IMPROVEMENTS IN STIRRUP IRONS
Year: 1885

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I RICHARD WRIGHT of High Lodge Richmond in the County of York Farmer
and Race Horse Breeder do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN STIRRUP IRONS to be as follows:-
"
According to this invention I form a stirrup iron in such manner that the sole
part upon which the foot rests is at its ends free to turn upon pivots supported by
the lower ends of the two side arms. The bar under which passes the leather strap
which attaches the iron to the saddle I likewise make capable of turning round,
its ends being for this purpose made to pass into holes in lugs projecting up from
the top of the iron.
In each of the side arms of the stirrup I also provide a joint midway of its length
which will yield with slight pressure.
Should the rider fall from the saddle his foot would be released from the stirrup
immediately his body got out of balance and before getting to the ground the
yielding bars at the top and bottom of the stirrup and the joints in the side arms
giving space to let the foot out from the stirrup. The stirrup also would give a
more springing and easier action to the rider.
I preferably form the joint in each side arm by making a circular enlargement
at the ends of the two parts which are to be jointed together-the enlargement
on one being forked to embrace the enlargement on the other and a pin or bolt
being passed through the centre of both enlargements to form the pin of the hinge
joint.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
"
I RICHARD WRIGHT of High Lodge Richmond in the County of York Farmer
and Race Horse Breeder do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
* IMPROVEMENTS IN STIRRUP IRONS and in what manner the same is to be
O performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
According to this invention I form a stirrup iron in such manner that the sole
part upon which the foot rests is at its ends free to turn upon pivots supported by

page_text: the lower ends of the two side arms. The bar under which passes the leather strap
which attaches the iron to the saddle I likewise make capable, of turning round, its
ends being for this purpose made to pass into holes in lugs projecting up from the
top of the iron.
In each of the side arms of the stirrup I also provide a joint midway of its length
which will yield with slight pressure.
Should the rider fall from the saddle his foot would be released from the stirrup
immediately his body got out of balance and before getting to the ground the
yielding bars at the top and bottom of the stirrup and the joints in the side arms
giving space to let the foot out from the stirrup. The stirrup also would give a
more springing and easier action to the rider.
I preferably form the joint in each side, arm by making a circular enlargement
at the ends of the two parts which are to be jointed together-the enlargement
on one being forked to embrace the enlargement on the other and a pin or bolt
being passed through the centre of both enlargements to form the pin of the hinge
joint.
In order that my said invention may be more fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side view of a stirrup constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is an end view and Figure 3 is a section on line 1, 1, Figure 1.
a is the bar under which passes the leather strap which attaches the stirrup iron
to the saddle the side arms of the stirrup iron are each made in two parts b b¹
jointed together at 62. The sole part c upon which the foot rests is free to turn
upon pivots c¹ c¹ at its ends where it is supported by the side arms.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Baid
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. A stirrup iron in which the side arms are made in two parts jointed together.
2. A stirrup iron in which the sole plate is free to turn.
3. A stirrup iron in which the side arms are made in two parts jointed together.
and in which the sole plate is free to turn.