to overlie the top of the block 15 so that when a riders foot is inserted in the stirrup and pressure is effected upon the same the strain upon the sections 6 and 7 will be evenly distributed and an extension 22 will prevent the accidental opening of the section 7 when pressure of the foot of the rider is exerted upon the stirrup.

Adjacent the pivotal connection by the pin 1% of the section 7, the latter has integral therewith the extension 22 the same arranged in the path of the recess 9 and is adapted to be actuated by the foot of a rider to maintain the section 7 closed or in assembled relation with respect to the section 6 of the stirrup. The said extension 22 possesses a resiliency so that pressure from the foot of the rider when mounted in the stirrup will effect a positive closing of the section 7 and permit the foot of the rider to comfortably rest upon the extension 8 of the section 6.

The automatic operation of the stirrup is as follows: The section 7 being on the outside in relation to the saddle, should the rider be knocked out of his seat or fall accidentally on either side, the edge of his foot will contact with the section 7 forcing the same outward on its pivot and will perniit his foot to escape from the stirrup preventing the rider from being dragged upon the ground.

Connected to the extensions 10 is a cross wire 23 supporting a coil resetting spring, 24, the same having a loop 25 engaging the extension 22 and the ends of said spring are secured to said extensions 10 so that the spring will normally hold the stirrup in a closed position.

What is claimed is- 1. A stirrup of the class described comprising a pair of Plr'Olflll) connected sections having their upper ends bent upward vertically, a block secured to one ol. the sections at its upper end, a right angular extension on the other section, and adaptml to be brought into a position to overlie the block, means for guiding the said extension in a position to overlie the block and means formed on one of the sections to normally hold the same in a closed position with respect to the other section.

A stirrup of the class described coniprising inner and outer sections pivolally connected to each other, a block fixed to the upper end of the inner section. the said inner section being bent at its upper end inwardly a distance ren'iored from the lower extremity of the block to accommodate a strap between the sa lie and the block, a bearing plate secured to the block and having guide extensions projecting a distance slightly above the latter, a right angular hearing extension formed on the upper end of the outer section and adapted to overlie the block and insertible between the guide extensions, and a resilient extension carried by the outer section and adapted to niainlain the latter in a closed position with respect to the inner section.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN \V. HADDOGK. Witnesses R. E. lilEAlQS, R. B. S'rUBns.

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