Patent ID: 9428376
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B68C

Claim Text:
1. A safety stirrup comprising: a first portion adapted to rest against an animal to be ridden; a second portion adapted to support a rider's foot in use; and biasing means adapted to bias the safety stirrup from an open configuration, wherein the second portion is positioned to project outwardly from the animal to be ridden so as to be suitable for supporting the rider's foot in use, towards a closed configuration, wherein the second portion is positioned so as to be unsuitable for supporting the rider's foot and an extent by which the stirrup projects outwardly from the animal is reduced, such that, when the rider's foot is removed from the second portion, the second portion automatically moves to the closed configuration; wherein the first portion is adapted to lie flat against the animal in both the open configuration and the closed configuration in use, and wherein in the closed configuration, the second portion lies flush against the first portion.