Jump cup adapted to be manipulated by one hand
OwnerJoseph J. Keuschinventor
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Abstract
A jump cup for supporting an end of a jump pole used in equestrian activities includes a curved plate forming an upwardly facing concave surface. A lateral support pin and a mounting pin are fixed to the plate and project from a rear side thereof. The mounting pin includes an axle portion that can be inserted into a hole of a conventional jump standard, the axle portion defining an axis about which the plate can pivot downwardly once the lateral support pin has passed across a front surface of the standard, whereby the standard is straddled by the lateral support pin and a portion of the mounting pin. The jump cup is formed of fixedly interconnected parts and can be installed or removed with one hand of a user.
Claims5
A jump cup adapted to be selectively mounted in one of a plurality of horizontal holes spaced vertically apart in a jump standard, the jump cup comprising:
- a curved member, forming an upwardly facing concave surface adapted to support an end of a jump pole;
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- a lateral support member and a mounting member both being rigidly connected directly to the curved member and both projecting rearwardly beyond a rear side of the curved member, the mounting member including both a lateral support portion spaced horizontally from the lateral support member, and a horizontal mounting axle portion integral with and extending transversely from an end of the lateral support portion, the mounting axle portion being adapted for insertion into a hole of a jump standard to define a rotary axis permitting the curved member to be tilted to a first position enabling the lateral support member to pass across a front surface of the standard during insertion of the mounting axle into the hole, and then to be swung to a downward position such that the rear side of the curved member engages the front surface of the standard, with the front surface being straddled by the lateral support member and lateral support portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.