Improvements in Baldry up
Year: 1898

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I, MARY ANN BURTON, of "Glenwood," Stevenage, in the County of Herts,
Lady, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to that class of stirrup bars which are arranged to
release the stirrup iron automacticly-in the event of the rider being thrown
from the saddle-and is as follows-
Upon a flat steel plate of rectilineal shape which may be fixed upon the bows or
across the arch of the saddle in the position usually occupied by the ordinary
stirrup bar is centred or pivoted a compound lever-the top half of which folds
back upon itself and is retained in a horizontal position by a stop or pin-when in
its normal position-upon the top half of this compound lever (which is hollowed
out to receive it) is hung by means of a link or other attachment the stirrup
leather carrying the stirrup iron. When the rider is seated in the saddle the
pressure of the foot on the stirrup iron keeps the compound lever closed or folded
up-but in the event of the rider being thrown-if forward-the top half of the
compound lever turns upon its centre or pivot and automatically releases the
attachment if backward-the lower half of the compound lever turns upon its
centre or pivot and releases the attachment.
Instead of a compound lever on the flat steel plate of rectalineal shape which
is attached to the bows or across the arch of the saddle-I may employ two
triangular or trigger shaped pieces of steel plate-which are pivoted separately
on to the said steel plate in such a way that the link or hook (to which the
stirrup leather carrying the stirrup iron is attached)-will when hung upon the
top side of them cause them to converge together and form a crescent or angular
shaped arch-which is the normal position when the rider is in the saddle.
In the event of his being thrown the link or hook by reason of the diagonal
pull slides partly up the crescent shaped arch until one of the triangular or
trigger shaped pieces of plate turns on its pivot-when the attachment is instantly
released.
1000
Improvements in Safety Stirrup Bars for Saddles.
I, MARY ANN BURTON, of "Glenwood," Stevenage, in the County of Herts,
Lady, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
Price 8d.1

page_text: same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
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This invention relates to that kind of stirrup bars which are arranged to release
the stirrup iron automatically in the event of the rider being thrown from the
saddle.
According to this invention the hook from which the stirrup leather is hung
is carried by a compound lever folded back upon itself.
When the rider is seated in the saddle the pressure of the foot on the stirrup
iron keeps the compound lever closed or folded up-but in the event of the rider
being thrown-if in one direction-the top half of the compound lever turns upon
its centre or pivot and automatically releases the attachment-if in the other
direction the compound lever turns as a whole upon its centre or pivot and
releases the attachment.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete apparatus, Figures 2 and 3 are
similar views showing the position of the parts after the stirrup has been released
forwards and backwards respectively. Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4
Figure 1. Figures 5, 6 and 7 are views showing the loop to which the stirrup
leather is attached.
a is a plate fixed to the saddle. b is one portion of the compound lever pivotted
at to the plate a. c is the other portion of the lever pivotted at c¹ to b.
When in the position shown in Figure 1 projections 62 c2 on b and c rest on a
ledge a projecting from the plate a. At the end of c is a hook or horn d on
which the loop e carrying the stirrup leather is hung. The loop e carries a lug e¹
which passes between the branches of b and c and enters a hole a² in the plate a.
When the flap of the saddle is in place it presses on the loop e which is thus
firmly kept in place and prevented from moving either forwards or backwards,
preferably the leather flap or curtain, which covers the bar has a spring hinge.
If however the rider is thrown the flap is lifted and the lug pulled out of the
hole by the stirrup leather. If the fall be forwards the loop e pulling on the
horn turns c into the position shown in Figure and releases itself. If the
fall be backwards the pull of the loop e on the horn d
into the position shown in Figure 3 and e releases itself.
off on the other side of the horse, e simply lifts off d
positions shown in Figure 1.
turns b and c together
If the rider be thrown
leaving b and c in the
The loop e should be so formed as to follow the contours of b and c and lie
snugly against them. As shown the back surface e³ of its right hand branch lies
against the face of b whilst the inner side face of the same branch lies against
the end of the lug 63 projecting from the face of 6 and the lug on the same
branch rests on the top of b. The left hand branch of e rests against the face
of 6 curves over its top and the top of c and then round the horn d.
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:-
1. Safety stirrup bars having a compound lever substantially as described and
illustrated in the drawings.
2. Safety stirrup bars substantially as described and illustrated in the drawings.
Dated this 10th day of tu 1000
M. A. BURTON.