Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Nov., 1886
Complete Left, 19th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 27th Sept., 1887
I, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Great Charles Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
In saddles of the ordinary construction, the seat of the saddle, and the saddle itself
are supported independently of each other by separate or independent springs or their
equivalents; that is, the seat of a saddle is provided with its own means whereby it is
rendered elastic or yielding; while the saddle itself has interposed between its under-
side and the supporting framing of a velocipede a separate and independent spring,
which intercepts or stops off tremor or vibration from a machine, and also imparts
additional comfort and ease on riding.
My invention consists in combining together the aforesaid springs or yielding
expedients and arranging them under or nearly under the seat of the saddle, by
which means, a concurrent action is thereby obtained without employing separate and
independent means.
In carrying out my invention, I support the underside of the back of the saddle,
upon the back terminals of two parallel curved bars or rods, extending from their
points of connections aforesaid at the back to the front end of the seat of the saddle,
the connection of the latter being effected by an arch formed bracket, with the con-
caved side undermost, of a like curvature of the back bone or framing upon which the
saddle is to be affixed. This arched piece is provided at its base ends, with plain
bossed eyes through which plain parts on the aforesaid extending parallel rods pass.
The rods at this point are also wormed upon which adjusting nuts screw, while the
crown of the arch piece is connected by riveting or otherwise to the front of the seat
of the saddle. By this means, the backbone or framing of a machine is brought
close under the seat which is unattainable in saddles of the ordinary construction.
Upon the extended front screwed ends of the rods aforesaid, (which pass from fore
to aft underneath the saddle) adjustable ear attachments are screwed, and which said
attachments are secured to the framing of a machine.

page_text: The back end of the saddle is supported upon two upright coiled springs, disposed
at suitable distances apart with their lower ends resting upon a cross bracket with a
bossed eye through its middle, and through this eye or socket, an upright peg or
pillar passes proceeding from the arched or crown part of an attachment clip, which
encircles or partially encircles the back bone or framing of a machine, and passing
transversely through the socket of the eye is a screw pin, whose end takes its
abutment upon the upright peg or pillar to affix the cross bracket after adjustment.
By making the cross bracket move or slide vertically upon a peg or pillar, the back
of the saddle can be raised or lowered, or in other words, the pitch of the saddle can
be changed.
The two parallel bars aforesaid running underneath the seat of the saddle, constitute
the framing upon which the seat is suspended from back to front; also the screwed
nuts taking on the wormed parts, when tightened up, take up the slack.
Instead of coiled pillar like springs as described, may arrange two spring arms
with a coil at their junction, like that of a nursery pin. This coil gives elasticity to
the arms, and forms a joint, upon which they turn. The terminal ends of these
yielding arms, are jointed and connected respectively to the underside of the seat of
the saddle, and to the cross bar before named.
Or the yielding arms aforesaid may be provided at their middles with two or more
coils, and with their outward terminal or back ends hinged or jointed together by a
pin or other connection, while the inwardly disposed ends are secured as aforesaid to
the framing, and to the saddle as aforesaid, by constructing yielding arms having
spring coils disposed about their middles or near their middles, and with a hinged
joint as already indicated, a highly elastic back support for the seat of a saddle is
thereby obtained.
In applying my invention to tricycles, the front part of the seat of the saddle is
supported by a depending arm or rod secured at its upper end to the underside of the
saddle, and at its lower end to a link jointed to the top of a pillar disposed
underneath the seat of the saddle, and in a different vertical plane to that before
named. This pillar rests upon a base, connected on its underside to the ☐ bar of a
machine; and between the lower part of the depending rod before named, and the
top side of the base, a coiled spring is disposed which admits of expansion and
contraction.
On riding, the back as well as the front of the seat of the saddle is provided with
yielding expedients, and which latter with linked connections, to give the saddle the
necessary stay or rigidity on being ridden.
Although I have described that the saddle, and yielding and supporting, expedients
are preferably combined, yet the said saddle, springs and supports may if necessary
be used independently of each other.
Dated this Eighteenth day of November 1886.

page_text: I, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS, of Great Charles Street Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, 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 invention consists of improvements in saddles, and saddle springs, as hereinafter
described, and by which improvements, the seats of saddles, and saddle springs, are
rendered highly elastic and greatly improved.
Figure 1 represents partly in elevation, and partly in vertical section, a tricycle
saddle constructed, arranged, and the parts combined according to one part of my
invention.
Figure 2 represents an inverted plan, or an underside view of the said saddle, but
with the base plate removed, and the points of support, between the said plate and
springs shown in section.
Figure 3 is an end elevation of the pommel end of a saddle, exhibiting the front
joint of the diagonally disposed stay-bar. The function of this stay-bar is to check or
limit the swaying motion of the saddle, as would necessarily occur if the saddle was
mounted upon the top ends only, of pillar springs.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in figures 1, 2, and 3.
a is the seat of the saddle, and b, b, are two downwardly curved bars or rods
extending from the back to the front end of the underside of the saddle; and which
said bars constitute the supporting framing of the saddle, and are connected at their
rear ends, by eyes or loops, engaging upon depending screw pins or pegs c, carried by
the skirting framing d, secured to the underside of the back of a saddle, while the
front ends of the said curved bars, are connected and riveted to a carrier bracket e,
through which the tension screw f, passes and screws, and which tension screw is held
and supported in position by its back end 2, passing through a hole in a depending
tension bracket g, secured to the underside of the front of a saddle. is a stay-bar,
running diagonally from front to rear, on the underside of a saddle; and which said
bar is jointed, and connected at its front end i to the carrier bracket e, and is jointed
and connected at its rear end j, to the knuckle joint part of an adjustable bossed eye k,
through which an upright peg or pillar I, carried at the back end of the base and carrying
plate m, passes. This bossed eye carries on its underside, a cross bar or bracket plate n,

page_text: upon which the pillar coiled springs o, at the back underside of the saddle, are
supported, as best seen in the plan figure 2. These back springs o, which are arranged
at considerable distances apart, are secured at their upper and lower ends, by screw-
nuts o³, taking upon the ends of screw pegs, around the stems of which, the ends of
the coiled springs encircle.
The front end of the saddle is supported by a single pillar coiled spring p, inter-
posed between the front top side of the carrying plate m, and the front flat end of the
stay-bar; and which spring is secured in position, by its ends encircling around the
shanks of screw pegs, and on the undersides of nuts screwed thereon, carried respec-
tively by the front ends of the bar and carrying plate respectively.
9,
The underside of the base or carrying plate m, has a socket which takes upon an
ordinary bar of machine, and secured thereto, by a set pin.
By making the cross-bar or bracket plate, upon which the lower ends of the back
springs are secured, move or slide vertically upon a peg or pillar, the back of the
saddle can be raised or lowered, or its pitch changed.
When the pitch of the saddle is required to be changed, the set pin 2 has only to
be loosened, when the required adjustment of the seat, can readily be made, by sliding
the bossed eye, and the bracket plate carried by it, to the required extent, and then
screwing up the set pin k².
Thus, the saddle seat is supported primarily upon three coiled springs, two disposed
between the back of the underside of the saddle, and the third on the underside of the
front of the saddle.
Figure 4 represents partly in longitudinal section, and partly in elevation, a bicycle.
saddle, constructed according to the first part of my invention, and which said saddle
is provided with both front and back adjusting mechanism, and is represented in
connection with the back bone and neck of a bicycle. Figure 5 represents an end
elevation of the same, but without the back-bone as aforesaid. Figure 6 represents
an inverted plan, or an underside view of the said figure 4, and shows the nearly
parallel position of the curved framing bar, and the duplex adjustment means at
the front end. Figure 7 represents a transverse vertical section of the said duplex
adjustment means.
a is the seat of the saddle, and b, b, are two nearly parallel downwardly curved bars,
extending from the rear to the front of the saddle, and with the front ends thereof
extending beyond the front of the seat of the said saddle. These ends are screwed,
and marked b³, and take into screw boxes b³, having return ends 64, through which
upright screws 6 take, within like screwed holes, made in the said return ends. These
screws 6 have bossed knuckles or bushed bearings 66 at their tops or upper ends, as
best seen in figure 7, and form bearings, for taking the cross pin or bolt 6', which
passes through the neck ² of the back-bone r, for securing the front of a saddle to a
machine.
The said forward screwed ends 62, pass through plain eyes s², s², at the outer ends of
the bridge bracket s.
The back ends of the framing bars 6 take upon depending pegs c, secured to the
underside of the metallic skirting plate d, while the springs o, are carried from the
upper sides of the ends of a cross bar or bracket plate n, which is adjustable upon an
upright peg or pillar 1, carried by, and at the top of a clip t, which embraces the back-
bone of a machine.
The spring bracket carrying plate is secured in its adjusted position, by a screw
peg k, passing through the eye or boss k.
The seat of the saddle, is tensioned by screw nuts s³, taking upon the screwed part b³,
of the ends of the bars, and coming at the back of the bridge bracket s.
By the device on the front of the saddle, the said front can be adjusted both
vertically and horizontally. In the former case, the adjustment is effected by
removing the cross pin 6', and rotating the screws 6, 68; while in the latter case,
the horizontal adjustment is effected by rotating the screw boxes 63, 64, upon the
screwed ends b³.

page_text: By arranging and shaping the curved framing bars b and bridge s, ³, as described,
the back-bone admits of being brought close under the seat of a saddle.
Figure 8 represents a modification of the rear end connection figure 4. In this
modified form, the rear end of the framing bars, as well as the front end are screwed;
and which said rear screwed ends, pass through barrel swivelling brackets d², d³,
carried and supported upon depending screwed pegs c, secured to the metallic
underframing d, on the underside of the skirting at the back of the saddle, as
aforesaid.
Thus, the screwed ends 68, pass through the barrels d³, while the eye d³ passes
over and works upon the screw pins c, and around which, the top ends of the springs
encircle.
The barrel swivelling bracket is best seen in figure 9, while the back of the saddle,
and its connections and duplex springs are shown clearly at figure 10.
Figure 11 represents another form of mounting or elevating the back ends of the
seats of velocipede saddles, which consists essentially of a spring, made by folding
wire about its middle, into two, three or more coils, and with the free ends of the
wire, from which the spring is made; being secured respectively to the underside of
the seat of the saddle, and to the adjustable carrier or carrier plate. Figure 11ª
represents a back elevation of the same, showing the supporting springs.
a is the seat of the saddle, 6 are curved framing bars, and u, u, are nursery pin joint like
springs, consisting of a series of coils, wound axially, and with the outer free ends u³,
connected respectively to depending pins c, carried from the back underside of a
saddle, and to pegs or pins standing upwardly, from the top face of the cross bracket
plate n.
.
The position of the springs with respect to their adjustable carrying plate, and the
underside of the seat of the saddle, is best seen in figure 12.
The adjustable plate to which the lower limbs u² of the said springs are connected,
has a pillar, passing through it, and carrying at its bottom, a clip t. The ends of
the limbs of the springs, are made into coils or loops; and it is through these loops
or eyes, that the pegs or pins pass, and which free ends are secured in position by
screw nuts n².
Figure 12 represents the essential principles of construction and mounting, applied
to a tricycle saddle as is represented in figure 11; while figure 13 represents an end
elevation of the said figure 12, and figure 14 a front elevation.
It will be seen that in the mounting of the saddle seat, coiled springs support the
back, while nursery joint springs support the front; and which said latter springs
approach near to each other, so as not to stand too much outwardly to be in the way
of the legs of a rider.
a is the seat of the saddle, b are curved framing bars, connected at their back ends
as before, while the front end is rigidly connected to a hanging bracket 6², having a
screwed eye at its upper end, through which the tenison screw passes; and which
screw is supported by a bracket g, and adjusted by a nut g². u, u are springs, upon
which the front of the saddle is supported, and each of which, consists of wire bent
about its middle into coils, and with the ends u³, ³, connected and jointed to the
lower end of the bracket 62, and to the top side of the front of the carrying plate m.
The ends u² encircle a joint pin 6³, which admit of the bending more freely of the
coils of the spring, than if they were rigidly connected. The lower end or lower
limb u³, is secured rigidly by a pin and nut m³, although this lower limb may be
jointed and the upper one fixed.
The other or back end of the saddle, is supported by two pillar coiled springs o,
connected and mounted, exactly in the same manner as previously described with
respect to several other figures of the drawings.
Å bicycle or a rear driving tricycle saddle instead of being mounted at back upon
pillar coiled springs, and at front upon nursery joint like springs as described and
represented in figures 12, 13 and 14, I may support the front upon a pillar coiled
spring, and the back upon a nursery pin joint like spring.

page_text: Figure 15 represents another form of my invention, in which the front of a saddle
is mounted upon two volute springs, or a single volute spring, while the back is
mounted upon two pillar coiled springs, as best seen in the back view figure 16.
Figure 17 shows a front end view of the said saddle, with a part of the skirting of the
seat broken away.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
a is the seat of a saddle, supported at its front end, upon two volute springs, made
from round wire, and of which, the outer ends are fixedly connected to the top
front part of the base or carrying plate m, by screw nuts and pins, while the inner
ends encircle around, and are carried by a pin or axis 68, passed transversely through
the lower end of a depending forked bracket 63, carried from the front ends of the
framing bars b, and through the upper part of which said bracket, the tensioning
screw, passes, and which is itself carried by a bracket g, tensioned by a screw nut g³.
whose lower
The back end of the saddle is supported upon a pillar coiled spring 0,
ends rest upon a carrier bracket plate n, which is adjustable upon a pillar before
described, with respect to several of the preceding figures of the drawings.
The cross bracket plate n, also carries two upwardly proceeding carrier arms w, as
best seen in figures 15 and 16. These arms are for the purpose of carrying a satchel
or tool bag, which is commonly suspended from the back of the seat of saddle;
and in consequence of being so suspended, they become much worn, by the frictional
contact, on the up and down movement of the seat; so that the brackets which are
attached as described, always remain quiescent with a machine, or the supporting
plate m; so that the satchel or bag is free, and partakes of no motion of the saddle
seat.
Figure 18 represents a bicycle saddle, supported at its back end upon two double
volute springs, as best seen in the back elevation figure 19.
The outer ends of the springs, are carried by cross bracket plates n, while the inner
ends encircle cross axes or pins, carried by depending brackets 63, affixed and carried
by the rear ends of the framing bars b, and which bars are screwed at their front
ends, at 62, and pass through bossed eyes s³, s², made with a bridge bracket s.
Longitudinal adjustment of the said saddle, is effected by ears 63, screwing upon
the end of said screwed part 62, and connected together by a cross pin b'.
Figure 20 represents in side elevation, a bicycle saddle spring.
represents a front elevation, while figure 22 represents a back elevation of the
same.
Figure 21
b, b, are framing bars, made into loops or coils 62, at their front ends, and with the
terminal ends 63 of the said front ends, dipping or directed vertically downwards, and
with screwed eyes 6 taking upon the said screwed part. These eyes have winged or
flanged parts 6, and through which, a screw pin or axis 66 passes, in securing the
said front end, to the neck of the back-bone of a bicycle.
The back end is provided with a coiled pillar spring o, connected to an adjustable
cross bar
which is adjustable upon a pillar l, carried from the top side of a clip t,
and is secured in position when adjusted, by a nut ², while the upper ends are
connected, and encircle the back terminal depending end c of the framing bars b, and
are secured in position by screw nuts o³.
The lower ends of the springs, are connected to the bracket plates as previously
described and represented, with respect to saddles.
Figure 23 represents a tricycle saddle spring, made according to a part of my said
invention; and which said spring consists essentially of framing bars and base or
carrying plate, with a volute spring or springs at the front, and pillar coiled springs
at the back.
Figure 24 represents a top side plan of the fore-part of the saddle spring, while
figure 25 represents a back elevation of the same.
b, b, are framing bars, and m is a base or carrying plate, and having connected to it,
at its front end, the outer ends w³ of two volute or evolved springs w, whose inner
ends w³ encircle a round pin or axis 62, carried by, and passing through the coiled or

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a nut b¹.
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The other or back ends of the said bars b, are supported by coiled pillar springs o,
connected to an adjustable carrying plate n, movable upon a peg or pillar, carried upon
the top side rear end of the base or carrying plate m; and which said springs are
affixed in position by means previously described with respect to the other figures.
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 :-
First. The combination with the seat of a saddle, of three coiled springs and
curved framing or extension bars, the latter running from front to rear, on the under-
side of the seat of the said saddle; and which said parts are constructed, arranged
and combined substantially as set forth in figures 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
Secondly. Raising and lowering, or elevating, the seats of tricycle and bicycle
saddles (and their springs) to any required angle or pitch, by an adjustable bracket or
socket, which admits of being raised and lowered upon an upright or pillar 1;
directed upwardly from the rear end, or from the front end of the top of a carrying
plate or other like means or supporting device, substantially as described and set forth
in figures 1, 2 and 3, and several other figures of the drawings.
Thirdly. Supporting the lower ends of back supporting springs, of velocipede
saddles upon an adjustable cross bar or bracket plate, carried by, and working upon
a pillar or upright, secured to a base plate or other framing; and which said bracket
supporting plate is secured in position, by a set screw, as herein described and set
forth in figures 1, 2 and 3.
Fourthly. Adjusting and affixing the rest ends of the springs of saddles by the
means as described and set forth in figures 1 and 14.
Fifthly. Connecting and jointing respectively the ends of stay bars h (used in
connection with pillar coiled springs) to an adjustable socket or cross bar, at the one
end of a saddle, while the other end is connected to a fixed hanging bracket, depending
from the underside of the seat of a saddle as herein described and set forth in
figures 1, 2 and 3.
Sixthly. The general construction and arrangement of the parts of means for
supporting, elevating and preventing sway, and controlling the too free motion of the
seats of saddles substantially as described and set forth in figures 1, 2 and 3.
Seventhly. The combination with distension bars of the kind herein described and
represented in figures 4 and 6, of two pillar coiled springs as set forth.
Eighthly. Mounting the seats of bicycle saddles, upon curved framing or distension
bars, arranged from front to rear under the seat of a saddle, and connected at or near
their front ends, by a bridge, with socket holes or eyes 2, through which the said rods
pass, while their back ends are connected or encircle depending pegs, proceeding from
the underside of the back of the saddle framing; and by which said means of
mounting, the saddle seat is allowed to approach or fit closely down to the back bone
of a machine, while at the same time leaving the framing or distension bars free,
substantially as described and set forth in figures 4 and 6.
Ninthly. Tensioning saddles, by framing bars, passing through eyes of a bridge
bracket, and having screw nuts, working at the back parts of the said bracket,
substantially as described and set forth in figures 4 and 6.
Tenthly. The means herein described of adjusting horizontally and vertically, the
fronts of the seats of saddles, by parts 62, 63, 64 and 67, constructed, arranged and
combined, substantially as described and set forth in figures 4, 6, 7 and 8.
Eleventhly. Adjusting horizontally, the seats of saddles, by means ³, 63, 67,
substantially as described and set forth in figure 18.
Twelfthly. Combining with a clip t, a pillar and upright support l, and cross-bar
and bossed eye k, which is adjustable upon the said pillar, and affixed thereto by a set
pink, substantially as described and set forth.

page_text: Thirteenthly. The general construction and arrangement of the parts of bicycle
saddles as herein described and set forth in figures 4 and 6.
Fourteenthly. The means herein described, of tensioning at the back of a saddle,
by the screwed back ends of framing or distension bars, passing through barrel or eye
brackets or abutments d' d' secured to the underside of the back of the seat of a saddle,
or the metallic skirting framing; and which said tensioning is effected by a screw
nut screwing upon the screwed part of a rod, and taking its abutment against the
front side of the said barrel bracket, substantially as described and set forth in
figures 8, 9 and 10.
Fifteenthly.-Employing at the back of bicycle saddles, a nursery pin like joint,
in combination with the seat of a saddle, and framing or distension bars b, as described
and set forth in figures 11 and 11ª.
Sixteenthly. Combining with an adjustable cross bar in connection with a clip t
of two nursery pin like joints, or springs, whose free ends are connected to the under-
side of the seat of a saddle, and the cross bar respectively, as described and set forth
in figures 11 and 11ª.
Seventeenthly.-Employing a nursery pin spring like joint, at the front underside
of the seat of a saddle, and whose terminal ends are respectively connected or jointed
to the carrying plate or other support, and to the end of a depending bracket, secured
to, and carried by the front ends of framing or distension bars, substantially as
described and set forth in figure 12.
Eighteenthly. The combination with the seat of a saddle, of a nursery pin spring
like joint at front, and double pillar springs at back, substantially as described and
set forth in figures 12, 13, and 14.
Nineteenthly. The combination with a nursery pin spring like joint or joints, of
framing bars, or distension rods band which said parts are arranged substantially as
described and set forth in figures 12 and 14.
Twentiethly. The general construction of the seats of tricycle and rear driving
bicycle saddles, substantially as described and set forth in figures 12, 13 and 14.
Twenty firstly.-Mounting or elevating the front or back ends of the seats of
tricycle or rear driving bicycle saddles, upon single or double volute or evolved
springs, in combination with framing or distension bars b, substantially as described
and set forth in figures 15, 16 and 17.
"Twenty secondly. The combination with the seat of a saddle, of a front disposed
volute spring or springs in combination with two or more rear pillar coiled springs,
as described and set forth in figures 15, 16 and 17.
Twenty thirdly. The general construction and arrangement of the parts of tricycle
and rear driving bicycle saddles, as herein described and set forth in figures 15, 16
and 17 of the accompanying drawings.
Twenty fourthly. Combining with a cross bar n, or a framing or base plate m of
bag carrying brackets or supports u¹, which remain quiescent, while the seat of the
saddle moves freely of them, substantially as described and set forth in figures 15
and 16.
Twenty fifthly.-The combination with the hind under part of the seat of a bicycle
saddle, of body framings or distension bars, and back bone clip, of a double or single
volute or evolved spring or springs v', and carrying bracket, combined, arranged,
and mounted, substantially as described and set forth in figures 18 and 19.
Twenty sixthly. The combination of one or two single or double volute springs
made from wire, with a pillar coiled spring, for elevating and supporting the seats of
saddles.
Twenty seventhly.-The general construction and arrangement of the parts of
bicycle saddle springs as described and set forth in figures 21 and 22.
:
Twenty eighthly.-The combination with the depending front end of a spring as
described in the preceding.claim, of an adjustable raising and lowering means b², b³,
as set forth in figures 20 and 21.

page_text: Twenty ninthly.-The construction of tricycle and rear driving bicycle saddle
springs as described and set forth in figures 23, 24, and 25 of the accompanying
drawings.
Thirtiethly. The combination with a saddle bearing spring, of an adjustable device,
for the raising and lowering of the hind or forepart of the said spring or rest, sub-
stantially as described and set forth in figures 20, 22, 23 and 25.
Lastly. Combining with a spring carrying or rest plate n, of a clip t, substantially
as described and set forth.
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