An Improved Safety Riding Stirrup.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th July, 1894-Accepted, 18th Aug.,
1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Safety Riding Stirrup.
1, HENRY CARRINGTON, of 75, Blue Lane West, Walsall, Staffordshire,
Manufacturer of Bits and Stirrups, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the herein described improved safety riding stirrup
which is one of that kind in which the tread is released by the turning of an inner
bow which latter is jointed to and between the legs of an outer bow and is arranged
to be turned as stated above by pressure of the rider's instep when the rider is
thrown.
My said improved riding stirrup is constructed as follows-To the side legs
of the outer bow and near the bottom thereof the inner bow is jointed by a pin by
preference fixed to or formed with the inner bow and turning in bearings in the
side legs of the outer bow, these pins being headed on the outside so as to keep.
together the legs of the inner bow and the legs of the outer bow. The tread is
hinged at one side to the bottom of one of the side legs of the outer bow the other
side of the tread having a pin which takes into a vertical slot at the bottom end of
the other leg of the outer bow. The bottom part of that leg to which the tread
is jointed and the bottom part of the other leg in which the pin on the side of the
tread fits are both made solid and project slightly towards the outside of the outer
bow so as to make the outer bow quite straight inside and prevent any possibility
of the rider's dress being caught by the stirrup in the event of the rider being
thrown. The inner bow is produced beyond where it is jointed to the outer bow
and one of these continuations of the inner bow is made in the form of a hook so that
when the inner bow is turned to its vertical position this hook will engage under
the pin at the side of the tread and thus maintain the stirrup closed until the inner
bow is turned to release the tread.
When the rider is thrown the inner bow is turned by the pressure of the rider's
instep thereby turning the hooked part of the inner bow from under the pin at the
side of the tread so that as the tread is now unsupported the tread turns down upon
its hinged side and releases the rider's foot. That part of the side pin which is
formed at one side of the tread and which engages in the vertical slot in the leg
of the outer bow is made to project downwardly somewhat so that when the stirrup
is closed this downwardly projecting part bears against the side of the lower part
of the hook of the inner bow and thus prevents the legs of the stirrup springing
apart.
Dated this 16th day of October 1893.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Safety Riding Stirrup.
I, HENRY CARRINGTON, of 75, Blue Lane West, Walsall, Staffordshire,
Manufacturer of Bits and Stirrups, 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 :-
This invention consists of the herein described improved safety riding stirrup

page_text: which is one of that kind in which the tread is released by the turning of an inner
bow which latter is jointed to and between the legs of an outer bow and arranged
to be turned as stated above by pressure of the rider's instep when the rider is
thrown.
My said improved riding stirrup is constructed as I will now describe by referring
to the accompanying drawings on which
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a safety riding stirrup constructed according to
my invention open as when the rider's foot has been released; Fig. 2 is a sectional
elevation of the same and Fig. 3 shews the inner bow part of the riding stirrup
separately.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures of the
drawing.
In carrying out my invention I construct and arrange the parts of the riding
stirrup as follows:-To the side legs a¹ a² of the outer bow A and near the bottom
thereof the inner bow B is jointed by two side pins ¹² fixed to or formed with
the inner bow B and turning in bearings in the side legs a¹ a of the outer bow A,
these pins being headed on the outside see Fig. 2 so as to keep together the
legs of the inner bow B and the legs of the outer bow A. The tread C is hinged
at one side to the bottom of the side leg a² of the outer bow the other side of
tread having a pin c¹ which takes into a vertical slot d at the bottom end of the leg a¹
of the outer bow. This slot d is not cut right through the leg but only in the
inner face of the same so that when the stirrup is closed as shewn in Fig. 2 this
slot d is not visible. This side pin c' is made to project downwardly as shewn so
that when the stirrup is closed as shewn in Fig. 2 this downwardly projecting part c
bears against the side of the lower part of the inner bow B as shewn in Fig. 2
and thus prevents the legs of the stirrup from springing apart. The bottom parts
of both of the legs a' a² of the outer bow are made solid as shewn and project
slightly towards the outside of the bow at a³ a' as shewn so as to make the outer
bow A quite straight inside and prevent any possibility of the rider's dress being
caught by the stirrup in the event of the rider being thrown. The inner bow B
is produced beyond the joint pin 12 and one or both of these continuations of the
inner bow B is made in the form of a hook marked respectively 63 64 so that when
the inner bow B is turned to its vertical position shewn by Fig. 2 this hook 63 or
these hooks will engage under the tread C and thus maintain the stirrup closed
as shewn in Fig. 2 until the inner bow B is turned to release the tread.
When the rider is thrown the inner bow B is turned by the pressure of the
rider's instep thereby turning the hooked part 63 or hooked parts 634 of the inner
bow B from under the tread C so that as the tread is now unsupported the tread
turns down as shewn in Fig. 1 upon its hinged side and releases the rider's foot.
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 1
claim is :-
In a safety riding stirrup the combination of outer bow A, the tread jointed to
the bottom of one of the legs of the outer bow so as to open downwardly and made
with pin c' at the outer end to take into closed slot d in the other leg of outer bow,
and the inner bow B made with side pins 61 62 turning in bearings in the legs of
outer bow and secured by being rivetted over on the outside, one or both of the
legs of the inner bow being hooked as at 63 64 to engage under the tread and secure
the same in its closed position until the inner bow is turned, all substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 16th day of July 1894
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.