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body-bar 13 to the horizontal position shown
by positive lines in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, the
rowel being at some distance beyond the rear
of the said stirrup, and as the foot of the
5 rider is properly placed in the stirrup A the
rear portion of the heel of the boot or shoe of
the rider will engage with the forward ver-
tical wall of the offset or arm 15, thus en-
abling the rider, by a movement of the foot
io in direction of the flank of the animal being
ridden, to bring the rowel in engagement
with the animal's body with as much force as
may be desired.
It is obvious that the spur when mounted
z5 on the stirrup A may be controlled as readily
as when attached to the boot or shoe of the
rider and that as long as the foot of the
wearer remains in the stirrup the spur at-
tachment is in position for immediate use;
20 but as soon as the foot is withdrawn from the
stirrup the foot is free from the spur and the
spur attachment drops down out of the way,
to be immediately brought into operative po-
sition when the foot is again introduced into
25 the stirrup.
Having thus described my invention, I
claim as new and desire to secure by Letters
Patent-
1. A stirrup, and a spur attachment for the
30 stirrup consisting of a body-bar pivoted to the
stirrup and having a rigid arm or lug extend-
ing upwardly from its outer end forming a
forwardly-facing shoulder adapted to engage
the rear portion of the heel of the boot or
35 shoe of the rider, and a rowel pivoted in the
said arm or lug, as described.
2. A stirrup having a longitudinal opening
in its bottom at the central rear portion, and
a stirrup attachment comprising a body-bar
40 pivoted in the said opening, and having a
rigid arm or lug extending from its outer
end, and a rowel pivoted in the said arm or
lug, as described.
3. A stirrup provided with a longitudinal
45 slot in its bottom at the rear side thereof, a
pintle extending across the top of said slot
and having at its extremities pointed angu-
lar projections driven into the bottom of the
stirrup, and a spur attachment comprising a
50 bar pivoted on said pintle in the said slot andhaving asect ion extending forwardly from its
pivot, and a rowel at the opposite or outer
end of the body-bar, as described.
4. A stirrup provided with a longitudinal
slot in its bottom at its rear, and a spur at- 55
tachment for the stirrup, consisting of a body-
bar pivoted in the said opening in the bottom
of the stirrup, a portion of the body-bar ex-
tending forward beyond its pivot, an arm or
lug extending upwardly from the outer end 6o
of said body-bar forming a forwardly-facing
shoulder, and a rowel pivoted in the said arm
or lug, for the purpose described.
5. The combination with a stirrup having
a longitudinal opening in its bottom rear por- 65
tion extending in direction of the front and
the rear of the stirrup, and a recess in the
upper face of the bottom of the stirrup, con-
stituting substantially a continuation of the
said slot, of a stirrup attachment, consisting 7c
of a body-bar, a pivot for the body-bar ex-
tending across the said slot adjacent to the
said recess, the forward portion of the body-
-bar being adapted when the body-bar is in a
horizontal position to rest in the said recess 75
in the stirrup, a lug or arm extending up-.
wardly from the body-bar at its outer end,
and a rowel mounted to turn in the said lug
or arm, for the purpose described.
6. A stirrup having a longitudinal slot in 8o
its bottom at its rear, and a recess in the up-
per face of the bottom forming substantially
a continuation of the slot, and an attach-
ment comprising a body-bar pivoted in the
said slot adjacent to the recess and provided 85
at its outer end with a rowel, the said at-
tachment being adapted to assume a perpen-
dicular pendent position, or a horizontal
working position, the body-bar having a sec-
tion extending forwardly from its pivot and 90
adapted, when the attachment is in the work-
ing position to rest in the said recess in the
stirrup, substantially as described.
In testimony whereof I have signed my
name to this specification in the presence of 95
two subscribing witnesses.
CHARLES LOUIS POORTER.
Witnesses:
J. G. MCCONN,
HUGH H. MCNANEY.2
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Poorter, Charles Louis. Spur Attachment For Stirrups, patent, November 17, 1903; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509592/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.