Improvements in Bioyoles and Velocipedes and in the Parts thereof.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 28th July, 1900-Accepted, 31st Oct., 190G
PRUVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bioyoles and Velocipedes and in the Parts thereof.
I, JAMES HAROLD BARRY, of 10, Basinghall Street, in the City of London,
Engineer, and JOHN EHEN HALL, of Gianby House, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
Improvements in bicycles and velocipedes and the parts thereof, these unprove-
ments consist in each of the necessary parts, and components being so constructed
as to fold up as well as the fame of the machine, the parts and accessories to
be hereinafter described not only fold up but may also be readily detached from
the frame and the frame also made folding or detachable at the front forks, and
chain stays or back forks leaving the main portion of the frame intact
The
Hitherto folding bicycles have been so called because the pedals and handle-
bars were folded, or where the ordinary safety cycle frame has been cut througli
and hinged, but the object of this invention is to fold the bicycle into one thud
of its length without cutting through the frame thereby weakening it
handle-bai is made to fold, or is instantly detachable and may be stowed in the
centre of the frame between the wheels when placed in the folded position viz :
one wheel on each side of the centre portion of the frame, the pedals may be
also detachable but are preferably folded only
To carry out this invention I take the ordinary bicycle frame and cut through
the back forks or stays near the bottom bracket, and on either part I form a
Joint and locket, on the one side the male and the other the female Such
attachment may be of any suitable type or pattern such as a bedstead locking
joint or tee or angle Joint Such joint may be hinged at one side of the part
attached to the bottom bracket or the stays or forks with the wheel may be
detached in one piece, this is placed on one side of the frame, and the front fork
is fitted with a similar joint at the crown, which is cut through the fork head
the crown is left on the wheel when detached and the steering tube remains in
its place whether the forks are detachable or hinged, in either case the front
wheel is turned round and folded on the fiame on the opposite side to the back
wheel the joints on the backs and front forks may be such as are known as
"universal joints" or double hinged or ball and sockets, corresponding to universal
Joints
When attaching or returning the front and back wheels to their places to form
up the machine, the two parts forming the joint may be rigidly secured by means
of set screws or feather nuts or bolts, and tightened by a suitable key In order
to reduce the space in which the machine can be stowed handle-bar pedals and
and
saddle may also be folded detached
or
The handle-bar 18 constructed with a clamp attachment, on the one side of the
clamp is a hinge and on the other is a clamp action with turnover bolt and nut
a lip being formed on the upper or lower part of the clamp to prevent the bolt
falling off when slacked up, when slightly slacked, the handle-bar can be drawn

page_text: through the clamp and laid along the top stay of the frame, or by slacking up
the hinged bolt sufficiently the top part of the clamp can be thrown open and
the handle-bar taken out and placed in the centre of the frame between the
wheels when the machine is in the folded state
The pedals are constructed on a similar principle or with a hinged clamp
embracing the end of the crank, the pedals being provided with a spindle with
the clamp at one end embracing the crank end and provided at the other with a
screwed end and locked nut or other suitable locking device for securing the
pedals; the end of the crank is provided with a hollowed space, ribbed, or milled
and similar
80 that when the clamp 18 set up tight around it, it 18 quite rigid; or
to the handle-bars, when the set screw or securing device is slacked up or with-
drawn, the pedals with the spindle can be either turned round
altogether.
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removed
The saddle may be formed on the hammock principle and has two or more
longitudinal springs that support the saddle, these springs differing from exist-
ing forms of cycle saddle springs in that they are hinged under the cover or
hammock and are formed with separate ng pieces to attach to the saddle pillar-
arm where they form one piece by interlocking, and securing to the seat pillar
or aim; when released from the normal position, they may be flattened out
horizontally in line with the hammock or seat or doubled under it and thus
folding into a very small space, and then placed with the handle-bar between
the wheels, in the folded position
Dated this 31st day of October 1899.
F. G. PATERNOSTER,
10, Basınghall Street, for Applicants.
CUMPLEIL DIECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bicycles and Velocipedes and in the Parts thereof.
We, JAMES HAROLD BARRY, of 10, Basinghall Street, in the City of London,
Engineer, and JOHN EBEN HALL, of Granby House, Clifton Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea,
Essex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be peiformed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement.―
Improvements in bicycles and velocipedes and the parts thereof These
improvements consist in each of the necessary parts and components being so
constructed as to fold up as hereinafter described and the parts may also be
readily detachable therefiom, the frame being folded or detached at the front
fork head the back forks or chain stays and at the saddle pillar lug leaving the
centre portion of the frame intact Hitherto folding bicycles have been so called
when the pedals and handle bars were folded or turned in, or the frame cut
through and hinged, but the object of this invention 18 to fold the bicycle into
one-third of its length without cutting through the frame, and thereby weaken-
ing it
The handle bar is made to fold or is instantly detached, and may be
suspended to the centre of the frame The front wheel with the forks from the
crown down may be placed on one side of the frame and the back wheel with
the back and chain stays may be placed on the other side of the frame the pedals
being also folded or detached, but preferably folded.
I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings

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chain stays and at the saddle pillar lug and forks ends
Fig 2 and 3 shows the back stay end and back fork end
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Fig. 4 and 5 is an enlarged view of the joint shown at the front fork head
Front view of same Figs 6 and 7
Fig 6 shows the clown head with tapered hollow cones, open at the top
Fig 7 is the tapered cone or plug with set screws
Figs 9 and 10 show the same joint as at Fig 4 and 5 but fitted horizontally
instead of vertically as shown at Figs 4, 5, 6, and 7
These figs, are end views in section showing the male and female parts of the
joint
Fig 11 Sheet 2 is a section of fork head, showing the tapered plug joint fitted
in horizontally from both sides locked by a sciew bolt horizontally
Fig 12 18 one side of the same with screw bolt locking.
Fig 13 and 14 shows the folding pedal with elongated headed bolt
Fig 15 shows another method of securing the pedals by means of a double
bolt in one
Figs 16 and 17 show the method of folding or detaching the handle bars,
Fig 16 the bar Fig. 17 shows the manner in which the bar is fitted on top of
the forward lug, and the manner of placing the bar in front of the head
Referring to Sheet 1 Fig 1 which shows the frame intact from the bottom
bracket at G to the front fork head G¹ and from the ball head at G to the saddle
pillar lug at G, the joint at the front fork C is a hollow cone into which is fitted
the cone plug C³ and when in position is locked by the set screw C¹ The chain
stavs B may be fitted with the cone or tapered joint at the bottom bracket at CI
and C, also shown at fiont fork head C and C whilst band is fitted with
circular slip Joint also shown at Figs 2 and 3 enlarged view. B' Fig 3 18 a
raised ring on the side of the stay end whilst B Fig 2 is a recess or hollow into
which it is fitted and when pressed into position by a screw prevents the joint
becoming unlocked until the screw is slacked up, it is not necessary to take the
screw out, but to open it sufficiently to press one part of the joint sideways and
outwards and diaw the fork end away from the back stavs-this joint may also
be attached between the back wheel and the saddle pillar at G³ instead of H
and H the ordinary attachment shown; or the tapered or cone joint C¹, C³ may
be used at the same place, but I prefer the circular slip joint Fig 2 and 3 the
back fork ends enlarged view The steering tube with front fork crown can
emain in the ball head G¹ G without removal, when the front forks with wheel
are detached at C and the chain stays B¹ with back wheel is separated from the
main body of the frame at the bottom bracket and at fork ends The saddle
may also remain in the lug G³ when the bicycle is folded and the other parts
detached The cone joint is locked and kept in position by the set screws at
an angle C Figs 1 and 4, and 18 vertical at Fig 7 0 whilst at Figs 9 and 10
Sheet 1 and Figs 11 and 12 Sheet 2 the set screws are horizontal or in line with
the two ends or sides To enter the cone plug or male C into the hollow cone C
at Figs 6 and 7 the screws C¹ are first taken out and screws set in from the top
as at dotted lines Fig 6. Figs 9 and 10 are the end view sections of another
frame Fig 9 showing the male, and Fig 10 the female joint-the hollow plug
or malo joint slides in from one side and is set tight and retained by an axial
screw at the end Another method is shown at Figs. 11 and 12 Sheet 2 with
the difference that two tapered plugs or cones are used one on each side and
is diawn together by the bolt or long screw C¹. The pedals are fitted with
elongated or key headed bolt D' shown at Fig 13 and 14 Sheet 2 the key head
1s dropped through the end of the crank which 18 slotted for the purpose until
half the key or bolt head fits into the pedal spindle D Also a groove for the
purpose and prevents it turning round when set up in its riding position with
the nut underneath, or this may be effected by a double bolt as shown at Fig 15
one bolt shorter than the other, the longer aim D' is fitted with thi cad and nut

page_text: underneath, the other arm or bolt D5 only enters the spindle on the pedal suffi-
ciently to secure it there, when the nut is tightened up the bolt D¹ is pushed up
until the short bolt or stud D5 is clear of the pedal or spindle which is then free
to turn round or fold under the machine. The bolt D and the locking pin D³
both being fixed to the plate Dº.
The handle bar Fig. 16 may be folded by slacking up the hinged bolt F,
Fig 17, the handle bar itself may also be lifted out altogether when the said
bolt is thrown open, and the bar is fitted with rings or ridges El to hold the
bar in the centre; and it is also provided with corrugations or holes E' and the
pin E to prevent at turning 1ound and to hold it rigid, when the corrugations
ale used the holes into which the pin or pins are inserted are not necessary.
and the bar may be fitted to the head of the pillar F as shown at Fig 17 and
may hang forward of the head lug, as shown. F Fig 17 shows the hinged bolt
thrown open and the clamp F' released and in the said figures the pins or bolts E³
fit into a hole or slot E
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same 18 to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1 The uniting together of the several parts of the bicycle or velocipede by
means of the joints as shown and described at Figs 24 and 6.
2 The folding pedals by means of collar pins 1idges and recesses, key bolts
and set screws
3 The folding or detaching handle bai by means of a hinged clamp and screw
on the top of ball head as shown.
4 The whole combination as herein set forth.
FG PATERNOSTER,
10, Basinghall Street, for Applicants