Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Jan., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 15th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1899
I, ALBERT VÁSÁRHELYI, Gentleman, of Muranyi-Uteza No. 44, Budapest,
Hungary, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
The present invention consists of a device by means of which a bicycle may
be supported whilst standing.
According to the invention one of the pedals, advantageously the left one, is
prolonged and a spindle or pivot is fixed therein at right angles to the pivot of
the said pedal and in the end of the same which extends beyond the length of
the ordinary pedal. To this spindle or pivot is attached an arm, adapted to
extend down nearly to the ground and to carry one or more rolls at its lower
end, which run on the ground when the said arm is turned down in a position
perpendicular to the pivot of the pedal. Normally, i.e., when the bicycle is
being ridden, the said arm is turned round on its pivot and lies against the
under side of the pivot.
The invention further comprises means for operating the said arm so as to
turn the same down and support the machine when the rider wishes to dismount.
and to automatically raise the supporting arm and rolls when the machine is
going. In order to effect this a spring is employed, having one end fast to the
spindle, carrying the said arm and the other arm fast to the pedal. A cord is
attached to the spindle at one end and the other end taken up to any convenient
part of the machine. On pulling the cord, the arm will be drawn down against
the influence of the spring and if the cord is released, the arm will return to its
position against the under side of the pedal, being forced back to this position by
the action of the spring.
According to one form of carrying the invention into practice, I make the foot
hold telescopic, and attach one end of the cord to a cross bar thereon, so that f
the rider pushes the outer end of the foot hold or hook, which engages over the
boot or shoe, outwards, the cord will be pulled and the supporting lever with the
rolls will be lowered. When the bicycle is resting on the support, the weight
of the same will prevent the arm from returning underneath the pedal of its
own accord, but as soon as the machine is set in motion the weight will be taken
off the supporting arm and the same will return to its position underneath the
pedal, under the action of its spring.
If a cord is employed which is operated by hand the rider should be careful to
leave the same slack when the weight of the bicycle is sufficient to keep the arm
in its downward position, so that as soon as the machine is set in motion, the
arm will return to its upward position under the pedal under the influence of
its spring.
1000

page_text: Device for Supporting Bicycles when Standing.
I, ALBERT VÁSÁRHELYI, Gentleman, of Muranyi-Uteza, No. 44, Budapest,
Hungary, 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:-
The present invention consists of a bicycle support pivotally arranged under one
of the pedals, advantageously the left one, and adapted to turn on its pivot so as
to lie underneath and against the lower surface of the pedal when the machine is
running, means being provided to turn said support on its pivot downwardly so as
to support the bicycle when the same is standing still. When the machine is
running the support is advantageously spring pressed against the under side of
the pedal, the weight of the bicycle being sufficient to overcome the elasticity
of the said spring when the support is in operative position.
In order to render the present specification easily intelligible reference is had
to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters of reference denote similar
parts throughout the several views:
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Fig. 1 is a perspective elevation of the bicycle showing the support in the
operative position,
Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the pedal taken in the direction of the
pedal spindle or pivot,
Fig. 3 a section on the line x-x of Figure 2 and
Fig. 4 a section on line y-y of Figure 2.
b
The pedal frame, advantageously of the left hand pedal is prolonged outwardly
and formed to a housing a open at the bottom. Close to the outer end and within
said housing is mounted a transverse pivot 6 carrying a frame c, fast on the same
and provided advantageously with two rolls d. When this frame is turned down
into the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 or in full in Figure 1, the
bicycle will be supported in a standing position. Normally the said frame with
the rolls d d is spring pressed by means of a wound spring e against the under
side of the pedal
as shown at Figure 2, one end of the said spring being fast to the
housing (Fig. 4) and the other end fast on the spindle b so that the frame, which
is advantageously keyed to the spindle b, will be normally held by the said
spring against the under side of the pedal shaft as described. In order to pull
the frame downwardly when it is required to support the wheel, a drum f is
provided to which one end of a cord y is attached, the other end of said cord
being taken upwardly and attached to any convenient part of the bicycle, within
easy reach of the rider, so that a pull on the cord will turn the frame c down-
wardly.
According to one form of carrying out the invention the free end of the cord
may be attached to a cross bar mounted between the side bars of the foot hold h,
the said side bars being telescopically mounted in the sleeves j j fixed in the pedal
frame. The cord g passes over the drum f under a cross bar k and over the pedal
pivot its end being attached to the said cross bar of the moveable part of the
foot hold h as described. When the wheel is stopped the foot hold is simply
pushed outwards by means of the foot and the support will be turned downwards
and rest on the ground when the pedal is at its lowest position. In order to
render the length of the support adjustable for bicycles of various sizes, the upper
end of the arm which carries the bearings for the roll d may be provided with
a screw thread c¹ adapted to be screwed into sleeves of the frame c, so that the
distance between the roll centres and the frame pivot b may be varied within

page_text: certain limits. The cord g may pass through an orifice 7 of the frame a to the
cross bar of the foot hold h. Although the invention has been described with
rolls dd it will be obvious that the same could be omitted, and the machine
supported simply on legs c, without the rolls.
Instead of a cord g a chain wheel and chain might be employed, or conical
or other gears, in suitable combination with the moveable part of the foot hold,
or with any other part of the machine.
Any suitable means may be employed for lengthening or shortening the sleeve
or support c c¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
1: A support for bicycles when standing and to enable the rider to remain
seated under such circumstance, according to which a support is pivotally con-
nected to one of the pedals said support being adjustable as to its length and
advantageously provided with rolls, and being normally spring pressed against
the under side of the pedal, means being provided to turn the support frame
downwards into operative position when the bicycle is brought to a standstill
substantially as described.
2: In the device covered by Claim 1, the combination of a telescopic foot hold,
and a cord or chain on the shaft of the support, having its free end attached to the
moveable part of the foot hold, said chain being suitably guided and adapted to
turn the support downwards when the telescopical part of the foot hold is pushed
outwardly, said support being normally retained against the under side of the
pedal by means of a spring substantially as described.
3: The device for supporting bicycles substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
Talth: 154
1000
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C..
Agent for the Applicant.