Year: 1888

page_text: I, GEORGE SINGER, of Alma Street, Coventry in the County of Warwick, Cycle
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
:-
My present invention refers to an improved form of framework for velocipedes by
means of which strength is greatly increased and the appearance improved, and the
invention specially refers to that class of machine known as "The Singer Safety."
The steering fork turns in a socket to which the framework carrying the rear or
driving wheel is attached, the socket itself being fixed. The rear or driving wheel
is attached to a triangular shaped framework composed of tubes joined at their forward
ends to a larger tube and meeting at their lower extremities to which the axle of the wheel
is attached. Upon the upper end of these tubes at the part where they join the larger
tube 1 fix a bracket sufficiently strong to carry the weight of the rider, and from this
bracket to the steering socket of the front wheel I carry a tube or rod which
connects these two points. This connecting tube is parallel with the ground, and
combined with the seat bracket forms a curved line at its hinder end.
I connect the tubes forming part of the fork of the hind wheel to the bracket
carrying the seat pillar and thus secure simplicity of construction at this point.
The space between the tubes of frame, is a very convenient place for carrying
luggage, or in military cycles, ammunition.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipedes.
I, GEORGE SINGER of Alma Street, Coventry in the County of Warwick, Cycle
Manufacturer. 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 :-
My present invention refers to an improved form of framework for velocipedes, by
means of which the strength is greatly increased, and the appearance improved.
The invention specially refers to that class of machine known as the "Singer
Safety," and in order that the construction thereof, according to my invention, may
be clearly understood, I will describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawing, which shews such a machine in side elevation.
The upper prolongation or spindle of the steering fork which latter is marked A
in the drawing, is free to turn in a socket B to which the framework (hereafter
described) carrying the rear or driving wheel C is attached. The said wheel or
driving wheel C is attached to a triangular shaped portion of the said framework
which is composed of tubes D D joined at their forward diverging ends to a
larger curved tube E and meeting at their lower extremities to which the axle of
the wheel C is attached as aforesaid. On the upper end of the tube E I fix a
bracket E¹ and on this bracket is provided two sockets which take the upper ends
of the two tubes D¹, there being one such tube on each side of the wheel C, and from
the said bracket E' there is a forward extending arm E2 which is sufficiently strong
to carry the weight of the rider, and it is in a socket formed in this arm E2 that the
saddle rod F is received and held in the ordinary manner.
To the forward arm E2 of the bracket E¹ I fix a tube or rod G which extends
horizontally and is fixed to the socket B and thus combined with the seat bracket E¹ E²
a curved hinder end is formed to the framework of the machine, and its simplicity
of construction is maintained.
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Below the tube G there is a larger main tube H which also extends and is fixed
between the tube E and the socket tube B and the space between the tubes B, G, H
and E, forms a convenient space for carrying luggage, or in military cycles, ammuni-
tion, the dotted lines in the drawing indicate a package suspended in the aforesaid
space.
On the lower end of the tube E there is secured a bracket J and similarly to the
bracket E it is provided with sockets to take the tubes D, there being also one of
these on each side of the wheel C. This bracket J also carries bearings for the pedal
axle.
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By means of framework constructed as described I am enabled to produce
machine which is rigii and possessed of great strength, while at the same time the
junctions of the various members composing such framework is extremely simple and
practicable and the form of the framing allows baggage to be carried with great
convenience.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
In velocipedes, the construction, arrangement and combination of the parts or
members composing the framework thereof, consisting of the tubes D D¹ and E,
brackets J, E and E³, the horizontal tube G and main tube H with the socket
tube B together with the several and various parts connected therewith or appertaining
thereto, substantially as set forth.