Improvements in Stands for Cycles and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stands for Cycles and the like.
ELLIOTT MONKHOUSE Engineer 82 Park End Bromley Kent do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a new method of supporting cycles and the like in a
vertical position, allowing the wheels to revolve freely in the process of cleaning,
repairing, exercising, and the like.
My plan is to use a U shaped metal stand supported on two legs, which legs are
opened out at the bottom, forming two points or feet on each leg, and standing
firmly on the floor on the four points or feet, while the cycles are being repaired,
cleaned or exercised. The top ends of the U shaped metal stands having Vs, or
notches cut thereon to support the hub spindles of cycle's wheels, the said stands
are placed under the cycle wheels, allowing the nuts of the said hub spindles
to rest in the said notches which support the cycles off the ground, allowing
the wheel or wheels to revolve freely while being cleaned, repaired, exercised, and
the like.
Dated this 10th day of December 1894.
Improvements in Stands for Cycles and the like.
I ELLIOTT MONKHOUSE 82 Park End Bromley Kent 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 :-
My invention relates to a stand or support for cycles and the like, so that the
same may be supported as that the wheels of same may be free to revolve for
purposes of cleaning, repairing and exercising or such like.
The stand or support consists of a U shaped piece to which are attached two
legs having forked or bifurcated ends. The tops of the U shaped piece have
V shaped notches or cuts, into which the nuts of the hub spindle are placed when
the stand or support is in use.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I annex drawings to which I
now refer.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my stand or support.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of two of my stands or supports coupled
together.
a, a, is a U shaped piece having notches b, b, in the tops of the limbs; c care
the legs which are attached to the U shaped piece a, a, and have the forked or
bifurcated ends d d upon which the stand is supported.
The material of which the stand is made may be of any suitable nature, preferably
wrought iron or steel. It will be seen that the elasticity of the U shaped piece a, a,
and the weight of the machine which is shewn in Figure 2, will tend to keep the
hub spindle nuts in the notches b, b.

page_text: In Figure 2, two stands or supports are shewn coupled together by the rods e
which are adjustably secured at to the stands or U shaped piece a, a, by screws
or such like well known means; by this arrangement the two wheels of a bicycle
may be supported at the same time, so that the wheels may be revolved as
desired.
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 :-
A stand or support for bicycles and the like consisting of a U shaped piece
having notches in the ends of same for the reception of and supporting the hub of
the machine, said U shaped piece being supported by forked or bifurcated legs
and being connected together when desired by rods adjustably attached to same
substantially as described and illustrated herein.
Dated this 11th day of March 1895.
ELLIOTT MONKHOUSE.