Improvements in Velocipedes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 6th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 11th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipedes.
We, HENRY BRINSLEY SHERIDAN of the City Liberal Club Walbrook in the
City of London Gentleman and THOMAS BEEVERS of Beeversleigh Sutherland
Road Tottenham in the County of Middlesex Engineer do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:
:-
The object of this invention is to enable the riders of bicycles and other veloci-
pedes to propel their machines when in an approximately erect position instead of
a sitting posture.
Now according to this invention we provide a rest or support for the chest or
waist of the rider which support may be attached to the handle bar or other
convenient part of the apparatus. This rest or support is made adjustable in
height and if necessary in a fore and aft direction to suit the requirements of the
various riders some persons preferring to use the rest as a support for the chest and
others for the waist.
In order to apply our invention to the velocipedes made by different persons we
prefer to attach the said rest or support to a rod or tube sliding in a short tube
secured by suitable clips to the handle bar or steering rod or both the said support
or rest may be clamped at any required height by a set screw.
The support itself we prefer to form of hollow steel padded with horsehair or an
inflated cushion but in some cases the rest may be a tube or rod covered with
suitable padding, inflated or otherwise.
According to a modification of our invention we attach to the said rest crutches
or other suitable supports for the armpits of the rider these crutches are preferably
secured to the rest in such a manner as to be easily detachable therefrom.
According to another modification of our invention in addition to the herein before
mentioned rest or support we provide a belt rest or other support attached to the
saddle bar or other suitable portion of the machine which belt or other device is
used to support the riders' body at or near the waist. Machines so constructed are
very suitable for long distances as the rider is able to vary his position from a
sitting to an erect position also when pedalling erect he can exert more pressure on
the cranks than when sitting on the saddle. This is specially useful when hill
climbing for instance.
Dated this 21st day of August 1893.
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipedes.
We, HENRY BRINSLEY SHERIDAN, of the City Liberal Club, Walbrook, in the
City of London, Gentleman, and THOMAS BEEVERS, of Beeversleigh, Sutherland
Road, Tottenham, in the County of Middlesex, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to enable the riders of bicycles and other veloci-
pedes to propel their machines when in an approximately erect position as well as
in a sitting posture by the use of the particular contrivances hereinafter described
and claimed.

page_text: Now according to this invention we provide a rest or support for the chest or
waist of the rider which support may be attached to the handle bar or other
convenient part of a velocipede. The rest or support is made adjustable in height
and if necessary in a fore and aft direction to suit the requirements of different
riders some persons preferring to use the rest as a support for the chest and others
for the waist or abdomen.
In order to apply our invention to the velocipedes made by different persons we
prefer to attach the said support to a rod or tube sliding in a tube secured by
suitable clips to the handle bar or steering rod or both the said support or rest may
be clamped to any desired height by a set screw or other suitable device.
The support itself we prefer to form of hollow steel padded with horsehair or an
inflated cushion but in some cases the rest may be a tube or rod covered with
suitable padding inflated or otherwise.
According to a modification of our invention we attach to the said rest crutches
or other suitable supports for the armpits of the rider these crutches are preferably
secured to the rest in such a manner as to be easily detachable therefrom.
According to another modification of our invention in addition to the hereinbefore
mentioned rest or support we provide a belt rest or other support attached to the
saddle bar or other suitable portion of the machine which belt or other device is
used to support the riders body at or near the waist. Machines constructed as
hereinbefore described are very suitable for long distances as the rider is able to
vary his position from a sitting to an erect posture and also to exert more pressure
on the cranks than he can do when propelling machines of the usual make. This is
an advantage when hill climbing for instance.
And in order that our said invention may be fully understood we will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which :-
Figure 1 represents a bicycle constructed according to this invention.
Figure 2 is side elevation of the apparatus for enabling the support for the chest
to be affixed to any make of bicycle, (to an enlarged scale).
Figure 3 is view of same from the saddle.
Figure 4 is plan of same.
Figure 5 is side view of bicycle fitted with a support for either the chest waist
or abdomen at the option of the rider.
Figure 6 is elevation of same support partly in section.
Figure 7 is plan shewing construction of the support.
Figure 8 shews support attached to the handle bar only.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
The bicycle shewn in Figures 1 and 5 is of the ordinary diamond frame type and
no description thereof is necessary.
To enable the machine to be ridden in an erect instead of a sitting posture we
provide a rest A formed of steel or other suitable metal of a section approximating
to an arc of a circle bent as shewn in Figure 7 to which is secured by cement or
otherwise an inflated or air cushion B against which the rider leans his chest and
supports a portion of the weight of his body when propelling the machine in an
erect position instead of sitting on the saddle. Or instead of the said inflated
cushion we may use a rest constructed of a bar or tube padded with horsehair or
other suitable material.
This rest or support is attached to a rod or tube C sliding in a tube or socket D
which is secured to the handle bar E by rods F (see Figures 1234 and 8)
terminating in clips G and if desired to the steering rod H by the clip I or if the
steering rod H be hollow the rod or tube C may be made to slide therein and be
clamped at any desired height by a suitable clip or set screw. The rod or tube C
may be clamped in any desired position to suit the requirements of the rider by
means of the set screw J or other suitable device. K is a belt to encircle the waist
of the rider which belt may be made of steel covered with leather or other suitable
material or the front portion only may be of metal covered with leather the hinder
portion being of leather only. This belt is provided with a suitable buckle or other

page_text: fastening to enable the rider to attach the same round bis waist. The said belt is
attached to a rod L passing through a socket M on a prolongation N of the saddle
bar which is preferably clamped in a socket O'. The belt may be furnished
with a conical projection fitting a conical socket on the rod L so that if the rider
should be thrown the belt would be instantly detached from the machine.
This belt forms a support for the lower portion of the body of the rider when
sitting on the saddle or propelling the machine in an approximately erect position.
In Figures 5 6 and 7 are shewn the rest A attached to the upper member of a
diamond frame machine having a low handle bar in this case the rod or tube C
slides in a tube P. secured to the upper member of the frame by means of a hinged
clip whereof the upper portion Q is attached to the tube P. and the lower portion R.
hinged thereto at S. T is a screw passing through the clips R. Q and rotated by a
handle U. pivoted thereto at V.
The tube P may be secured to the frame at any point thereof between the
steering pillar and the saddle bar and the rest A may be adjusted in height to serve
as a support for the chest or for the waist (as shewn in Figure 5) at the option of
the rider.
Velocipedes fitted with supports constructed according to this invention may be
ridden either in an erect or sitting posture with less exertion than machines at
present constructed and the stooping so prevalent among cyclists avoided.
The rest A may be provided with supports or crutches shewn in dotted lines
Figure 1 to pass under the armpits of the rider and so support the weight of his
body.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The improved rest for the chests of the riders of velocipedes consisting of a
curved metal are A to which may be attached crutches or supports for the armpits
an inflated or other cushion or pad B attached thereto and a metal rod or tube C
sliding in the hollow steering rod or in a metal tube or socket D secured to the
handle bar and if necessary to the steering rod of the machine by suitable clips or
clamps substantially as described and illustrated by Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 and
for the purpose stated.
2. The belt or support for the lower portion of the bodies of the riders of
velocipedes detachably connected to a rod or tube passing through a socket on a
prolongation of the saddle bar which rod or tube may be clamped in the said socket
by means of a set screw or other suitable device.
3. The apparatus as shewn in Figures 5, 6 and 7 consisting of a pillar or tube P
capable of being secured to the frame that is to say top rail or back bone of a
velocipede the said tube being provided with a clamping device securing the rod or
tube thereto which carries the support for the body of the rider all substantially
as described.
Dated this 6th day of October 1893.
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicants.