A stainless steel stirrup with a rotatable foot plate pivotally connected to the lower ends of the stirrup limbs and including means for restricting the forward rotation of the stirrup to a substantially horizontal position with respect to the stirrup limbs but allowing the stirrup to rotate freely in a backward direction through a range of approximately 90.degree..

The stirrup has a crossbar that supports a rider's shoe in riding. The stirrup further has an upper portion that is provided with a fastener for a carrying belt of the stirrup. The stirrup also has a damping body, which is arranged on the stirrup between the crossbar and the rider's shoe.

A one-piece, plastic stirrup comprising a generally U-shaped curved body piece having two side legs, which are joined by a bottom footrest, and an eye through which the stirrup strap passes. The footrest may be provided, if necessary, with an anti-skid surfacing of elastic material.

This invention relates to a stirrup comprising a platform and a support structure adapted for suspending said platform from a saddle leather whereby a rider's foot may be accepted thereon, said structure including a portion displaceable with respect to said platform when an excessive load is applied thereto whereby said rider's foot may be easily extricated from the stirrup in an emergency.

A flexible stirrup includes a base, a top, at least one flexible section connecting the base and the top, and a stabilizing hollow sheath enclosing at least a portion of the at least one flexible section. The flexible section includes at least one connector having a stem with a coupler at a first end and at a second opposed end thereof. The stem and first and second couplers may include at least one cross-sectional dimension that is substantially equal. At least a portion of an external surface ...

A buckle for releasably connecting a stirrup strap to the saddle strap of a saddle. The buckle is an integral one-piece member having an outer frame which defines an opening. A mounting plate securely attaches the buckle to the stirrup strap. One or a pair of posts are formed on spaced opposite members of the frame for insertion through selected spaced holes of the saddle strap. The posts which are located on the frame member that is adjacent the mounting plate, extend generally perpendicularly ...

Until recently, stirrups have not provided adequate support for a rider allowing for ease of balance when riding, and especially while racing. The super stirrup described herein provides a stable platform or base accompanied by a number of support bars that allow the rider to rest and reposition his or her weight easily. Thus, the super stirrup improves the performance of a rider in both leisure and sport riding.

An improved stirrup suspension utilizes a multi-stage spring suspension to accommodate the different downward forces generated during normal riding as well as jumping. The stirrup suspension includes a housing having a bottom wall and continuous side wall, a slide member slidably received within the housing, a stirrup connector mounted to the lower end of said slide member, a first spring element received around the slide member, and a second spring element also received around said slide member...

A stirrup prosthesis for implantation in a middle ear has an elastic clamping member which is displaceable on a long anvil projection and formed as a clip which is open at one side, the clip having an opening, and at least one leg with a portion extending outwardly of the opening and formed as an arch with which the prosthesis is suspendable on the long anvil projection of a human middle ear before the displacement of the prosthesis onto the long anvil projection.

A pad for a horseback rider's stirrup is adapted for being removably installed in the stirrup, the stirrup having a horizontal foot platform with top and bottom surfaces and an elongate aperture therein, the pad comprised of three layers of polymeric materials of distinct properties and joined to each other by molecular cross-linking. A thin, flexible, high coefficient of friction top layer is adapted for griping, and a thicker mid layer adapted for dampening shock forces, and there is a harder,...