Year: 1896

page_text: RICHARD GEORGE RANDALL 8 South Road Curragh Camp Kildare Ireland Civil
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is an appliance constructed in such a manner that any machine having this frame
is adapted for the use of either sex.
The frame is built in the ordinary way, with the following exceptions. The top
bar A is made moveable hinged with bolt & nut at B to jaws projecting from socket C.
and with screwed coupling at D, to nipple screwed into socket E. The curved bracket F
is fixed to bars G & H by rivets or straps, and has a screwed nipple in end to receive
coupling. When the top bar is lowered & connected in the position, shown by dotted
lines in drawings the machine is adapted for a lady, and when in the raised position
as shown by full lines in drawings is for use by a Gentleman.
Dated this Fourteenth day of November 1896.
I RICHARD GEORGE RANDALL of 8 South Road, Curragh Camp Kildare, Civil
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 consists of certain changes in construction of bicycle frames as gener-
ally described in the drawings, filed with my Provisional Specification, whereby
the frame may be so changed that the machine may be used by either sex.
The top bar A is inade moveable, hinged with bolt and nut at B to jaws projecting
from socket C, and with screwed coupling at D to nipple screwed into socket
at E; or this socket at E may simply be provided with a screwed end to receive
the coupling.
The under side of the top bar A on both sides of the tongue at B .to be notched
out, as shown in drawings in order to admit of the bar A being lowered.
An interchangeable dust-proof cap to be provided for the end of the socket
at E, or the end of the curved bracket F for use when either of these ends are discon-
nected from the bar A.
The curved bracket F is fixed to bars G & H by rivets or straps and has a screwed
nipple in end to receive coupling D; or a socket, or junction piece may be provided
at G to receive the curved bracket.

page_text: The curved bracket may be made of the same diameter tubing as that provided for
the connection at E so that when it is desired to lower the top bar A a direct connection
may be made by the coupling D thus dispensing with the screwed nipple on the end
of the curved bracket Fif deemed desirable.
The curved bracket F may also be welded to the bar G if preferred.
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
First. In the manufacture of cycle frames the method of construction which I adopt,
whereby I am enabled to change the position of the top bar A substantially as and 1
for the purposes herein set forth.
Second. The arrangement of the joints substantially as and for the purposes
herein set forth.
Third. The convertble frame for bicycles substantially as herein described, and
for the purposes specified, and with reference to the drawings filed with my 1
Provisional Specification.
D
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RICHARD GEORGE RANDALL,
Applicant.