Improved Case or Box, applicable to Bicycles and the like, for the Carrying of Tools and Utensils.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Jan., 1895-Accepted, 12th Feb., 1895
TRUVIDIONAL DIBUITIVATION.
Improved Case or Box, applicable to Bicycles and the like, for the
Carrying of Tools and Utensils.
THOMAS READING of 44, Westbourne Road Birkenhead in the County of
Chester Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the construction and application of a box or case to
bicycles and the like, for the carrying of tools etc., that may be required during a
journey.
Cases or pouches for this purpose are at present made of leather or other soft
material and are usually strapped to the underside of the saddle. In this position
they flap about in a manner which often causes them to unfasten and frequently
lose their contents, they (the pouches) are also a source of annoyance in many
other ways, in fact so much so, as to cause the riders to dispense with them and
carry the requisites in their pockets, this being very objectionable.
Now I make a box or case of thin sheet metal, or any other suitable material
which is attached to the frame of the machine by spring clips forming a part of the
box or case or otherwise separate springs sliding in loops which may be formed in
each side of the box or case or otherwise attached, by which means the box or case
is made to fit within the different sizes of diamond or other frames. Its position
within the fram being in a fore and aft direction offers no resistance to the
atmosphere, it cannot shake loose or unfasten, it is readily got at, it escapes the
dirt thrown off by the wheels and it can be made to answer as a stay.
Dated this 11th day of April 1894.
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Improved Case or Box, applicable to Bicycles and the like, for the
Carrying of Tools and Utensils.
THOMAS READING 113, Oxton Road Birkenhead in the County of Chester,
Engineer 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 construction and application of a box or case to
bicycles and the like for the carrying of tools etc. that may be required during a
journey.
Cases or pouches for this purpose are at present made of leather and other soft
In this position
material and are usually strapped to the underside of the saddle.
they flap about in a manner which often causes them to unfasten and frequently
lose their contents they (the pouches) are also a source of annoyance in many
other ways, in fact so much so as to cause the riders to dispense with them and
carry the requisites in their pockets, this being very objectionable.
Now I make a box or case of thin sheet metal or any other suitable material
which is attached to the frame of the machine by spring clips forming a part of the

page_text: box or case or otherwise, seperate springs sliding in loops which may be formed in
each side of the box or case or otherwise attached, by which means the box or case
is made to fit within the different sizes of diamond or other frames. Its position
within the frame being in a fore and aft direction, offers no resistance to the
atmosphere, it cannot shake loose or unfasten, it escapes the dirt thrown off by the
wheels, and it can be made to answer as a stay.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and easily carried into
practice I will proceed to describe the same with aid of the accompanying drawings
in which Fig. 1. is a side view. Fig. 2. is a top view. Any other modifications of
shape to suit various kinds of bicycles and the like may be carried out without
difficulty.
It will be seen by referring to Fig. 1 the case or box is devided into spaces for
the reception of the necessary tools and utensils. The space A is made to receive
the inflator. B the spanners, oilcan etc. C the requisites for repairing punctured
tyres etc. The space A is so constructed to admit any length of inflator. D is a
lid arranged to slide under the lid G or hinge to the case or box in a suitable
manner and arranged to suit the different shaped inflators. The lid G is made half-
round or any suitable shape in section and arranged to open on hinges or otherwise,
and fasten with lock and key, or in any other suitable manner. C is made
detachable or otherwise. The drawings show it in the shape of a draw, which
slides in a suitable arrangement, and fastens by lock and key or otherwise. One.
method of attaching the case or box to a diamond frame, is showed on the drawings.
His a spring clip which passes round the frame F, and a part of the case A.
H may be provided with a bolt and nut N by which the case is more firmly held.
E is a spring clip which passes round the frame F and is attached to the case or
box at P. This improved case or box may be made without the part A or C,
they not being required when the case is applied to a cushion or solid tyre
machine.
In the construction of the said case or box, I do not bind myself to any particular
size or shape of, any particular part, or parts, or any particular method of attaching
it to the frame of a bicycle or the like.
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
1st. The improved case or box made of metal in combination with a bicycle or
the like substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and described.
2nd. The construction and application of the improved case or box in combina-
tion with a bicycle or the like and with or without other parts substantially as
described.
Dated this 1st day of January 1895.