Improvements in and relating to Pedals for Velocipedes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 29th June, 1892-Accepted, 30th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Pedals for Velocipedes.
CHARLES EDWARD SKINNER 4 Northampton Street Birmingham Jeweller, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention, has reference to an improved means, of attaching, toe clips, to
velocipede pedals, and is constructed as follows.
Formed with, or attached to, the said toe clip, are two wires, which pass over
the ends, of the pedal rubbers and terminate in hooks, which partly embrace the
ends of the rear pedal rubber.
I next take two narrow metal plates, and pierce holes near one end of each the
other ends are bent partly, or wholly, round those parts of the said wires, situated
over the front pedal rubber. Thus forming hinged ears, which are loose, and
revolve on the said metal wires; 1 next unscrew the nuts off the ends of the cross
pin, which passes through the front pedal rubber.
The hinged ears will then drop over the projecting ends of the said cross pin, and
by screwing on the said nuts, the hinged ears, will be held securely in position,
between, the said nuts, and the side plates of the pedal.
Dated this 28th day of September 1891.
C. E. SKINNER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Pedals for Velocipedes.
CHARLES EDWARD SKINNER No. 4 Northampton Street Birmingham, Jeweller,
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 has reference to an improved means of attaching toe clips to
velocipede pedals.
I will now describe my invention, by referring to the accompanying drawing, on
which
Fig. 1 is a side view, and Fig. 2 is a plan of a toe clip made according to this
invention,
Figs. 3 and 4 are modifications of the same principle. The pedal being shown in
fine dotted lines.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of the drawings.
Formed with, or attached to the said toe clip, are two wires A, which pass over
the ends of the front pedal rubber B', and terminate in hooks C, which partly
embrace the ends of the rear pedal rubber B², see Figs. 1, 2 and 3, or the two said
wires A, may pass over the ends of the front pedal rubber B₁ and then curve
downwards passing rearwards under the ends of the rear pedal rubber B³ see
Fig. 4.
I next take two narrow plates D, and pierce holes D¹ near one end of each, the
other ends are bent partly or wholly round those parts of the said wires A',
situated over the ends of the front pedal rubber B', see Figs. 1 and 2, thus forming
hinged ears D, which are loose and revolve on the said wires A.
Or the hinged ears D, may be made as follows, instead of the narrow metal plates
I take two short pieces of thin wire, which I bend in the centre in the form of a
loop D, Figs. 3 and 4, the ends of the said thin wires, are coiled several times round

page_text: those parts of the said wires, A1 and A2, situated over the ends of the front pedal
rubber B¹ Fig. 3, or under the ends of the rear pedal rubber B Fig. 4.
I next unscrew the nuts E¹, off the ends of the cross pin F, which passes through
the front pedal rubber Figs. 1. 2. and 3, the hinged ears D will then drop over the
projecting ends of the said cross pin F¹, and by screwing on the said nuts E, the
hinged ears I will be held securely between the said muits E, and the side plates G
of the pedal, Figs. 11·2 and 3.
Or the nuts at the ends of the rear cross pin. F3, may be removed, and the.
hinged ears D passed over the projecting.ends E, and by screwing on the nuts Ę,
the hinged ears D will be held securely between the said nuts E³, and the side
plates G of the pedal, see Fig. 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidiinven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I déclare that. what I
claim is :-
A toe clip, bent or formed to fit the pedals of velocipedés, and' attached thereto
by means of ears, loosely attached to the said toe clip, the said ears engaging with
one of the cross pins of the pedal, as hereinbefore described, and illustrated by the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 28th day of June 1892.