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US 4,587,798 AGranted
Safety stirrup
OwnerGregory A. Taylorinventor
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Abstract
A safety stirrup which has two arms arranged in a generally parallel co-extensive spaced relationship, a foot engaging base attached to one of the arms and supported by the other arm, and wherein the base and one of the arms are pivotally attached to the other arm so that upon a rider being dislodged from the saddle, the rider's foot will apply a transverse force to the stirrup thereby causing pivoting of the base to eject the rider's foot from within the stirrup.
Claims7
A safety stirrup comprising:
- a main body portion having two side arms which in use extend generally downwardly from a saddle strap in a spaced generally coextensive relationship with one of said arms at its upper end being adapted to be attached to said saddle strap;
- a base extending between the lower extremities of said arms and pivotally supported by same;
- and a foot engaging member fixed to the other arm, to said one arm, and extending therefrom so as to be located between said arms and above said base, and wherein said arms are releasably attached at their upper ends so that upon a lateral force being applied to said other arm, said arms disengage at their upper ends and said base and said other arm pivot to dislodge a rider's foot from within the stirrup by movement of said foot engaging member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.