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US 12,042,062 B2Granted
Stirrup pocket
AssigneeNicholas C Fishwick
InventorNicholas Charles Fishwick
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Abstract
The invention provides a new stirrup design for children, that secures the foot preventing unwanted movement, thus making the footing more stable and safer, preventing bouncing off, sliding forward, or sliding sideways. In the event the passenger dismounts, the invention is specially designed to release its grip on the foot enabling easy removal. In the event the passenger falls backward, the invention has a specific malleable design to enable the foot to pivot up and back, thus preventing the foot from getting entangled or trapped.
Claims4
A stirrup device for use while standing or sitting, comprising:
- three sides to form an elongated triangular pocket configured to receive a foot, wherein the three sides comprise:
- a rigid inner side (1) connected by a first hinged-like connection (4) to a rigid floor (3);
- a malleable outer side (2) connected at the top by a second hinge-like connection to the top of the rigid inner side, and connected at the bottom by a third hinge-like connection to the rigid floor (3);
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- the rigid floor (3) configured wide at a proximal end and narrow at a distal end, creating a conical space to receive the foot that is long enough to support the foot from heel to the ball of the foot when the foot is inserted;
- whereby, when weight is applied to the rigid floor (3), the malleable outer side (2) is configured to straighten thereby clamping onto the foot in the stirrup, and whereby the stirrup forms a right-angled triangle with the rigid floor (3) perpendicular to the rigid inner side (1).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.