Stirrup adjusting and locking device
OwnerEarl L. Blevins, Joan V. Blevinsinventors
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Abstract
A secure positively adjusting and locking buckle for saddle stirrup straps is provided in which the buckle components cannot slide on the strap following proper adjustment. The buckle components cannot be separated and lost. When locked, the buckle has a very compact configuration. It includes a thin depending metal strip sandwiched between strap layers by means of which the stirrup leather can have a permanent twist imparted to it to cause the stirrup to hang properly.
Claims7
In a saddle stirrup, a stirrup suspension strap including two length adjustable strap sections, one strap section having a plurality of adjusting and locking openings formed therethrough, a flat adjusting and locking plate fastened to the other strap section and having spaced locking pins projecting from one side thereof for entry into selected openings of said one strap section, a U-formed locking buckle having an open end and a closed end pivotally attached to said locking plate and adapted to be swung across the latter and across said one strap section into straddling relationship therewith, a flexible strap having a free end carried by the U-formed locking buckle and adapted to be extended around the open end of said buckle and around an adjacent edge of the said one strap section, a rigid hasp plate secured to the free end of said flexible strap and having a locking slot therein, and an eccentrically located locking stud on one side wall of the buckle engageable lockingly within the locking slot of the hasp plate.
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