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US 2016/0194196 A1Published application
Retractable stirrup extension
OwnerLouise A. Fordinventor
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Abstract
A retractable stirrup extension for use with a saddle and horse. The extendable stirrup assembly includes an conventional fixed stirrup with an upper (top) foot plate for supporting the rider's foot during riding, and a retractable bottom foot plate retractably attached to the upper stirrup with an extension mechanism that provides about 4-8 inches of vertical travel (extension). The bottom foot plate travels easily between an open (extended) and a closed (retracted) position. The bottom foot plate provides a lower “step” for the rider to use when mounting the horse. A latching mechanism can be used when riding the horse.
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A retractable stirrup extension assembly comprising:
- a fixed upper stirrup for use with a horse and saddle, comprising:
- left and right side legs;
- an upper arch bridging across the two side legs at the top;
- and a top foot plate bridging across the two side legs at the bottom;
- wherein the top foot plate has a long dimension and a long axis (X-axis) that is aligned with said long dimension;
- and further wherein the top foot plate comprises a left end and a right end comprising left and right top transverse hinge pin holes, respectively;
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- a retractable lower stirrup extension comprising:
- a retractable bottom foot plate comprising left and right ends with left and right bottom transverse hinge pin holes, respectively;
- a left upper hinge plate, comprising upper and lower ends with corresponding upper and lower transverse hinge pin holes, respectively;
- a left lower hinge plate, comprising upper and lower ends with corresponding upper and lower transverse hinge pin holes, respectively;
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- wherein the upper end of the left lower hinge plate is pivotally attached to the lower end of the left upper hinge plate with a transverse hinge pin;
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- wherein the lower end of the left lower hinge plate is pivotally attached to the left end of the bottom foot plate with a transverse hinge pin inserted in the left bottom transverse hinge pin hole;
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- wherein the upper end of the left hinge assembly is pivotally attached to the left end of the top foot plate with a transverse hinge pin inserted in the left upper transverse hinge pin hole;
- a right upper hinge plate, comprising upper and lower ends with corresponding upper and lower transverse hinge pin holes, respectively;
- a right lower hinge plate, comprising upper and lower ends with corresponding upper and lower transverse hinge pin holes, respectively;
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- wherein the upper end of the right lower hinge plate is pivotally attached to the lower end of the right upper hinge plate with a transverse hinge pin;
- wherein the upper end of the right upper hinge plate is pivotally attached to the right end of the top foot plate with a transverse hinge pin inserted in the right upper transverse hinge pin hole;
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- wherein the lower end of the right lower hinge plate is pivotally attached to the right end of the bottom foot plate with a transverse hinge pin inserted in the right bottom transverse hinge pin hole;
- whereas rotation of the right and left pairs of linked hinge plates about their respective pivots causes the bottom foot plate to extend vertically downwards in a linear direction along a Y-axis (which is perpendicular to the X-axis of the top foot plate);
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- whereas reversed rotation of the right and left pair of linked hinge plates about their respective pivots causes the bottom foot plate to retract vertically upwards in a linear direction along the Y-axis.
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A retractable stirrup extension assembly comprising:
- a fixed upper stirrup for use with a horse and saddle, comprising:
- left and right side legs;
- an upper arch bridging across the two side legs at the top;
- and a top foot plate bridging across the two side legs at the bottom;
- wherein the top foot plate has a long dimension and a long axis (X-axis) that is aligned with said long dimension;
- and further wherein the top foot plate comprises left and right magnets disposed within recesses on the underside of the top foot plate;
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- a retractable lower stirrup comprising:
- a loop of flexible material hanging freely in the middle, and which is attached at its ends to the right and left side walls of the upper stirrup via left and right mounting plates that are attached with pairs of screws, respectively;
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- a bottom foot plate disposed in the middle of the flexible loop, which is made of steel, and is riveted to the loop of flexible material;
- wherein the bottom foot plate is latched to the pair of magnets on the top foot plate when the assembly is retracted and latched in a closed position during riding.
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A retractable stirrup extension assembly comprising:
- a fixed upper stirrup for use with a horse and saddle, comprising:
- left and right side legs;
- an upper arch bridging across the two side legs at the top;
- and a top foot plate bridging across the two side legs at the bottom;
- wherein the top foot plate has a long dimension and a long axis (X-axis) that is aligned with said long dimension;
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- a retractable lower stirrup comprising:
- a bottom foot plate;
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- a pair of parallel bicycle chains, wherein each chain has an upper link pivotally attached to right and left ends of the top foot plate, respectively;
- and further wherein each chain has a lower link pivotally attached to the right and left ends of the bottom foot plate, respectively;
- and further comprising a latching mechanism attached to the upper stirrup for holding the bottom foot plate in a retracted position when closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.