Improvements in the Supporting Framings of Cycle Saddles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 4th Mar., 1997-Accepted, 8th May, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Supporting Framings of Cycle Saddles.
I, GEORGE SALTER of the Firm of George Salter and Company, of High
Street, West Bromwich, in the County of Stafford, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the mounting of the backs of the seats of cycle saddles,
and consists in the supporting of the back or cantle of the seat upon three or more
pillar coiled springs, whereby the weight of the rider is uniformly distributed
through a number of spring supports and sway prevented.
Thus, according to my improvements, I provide the back underside of the seat
of a saddle with the ordinary back plate and I provide the back terminations of
the base framing rods with a semi-circularly shaped rest plate, coming a distance
below the back of the saddle seat and following in contour and extent the back
plate, and interposed between this rest plate and back plate, four pillar coiled
springs, arranged preferably at equal distances apart, come.
By thus supporting the back of the saddle upon four pillar coiled springs instead
of two, as is usual, with a corresponding extension of rest plate, the weight of a
rider is more equally distributed, hence breakages from away are prevented.
The side rods are preferably connected to the pins of the outer coiled springs,
with their fore ends, which come together, taking round a common pin of a coiled
spring coming between the front underside of seat and the topside of the front of
the base framing.
Instead of employing four coiled springs at the back I may employ 3 or 5 and
with the metal of a lighter gauge so that no additional weight occurs in consequence
of the employment of a large number of springs.
In ladies saddles the returned front part, which is in the form of a strap, is
connected to the framing or a triangular shaped stay, which is of thin steel, by a
metallic clip plate, whilst a pillar coiled spring comes between the said clip plate
and the front underside of the seat.
Dated this 13th day of June 1896.
Improvements in the Supporting Framings of Cycle Saddles.
I, GEORGE SALTER of the Firm of George Salter and Company, of High
Street West Bromwich, in the County of Stafford, 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 :-
This invention relates to the mounting of the backs of cycle saddle seats, and
consists in supporting the said back or cantle end upon three or more pillar coiled
springs, whereby the weight of the rider is uniformly distributed through a number
of spring supports and sway is prevented.

page_text: Thus, according to my improvements, I provide the rear underside of the seat of
a saddle with an ordinary back or cantle plate, whilst the back ends of the base
framing rods terminate in a curved or semi-circularly-shaped rest plate, coming a
suitable distance below, and following in contour and extent, the back plate, and
interposed between this rest plate and back plate, four pillar coiled springs are
arranged, preferably at equal distances apart.
By thus supporting the back of the saddle upon four pillar coiled springs instead
of two, as is usual, with a corresponding extension of the rest plate, the weight of
a rider is more equally distributed, hence breakages from sway are prevented.
The rear terminations of the base framing rods are preferably connected to the
pins by which the outer coiled springs, are secured to the rest plate whilst their
fore ends, which come together, take round a common pin of a coiled spring coming
between the front underside of seat, and the topside of the front of the hase
framing.
Instead of employing four coiled springs at the back, I may employ 3 or 5, in
which latter case the metal of the springs is of a lighter gauge so that no additional
weight occurs in consequence of the employment of a larger number of springs.
In ladies saddles the returned front part of the seat leather, which is in the
form of a strap may be connected either to a part of the framing or, by means of
a metallic clip, to a V or triangular-shaped thin steel stay.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents in longitudinal vertical section,
a cycle saddle, with the seat supported at back upon 4 coiled springs arranged in
accordance with my invention.
Figure 2 is an underside plan of the same, with a part of the spring supporting
rest plate broken away, whilst Figure 3 is a back elevation of the said saddle.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawing.
a is the saddle seat c the seat stretcher rods, and 6 the base framing, with the
rear parts of the said base framing carrying a curved or semi-circular rest
plate d, between which, and the back or cantle plate e located underneath the rear
part al, of the seat are four pillar coiled springs, over which the whole of the
weight coming at the back of the saddle seat is evenly distributed.
The upper and lower ends 1, 2, of the said springs are connected to pins k, k',
carried by the rest plate d, and cantle plate e, respectively.
The front of the saddle is supported by a single coiled spring m, disposed
between the fore end 62, of the base framing b, and the fore end of the seat
stretcher rods c and further, a thin sheet metal stay n, is disposed between the said
members for preventing sway.
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 :-
First. Supporting the rear or back end of a cycle saddle upon three, four or
five pillar coil springs arranged between a rest plate and the cantle plate
substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly. In cycle saddles, the combination with the stayed fore part of the
saddle, of three or more back-supporting pillar coiled springs located between the
rest plate and back plate, substantially as described and set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of March 1897
GEORGE SALTER,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.