Improved Back Rest for Cycle Saddles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left. 20th June, 1898-Accepted, 3rd Sept., 1898
Improved Back Rest for Cycle Saddles.
HENRY BISHOP, 164, Crooks Sheffield, Colliery Bank Manager, and JoHN WILSON
CANTRELL, 242, South Road, Walkley, Sheffield, Grocer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The back rest to be attached to the rear of the saddle by means of two thin bars
of steel (as shown in Figure 1, in the drawing attached to this specification by the
letters A, A) such bars being either round flat or square in shape passed through
two holes (as shewn in Figure 2 of the said drawing) cut in the rear of the saddle,
& running from back to front thereof, the ends of these bars are tapped and after
passing through a thin plate of steel (which is marked B in Figure 1 of the afore-
said drawing) beneath the leather cover of the saddle are secured in position by
nuts, a similar bar of steel marked C, passes from the front of the saddle to the
rear & after passing up to and through the vertical steel plate B is screwed up by
means of a nut thus rendering the steel plate a fulcrum from which the nuts may
be screwed and the back rest rendered secure & kept in position.
The rest itself to be built of a framework of steel (D,) fitted with an upholstered
or other kind of cushion centre E and manufactured to such design or designs as
may be thought suitable.
It is claimed that the rigidity of the rest will give to the rider of the cycle to
which such rest is attached much greater propelling power and comfort.
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HENRY BISHOP.
J. W. CANTRELL.
HENRY BISHOP, 164, Crooks Sheffield, Colliery Bank Manager, and JOHN WILSON
CANTRELL, 242, South Road, Walkley, Sheffield, Grocer, 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:-
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(N.B. The letters refer to the drawings filed with the Provisional Specification.)
The back rest to be attached to the rear of the saddle by means of two thin bars
of steel (as shewn in Figure 1 in the drawing attached to this specification by
the letters A A) which are rigidly secured to frame of back rest, by rivetting such
bars being either round flat or square in shape, passed through the holes (as shewn
in Figure 2 of the said drawing) cut in the rear of the saddle, and running from
back to front thereof; the ends of these bars are tapped and after passing through
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page_text: a thin plate of steel (which is marked B in Figure 1 of the aforesaid drawing)
beneath the leather cover of the saddle are secured in position by nuts. A similar
bar of steel, marked C rigidly secured to the frame of saddle either by nuts or
rivetted as the pattern of saddle allows passes from the front of the saddle to the
rear, and after passing up to and through the vertical steel plate B, is screwed
up by means of a nut, thus rendering the steel plate a fulcrum from which the nuts
may be screwed and the back rest rendered secure and kept in position.
The rest itself to be built of a framework of steel (D) fitted with an upholstered
or other kind of cushion centre E and manufactured to such design or designs
as may be thought desirable. It may be either adapted to saddles already in use,
or made together with the saddle itself.
It must be stated that this pattern of rest above described is specially suited
for the use of ladies.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is ;-
1. The use and method of attachment of a back rest for (ladies') cycle saddles
either to be adapted to saddles already in use, or to be made together with the saddle
itself.
Dated this Seventeeth day of June 1898.