A New or Improved Clip or Attachment for or in Connection with Buckles for Holding the Tongue of Stirrup Leathers.
Year: 1885

page_text: A New or Improved Clip or Attachment for or in Connection
with Buckles for Holding the Tongue of Stirrup Leathers.
I THOMAS HETHERINGTON of 5 Hyde Park Mansions in the County of Middlesex
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED
CLIP OR ATTACHMENT FOR OR IN CONNECTION WITH BUCKLES FOR HOLDING THE
TONGUE OF STIRRUP LEATHERS to be as follows:-
"
The object of my invention is to hold the tongue of the stirrup leather in an
oblique position so as not to interfere with the knee of the rider. This has here-
tofore been a great inconvenience by reason of the tongue rubbing against the
knee and interfering with the grip of the knee on the saddle; now by my invention
this objection is altogether obviated.
According to my invention I provide a metal clip which is connected directly
or indirectly to the buckle; when connected directly to the buckle it is made in a
piece therewith or connected thereto; when indirectly I connect it by a loop or
looped frame through which the strap is passed and there secured by a plate sliding
in the frame the position of the plate being adjusted and secured by a screw or
spring or in any other convenient way.
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For the Applicant.
A New or Improved Clip or Attachment for or in Connection
with Buckles for Holding the Tongue of Stirrup Leathers.
I, THOMAS HETHERINGTON of 5 Hyde Park Mansions in the County of Middlesex
Gentleman, 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 my invention is to hold the tongue of the stirrup leather
in an oblique position so as not to interfere with the knee of rider. This has

page_text: heretofore been a great inconvenience by reason of the tongue rubbing against the
knee and interfering with the grip of the knee on the saddle, now by my invention
this objection is altogether obviated.
According to my invention I provide a metal clip which is connected directly or
indirectly to the,buckle, when connected directly to the buckle it is made in a piece
therewith or connected thereto, when indirectly I connect it by a loop or looped
frame through which the strap is passed and there secured by a plate sliding in the
frame the position of the plate being adjusted and secured by a screw or spring or
in any other convenient way.
The accompanying drawings illustrate the manner in which I carry my invention
into effect. Figure 1 shows the clip applied to and made in a piece with a buckle
to which a stirrup leather with stirrup is shown applied. Figure 2 is a back
elevation and Figure 3 is a side elevation of the buckle with clip attached.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the same buckle with one end of stirrup leather
applied Figure 5 is a side elevation and Figure 6 is a plan of the slip or attach-
ment when applied indirectly and not made in a piece with the buckle. Figure 7
'shows the same with the stirrup leather passing through it and Figure 8 is a
perspective view showing the leather tongue in position.
Similar letters of reference refer to like parts in all the Figures.
a is the slip made in a piece with the buckle b as shown at Figures 1. 2. 3 and 4
or not in a piece there with as shown at Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8.
In the former case the clip is directly connected with and in the latter case it is
indirectly connected with the buckle b. When indirectly connected the clip a is
made with or connected to the loop or looped frame d which latter is then free to
slide when required along the stirrup leather e and to be adjusted to any position
thereon that inay be required by the plate f operated by the screw gas best seen
at Figures 5, 6 and 7. The drawings almost explain themselves and to hold the
tongue of the leather in the oblique position it is only necessary to insert it in the
clip a the position of which may be adjusted if desired when the clip is applied to
the sliding loop or looped frame 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
The new or improved clip for holding the tongue of stirrup leather substantially
as and for the purposes set forth.