An Improvement in Safety Stirrups.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 17th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 8th Nov., 1890
An Improvement in Safety Stirrups.
I HUBERT BETHELL WHEELER, Wote Street, Basingstoke, in the County of
Southampton, Saddler, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention has for its object to provide safety stirrups, which will release the
rider & to obviate the possibility of being dragged in the event of being thrown or
falling from a horse.
According to my invention I make the foot plate to throw out either side, viz.
whichever side the foot is put into the stirrup, the point of release is equally &
absolutely effective. I therefore, make the foot plate to run & revolve upon two
projections, pointing inwards, which are at the bottom of the legs of the stirrup, the
inner part of the aforesaid projections & the ends of the foot plate are segmental,
fitting into & revolving upon cach other, the foot plate also works on two rivets
guiding the revolution of the foot plate, to the point of release in case of accident, at
which point the foot plate would throw out and free the foot of the rider.
I claim in this Patent an original improvement, as the action of the foot-plate is
the same on either side, accordingly making no difference which way the foot is placed
in the stirrup, it has the appearance of an ordinary non-safety stirrup, and is suitable
for either lady or gentleman.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1890.
HUBERT BETHELL WHEELER,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Safety Stirrups.
I, HUBERT BETHELL WHEELER, Wote Street, Basingstoke, in the County of
Southampton, Saddler, 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 :-
My invention has for its object to provide safety stirrups, which will release the
rider, and to obviate the possibility of being dragged, in the event of being thrown or
falling from a horse.
The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.
Fig. 1 shows the stirrup closed.
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2 shows the stirrup open.
3 shows the bottom side of the foot plate with the segmental ends b . . . .
fitting into the segmental projections a .... a.
· b,
"
According to my invention I make the foot plate to throw out either side, viz.
whichever side the foot is put into the stirrup, the point of release, is equally and
absolutely effective. I therefore make the foot plate b. . b, to run and revolve
upon two projections a . . . . a, pointing inwards, which are at the bottom of the
legs of the stirrup, the inner part of the aforesaid projections a
ends of the foot plate b.
a, and the
b, are segmental, fitting into and revolving upon
each other, the foot plate also works on two rivets, c, d, guiding the revolution of
release, Fig. 2, c, in case of accident, at which point
and fall back, upon an hinge, shewn in Fig. 4, d, to
the foot plate, to the point of
the foot plate would throw out
prevent the bottom being lost.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
An original improvement in safety stirrups, constructed substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated, and are suitable for either lady or gentleman.
Dated this 16th day of September 1890.
HUBERT BETHELL WHEELER,
Applicant.