Year: 1889

page_text: I ERNST GEORG SOLLORS of Dulmen Westphalia in the German Empire Civil
Engineer 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 hereinafter described safety stirrup has its upper part which is connected with
the stirrup strap made separately from the lower part so that an additional stirrup
may disengage two side pieces with the aid of a key or wedge should the rider fall
from his horse.
According to this arrangement the entanglement of the feet of the falling rider is
prevented.
This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a
front view thereof. Figure 2 is a vertical section through the centre of the stirrup.
Figure 3 is a horizontal section through the clicking device. Figure 4 is a horizontal
section of the stirrup taken through the parting point of the additional stirrup.
Figure 5 shows on an enlarged scale the side pieces or clicks which are acted upon by
the key or wedge.
The stirrup consists of two parts the upper part which is furnished with the slot for
the stirrup strap and the lower part upon which the foot of the rider bears. At the
upper part of the stirrup are two side pieces or clicks ff. which rest in their ordinary
position in swallow tail shaped cavities or openings of the lower part of the stirrup.
These side pieces are so connected by means of the wedge of the pink that they bear
against the conically formed side walls of the openings or cavities of the lower part of
the stirrup whereby they are rendered unable to slip out.
A flat spring s holds the wedge part or head of the wedge pin firmly in position
between the two side pieces or clicks ff until it is pushed back with violence. The
additional stirrup or frame h is placed in front of the main stirrup and is pivoted at
its lower extremity upon the pins t t is pressed by means of a spring against the
tread of the stirrup and covers the front part of the foot plate.
Should the rider fall the tip of his foot must in case he remains hanging press at
some point at the side or top of the additional stirrup h and thus press upon the

page_text: wedge pink and hence cause the latter to be pushed back. The two clicks or side
pieces then cease to rest against the swallow tail shape cavities of the main stirrup
and the whole of the lower part of the latter slides off while its upper part remains
attached to the strap. Thus separating from the upper part of the stirrups with
extraordinary rapidity the safety pieces of the under part of the stirrup and so setting
the fallen rider's foot or feet quite free.
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 :-
A safety stirrup in which the under part is released whenever its upper part is
struck or weighted after the wedge pink has been caused through the additional
stirrup h to spring out of its geared position between the two side pieces laying in the
slanting swallow tail shaped openings or cavities of the under part of the stirrup in
order to push out the upper part substantially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this 28th dox of Fohur 1920
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.