Certain Improvements in Cycle Saddle Clips.
Year: 1897

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Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in Cycle Saddle Clips.
We, FREDERIC ERNEST HANMAN, of National Cycle Saddle Works, Sydenham
Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Cycle Saddle Manufacturer, and HENRY VINCENT,
of 33, Bath Street, Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Pattern Maker, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the herein described improvements in cycle saddle
clips which are employed for securing the wire underframe to the seat pillar or
L-piece and adjusting the position of the saddle thereon.
The central portion of a cycle saddle clip constructed in accordance with this
invention consists of a divided socket or ring adapted to fit on the seat pillar or
L-piece the said division being either underneath or above the seat pillar or L-piece.
Fitting in a transverse slot in this divided socket or ring there is a cross pin
which is partly cut away to hear against the seat pillar or L-piece. The underside
of the cross pin is formed with longitudinal ribs for the wire holders hereinafter
described to engage with. The wire holders are two in number and they fit upon
the said cross pin and against the wires of the saddle underframe. Screwed on
to the ends of the cross pin there are two nuts which when tightened up press
the wire holders against the wires of the underframe and the latter against the
sides of the socket or divided ring and close the latter on to the seat pillar or
L-piece thus effectually securing the saddle underframe and the clip and the seat
pillar or L-piece together. At the two sides of the socket or divided ring there.
are two rounded pommels on which the wires of the saddle underframe rest and
turn. The gripping pieces are made with cross grooves to fit against the wires
of the saddle underframe. The bosses on the gripping pieces are made with
internal ribs and grooves corresponding with the ribs and grooves on the cross
pin and so as to engage therewith and these bosses are continued for some distance
under the socket or divided ring. The tilt of the saddle can readily be adjusted
by merely slackening the nuts on the ends of the cross pin and turning the saddle
and its wire and wire holders to the required angle and then the nuts are
tightened up and the saddle is held firmly in this position particularly by the
serrated or notched surfaces of the wire holders engaging with the ribbed surfaces
of the cross pin.
When the clip is made as above described one side of the saddle underframe
can be adjusted independently of the other side as the unscrewing of the nut on
one side of the seat pillar or L-piece does not affect the grip on the other side if
the other nut is screwed up tightly.
Our invention is applicable for use with cycle saddles of all kinds whether they
are made with two wires or four wires or otherwise constructed.
Dated this 11th day of November 1907
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Certain Improvements in Cycle Saddle Clips.
We, FREDERIC ERNEST HANMAN, of National Cycle Saddle Works, Sydenham
Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Cycle Saddle Manufacturer, and HENRY VINCENT,
of 33, Bath Street, Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Pattern Maker, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention consists of the hereindescribed improvements in cycle saddle
clips which are employed for securing the wire underframe to the seat pillar or
L-piece and adjusting the position of the saddle thereon.
We will describe this invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on
which Fig. 1 is a front elévation partly in section of a cycle saddle clip con!"
structed according to this invention for what is known as a four wire saddle
spring, this view also shewing the four wires and the seat pillar or L-piece to
which the clip is fixed; Fig. 2 is a plan of the same and Fig. 3 is a side-view
of the same; Fig. 4 shews the same parts as Fig. 3 as when the saddle is tilted;
Figs. 5 and 6 shew parts of the said clip; Fig. 7 is a cross section of the cross
pin of the clip on line X X of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is an interior elevation of one of the
wire holders of the said clip; Fig. 9 is a front elevation of our improved clip
when arranged for a two wire saddle spring: Fig. 10 is an elevation partly in
section of a modified form of our improved cycle saddle clip; Fig. 11 is a plan
and Fig. 12 is a side elevation of the same; and Fig. 13 shews separately the
divided socket part of the clip represented in Figs. 10, 11 and 12.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all
the figures of the drawing.
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We will first describe the arrangement of this invention illustrated by Figs. 1
to 8 both inclusive.
:
The central portion of our improved cycle saddle clip consists of a divided
socket or ring part A adapted to fit on the seat pillar or L-piece B the division a¹
of the socket or ring being either underneath the seat pillar or L-piece as shewn in
Figs. 1 and 5, or above the same as hereinafter described. The said divided
socket or ring has a transverse slot a² in which there is a cross bar C which is
partly cut away at c¹ to bear against the seat pillar or L-piece B. The underside
of the cross pin C is tapered at 23 and there formed with longitudinal rings (see
Figs. 1, 6 and 7) for the wire holders D¹ D³ to engage with. These two wire
holders D D fit upon the cross pin C and against the wires el eee of the saddle
underframe. Screwed on to the ends of the cross pin C there are two nuts fl fo
which when tightened up press the wire holders G1 G2 against the wires ele ee
of the saddle underframe and the latter against the flat sides a³a of the divided
socket or ring A and close the latter on to the seat pillar or L-piece B thus effec-.
tually securing the wires of the saddle underframe and the clip and the seat
pillar or L-piece together. Formed on the two sides a³ of the divided socket
or ring A there are two rounded pommels a on which the wires e²e of the
saddle underframe rest and turn. The gripping pieces D¹ D³ are made with cross
grooves d' d² d³d to fit against the wires ee ee of the saddle underframe. The
boss parts of the gripping pieces d' are made with internal ribs and grooves de
corresponding with the ribbed and grooved parts of the cross pin C so as to.
engage therewith and these bosses are as shewn continued for some distance
under the socket or divided ring A so as to take a firm bearing against the
parts c³ when the nuts f¹f are screwed up. The tilt of the saddle can readily

page_text: be adjusted in the usual way by merely slackening the nuts f¹f on the ends of
the cross pin C and turning the saddle to the required angle and then when the
nuts fare tightened up the saddle is held firmly in this position particularly
by the serrated or notched surfaces d of the wire holders D¹ 12 engaging with the
ribbed surfaces c³ ³ of the cross pin C.
When the clip is made as above described one side of the saddle frame can be
adjusted independently of the other side as the unscrewing of the nuts fifon
one side of the seat pillar or L-piece does not affect the grip on the other side if
the other nut is screwed up tightly.
Our invention is applicable for use with cycle saddles of all kinds whether the
saddle spring is made with four wires Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 or with two wires
(see Fig. 9) or otherwise constructed, the gripping pieces D'D2 being shaped so as
to grip the sides of the saddle underframe against the sides a³a of the divided
socket or clip part A.
In the modification of this invention illustrated by Figs. 10, 11, 12 and 13 the
sides of the divided socket or ring A are at a as extended underneath the boss
parts of the wire holders D1 D2 and the cross slot a² of the socket or ring A
extends right up through the top of the same as will be clear by an examination
of the drawing. In other respects this modification is constructed similarly to
the arrangement of our invention illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
We have described and illustrated the cycle saddle clip with the division a¹ of
the divided socket or ring A and the cross bar C as being underneath the saddle
pin or L-piece B, but it will be evident that if the position of the saddle requires
it the clip can be turned half round so that the division a¹ and the cross bar C
will be above the saddle pin or L-piece B; or when a vertical saddle pin B is
used the division a' and cross bar C will be at one side of the same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. In a cycle saddle clip the combination of the divided socket part A, the cross
bar C and nuts f¹f, and the two side grippers D' D2, the said parts being con-
structed arranged and combined together in the manner substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by Figs. 1 to 9 both inclusive.
2. In a cycle saddle clip the combination of the divided socket part A, the cross
bar C and nuts f¹f, and the two side grippers D¹ D2, the said parts being con-
structed arranged and combined together in the manner substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by Figs. 10 to 13 both inclusive
Dated this 13th day of August 1898.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.