An Improved Clip or Clamping Socket for use on Velocipedes or for other purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 16th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clip or Clamping Socket for use on Velocipedes or for
other purposes.
I, THOMAS GROVES, of Psycho Villas, Starley Road, Coventry, in the County
of Warwick, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved clip or socket for holding a cycle saddle,
footrest, lamp bracket, bell, or like article to a round or other support, and it is
specially applicable where two wires or rods of a saddle or other frame are to be
firmly held together and secured to a support of round or other section.
The object of the invention is to produce a very light and simple clip or socket
of great strength and holding or binding power, which is at the same time capable
of being rapidly and readily manufactured.
In carrying the invention into effect as applied to a bicycle or like saddle in which
two wires or rods, forming part of the saddle frame or springs, are to be bound
together and attached securely to a round or other rod or support, a band of metal
is so formed and bent, that three loops are produced; two external smaller loops
with an internal larger loop between. The ends of the two wires, rods, or springs,
are passed through the external loops and the round or other rod or support is
passed through the central loop. A cross piece slipped into the larger loop and
preferably riveted to part of the band forming the said loop carries a set screw
which is screwed up against the rod or support, and pulls the whole of the band to
a state of tension. The band is somewhat flexible and the loops thus firmly clip the
smaller wires or rods as well as the larger supporting rod, pillar or L piece. The
said rods and support are thus firmly bound together but in such manner that on
slacking or unscrewing the set screw, the loops at once slacken their grip and permit
the saddle or other article to be disengaged. The band is preferably stamped out
of one piece with fork like ends, and the central part is bent to fit the support or
rod, while the fork ends are each folded round a smaller rod, and passing under, are
riveted together or fastened together in any other manner. Each fork end thus
joins to the other, and double lower loops oppose an upper single central piece.
Each fork end forms, at one part, a double loop, through which one of the smaller
rods or wires passes, and at another part one half of the larger or central loop.
Instead of so bending the fork ends as to form loops to encircle straight rods or
wires, the fork ends may be bent inwards to fit wires of circular or other curvature,
and this construction permits the plate to be of parallel strip configuration as to its
external edges with slots cut out to form the fork ends to be folded inwards, and
round curved wires or rods. By using curved wires or rods it is possible to vary
the tilt of the saddle. The opposing ends of the fork pieces are riveted together
and come closer together than in the first described construction. When a tubular
support is adopted a plate is preferably placed between the set screw and the
support, in order to prevent indentation of the tube.
Instead of riveting a cross piece to carry the set screw, part of the band may
pass through a slot in a plate and a short bar may be passed through the portion
projecting through the slot, and set screws at the ends of the said bar may be
adapted to strain the band and hold firmly together the wires or rods while clipping
them powerfully to the support.
Instead of using a metal band and straining it up to clip together the support and
two wires or rods, sometimes I arrange the band to clip the support alone against a
plate, through which the said band passes by an aperture or slot and I form the
ends of the said plate to hold the rods or wires, which rods or wires are clipped by

page_text: the edges of a second plate, which plate also has a slot through which the band
passes. The second plate preferably bends outwards to cause a toggle action when
By this arrange-
its outer edges are strained or pressed against the wires or rods.
ment a single screw or set of screws strain the band and hold or clip the rod or
wires of the saddle. It is to be understood that one action presses the two plates
together, and pulls the support against one of the plates. Instead of plates,
wires may be adopted in either of these modifications to form the bands acting in
tension.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1892.
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clip or Clamping Socket for use on Velocipedes or for
other purposes.
I, THOMAS GROVES, of Psycho Villas, Starley Road, Coventry, in the County
of Warwick, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an improved clip or socket for holding a cycle saddle,
footrest, lamp bracket, bell, or like article to a round or other support and it is
specially applicable where two wires or rods of a saddle or other frame are to be
firmly held together and secured to a support of round or other section.
The object of the invention is to produce a very light and simple clip or socket
of great strength and holding or binding power which is at the same time capable
of being rapidly and readily manufactured.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings:
Figures 1 and 2 are respectively end and side elevations illustrating my
invention as applied by means of strained wire. Figures 3 and 4 similarly
illustrate the construction with a metallic band or loop.
Figures 5 and 6 illustrate a combination of tension band and looped or bent
plate, while Figures 7 and 8 illustrate a combination when the band is looped in
another manner.
Figures 9 and 10 illustrate in cross section and side elevation another combina-
tion of tension band and plate clip.
In carrying the invention into effect as applied to a bicycle or like saddle in
which two wires or rods as E, E, see Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, forming part of the
saddle frame or springs, are to be bound together and attached securely to a round
or other rod or support as E, a band of metal A Figures 3 and 4 is so formed and
bent that three loops are produced; two external smaller loops to contain the
rods E', E2 with an internal larger loop between to contain the rod or support E.
The ends of the two wires, rods or springs as E', E' are passed through the
external loops and the round or other rod or support E is passed through the
central loop. A cross piece C slipped into the larger loop or rather double loop
see Figure 4 and preferably riveted to part of the band forming the said loop or
loops carries a set screw D which is screwed up against the rod or support E and
pulls the whole of the band to a state of tension. The band is somewhat flexible
and the loops thus firmly clip the smaller wires or rods E1, E2 as well as the larger
supporting rod, pillar or ✓ piece E. The said rods E', E2 and support E are
thus firmly bound together but in such manner that on slacking or unscrewing the
set screw D the loops at once slacken their grip and permit the saddle or other
article to be disengaged. The band A is preferably stamped out of one piece with
fork like ends as shown in Figure 4, and the central part is bent to fit the support
or rod E, while the fork ends are each folded round a smaller rod as E¹ or E, and

page_text: passing under are riveted together or fastened together in any other manner.
Each fork end thus joins to the other, and double lower loops oppose an upper
single central piece. Each fork end forms, at one part, a double loop through
which one of the smaller rods or wires passes, and at another part one half of the
larger or central loop. Instead of so bending the fork ends as to form loops to
encircle straight rods or wires the fork ends may be bent inwards to fit wires of
circular or other curvature as commonly used for bicycle saddles, and this
configuration permits the plate A to be of parallel strip configuration as to its
external edges with slots cut out to form the fork ends to be folded inwards and
round curved wires or rods. By using curved wires or rods it is possible to vary
the tilt of the saddle. The opposing ends of the fork pieces are riveted together
When a tubular
and come closer together than in the first described construction.
support is adopted a plate is preferably placed between the set screw D and the
support in order to prevent indentation of the tube.
Instead of riveting a cross piece C to carry the set screw, part of the band A,
see Figures 7 and 8, may pass through a slot in a plate B and a short bar C may
be passed through the portion projecting through the slot, and set screws D, D¹ at
the ends of the said bar may be adapted to strain the band and hold firmly
together the wires or rods while clipping them powerfully to the support. This
may be done with the arrangement shown in Figures 3 and 4 but in some
circumstances I prefer the looping shown at Figures 7 and 8 where slotted
plates E³, E are slipped over the loops containing the wires or rods E', E' and the
straining of the band reacts on the said plates and clips the rods E', E² as well as
the rod E. The band being passed through a slot in the plate B and pulled up by
the screws D, D' in the cross piece C.
Instead of using a metal band and straining it up to clip together the support
and two wires or rods, sometimes I arrange the band to clip the support alone as
shown at Figures 5 69 and 10 against a plate B through which the said band A.
passes by an aperture or slot, and I form the ends of the said plate to hold the
rods E, E or wires, which rods or wires are clipped by the outside of the
band A.
I also sometimes bend the two wires or rods E' E' causing them to be clipped
It is to be
by the plates B and C as shewn in Figures 9 and 10 and the plate B.
understood that one action presses the two plates together, and pulls the support
against one of the plates. Instead of plates, wires may be adopted in either of
these modifications to form the bands acting in tension, and this is shown at
Figures 1 and 2 where wires A are adopted instead of the band A in the other
modification. The cross piece C in Figures 1 and 2 serves the same function as in
Figures 3 and 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
declare that what I
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
claim is: :-
1. A clip or socket consisting of a band strained in tension, the said band having
two or more loops so as to clip and hold together two or more rods in the said
loops by a screwing or other straining action substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore described.
2. A clip or socket as hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 1, 2, 3,
4, 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings.
3. A clip or socket as hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 569
and 10 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 15th day of November 1892.
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.