Harness for working animal – Stirrups
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-08
2001-04-17
Swiatek, Robert P. (Department: 3643)
Harness for working animal
Stirrups
CD30S142000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06216427
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a correctly seated stirrup and more particularly pertains to increasing the safety, comfort and aesthetics of stirrups.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of stirrups of known designs and configurations is known in the prior art. More specifically, stirrups of known designs and configurations heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of improving stirrups through known methods and apparatuses are known to consist basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which has been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,172,538 to Luger discloses a stirrup pad. U.S. Pat. No. 509,139 to Riker and Green discloses a stirrup. Lastly, U.S. Pat. No. 608,605 to House discloses a stirrup.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a correctly seated stirrup that allows increasing the safety, comfort and aesthetics of stirrups.
In this respect, the correctly seated stirrup according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of increasing the safety, comfort and aesthetics of stirrups.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved correctly seated stirrup which can be used for increasing the safety, comfort and aesthetics of stirrups. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of stirrups of known designs and configurations now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved correctly seated stirrup. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved correctly seated stirrup and method which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a correctly seated stirrup is comprised of a plurality of components. Such components in their broadest context include a lower portion, an upper portion, and an intermediate coupling portion. Such components are individually configured and correlated with respect to each other so as to attain the desired objective. First provided is a lower portion. The lower portion has a foot hole. A central axis is provided through the foot hole. The lower portion is formed with an essentially horizontal top wall and an essentially horizontal bottom wall. Spaced side walls are provided between the top and bottom walls. Each side wall is trapezoidal in shape. Each side wall has a shorter width adjacent to the top wall and a greater width adjacent to the bottom wall. The lower portion has an essentially common thickness throughout at least a majority of its extent. The side walls are located closer together adjacent to the top wall than adjacent to the bottom wall. Thus, the foot hole is formed of four facing planar surfaces in a trapezoidal configuration. An upper portion is next provided. The upper portion has a strap hole. The strap hole has an axis perpendicular to the axis of the foot hole. The upper portion is formed with an essentially horizontal top wall and an essentially horizontal bottom wall. Spaced arcuate side walls are provided between the top and bottom walls. Thus, the strap hole is formed in an oval shaped configuration with a width greater than the width of the top and bottom walls of the lower portion. Lastly, provided is an intermediate coupling portion. The intermediate coupling portion is located between the lower portion and the upper portion. In this manner a one piece homogeneous stirrup is formed. The stirrup may be molded from an elastomeric material selected from the class of elastomers including polyurethane, polyethylene, and rubber, natural or synthetic or blends thereof. The height of the lower portion of the stirrup is about three times the height of the upper portion. The lower surface of the upper wall of the lower portion is flat and planarly coextensive with the lower surface of the upper portion.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved correctly seated stirrup which has all of the advantages of the prior art stirrups of known designs and configurations and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved correctly seated stirrup which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved correctly seated stirrup which is of durable and reliable constructions.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved correctly seated stirrup which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such correctly seated stirrup economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a correctly seated stirrup for increasing the safety, comfort and aesthetics of stirrups.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved correctly seated stirrup including a lower portion having a foot hole with a central axis there through and formed with a top wall, a bottom wall, and spaced side walls there between. Each side wall is trapezoidal in shape and has a shorter width adjacent to the top wall and a greater width adjacent to the bottom wall. The side walls are located closer together adjacent to the top wall than adjacent to the bottom wall whereby the foot hole is formed in a trapezoidal configuration. An upper portion has a strap hole with an axis there through perpendicular to the axis of the foot hole. The upper portion is formed with a top wall, a bottom wall, and spaced side walls there between, whereby the strap hole is formed with a width greater than the width of the top and bottom walls of the lower portion. An intermediate coupling portion between the lower portion and the upper portion forms a one piece homogeneous stirrup.
REFERENCES:
patent: 169209 (1875-10-01), Wagstaff
patent: 374992 (1887-12-01), Nixon
patent: 2532082 (1950-11-01), Borst
patent: 3905179 (1975-09-01), Bi
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