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US 5,979,149 AGranted
Stirrup
AssigneeLibertyville Saddle Shop, Inc.
InventorJack L. Martin
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Abstract
A stainless steel stirrup with a rotatable foot plate pivotally connected to the lower ends of the stirrup limbs and including means for restricting the forward rotation of the stirrup to a substantially horizontal position with respect to the stirrup limbs but allowing the stirrup to rotate freely in a backward direction through a range of approximately 90.degree..
Claims8
A stirrup comprising:
- an inverted generally U-Shaped frame including two limbs extending substantially the full arc of said stirrup and terminating at opposed ends, and an attachment portion for a stirrup leather,
- a foot plate pivotally mounted at the ends of said two limbs,
- pivot means pivotally interconnecting the ends of said limbs and said foot plate,
- coacting stop means formed on the ends of said limbs and at the ends of said foot plate for limiting the forward rotation of said foot plate with respect to said limbs, said stop means being effective to restrict the forward rotation of said foot plate to a position where it is substantially at right angles with said limbs, said foot plate being freely rotatable in a backward direction through a range of approximately 90.degree..
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