Improvements in Stands for Cycles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 25th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Dec., 1894
Improvements in Stands for Cycles.
We JEAN GUIBERT, and ARMAND LE COMPAGNON, trading as Guibert & Cie.
of 20 Rue Notre-Dame du Cloître Paris, in the Republic of France, Velocipede
Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The various descriptions of stands hitherto employed for cycles, either for the
purpose of storage or for repairs, or cleaning, possess many disadvantages and
inconveniences, for instance when not in use they occupy too much space and from
their weight they are not easily portable, and again the wheels of the cycles resting
upon them are maintained in a fixed and rigid position.
Now in accordance with this invention we construct a stand of very light weight,
which is capable of being folded into a small compass when not in use, and which
permits of the wheels being free and in consequence much facilitates the operations
of repairing, cleaning and the like.
The stand according to this invention consists of four legs or standards pivotally
connected at their upper ends and thereby capable of being extended two towards
the front and two towards the rear. The extent of the spreading or extending of
these legs is limited by means of a lever pinned to the front and back legs and
jointed between them to allow of folding when required.
The upper ends of the back or rear legs we bend over into a hook shape so that
the pedal axles of the cycle may rest therein and one of the front legs or supports
we continue in an upward direction and form at its extremity with a curved arm or
bracket against which, when the cycle is upon it, the back bar of the cycle frame
rests, in order that all may be firm and steady.
The height of the legs or supports is such that, when fixed in their open position,
the cycle is raised a slight distance from the ground so that the wheels are free to
turn and thus may with facility be repaired (if required) or allow of the spokes
being tightened up, &c. &c.
When not required for use, by means of the jointed lever above referred to, the
legs are allowed to be folded together, and the whole apparatus will occupy but
little space and be conveniently portable.
Dated this 25th day of January 1894.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.
We, JEAN GUIBERT and ARMAND LE COMPAGNON, trading as J. Guibert
et Cie., of 20, Rue Notre-Dame du Cloître, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Velocipede Manufacturers, 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 :-
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page_text: The various descriptions of stands hitherto employed for cycles, either for the
purpose of storage or for adjustment, repairs, or cleaning purposes, possess many
disadvantages and inconveniences, for instance, when not in use they occupy too
much space and, by reason of their heavy weight, they are not easily portable;
moreover the wheels of the cycles resting upon them are held in a fixed and rigid
position.
The object of our invention is to provide a stand of very light weight, which can
be folded into a small compass when not required for use, and which will allow
the wheels to freely rotate thereby considerably facilitating the operations of
repairing, cleaning and the like.
In the accompanying drawing,—
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cycle stand constructed according to our
invention, the stand supporting a bicycle only a part of which is shewn.
Figure 2 is an end elevation of the cycle-stand when in the position shewn in
Figure 1..
Figure 3 is an elevation of the opposite side to that shewn in Figure 1 of the
cycle-stand when folded or collapsed for transport or storage.
Figure 4 is a side elevation of part of a cycle-stand which is a modification of
Figure 1.
Figure 5 is a side elevation of part of our collapsable cycle-stand illustrating some
other slight modifications.
According to our invention we construct the cycle-stand of four legs or
standards A, B, A', B¹ pivotally connected at C and thereby capable of being
extended, two towards the front and two towards the rear.
The extent of the spreading or extending of these legs is limited by means of
links E, D pinned or jointed at F, F' to the back and front legs respectively and
also jointed together at G between the legs to allow of folding the latter when
required. Projections or stops H, H' upon the links D serve, by abutting against
the lower edges of the other links E, to maintain the legs in a rigid position when
opened out as shewn in Figure 1.
The upper ends of the front legs B, B' we bend over into a hook-shape so as to
form brackets L, L' in which can rest the socket carrying the crank-axle of the
cycle; and the front legs or supports A, A¹ we continue in an upward direction and
pivot between their ends a curved bracket or shoe M against which, when the cycle
is placed upon the stand, the bar O¹ of the cycle frame rests in order that all may
be firm and steady.
The lower parts of the legs A, B, A', B' are spread out, as shown in Figure 2,
so as to afford a firm base for the cycle-stand. The links D extend forward and
outwardly from their joint F, as shewn at P, P¹. In the space between the
extensions P, P¹ the front wheel R of the cycle is located whereby it is prevented
from pivotting in the steering head and is kept in a line with the back
wheel S.
The brackets L, L' as well as the bracket or shoe M are lined with felt, cloth or
india-rubber so as to protect the enamelled frame of the cycle from contact with the
metal of the stand.
The legs or supports A, B, A', B¹ have their joints C placed at such a height
that, when the legs are in their open position, the cycle is raised a slight distance
from the ground so that the wheels are free to revolve and can therefore with
facility be repaired (if required) or will allow of the spokes being tightened up.
When our cycle-stands are not required for use, or when it is required to store or
transport them, the whole can be folded together as shewn in Figure 3 so as to
occupy but little space and be conveniently portable.
In Figure 4 the bracket or shoe M of Figure 1 for supporting the bar O' of the
cycle is replaced by a pin O connecting the upper parts of the legs or supports A,
and the frame of the cycle is supported laterally by the returns M (Figure 4)
which are simply right angled prolongations of the legs or supports A.
The brackets L in Figure 4 replace the similar parts L, L' of Figure 1 and

page_text: consist of extensions in a straight line of the legs or supports B which are shewn
curved in Figure 1.
This modification simplifies the construction of the cycle-stand without in any
way altering the principle.
In the modification illustrated in Figure 5 we shew how the brackets L, L' can
be made detachable so as to be placed at varying heights from the ground. For
this purpose the rear legs A, A' are provided with a series of rings, pins or bars
over which the brackets are adapted to be hooked as shewn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. A collapsable or folding cycle-stand comprising two pairs of legs jointed
together as shewn and provided with brackets for supporting the frame and the
socket carrying the crank-axle of a bicycle, the front legs being connected with
the hind legs by links, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawing.
2. A cycle-stand constructed in the manner claimed in the first claiming clause
and in which the links D are provided with extensions between which the front wheel
of the bicycle is located in order to keep it in a line with the hind wheel,
substantially as herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
3. A cycle-stand constructed in the manner claimed in the first claiming clause
and in which the brackets serving to support the socket carrying the crank-axle of
the cycle can be removed and placed at variable heights upon the front legs,
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in Figure 5 of the
accompanying drawing.
4. The improved cycle-stands hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
A
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.