Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1904
Complete Specification Left. 28th. Mar., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left. 28th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
THOMAS FRANKLIN SPENCER of 6 Bow Lane in the City of London, Engineer,
and SIDNEY EDGAR SPENCER of 6 Bow Lane in the City of London, Accountant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object the support of bicycles when not in motion
whereby the wheels may be left in an upright or vertical position when brought to a
standstill.
To accomplish this we attach to the frame of the bicycle by means of clips,
screws, bolts and nuts, or other suitable fixings a block of metal or other hard
material having on both sides a collar or flange on which we have cast or otherwise
fixed one or more circular or curved wedges. Between the collars or flanges the
block is hollowed out, forming a saddle to fit a part of the frame. A small lever or
handle is fixed in a line with and at the end of the hollowed part, a hole is bored
through the block at right angles to the face of the collars or flanges, and a pin
or small shaft passed through of sufficient length to leave projecting ends on both
sides to which we fix by keying on or other means, two rods or legs long enough to
reach the ground. The upper ends of the rods are shaped of a wedge form,
their angles correspouding with the angles of the curved wedges before named.
A spring is attached between the block and the bicycle frame, to raise the stand or
rest when not in use. The rods or legs may be straight or curved to suit the
shape of the bicycle frame, and may be made telescopic to lengthen or shorten the
rods, the circular or curved wedges may be placed between or on the outside of
the collars, and other modifications resorted to for carrying out our invention, the
operation of which is as follows:-
When the bicycle is in motion the stand or rest is retained by means of the
spring alluded to as nearly horizontal as may be, when the rider dismounts he may
by a slight pressure on the lever, shift the position of the shaft and bring down the
rods or legs to the ground, in doing which the wedges on the collars acting in a
contrary direction to those on the rods, cause the lower ends of the rods to diverge
and widen, forming supports on each side of the bicycle. On remounting the
bicycle a slight forward movement releases the rods from the ground, and the
tension of the spring brings up the stand or rest to its former position.
Dated this Twenty-eighth day of June 1894.
THOMAS FRANKLIN SPENCER.
SIDNEY EDGAR SPENCER.
A Stand or Rest for Bicycles.
THOMAS FRANKLIN SPENCER of 6 Bow Lane in the City of London Engineer
and SIDNEY EDGAR SPENCER of 6 Bow Lane in the City of London, Accountant,
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 :-
Our invention having for its object to provide a support for bicycles when

page_text: stationary by means of which they are maintained in a vertical position is carried
into effect by forming on or attaching to their frames by means of suitable
fastenings a block having its outer sides provided with inclined planes or curved
wedge shaped projections. This block when not forming part of but made separate
from the frame is hollowed out or shaped to fit that part of the frame of the bicycle
to which it may be desirable to attach it, and is held in position by means of a
cap "A"the parts being held together on the frame by screws, or, bolts and nuts.
The block has a hole through it in which is supported a shaft or spindle of
sufficient length to project on both sides of the block beyond its outer sides. Rods
or legs are attached to the projecting ends of the shaft or spindle in such a manner
by means of pins or other suitable fastenings that their upper ends are made to
press against and follow the surfaces of the inclined planes or curved wedge shape
projections; the position of the rods or legs is governed by means of a spring
fixed to the block which bears on a portion of the shaft or spindle recessed to
receive it, or if preferred a spiral spring may be used one end of which is fixed to
the block and the other end to the shaft or spindle by means of which the rods or
legs are elevated when not required to support the bicycle. The lower ends of the
rods or legs may be straight or bent and shaped to suit any bicycle frame to which
they may be applied and may be made telescopic to suit varying heights. The
construction of the stand or rest forming our invention and its application to
bicycles may be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawing in
which
Figure 1, is a side elevation of the block "A" with the rods or legs "D" attached.
Fig. 2, is an upper end elevation.
Fig. 3, a lower end elevation.
Fig. 4, a plan of under side showing the position of the rods or legs when not in
use, and a diagram in dotted lines of the rods or legs when opened or diverged by
means of the inclined planes.
Fig. 5, illustrates the application of our stand or rest to a bicycle, showing the
rods or legs in use, the dotted lines showing the position of the rods or legs when
not required to support the bicycle.
When the bicycle is in motion or when the rods or legs "D"are not required
they are retained by means of the spring "C" as nearly horizontal as practicable.
To bring the stand or rest into use upon the rider dismounting a slight
pressure with the foot on the lower end of one of the rods or legs "D" will cause
the shaft or spindle "B" to revolve in the block "A" thereby compressing the
spring "C," forcing the upper ends of the rods or legs "D" over the surfaces of the
inclined planes or curved wedge shaped projections "E," by this means the lower
ends of the rods or legs are made to open out or diverge and upon taking a
bearing on the ground raises one wheel therefrom the other forming with the rods
or legs a species of tripod support for the bicycle.
When the rider desires to remount the bicycle a slight forward movement
thereof will release the rods or legs which are raised to their normal position under
the action of the spring "C" pressing on the shaft or spindle "B.”
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. A stand or bicycle rest in which a block "A" having on its outer sides
inclined planes or curved wedge shaped projections "E" and fitted with a shaft or
spindle "B" governed by a spring "C" maintains in the desired position two rods
or legs "D" operating substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The construction of a bicycle stand or rest in which the rods or legs diverge
or open out when pressed downwards by reason of the upper ends following the
surfaces of inclined planes or curved wedge shaped projections substantially as and
for the purpose set forth.

page_text: 3. The combined arrangement of the block A, shaft "B," spring "C" and rods
or legs "D, D" forming part of, or, detachable from bicycles substantially as and
for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 28th day of March 1895.
THOMAS FRANKLIN SPENCER.
SIDNEY EDGAR SPENCER.