A Safety Stirrup.
Year: 1895

page_text: A Safety Stirrup.
We, HUGH FRASER and ALEXANDER MCHARDY both of Braemore, Garve,
Dingwall, in the County of Ross, North Britain, Estate Mechanic and Deer
Forester respectively do hereby declare the nature of this invention ¡to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a safety stirrup. In the event of the rider being thrown
from the horse, the foot plate:becomes detached from the stirrup and thus frees the
foot. The foot plate is connected to and between the two stirrup bars in the
following manner,
The ends of the stirrup bars are formed with slotted. holes which are open at the.
back. There is a pin at each end of the foot plate which pins are inserted into the
slotted holes through the back aperture. The pios are preferably of an inverted.
pear shape in cross section and the arrangement is such that when the foot plate is
in its normal position its supporting pins are held securely within the slots of the
stirrup legs, but when the foot plate is canted or tilted backwards to a certain angle,.
the pins describe a motion of partial rotation within the slots to such an extent that
the upper part of the pins present themselves to the back opening of the slots.
The foot plate is provided with an overhead hoop large enough to allow the foot to
pass through; this hoop coming in contact with the front of the boot keeps the foot
plate steady, but it also, in the event of the rider being thrown, ensures that the
foot plate be canted backwards and thus free to escape out of the slots.
Dated this 28th day of January 1895.
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Petitioners' Agents.
A Safety Stirrup.
HUGH FRASER and ALEXANDER MCHARDY both of Braemore, Garve,.
Dingwall, in the County of Ross, North Britain, Estate Mechanic and Deer
Forester respectively, 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 relates to a safety stirrup in which, if the rider be thrown from.
his horse, the foot-plate becomes disengaged from the stirrup bars and so frees the
foot.
In carrying out our invention, as illustrated in perspective view in the
accompanying drawing we form the ends a of stirrup bar A with slotted openings
or holes open on their one side as shown, so as to receive two pins or studs b formed
or provided on each end of the foot plate B: said pins being of an inverted pear
shape in section, so that when in position in the slots for use they have a full
bearing on the lower halves of the slots of the stirrup bar A, but when the foot-.
plate B is tilted or canted backwards, as shewn in the drawing, the pins 6 describe
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page_text: a motion of partial rotation within the slots, and so present the upper or apex sides
to the openings of the slots. The foot plate. B is provided with an overhead
hoop C large enough to allow the foot to pass through, and so permit of the front of
the boot coming against the hoop C, and so keeping the foot plate B steady, but it
also, in the event of the rider being thrown, ensures that the foot plate B is tilted
or canted to such an extent as to enable the pins b to leave the slots of the stirrup
bar A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
The improvement in safety stirrups consisting in the means whereby the foot
plate is freed from the stirrup bar in the event of the rider being thrown,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 18th day of September 1895.
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.