Patent GB-143666-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or relating to, cycle and like saddles
IPC: B62J1/08
Filed: 1919-03-20
Abstract: 143,666. Jelley, J., and Jelley, H. March 20, 1919. Saddles.-The peak, cantle, and like metal fittings of cycle and like saddles are secured to, or embodied in, the top by vulcanizing. The method of attachment is particularly applicable to saddle tops such as are described in Specifications 1059/15, 115,407, and 115,408, wherein the top is produced from vulcanizable rubber or rubber substitute which may be combined with layers, laminations, or reinforcements of canvas, webbing, or other fabric. The metal fitting may be wholly or partly wrapped or enclosed in fabric and placed in position on a vulcanizable saddle-top blank put underside uppermost in a moulding-die such as is described in Specification 115,305; or, when the top is to comprise superimposed layers, the prepared fitting may be placed in the mould between the layers. In the case of a top comprising differently vulcanizing layers reinforced by proofed fabric strips, the cantle-plate and the shank of the peak may be partly or wholly wrapped in, or covered by, the ends of the strips. Instead of wrapping the metal fittings in fabric, the material may be secured to the fittings by eveleting, wiring, &c., extending parts of the fabric being vulcanized to the top or between the vulcanizable layers of the top. Fig. 4 shows a proofed-fabric foundation for interposition between two vulcanizable layers to form the top, the rear portions of the strips f<4>, f<5>, f<6> being taken round the cantleplate and secured to the underside of the strips by pressing, and the front portions f<10>, f<11> of the marginal strips secured to the shank of the peak by eyelating or riveting. The peak and cantleplate may be made up of two superimposed parts between which the turned-back ends of the strips are included, one or more eyelets being passed through the fabric and the two metal parts. Or the under member of the peak may be wrapped in, and secured to, one of the fabric strips f, Fig. 7, the depending part d<2> extending through a slit f<12> and the corners f<14>, f<15> of the doubled-back portion f<13> turned under, as shown, and the material moulded or manipulated by finger pressure to conform to the shape of the enclosed shank; the upper member of the peak is then secured by riveting, eyeleting, &c. A one-piece peak may be secured to the foundation or reinforcing-material in a similar way to that for fixing the under member of the two-piece peak shown in Fig. 7. In a still further modification, the metal parts are slotted to accommodate strips of proofed or vulcanizable fabric, which are caused to adhere to the metal a series of tags or streamers being thus provided for vulcanization to, or between the layers of, the saddle top: or pieces of vulcanizable fabric may be secured to the metal parts by eyeleting. Instead of using fabric attachments or coverings for the metal parts, they may be provided with vulcanite or rubber coverings, or with rubber attachments. The surface of the metal may be roughened or toothed to ensure better adhesion of the covering-material. In fitting the metal parts to the under surface of a top previously completed, the top may be made with pockets to receive the parts, the shape of the pockets being preserved during the vulcanizing of the top by the temporary insertion of filling-pieces; after removal of the filling-pieces the metal parts are inserted and the mouths of the pockets closed by a subsequent vulcanizing operation.