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US 9,695,035 B2Granted
Mounting assist device and method
AssigneeHairy Back Ranch Inc.
InventorsRandell Dejong, Paul Tontsch
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Abstract
A foldable stirrup for mounting animals such as horses has a support arm for engagement with a stirrup leather and a base pivotaly coupled to the support arm for supporting a rider's foot while mounting when the stirrup is in an open configuration. The base and the support arm are inwardly foldable together to a folded configuration. A mounting assist strap configured to engage the stirrup and provide a point of securement on the animal to be mounted is provided. Methods of mounting an animal using the foldable stirrup and mounting assist strap are provided.
Claims15
A foldable stirrup for mounting animals comprising:
- a support arm for engagement with a strap;
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- a base comprising a generally flat portion for supporting a rider's foot while mounting when the stirrup is in an open configuration, a first end of the base being pivotably coupled to a first end of the support arm at a single joint, wherein each of the support arm and the base has a free second distal end opposite the first end, and wherein the support arm and the base are coupled together at only the singe joint;
- a plane being defined by lines extending along a longitudinal axis of the first end of the support arm and a longitudinal axis of the base, the plane extending through the first end of the support arm, the base and the joint;
- the base and the support arm being inwardly foldable together in the plane to a folded configuration in which a minimum angle that is defined between the first end of the support arm and the generally flat portion of the base about the joint is less than about 30°;
- the support arm being shaped to define an open area between the support arm and the base into which the rider can easily insert their foot when the stirrup is in the open configuration.
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