# US 5,704,198 A · Stirrup straightener connector

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- Number: US 5,704,198 A
- Document ID: US5704198A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/778,298
- Filed: 1997-01-02
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1997-01-02
- Assignees: Rollin P. Beauchane
- Inventors: Rollin P. Beauchane
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704198A

## CPC

- B68C 1/16: Fastening stirrups to saddles; Stirrup-leathers (stirrups B68C3/00)
- B68C: SADDLES; STIRRUPS

## Abstract

A stirrup straightener connector perpendicularly connects a stirrup having a stirrup bar to a saddle strap. The connector includes a stirrup holder and a holder bar. The stirrup holder has a first side portion, an indentation portion, an angled portion angled toward the indentation portion, and a second side portion. The holder bar has two ends, each end interconnectable with a respective side portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A stirrup straightener connector for connecting a stirrup with a stirrup bar to a saddle strap, said connector comprising:
(a) an integral stirrup holder comprising:
(i) first and second side portions;
(ii) an indentation portion for engaging said stirrup bar, said indentation portion integral with said first side portion, and;
(iii) an angled portion adjacent to and integral with said indentation portion, said angled portion angled toward said indentation portion, said angled portion integral with said second side portion; and
(b) a holder bar having a first holder bar end and a second holder bar end, said first holder bar end interconnectable to said first side portion, and said second holder bar end interconnectable to said second side portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The connector of claim 1 wherein said indentation portion is perpendicular to said holder bar.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The connector of claim 1, said holder bar comprising:
(a) a bolt having a first bolt end and a second bolt end, said bolt having a head at said first bolt end;
(b) a tube, said bolt inserted into said tube; and
(c) a fastener, said fastener interconnectable to said second bolt end.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The connector of claim 3 wherein said first bolt end is interconnectable with said first side portion and said second bolt end is interconnectable with said second side portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The connector of claim 1 wherein said first side portion is longer than said second side portion.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The connector of claim 1 wherein said first side portion is parallel to said second side portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The connector of claim 1 wherein said integral stirrup holder is made from a single piece of sturdy metal.

### Claim 8

A stirrup holder system for perpendicularly connecting a stirrup with a stirrup bar to a saddle strap, said system comprising:
(a) a stirrup holder with a first side portion, an indentation portion, an angled portion angled toward said indentation portion, and a second side portion, said indentation and angled portions positioned between said first and second side portions;
(b) a holder bar having two ends, each end interconnectable with a respective side portion.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, said holder bar comprising:
(a) a bolt having a first bolt end and a second bolt end, said bolt having a head at said first bolt end;
(b) a tube, said bolt inserted into said tube; and
(c) a fastener, said fastener interconnectable to said second bolt end.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9 wherein said first bolt end is interconnectable with said first side portion and said second bolt end is interconnectable with said second side portion.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8 wherein said first side portion is longer than said second side portion.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8 wherein said first side portion is parallel to said second side portion.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8 wherein said indentation portion is perpendicular to said holder bar.

### Claim 14

A method of hanging a stirrup with a stirrup bar perpendicularly to a saddle strap, said method comprising:
(a) placing the stirrup bar into an indentation portion of a stirrup holder;
(b) inserting a first holder bar end of a holder bar into a first side portion of said stirrup holder;
(c) inserting a second holder bar end of said holder bar into a second side portion of said stirrup holder;
(d) securing said second holder bar end with a fastener; and
(e) hanging said stirrup holder from said saddle strap from said holder bar so that said stirrup bar rests within said indentation portion.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14 further comprising the step of threading said holder bar through a tube between steps (c) and (d).