Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1887.
Complete Left, 9th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 10th May, 1887.
ANDREW MACLURE 97 Queen Victoria Street, City E.C. Lithographer to Her
Majesty the Queen, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
The object of this Invention is the construction of a stirrup which will enable the
rider to mount bis horse with greater ease than can be accomplished with the present
construction of stirrup.
Riders often experience an amount of difficulty (particularly if short in stature)
when placing their left foot in the stirrup preparatory to mounting, and in order to
overcome this difficulty I construct the stirrup with a link similar in shape to the
howed formation of the stirrup iron connecting its tread or foot rest with the saddle
strap, this link is connected to the stirrup by a spring hinge or its equivalent below the
tread or foot rest in a manner which will when the said link is in its normal position
maintain it in a closed position parallel with and against the bowed portion of the
stirrup iron. The pin or spindle of the spring hinge forming the centre on which the
bowed link turns is provided with a ratchet and acting on this ratchet is a catch
carried by a bracket projecting from the under surface of the foot rest of the stirrup,
this catch lever is connected with a pin passing through the foot rest where it
terminates in a button head.
The bowed link when required for use is turned down a distance equal to about half
a circle into a position directly underneath the foot rest, where it forms a lower step or
rest for the foot of the rider when mounting into the saddle; but so soon as he is seated
thereon he at once places his foot on the upper rest or tread of the stirrup which
depresses the aforesaid projecting pin of the catch and releases the ratchet the action of
which at once causes the spring hinge to return the bowed link or step to its normal
closed position, parallel with and against the bow of the stirrup iron.
Data in 17th ... 1007
THOMAS WRIGLEY,
36, High Holborn, W.C.,
Agent to Applicant.

page_text: ANDREW MACLURE 97 Queen Victoria Street London, E.C., Middlesex Lithographer
to Her Majesty the Queen, 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 :-
The object of this Invention is the construction of a stirrup which will enable the
rider to mount his horse with greater ease than can be accomplished with the present
construction of stirrup.
In order that the Invention may be well understood and explained in detail, I have
hereunto annexed a Sheet of Drawings, made about two-thirds the ordinary size upon
which letters of reference are marked on corresponding parts on all the Figs. alike.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. represents the application of my Invention to a Stirrup in its simplest
form.
Fig. 2. represents the mounting step (which is the essential feature of this
Invention) attached to the stirrup proper by a spring hinge or joint.
Fig. 3 is a transverse section of Fig. 2 taken through the line y-y.
Fig. 4 represents in front elevation a further modification of my improvements in
which the automatic closing of the mounting step is effected by the downward action
of the foot rest, through the medium of a rack and pinion.
Fig. 5 represents a side elevation of the same with the front plate closing in the
rack and pinion, removed and the mounting step closed, or in its normal position,
and
Fig. 6 represents a similar view to the last, shewing the mounting step lowered as it
would appear when in position for the rider to mount his horse.
In these Figs. a is the stirrup iron, & the tread or foot rest, and c the strap connecting
the stirrup with the saddle, all being old and well known parts of a stirrup. In Fig. 1
is shewn as an example the simplest form in which my mounting step can be applied
to the stirrup, according to this arrangement the stirrup iron on either side the
tread & is extended downwards, and shaped so as to form a permanent step d under-
neath the tread b, but as a stirrup so constructed would in many cases be objectionable,
I prefer to make the mounting step movable in such a manner that when lowered for
use, it will assume its normal position immediately the rider is in the saddle, and bis
foot firmly resting in the stirrup, this arrangement of movable mounting step
shown
at Figs. 2, 4, 5 and 6.
According to that arrangement shewn at Figs. 2 and 3, 1 construct the stirrup with
a link or step d somewhat similar in shape to the bowed formation of the stirrup iron a,
this link or step is connected to the stirrup by the spring hinge e so placed below the
tread or foot rest that when the link is in its normal position it will lie as shewn
against the stirrup iron a.

page_text: The spindle of the spring hinge e forms the centre on which the link step & turns
and is provided with a ratchet tooth or projection f vide Fig. 3. This ratchet tooth is
acted on by the catch lever g supported in the bracket h projecting from the underside
of the tread b, one end of the said catch lever is bent so as to pass through the foot
rest, where it terminates in a button head g¹. The bowed link step d when required
for use is turned down into a position directly underneath the foot rest b as shown
in dots Fig. 2 where the projection f on its spindle is caught by the catch lever
this position the link forms a lower step or rest for the foot of the rider when mounting
into the saddle, but so soon as he is seated and his foot rests on the tread b, the button
head g is depressed, the action of which releases the spindle of the spring hinge e,
and so instantly causes the link step d to return to its normal position.
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Figs. 4, 5 and 6 show a further modification of the means I employ for automatically
raising the link step from its lowest to highest position, according to this arrangement
the stirrup iron at its base near the tread is provided with a box a¹ containing a
rack block and a pinion secured to the spindle or hinge on which the link step d
turns.
In the sides of the said box a' slots are formed in which the rack block i slides,
the said rack block is connected by square studs passing through the slots ¹ with the
tread or foot rest of the stirrup. The action of the parts being as follows:-At
the time when the link step d is being lowered from its position Fig. 5 to its position
Fig. 6 so as to form a step for the rider to mount, the pinion receives a half turn
which raises the foot rest 6 in the slots from its normal lowest position to that shewn
in dots at Fig. 4, when the link step is so lowered the rider mounts as previously
described and then places his foot on the rest b the weight or pressure of the foot on
this foot rest lowers it to its normal position and simultaneously therewith through the
medium of the pinion and rack returns the link stop d to its normal position as
shewn at Figs. 4 and 5 where it is caught and retained by the spring m.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
The novel construction of, or adaptation to a stirrup of a lower step or mounting
link marked in the drawings, whether such step be a permanent fixture with the
stirrup or hinged or connected therewith in a manner which will enable it to be
lowered for use, and again raised by hand or automatically; in the manner and for the
purpose, as herein substantially described, set forth, and fully illustrated in the
drawings annexed.
THOMAS WRIGLEY,
36, High Holborn, W.C.,
Agent to Applicant.