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US 11,142,450 B2Granted
Stirrup for horse-riding
OwnerPhilippe Maloigneinventor
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Abstract
A stirrup for horse-riding, including a tread of which a first end is connected by a first side branch to an upper portion of the stirrup adapted to receive a stirrup leather, and including a second side branch movable between a position for use in which the second side branch connects a second end portion of the tread to the upper portion and open positions in which the second side branch is distanced from the second end portion of the tread. The second side branch is connected to the upper portion by a swivel linkage and, in the position for use, the second side branch is secured to the second end portion of the tread by magnetic attraction.
Claims17
A stirrup for horse-riding comprising
- (a) a first side branch;
- (b) a tread;
- (c) an upper portion, a first end of said tread being connected by said first side branch to said upper portion which is adapted to receive a stirrup leather;
- (d) a second side branch movable between:
- (i) a position for use, in which said second side branch connects a second end portion of said tread to said upper portion;
- and
- (ii) open positions, in which said second side branch is distanced from said second end portion of said tread;
- (e) an elastic cord urging a lower surface of said upper portion and an upper surface of said second side branch towards each other, said second side branch being connected to said upper portion by said elastic cord which internally spans therebetween;
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- (f) a centering stud having a non-circular cross-section and projecting in a substantially vertical direction from one of said upper or lower surfaces, wherein the other of said upper or lower surfaces has a recess of complementary non-circular shape to that of said centering stud;
- wherein the stirrup is configured so that in said position for use said elastic cord urges said centering stud into said recess.
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A stirrup for horse-riding comprising:
- (a) a tread a first end of which is connected by a first side branch to an upper portion adapted to receive a stirrup leather, a second side branch movable between a position for use in which said second side branch connects a second end portion of said tread to said upper portion and open positions in which said second side branch is distanced from said second end portion of said tread;
- (b) a swivel linkage including:
- (i) an elastic cord internally extending within said second side branch, said second side branch being connected to said upper portion by said elastic cord to allow pivoting of said second side branch relative to said upper portion in any direction without being constrained by an axis of rotation;
- (ii) a centering stud projecting upwardly from an upper surface of said second side branch, said centering stud having a polygonal cross-section, and
- (iii) a recess defined in a surface of said upper portion, said recess having a complementary polygonal shape to that of said centering stud;
- wherein the swivel linkage is configured so that in said position for use, said elastic cord urges the centering stud into said recess;
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- (c) first and second magnets, said second end portion of said tread having said first magnet attached thereto, and said second side branch having said second magnet attached thereto, said first magnet and said second magnet being polarized so as to be rendered integral by magnetic attraction in said position for use of said second side branch, wherein in said position for use said second side branch is rendered integral with said second end portion of said tread by magnetic attraction.
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A horse-riding stirrup comprising:
- (a) an upper horse stirrup portion including an eye aperture;
- (b) a tread located below and being spaced away from said eye aperture with a foot opening therebetween;
- (c) an inner side branch rigidly affixed to said upper horse stirrup portion and said tread;
- (d) a metallic outer side branch extending between said upper horse stirrup portion and said tread with said foot opening between said inner branch and said outer side branch, said outer side branch movable between a position for use in which said second sine branch connects a second end portion of said tread to said upper portion and open positions in which said second side branch is distanced from said second end portion of said tread;
- (e) a joint always connecting an upper end of said outer side branch to said upper horse stirrup portion which allows said outer side branch to move fore-and-aft and outwardly relative to a remainder of said stirrup, while allowing a lower end of said outer side branch to move away from said tread, wherein said joint comprises:
- (i) an elastic cord having a lower end internally fastened within said outer side branch and an upper end internally fastened within said upper horse stirrup portion,
- (ii) a centering stud having a non-circular cross-section and projecting from one of said upper or lower surfaces, wherein the other of said upper or lower surfaces has a recess of complementary non-circular shape to that of said centering stud;
- wherein said joint is configured so that in said position for use, said elastic cord urges said centering stud into said recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.