Stirrup assembly
OwnerRobert Gottliebinventor
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Abstract
A stirrup assembly for aiding a rider when mounting a horse provides a stirrup assembly wherein part or all of the side of a stirrup can be rotated down into a locked horizontal position to become a step. The act of pulling down the movable side part compresses a strong return spring. When the movable side part is fully down, a latch is set which keeps it from returning. What was part of the stirrup side can now be used as a step for mounting and is quickly returned to its original upright position by the return spring when the rider steps on the latch release.
Claims17
A horse mounting assembly, comprising:
- a stirrup iron having a bottom portion, an upper portion, and a pair of opposed side portions;
- a stirrup aid unit secured to the bottom portion and pivotally mountable on the stirrup iron for movement between a normally upright position and a unlatched position extending below the bottom portion, the stirrup aid unit comprising a foot rest oriented a distance below the bottom portion when the stirrup aid unit is in a unlatched position.
A method of mounting a horse, comprising the steps:
- providing a stirrup assembly comprising a stirrup iron having a bottom portion, an upper portion, and a pair of opposed side portions, said stirrup assembly further comprising a stirrup aid unit pivotally secured to the bottom portion, said stirrup aid assembly having a foot rest;
- pivotally moving the stirrup aid unit from an upright position at least partially nested within the stirrup iron into an latched position extending below the bottom portion such that the foot rest is oriented a distance below the bottom portion;
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- resting at least a portion of a foot on the foot rest while mounting a horse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.