Patent ID: 8850781

Claim:
A Western safety stirrup adapted to be attached to a saddle stirrup strap and to receive a rider's foot, said stirrup comprising: a body, said body formed of a single piece, comprising: a tread area, said tread area having an inner side and an outer side; an inner side area, said inner side area having a lower end and an upper end, said lower end attached to and substantially perpendicular to said tread area inner side; a top area, said top area being generally channel shaped and open at a top, with an inner side and an outer side and a bottom side; said inner side and said bottom side of said top area attached and perpendicular to said upper end of said inner side area; said bottom side of said top area having an outer edge; said top area inner side and said top area outer side each comprising a hole running parallel to said top area bottom side and sized to accept a bolt; said top area outer side further comprising a pierced portion below said hole extending to said outer edge of said bottom side; said pierced portion comprising an upper stud within said pierced portion and extending upwardly from said outer edge of said bottom side; said tread area outer side further comprising a lower stud protruding downwardly from said tread area outer side; said safety stirrup further comprising a breakaway outer side comprising an elastic loop, said elastic loop attached at one end to said upper stud and at another end to said lower stud.