An Improved Stirrup.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Sept., 1889
Comple'e Specification Left, 24th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stirrup.
I, ELIZABETH SMITH of 2 Belle Vue Lawn Cheltenham, no occupation, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in placing along the bottoms and up a certain portion of
the sides of an ordinary stirrup elastic material such as India-rubber, or
similar substance.
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This lining of rubber is so formed as to have an open space sectionally at each side
so that when the foot is pressed into the stirrup this rubber lining is capable of
being partially forced back and so the foot is firmly fixed within the stirrup..
I propose to form this India-rubber lining all in one piece, and to cement the same
to the metal stirrup.
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By means of my improvements it is impossible for the foot to slide backwards, or
forwards within the stirrup. I may accomplish my object by small springs instead
of India-rubber; and I do not limit myself to any elastic material which I may use
to accomplish my invention.
Santambon 1080
An Improved Stirrup.
I ELIZABETH SMITH of 2 Belle Vue Lawn Cheltenham, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement and
accompanying Drawings:-
My Invention relates to an improved Stirrup and has for its object to provide a
firmer hold for the foot of a rider than is obtainable with stirrups of ordinary cou-
struction such as hitherto used-My improved Stirrup is designed to be used in con-
nection with saddles from which the strap holding the same is detachable under
certain conditions or circumstances.
In carrying my invention into practice I provide the tread of a stirrup of
ordinary construction with a lining of india rubber or other suitable resilient material
such as amall springs for instance and I extend such lining over a portion of the
side bars of the frame thereof. The above mentioned lining is formed in such a
manner as to be furnished with an open space within the sides thereof the object
being to allow of the lateral portions of the lining being depressed when the foot is
forced into position in the stirrup and hence to ensure a firmer hold for the said
foot.
In order that my improvements may be the more fully understood I will now
proceed to describe the two figures on the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed
both of which figures are marked with the like letter of reference to the like parts
throughout.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved Stirrup.
Figure 2 being a horizontal section on line A. B. of Figure 1.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2 the tread t of the Stirrup S is provided with a
lining L of india rubber consisting of a central strip 8 and two side pieces pp'
formed integrally together-Vertical transverse openings or recesses o. o' are forined
in the said pieces p p' enabling the latter to be depressed when a riders foot is inserted
there between

page_text: As my improvements are capable of some modification without departing from the
principle thereof I do not restrict myself to material dimensions or to the precise
form or placement of the india rubber or elastic lining.
Having now fully described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
In stirrups, the application of a lining formed of rubber or other elastic material
upon the tread and side portions thereof substantially as and for the purpose
described in this Specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings."
Dated this 231 dor of October 1880
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.