Improvements in Cycle Foot Rests and Steps.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 26th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1899
Improvements in Cycle Foot Rests and Steps.
We, ALFRED HAVILAH WOODWARD, of Legge Lane, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, and WILLIAM ISAIAH GLAZEBROOK, of Saltley Villa, Highfield Road,
Saltley, Birmingham aforesaid, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to foot-rests and steps for use on cycles, and particularly
to double foot-rests for attachment to the front-diagonal member of the framings
of safety bicycles. The object of the invention is to provide an adjustable foot
rest which can be easily fitted, cheaply made and efficient when in use.
The improved attachment comprises practically only two elements or parts, viz.,
a rest element, upon which the feet come, and a clip connection element, the
former being of a yoke construction, and so arranged that the curved part of the
yoke shall pass through clearance gaps in, and rest within, outwardly disposed
loop-shaped brackets of the attachment clip.
Thus the improved foot rest consists of a bar of stout rod metal, semi-circularly
curved about its middle, and with the outer stem ends screwed for taking nuts
for securing in their proper positions, slipped-on rubber treads or sleeves, the
interiors of which may be lined with wood or other material, whilst the rubber
ends may be supported or prevented from spreading by ends caps or dished washers
also threaded upon the stems. The inner face of the curved or yoke part is
flattened so as to come close up to the tubular member upon which it is secured,
and thereby prevent rocking.
The clip element consists of an all-round band adapted to encircle the frame-
member of the bicycle, and with the free ends having ears, which are thickened
by folding over the metal, and are drawn together by a nut and bolt or equivalent,
whilst the front part of the band clip is intermittently gapped, with the solid
metal between them bulged outwards so as to form seatings or loop brackets for
the yoke part of the rest to lie within. By drawing up the band clip, these loops
are tightened up against the yoke, which is firmly clamped in its proper position
relative to the framing.
Instead of employing rubber sleeves to form the treads of the rest, slipped-on
tubes of metal or other suitable material and the said tread sleeves may be keyed
or collered onto the arms or stems of the rest, or they may be retained in position
by lock nuts
When the attachment is to be used as a single foot rest, or as a mounting step,
then only one arm or stem is employed.
Dated this 14th day of April 1898.
ALFRED HAVILAH WOODWARD.
WILLIAM ISAIAH GLAZEBROOK.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Cycle Foot Rests and Steps.
We, ALFRED HAVILAH WOODWARD, of Legge Lane, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, and WILLIAM ISAIAH GLAZEBROOK; of Saltley Villa, Highfield Road,
Saltley, Birmingham aforesaid, 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 foot-rests and steps for use on cycles and particularly
to double foot-rests for attachment to the front-diagonal member of the framings
of safety bicycles. The object of the invention is to provide an adjustable foot.
rest which can be easily fitted, and cheaply made and is efficient when in use. .
The improved attachment comprises practically only two elements or parts, viz.,
a rest element, upon which the feet come, and a clip connection element, the
former being of a yoke construction, and so arranged that the curved part of the
yoke shall pass through clearance gaps in, and rest within, outwardly disposed.
loop-shaped brackets of, the attachment clip.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents an elevation of an improved
double foot-rest for cycles, constructed in accordance with our invention..
Figure 2 is an end elevation of the same.
Figure 3 represents a complete longitudinal vertical section of the said foot-
rest attachment upon the dotted line a Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a topside plan of Figure 1.
Figure 5 is a view representing the component parts of the attachment separated
or dis-assembled.
The same letters of reference indicates corresponding parts in the said
Figures 1 to 5 of the drawings.
The improved foot rest consists of a bar a, of stout rod metal, semi-circularly
curved about its middle at a¹, and with the outer stem ends a², screwed at their
extremities for taking nuts b, for securing in their proper positions, slipped-on
rubber treads or sleeves c, the interiors of which may be provided with liners c¹,
made of wood or other material, whilst the rubber ends may be supported or
prevented from spreading by end caps or dished washers 2. Also threaded upon
the stems inwards of the nuts. The inner face of the curved or yoke part is
preferably flattened as at a³, so as to come close up to the tubular member d,
upon which it is secured, and is thereby not liable to rock.
The clip or attachment element e, consists of an all-round band adapted to
encircle the frame-member d, of the bicycle, and with the free ends having ears e²,
which are thickened by folding over the metal, and are drawn together by a
nut 3, and bolt e, or equivalent means, whilst the front part of the band clip
is intermittently gapped at e, with the solid metal parts between the gaps bulged
outwards so as to form curved seatings or loop brackets e, for the yoke part ¹,
of the rest to lie within. By drawing up the band clip, these loops are tightened
up against the yoke, which is firmly clamped in its proper position relative to the
framing.
.
Instead of employing rubber sleeves to form the treads of the rest, slipped-on
tubes of metal or other suitable material and the said tread sleeves may be keyed
or collered onto the arms or stems of the rest, or they may be retained in position
by lock nuts.
When the attachment is to be used as a single foot rest, or as a mounting step,
then only one arm or stem is employed.
In carrying out the manufacture of the attachment clip part of the rest repre-
sented in Figures 1 to 5, a blank of sheet metal f, as represented in plan and edge

page_text: view in Figure 6 is taken and the end parts f', are folded upon one another to
form the thickened ears e², as represented in plan and edge view in Figure 7.
The body of the blank is then pierced with the gaps e, and the end ears with
holes e, for the drawing-up bolt to pass through (see Figure 8) after which the
pierced blank is fashioned into the shape shown in plan in Figure 9 and longi-
tudinal section in Figure 10 and then bent over into the circular clip or band
with opposed flat ears as represented in side elevation and section in Figure 11.
Finally the cross bars 8 (see Figures 8, 9, 10 and 11) intervening between the
gapped parts e, are bulged outwards to form the seatings for embracing the
yoke of the foot rest, when the clip part assumes its completed form as represented
in side elevation and section in Figure 12.
The foot rest on to the ends of which the treads are passed and secured is made
from a length of rod metal such as represented in Figure 13, the middle part of
which is flattened upon one side and then curved to form the yoke, with the flat
coming on the inner side of the curve and then ends of the straight parts are
screwed, this part being then completed as represented in Figure 14.
It is understood that instead of the attachment clip having set-out brackets
separated by gaps or clearances and within which the yoke part of the step element
lies and is thereby supported, the said yoke may lie within a continuous outward
bulging or trough formed around a part of the circumference of the clip.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
First: A foot rest or step attachment for cycles, consisting of a rest or step
element, upon which the feet come, and an attachment clip, the former being
of a yoke construction to seat upon or around a tube or cycle framing member
and the latter having clearances and outwardly disposed loops, brackets or their
equivalent, within which the said yoke part of the step element lies and is thereby
supported and held in place, substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly: In a foot rest for cycles, the construction and arrangement and
combination of the several parts, substantially as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 25th day of November 1898.
ALFRED HAVILAH WOODWARD.
WILLIAM ISAIAH GLAZEBROOK.
By Henry Skerrett,
24, Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.