Stirrup having deformable and detachable structure
AssigneeJone Shou Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorChih Shun Chang
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Abstract
A stirrup having a deformable and detachable structure includes a frame, a pedal, and a side arm. The frame is C-shaped and has a first end and a second end. An opening is defined between the first end and the second end. The second end has a first coupling portion. The pedal is disposed on a bottom of the frame. The side arm is made of a flexible material and located at the opening of the frame. The side arm has a second coupling portion. A connecting member is configured to connect the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. When a sufficient force is applied on the inner side of the side arm to curve and deform the side arm, the side arm is rotatable relative to the frame with a joint of the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion as a pivot.
Claims10
A stirrup having a deformable and detachable structure, comprising:
- a frame, being C-shaped and having a first end and a second end facing the first end, an opening being defined between the first end and the second end, the frame having a first coupling portion adjacent to a bend of the second end, the frame surrounding a space, the second end of the frame having an upper end face, an inner wall adjacent to the upper end face and an outer retaining wall opposite to the inner wall, the upper end face having a recess extending downward, the inner wall having a notch communicating with the recess, the outer retaining wall being higher than the inner wall below a bottom edge of the notch in height;
- a pedal, disposed on a bottom of the frame;
- a side arm, made of a flexible material, the side arm having a second coupling portion, a connecting member being configured to connect the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion, the side arm having an inner side facing the space, the inner side having a plurality of indents arranged at intervals, the side arm further having a protrusion adjacent to one side of the second coupling portion, a groove being formed between the protrusion and the second coupling portion;
- wherein, in a first state, the second coupling portion of the side arm is coupled to the first coupling portion of the frame, and the side arm is installed at the opening of the frame, when the protrusion of the side arm is engaged in the recess of the frame, the outer retaining wall of the frame is engaged with the groove of the side arm:
- in a second state, when an outward force is applied to the inner side of the side arm, the side arm is curved and deformed outwardly via the indents, in a third state, when the side arm is continuously curved and deformed outwardly by the outward force, the protrusion of the side arm is disengaged from the recess of the frame, the outer retaining wall of the frame is disengaged from the groove of the side arm, and the side arm is rotatable relative to the frame with a joint of the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion as a pivot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.