Improvements in Stirrups.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 25th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 10th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stirrups.
We GUSTAV WEBER and AUGUST ZACHAU both of the City of Dresden in the
Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire Spurmakers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object to provide stirrups, which, in case of the rider being
accidentally thrown, automatically releases the hold on his or her foot.
According to our invention we make the stirrups with two bows, one of which is as
usnal, the other one, which we will hereafter call the extra bow, being attached to the
lower part of the principal bow, somewhat above the usual place of the foot plate, and
in such a manner that it can turn in the point of attachment, being in fact a double
lever. A spring attached to the principal bow, keeps the upper part of the extra how
away from the principal one. The foot rest is placed loosely upon the bows, being
kept in position by means of suitable grooves.
When the rider is thrown he cannot help forcing the extra lever against the
principal one, whereby the foot plate becomes released.
London 24th February 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stirrups.
We GUSTAV WEBER and AUGUST ZACHAU of Dresden, Germany, Gentlemen 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 our present invention is to provide means whereby the serious results
caused by the rider getting thrown while his foot remains fixed in the stirrup, may
be averted.
In carrying out our said invention we construct our improved stirrup as illustrated
by the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1, 2, & 3 show perspective view of its
arrangement.
Fig. 1 represents the stirrup in its normal position.
Fig. 2 shows the position occupied by the foot of the rider in the act of falling from
the horse, the toe part of the foot coming in contact with the part B and pressing
against it, thus releasing the foot plate and liberating the foot of the rider, as shown
in Fig. 3.
The bow A of the stirrup is made in the ordinary way, the foot plate c being a
separate casting. The additional or auxiliary bow B provided for the purpose of
ensuring safety to the rider when falling is secured to the lower extremities of the
part A by springs at D on the inside face thereof.
The intervention of these springs renders it necessary that a considerable amount
of pressure be brought to bear upon the part B before the lower extremities thereof
will be forced outwards sufficiently to release the foot plate c. It will thus be seen
that a mere accidental touch of the foot while the rider remains in the saddle, would
not cause the release of the foot place c, but only such extraordinary pressure as
would be brought about when in the act of falling.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed or put in practice we hereby declare
that we claim as our invention the improvements in stirrups herein before described
& shown by the drawings.
Dated this 17th day of November 1800
C. R. BONNE & Co.,
41, Eastcheap, E.C., Authorized Patent and Trade Mark Agents.