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US 6,220,004 B1Granted
Swiveled-eye safety stirrup with shock-absorbed hinged footrest
AssigneeEastwest International (Taiwan) Enterprises
InventorChang Hsi-Chang
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Abstract
A stirrup has a pair of arms, an eye on the arms for receiving a strap, and a footrest on the arms for supporting the foot of a rider. A cylinder/plunger assembly at each end of the footrest defines its travel between a retracted position and an extended position. A spring acting on the plunger in each cylinder urges the footrest toward the retracted position, such as to provide shock absorption for downward pressure exerted by the foot of a rider.
Claims12
A shock-absorbed stirrup comprising:
- a carrier defining a plane;
- a holding member on said carrier for holding a strap;
- a footrest joined to said carrier and having a support surface movable between an extended position and a retracted position in said plane;
- resilient means for urging the support surface toward said retracted position;
- a hinge connection between said carrier and footrest;
- and
- a resilient boot over said hinge connection.
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A shock-absorbed stirrup comprising:
- a carrier defining a plane;
- a holding member on said carrier for holding a strap;
- a footrest joined to said carrier and having a support surface movable between an extended position and a retracted position in said plane;
- said footrest comprising two ends, each end including a housing containing a plunger hinged to an arm of the carrier;
- and
- resilient means for urging the support surface toward said retracted position;
- said resilient means including a spring acting upon said plunger to urge the support surface toward said retracted position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.