Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B68—SADDLERY; UPHOLSTERY
  • B68C—SADDLES; STIRRUPS
  • B68C3/00—Stirrups
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B68—SADDLERY; UPHOLSTERY
  • B68C—SADDLES; STIRRUPS
  • B68C3/00—Stirrups
  • B68C2003/0091—Stirrups with an anti-slip removable sole

Definitions

• the invention relates to a stirrup for horseback riding of the type that comprises a replaceable add-on facing on which the foot rests, made with a material having a high coefficient of friction (rubber or the like) combined with a rigid underplate.
• One object of the invntion is to make it possible to replace said facing using extremely simple, fast movements. Another object is to provide a simple, lightweight and inexpensive assembly.
• the invention is such that: the supporting base of the stirrup has at least one through housing; said underplate has at least one protrusion that can be inserted into said through housing and forms a through seat; and flexible shaped appendages are provided on said protrusion so as to spread out and act against the underside of the supporting base of the stirrup, for the retention of the underplate; said appendages being reclosable in order to release said underplate.
• shaped appendages can be provided that can be opened out in order to act against the underside of the supporting base of the stirrup; a dowel is insertabie into said through seat of said protrusion in order to open out said shaped appendages and thus keep the underplate with said facing in position; mating contours are provided in said seat of the protrusion and in said dowel for retention of the dowel in the seat provided for the dowel in said protrusion; with a gentle push from below, said dowel can be easily released, for the replacement of the underplate comprising the friction facing.
• Said shaped appendages may be L-shaped.
• said shaped appendages may be hinged to said protrusion by hinges formed by reduced thicknesses producing hinges in the plastics material forming said underplate and its protrusion.
• Fig. 1 shows the components of the stirrup in question in an exploded view, in section;
• Fig. 2 shows said components partially assembled;
• Fig. 3 shows the assembled stirrup ready for use, again in section.
• 1 indicates a stirrup for a saddle made conventionally either in metal or, advantageously, in synthetic resin for greater lightness.
• 1 A indicates the base of the stirrup on which the foot rests.
• the base 1 A of the stirrup must be fitted with a replaceable facing for the foot to rest upon: this is made from a material with a high coefficient of friction such as rubber or the like.
• this facing By the very nature of this facing it requires frequent replacement as it becomes worn, and it is advantageous if its replacement can be done as quickly and simply as possible, especially in case of need or of requirements of competition. It is for this purpose that the device according to the innovation is provided.
• the base 1 A forms a through housing 3.
• the base 1 A will be shaped so as to be able to accommodate on its top surface, where the foot is to rest, an underplate 5 of rigid material, e.g. molded synthetic resin, to which is fixed the facing 7 of material having a high coefficient of friction such as rubber or the like.
• the underplate 5 has a protrusion 9 that can be inserted into the through housing 3; this protrusion 9 forms a through seat 11 in which a dowel 13 can be inserted, for the purposes indicated below.
• the protrusion 9 along the lower edges of the through seat 11 on two parallel opposite sides, has shaped appendages 15 that are hinged at 17 to said lower edges of the protrusion 9; the shaped appendages 15 may be L-shaped as indicated in the drawing, and their hinges 17 may be produced by a reduced thickness of the plastics material that forms the underplate and that possesses sufficient flexibility at 17 to act as hinges for the corresponding appendages 15.
• the opposing and symmetrical appendages 15 can adopt a position 15X (Figs. 1 and 2) to allow insertion into and removal from the through housing 3, or an opened position indicated at 15Y for retention of the underplate 5 and hence of its wearable facing 7.
• the abovementioned dowel 13 is inserted as shown by the arrow f1 (Fig. 2) into the through seat 11 of the protrusion 9 of the underplate 5, the protrusion 9 having first been inserted into the through housing 3 of the base 1A of the stirrup.
• the dowel 13 is inserted as shown by the arrow f1 into the through seat 11 , the lower edge of the dowel 13 pushes on the shaped appendages 15 and forces them to move from position 15X to position 15Y in which these appendages lock the assembly 5, 7 in position by acting against the lower surface of the base 1 A of the stirrup.
• the dowel 13 Once the dowel 13 has reached the end of its insertion movement in the direction of arrow f1 , it is held in place with a small retentive action by mating contours 19, 21 , which are formed in the dowel 13 and in the shaped appendages 15, to ensure that the dowel 13 does not spontaneously come out of the through seat 11 of the protrusion 9.
• the appendages 15 may also - in an equivalent solution - be engagable in the base 1A in the position 15, with or without the dowel 13 retention action.
• the first solution described is preferable because any wear suffered by the details 19 and 21 disappears with replacement, and the dimensions of the two components 5, 9, 15, 21 and 13, 19 are adhered to more satisfactorily owing to the identical or similar nature of the materials selected.

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• 1997
  • 1997-11-06 IT ITFI970150 patent/IT242792Y1/it active
• 1998
  • 1998-10-30 AU AU97611/98A patent/AU9761198A/en not_active Abandoned
  • 1998-10-30 WO PCT/IT1998/000304 patent/WO1999024354A1/en active Application Filing

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