Improvements in Riding Stirrups.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 2nd June, 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Riding Stirrups.
We,
CHARLES WILLIAM BARRAT, Commercial Clerk of 15 Park Road, New
Cross, London, S.E., and PERCY CARTER, Commercial Clerk, of 4 Tooley Street,
London, S.E., 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and
to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
Our invention relates to Improvements in Riding Stirrups, and is designed to
provide a firmer grip or bearing for the feet of the rider, than is obtainable with
stirrups now in use.
For the purpose of our invention, we provide the tread of the stirrup with
suitably shaped studs, projections, cushions, or pieces, of india rubber, or other
similar material of a gripping nature, arranged to protrude above the said tread,
and which may be held in place by a plate secured to the tread, so that when the
foot is placed in the stirrup the sole of the boot or shoe rests upon the aforesaid
studs, or the like, without liability to slipping. In one arrangement, the plate for
holding the said studs, or the like, in place, may be arranged upon the upper
surface of the tread; while according to another arrangement it may be situated
below the same.
And in order that our invention may be readily understood, we will describe
the same fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :—
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of our improved stirrup ;
Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof, showing the tread in plan; and
Fig. 3 is a side elevation corresponding to Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation, showing a slightly modified arrangement; and:
Fig. 5 is a detail view, to a larger scale, showing, in section, the means for
securing the studs, or the like, in place.
a is the stirrup, which may be of ordinary, or other suitable form, and 6 is the
tread thereof. c are the studs or pieces for ensuring a firmer grip or bearing for
the foot of the rider. These are formed preferably of india rubber, and may be,
as shown in Fig. 5, of cylindrical shape having a widened or flaring base.
In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 5, these studs are held in place
by means of a plate d secured to the upper surface of the tread b by means of
screws e. This plate d is provided with countersunk holes d' (Fig. 5) adapted to
receive the studs c. By this means the widened bases of the studs c, or the like,
are locked between the countersunk parts of the plate d, and the upper surface
of the tread b; and said studs are thereby very securely held in position.
In the arrangement shewn in Fig. 4 the studs c, or the like, are of similar form
to those just described, but in this case the plate d is imperforate, and is secured
beneath the tread b. The studs c, or the like, pass through perforations of similar
shape to those used in the preceding arrangement, but formed in the tread b
instead of in the plate d. The studs are first inserted in the tread b, and are
then locked in position by means of the plate d which is secured to the underside
of the tread by means of the screws e.
Instead of securing the plated to the tread 6 by screws, it may be secured
thereto by catches of any suitable construction.
The studs, or the like, instead of being formed separately, may be all moulded
together in a plate or strip of india rubber, whereby they may be readily placed
in position, and the danger of any one or more of the set getting lost, when
removed from the stirrup, is avoided.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
-claim is :-
1. A riding stirrup having its tread provided with studs, projections, cushions,
or pieces of india rubber, or similar gripping material, substantially as set forth.
2. A riding stirrup, above the tread of which protrude studs, projections,
cushions, or pieces of india rubber, or similar gripping material, the studs or
the like being retained in place by a plate secured to said tread, substantially
as described and shown.
3. Our improvements in riding stirrups whereby a firm grip or bearing is
afforded to the feet of the rider, substantially as described and shown with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
تيم
1004
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicants.