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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
JAMES F. SHULTZ, OF CODY, TEXAS.
SADDLE-STIRRUP.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Nov. 22, 1910.
Application filed October 21, 1909. Serial No. 523,829.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JAMES F. SHULTZ, a
citizen of the United States, residing at
Cody, in the county of Waller, State of
5 Texas, have invented certain new and useful
Improvements in Saddle-Stirrups; and I do
hereby declare the following to be a full,
clear, and exact description of the invention,
such as will enable others skilled in the art
10 to which it appertains to make and use the
same.
This invention relates to saddle stirrups
and particularly to that class which are
adapted to be automatically detached from
15 the stirrup strap in case the rider is thrown.
To this end the object of the invention re-
sides in the production of a stirrup of the
type named which will comprise improved
mechanism adapted to be actuated by the
2( movement of the foot of the rider for re-
leasing the engagement between the stirrup
strap and the hanger bar of the stirrup and
thus provide against the possibility of a per-
son thrown from a horse being dragged and
25 seriously injured.
With the above and other objects in view
the invention consists in the details of con-
struction and in the arrangement and com-
bination of parts to be hereinafter more
30 fully described and set forth in the claims.
In describing the invention in detail ref-
erence will be had to the' accompanying
drawings in which like characters of refer-
ence indicate like parts in the several views,
35 and in which,
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a stirrup
constructed in accordance with the inven-
tion; Fig. 2, a top plan view ; Fig. 3, a sec-
tion on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a frag-
40 mental side elevation of the stirrup; Fig. 5,
a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6,
a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the position
of the parts when actuated by the foot of a
thrown rider; and Fig. 7, a fragmental rear
45 elevation of the stirrup with the various
parts in the position shown in Fig. 6.
Referring to the drawings, 8 indicates the
stirrup frame having formed therethrough
at each terminal corresponding slots 9 and
50 10. Projecting outwardly from each termi-
nal of the frame are flanges 11 and 12 which
bridge the slots 9 and 10 respectively at their
upper ends. Disposed in the. slots 9 and 10
respectively and pivotally connected with
55 the stirrup frame are the sections 13 and 14
of the hanger of the stirrup. The section 13has its inner end provided with a vertically
disposed tongue 15 while the section 14 has
formed therethrough a vertically disposed
groove adapted to receive said tongue when 60
the sections are disposed end to end in aline-
iment. The length of the slots 9 and 10 is
such as to permit the inner end of said sec-
tions to move upwardly for a purpose to be
hereinafter described, a corresponding down- 65
ward movement of the inner ends of said
sections being prevented by the engage-
ment of their respective outer ends with the
flanges 11 and 12.
Projecting from the front face of the stir- 70
rup frame and secured thereto in any suit-
able manner (preferably by forming same
integral with the frame) are the lugs 15' and
16; the lug 15' having formed thereon the
spaced ears 17, while the lug 16 is likewise 75
provided with corresponding spaced ears 18.
Journialed between the ears 17 is a locking
and releasing device comprising a locking
member 19 which is normally adapted to be
disposed directly beneath the outer end of 80
the section 13 of the hanger bar; said lock-
ing member, when normally disposed serv-
ing to prevent any upward movement of the
inner end of the section 13 by reason of the
engagement of the outer end of said section 85
therewith. Formed with said locking mem-
ber 19 and disposed transversely of the stir-
rup, when the locking member 19 is in nor-
mal locking position is a tripping toe 20.
Projecting inwardly of the locking member 90
19 is a pair of spaced ears 21 and 22 which
lie between the ears 17 of the lug 15. The
journal bolt 17' which pivotally connects the
locking and releasing device with the lug 15'
passes through the ears 17 of the lug and 95
ears 21 and 22 of the locking and releasing
device; and a torsional spring 23, is dis-
posed around said journal bolt and con-
stantly tends to move and hold the locking
and releasing device in position to prevent 100
any upward movement of the inner end of
the section 13 of the hanger bar. Projecting
laterally from the stirrup frame is a lug 24
which serves to sustain the locking member
19 when excessive strain is transmitted there- 105
to by the section 13, due to weight applied to
the stirrup.
As the locking and releasing device which
is j ournaled between the ears 18 is identical,
both in operation and structure with the 110
locking and releasing device j ournaled be-
tween the ears 17, a detail description there-976,406.
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Shultz, James F. Saddle Stirrup, patent, November 22, 1910; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513869/m1/3/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.