Improved Method of Fixing Hub Axles and other Parts of Oycles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th June, 1894
Complete Specification Loft 23rd Nov
1894-Accepted. 29th Dec.. 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Method of Fixing Hub Axles and other Parts of Oycles..
CHARLES SANGSTER, 3 Gloucester Street, Coventry, Cycle Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide an improved method of fixing the hub.
axles, seat pillar clips & other parts of cycles. In carrying out this invention &
referring to the accompanying drawings in Figs. 1 & 2 which represent respectively
part of the front & back hub axles & cones of a cycle, A is the axles, B the
cones, C the fork ends, D the nuts. Fig. 3 shews the application of my invention
to the seat pillar clip of a cycle, A is the seat clip, A' the seat pillar & B B the
back stays, which are attached to the seat clip by the bolts CC & the centre
piece D which is screwed right & left hand thread & has flats cut on it to allow of
its being turned by an ordinary spanner.
Doted this 2nd dar of June 1894.
Improved Method of Fixing Hub Axles and other parts of cycles.
I, CHARLES SANGSTER of 3 Gloucester Street, Coventry, 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide an improved method of fixing the hub
axles, seat pillar clips, and other parts of cycles.
The better to explain my meaning reference is made to the accompanying
drawings in which :-
Fig. 1. is a detail of a front wheel cone and axle.
Fig. 2. is a detail of a back wheel cone and axle and
Fig. 3. is a detail of a seat pillar clip;
All constructed in accordance with our invention.
It will be seen that the axle A. in Fig. 1. has the usual bearing cone B. at each
end and that the forks ends C. lie in proximity thereto in the usual manner but
instead of being directly attached to the axle and provided with the usual hexagon
nut (leaving the end of the axle showing) we make use of a special construction of
nut D. which passes through the front fork opening aud into a recess in the cone so
Flats E. are
that a cap is formed to the axle end, adding much to its appearance.
formed on the bearing cone to admit of adjustment by means of a spanner.
In the back wheel fastening shown in Fig. 2. similar letters indicate similar parts
but in this case the increased thickness of the framing gripped between the cone
and cap makes it unnecessary to recess the cone.
In Fig. 3. the seat clip A. takes the seat pillar A¹ and is tightened by turning
the right and left handed centre-piece D. flats being cut thereon to allow of this
being done by an ordinary spanner. This draws together the bolts C. which pass

page_text: through the back stays B. so that a neat joint is produced as no outside nuts or
bolt ends are shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. The construction or combination of the parts forming the attachment between
the axles and forks, in which a cap with a hollow tapped shank passes through the
jaw or opening in the fork end, and over the axle end, substantially as described in
reference to Figs. 1 & 2.
2. In combination with the above the recessed cone substantially as described in
-reference to Fig. 1.
3. The combination of parts forming a seat clip substantially as described in
reference to Fig. 3.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1894.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,.
Agents for the Applicant.