Improvements in or relating to Saddle Clips and Saddle Pillars for Velocipedes and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 7th N v., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 7th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Saddle Clips and Saddle Pillars for
Velocipedes and the like.
I, JOHN JAMES HENRY STURMEY of No. 19 Hertford Street Coventry in the
County of Warwick Journalist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention relates to the saddle clips and saddle pillars of velocipedes and the
like. Hitherto the saddle pillars of velocipedes have usually been made of form,
the longer or upright arm being fixed in the machine and the shorter or horizontal
arm being adapted to carry the saddle. The saddle is commonly attached to the
horizontal arm by means of an annular or like clip which surrounds the arm and is
provided with means for being locked in any desired position thereon, within
certain limits. The position of the clip and saddle on the said horizontal arm has
been limited in one direction by the length of the arm and in the other by the
juncture between the two arms. To allow of securing the saddle at further
positions in the latter direction the horizontal arm has sometimes been extended
beyond the juncture thus: T but with this arrangement it is still impossible to
secure the clip in positions immediately over or nearly over the juncture owing to
the projecting upright arm obstructing the annular or like clip.
The principal object of my invention is to provide a saddle clip and saddle pillar
which shall allow of the saddle clip being secured in any position along the horizontal
arm (whether the said arm be extended or not) of the saddle pillar.
In carrying out my invention I form a clip with the part that engages with the
horizontal arm, open on its under side. The width of the opening is sufficient to allow
the clip to pass the said juncture which is made narrower transversely than the
greatest transverse width of the said horizontal arm.
According to one method of constructing my improved pillar I take
a strip of sheet steel or other suitable material of suitable dimensions and
cut it to a length corresponding to the length of the desired horizontal arm
and to a width equal to the circumference of the said arm plus a margin left for
joining the edges by a lap joint as hereinafter described. On each side of the
strip I leave a projecting wing. The two wings are situated opposite each other
and may be situated at either end of each side or at any other position in each side
according to the position in which the juncture between the two arms is to be
situated. The wings project at the same angle from the sides that it is desired the
arms shall bear to each other when the pillar is completed and the sides of the
strips are slotted along lines produced inwards from the preferably parallel sides of
the wings to a depth not less than the margin left for the overlapping joint. The
wings form the connecting piece between the two arms and each is pressed or
shaped lengthwise into a semi-cylindrical or other convenient form at the lower
parts thereof sloping off at the other parts into the shape of the body of the strip.
The strip is then bent transversely so as to cause its edges to overlap and to
cause the edges of the lower parts of one wing to approach the opposite edges of
the lower parts of the wing. The two wings thus form a hollow boss adapted to fit
and be secured on to the upright arm, if solid, or into or on to the same if hollow,
by brazing or other convenient means. The wings may, if desired, be made of
sufficient length to themselves form the upright arm and in this case they are
preferably made of a sufficient width to allow the edges of one wing to overlap the
opposite edges of the other wing, in which position they may be secured by brazing,
or the two wings may be connected and secured together by any other convenient

page_text: means. The transverse configuration of the horizontal arm so formed may be of
any shape preferably having at least three points on the circumference of an
imaginary circle one of which points is preferably at the lowest point of the
circumference and the other two are in a horizontal plane, above it, so that most
saddle clips of annular or like form, adapted to fit on a circular sectioned horizontal
arm may be used on a saddle pillar constructed according to my invention if
desired. Though a circular shape would fall within the terms above used for
describing the transverse section of the horizontal arm and though a circular shape
may be used therefor, I prefer to use a section of other than circular shape so that
the security of the clip and saddle against rotating around the horizontal arm may
not depend on the mere frictional contact between the surfaces of the arm and clip
that come in contact when the parts are in position, but may depend also or
entirely on one or more parts of the clip, engaging with one or more points in the
transverse section of the arm that do not lie on the circumference of the said
imaginary circle. For example, I may use a section in which a part consisting of
more than the upper half of the circumference follows a circle of ths diameter or
some other diameter commonly used for the diameter of the usual circular
sectioned horizontal arms; the remaining lower part of the circumference is
concaved on each side leaving a ridge the most prominent point of which lies on
the circumference of the same circle as the upper part of the section. If desired
the strip may be in two pieces resembling the one above described divided
lengthwise but of somewhat greater total width so as to allow the upper edges to
be joined by overlapping as well as the lower. The juncture between the two
arms may be added to modified or varied from that above described. Thus a liner
of suitable material, form and dimensions, may be secured in the horizontal arm
and extend into and be secured within the upright arm while the wings are secured
around the outside of the same. Or the wings may be formed on the top of the
upright arm and be passed through a slot or slots or the like into the horizontal
arm and secured therein. Or a solid connecting piece may be used to which the
two arms are secured, the juncture being further supported by a liner reinforcing
the horizontal arm only or also extending into the connecting piece or through the
same into the upright arm. Or the connecting piece may take the form of a T,
the upright arm being screwed to the tail and the horizontal arm, made in two
pieces, being secured to the two arms respectively. Whatever kind of joint is
made 1 ain careful that the exterior of the juncture shall not materially interfere
with the effective formation of the horizontal arm and the working of the clip
thereon.
I make the clips for holding the saddle to the pillar in two forms both of
which are specially applicable to saddles constructed with the well known wire rod
spring frames, in which two of the wire rods are, more or less nearly under the
centre of the saddle, set parallel or approximately parallel for the attachment
thereto of the clip, but either form of the clip may be modified to make it
applicable to saddles constructed in other ways. One form of my clip is
constructed as follows:-I take a block of steel or other suitable material and of
suitable dimensions and give it a flat upper surface. Along this surface parallel to
the length thereof and at a suitable distance from one edge I form a groove. The
other edge and side are provided at each end with one or more projections and
recesses and another recess is formed at the middle of the edge and side. The
under side of the block is provided lengthwise with one or more curved claws the
free end or ends of which is or are directed away from the groove in the upper
surface. I take another block similar to the first and treat it in like manner,
making the projections and recesses at the ends of the edge and side thereof
correspond to the recesses and projections on the first block. I then bore the
projections on both blocks through parallel to the lengths of their respective upper
surfaces. From a piece of steel or other suitable material and of suitable
dimensions I form a suitable screw of convenient size and bore the head
transversely with a hole of the same or approximately the same size as that bored

page_text: through the projections on the blocks. I then place the two blocks side by side
with the projections and the recesses on the one engaging with the recesses and the
projections on the other and place the head of the screw in the space formed by
the recesses in the middles of the two sides, so that the holes bored through the
respective projections and the head of the screw all lie in one line. Into these
holes I pass a spindle of suitable material and dimensions and preferably rivet over
the slightly projecting ends thereof. The two blocks and the screw are thus
hinged together, the screw projects up from the upper surfaces of the blocks and
the end or ends of the claw or claws on the one block are directed towards the end
or ends of the claw or claws on the other block. If the blocks be moved on the
hinge so that the hinged sides rise relatively to the grooved sides the space
enclosed by the claws will be reduced, if the blocks be moved in the reverse
direction the space enclosed by the claws will be increased. The grooves in the
upper surfaces of the two blocks lie parallel or approximately parallel to each
other and at a distance apart corresponding to that between the two wire rods of
the saddle. I take a flat plate of steel or other suitable material and of suitable
dimensions, the length preferably being equal to the length of each block and the
width preferably being equal to the width of the two blocks hinged together.
Along the under surface of the plate and parallel to the length thereof I form two
grooves at the same distance apart as the two grooves in the upper surface of the
hinged blocks. I bore a hole through the centre of the plate, at right angles to its
plane and of a diameter convenient for the projection through the said hole of the
hereinafter described screw. The plate may have its upper surface raised along the
course of the grooves and around the hole through its centre. The plate is placed
with its under surface lying on the upper surfaces of the hinged blocks with the
grooves in the one lying over the grooves in the other and with the screw
projecting up through the central hole in the plate. The grooves are adapted to
hold the parallel or approximately parallel wire rods between the plate and blocks;
and the grooves, and the parts of the plate and blocks in which they are formed,
may be curved or otherwise depart from the flat surfaces of the plate and blocks to
follow any curves or the like in the parts concerned of the said wire rods.
In the normal position of the clip the spaces between the grooved positions of
the plate and blocks respectively correspond to the size of the wire rods and the
claws on the under side of the blocks enclose a space corresponding in transverse
configuration to the transverse section of the horizontal arm of the pillar, except
that the claws are open at the bottom to enable the clip to pass the juncture
between the two arms of the pillar. To attach the saddle to the pillar the plate
is removed from the screw and the grooved parts of the hinged blocks are brought
into contact with the under surfaces of the wire rods so that the said wire rods lie
in the grooves; the plate is then passed on to the screw and brought into
contact with the upper surfaces of the said wire rods so that the grooves in the
plate be on the said wire rods. The clip, with the saddle, is slid on to the
horizontal arm of the pillar, with the claws engaging with the upper part of
the arm and with the concavities or flutes along the under side or with the other point
or points in the transverse section of the arm that do not lie on the circumference
of the said imaginary circle, according to the transverse configuration of the said
horizontal arm. A suitable nut is then screwed down, the screw forcing the plate
into closer proximity to the spindle of the hinge until the wire rods are held closely
in the grooves; the hinged or inner edges of the blocks then begin to rise,
relatively to the outer edges and the claws on the under side of the blocks to close
together transversely until they engage closely with the horizontal arm.
screwing down the nut may first cause the claws to engage closely with the
horizontal arm and then by pressing the plate further down causes the grooves to
hold the wire rods closely. In either case further tightening of the nut causes the
clips to simultaneously grip the wires and arm and so secure the saddle to the
pillar by loosening the nut, the positions of the wire rods in the clip may be altered
or the clip and saddle may be moved to any other point along the horizontal arm
Or,

page_text: or both adjustments may be effected at the one time. A washer may be
interposed between the nut and the top of the plate, if desired. The blocks and
plate may conveniently be cast in malleable iron.
The other form of my clip is constructed as follows :-
I take a block of steel or other suitable material and of suitable dimensions and
make it somewhat U shape in plan. I form three projections on the upper surface
of the block, one at each end and one at the head of the U and I form two
projections on the under side of the block, one on each arm of the U. I groove
each of these five projections on the side of each furthest from the ends or
extremities of the U. The grooves in the projections on the upper surface are
adapted to engage sideways with the wire rods of the saddle and the grooves in the
projections on the lower surface are adapted to engage sideways with the horizontal
arm of the saddle pillar according to the configuration thereof. I take another
block similar to the first but form the projections on its upper surface longer and
on its under surface shorter than those on the first block. The differences between
the lengths of the projections on the respective blocks is such that when the first.
block is laid on the second so that the bend of each U lies between the arms of the
other, the grooves in the projections on the one block lie level with the corresponding
grooves in the projections on the other block. And the grooved projections of the
two blocks lie alternately opposite to each other. I form, fix or fit a suitable cross
bar or bridge across the open end of the U or some other suitable part of cach
block, between the planes of the grooves on the upper and lower surfaces of the
blocks respectively, and bore each bridge with a hole of suitable diameter, the two
holes being arranged in line with each other. I take a screw threaded bolt of
suitable material, size and form and pass it up to its head through the hole in one
bridge and cause the screw threaded end to project a convenient distance through
the hole in the other bridge. On to the latter end I screw a suitable nut. The two
blocks are thus secured together but with sufficient freedom to allow of a rocking
motion as hereinafter mentioned. Tightening the nut on the bolt draws the
respective projections on to the two blocks closer together and decreases the spaces
between the grooved sides thereof. When the nut is loosened the two blocks may
be drawn out in the opposite direction so as to leave room for the wire rods of the
saddle to pass between the respective projections on the upper surfaces into position
between the grooves on the said projections and at the same time to allow the
respective projections on the under surfaces of the blocks to seperate sufficiently to
let the clip be passed on to the horizontal arm of the pillar. The bolt then lies
between the wire rods and the arm. The nut is next screwed on to the bolt until
the wire rods are held closely in the grooves in the projections on the upper
surfaces; the blocks then rock on the said wire rods as fulcra and the projections
on the under surfaces close in sideways on the said arm. Or screwing on the nut
may first cause the projections on the under surfaces to close in sideways on the arm
and then the blocks rock on the arm and the grooved surfaces, of the projections
on the upper surfaces close sideways on the wire rods. In either case further
tightening of the nut causes the clips to simultaneously grip the wires and arm and
so secures the saddle to the pillar. By loosening the nut the positions of the wire
rods in the clips may be altered or the clip and the saddle may be removed to any
other point along the horizontal arm, the clip being sufficiently open on the under
side to clear the juncture between the arms, or both adjustments may be effected at
the one time. A washer may be interposed between the nut and the bridge if
desired. The blocks may conveniently be cast in malleable iron.
DLL 1
SAT L
1000
W. B. MAXFIELD,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Saddle Clips and Saddle Pillars
for Velocipedes and the like.
I, JOHN JAMES HENRY STURMEY of No. 19 Hartford Street Coventry in the
County of Warwick, Journalist, 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 relates to the saddle clips and saddle pillars of velocipedes and the
like. Hitherto the saddle pillars of velocipedes have usually been made of form,
the longer or upright arm being fixed in the machine and the shorter or horizontal
arm being adapted to carry the saddle. The saddle is commonly attached to the
horizontal arm by means of an annular or like clip which surrounds the arm and is
provided with means for being locked in any desired position thereon within certain
limits. The position of the clip and saddle on the said horizontal arm has been
limited in one direction by the length of the arm and in the other by the juncture
between the two arms. To allow of securing the furniture at further positions in
the latter direction the horizontal arm has sometimes been extended beyond the
juncture thus T but with this arrangement it is still impossible to secure the clip
in positions immediately over or nearly over the juncture owing to the projecting
upright arm obstructing the annular or like clip.
The principal object of my invention is to provide a saddle clip and saddle pillar
which shall allow of the saddle clip being secured in any position along the
horizontal arm (whether the said arm be extended or not) of the saddle pillar.
In carrying out my invention I form a clip with the part that engages with the
horizontal arm, open on its under-side. I make the width of the opening sufficient
to allow the clip to pass the said juncture which I make transversely narrower than
the greatest transverse width of the said horizontal arm. And in order that my
invention may be well understood I append three sheets of drawings which show
the general form and arrangement of the parts in several methods of carrying out
my invention, but modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of
my invention.
Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
Figure Sheet 1 is a plan of a strip of sheet steel before being bent up to form
the horizontal arm and joint of a saddle pillar constructed according to my
invention.
Figure is an edge view of the same at a further stage in the construction of
the said saddle pillar.
Figure III is a view from the under side of the said horizontal arm when ready
for attachment to the upright arm of the said saddle pillar.
Figure 2 Sheet 2 is a transverse section of a sheet metal saddle pillar constructed
according to my invention and provided with a liner at the joint.
Figure V is a similar view of a similar pillar without a liner and in which the
wings are formed on the upright, instead of the horizontal arın.
Figure VI is an end view of a saddle pillar constructed according to my invention
and provided with a solid connecting piece and supported by a liner in the
horizontal arm.
It also shows and end view of a saddle clip constructed according
to my invention.
Figure VII is a sectional plan of the clip shown in Figure VI and viewed on the
line X-X therein.
Figure VIII Sheet 2 is a transverse section of a saddle pillar constructed
according to my invention with a liner extending through the joint into the upright
It also shows an end view of another saddle clip constructed according to
arm.
my invention.

page_text: Figures IX and X are plan and side views respectively of the saddle clip shown
in Figure VIII. and
Figure XI is a side view partly in section of a saddle pillar constructed according
to my invention with a connecting piece of T form.
Referring to Figures I, II, III. Sheet 1. according to one method of constructing
my improved pillar I take a strip of sheet steel or other suitable material and of
suitable dimensions and cut it to a length corresponding to the length of the desired
horizontal arm and to a width equal to the circumference of the said arm plus a
margin left for joining the edges by an overlapping joint as hereinafter described.
On each side of the strip I leave a projecting wing 25. The two wings 25, 25 are
situated opposite each other and may be situated at either end of each side or at
any other position in each side according to the position in which the juncture
between the two arms is to be situated. The wings 25, 25 project at the same
angle from the sides that it is desired the arms shall bear to each other when the
pillar is completed; and the sides of the strip are slotted along lines produced
inwards from the, preferably parallel, sides of the wings to a depth not less than the
margin left for the overlapping joint, as shown. The two wings together form the
connecting piece 19 between the two arms and each wing is pressed or shaped
lengthwise into a semi-cylindrical or other convenient form at the lower parts
thereof, sloping off at the upper parts into the shape of the body of the strip as
shown in Figures II and III. The strip is then bent transversely so as to cause
its edges to overlap and to cause the edges of the lower part of one wing to approach
the opposite edges of the lower parts of the other wing. The two wings thus form
a hollow boss 19 adapted to fit and be secured on to the upright arm, if solid or
into or on to the same if hollow, by brazing or other convenient means as shown in
Figure III. The wings may, if desired, be made of sufficient length to themselves
forin the upright arm and in this case they are preferably made of sufficient width
to allow the edges of one wing to overlap the opposite edges of the other wing, in
which position they may be secured by brazing, or the two wings may be connected
and secured together by any other convenient means.
The transverse configuration of the horizontal arm so formed may by drawing;
pressing, rolling or other similar means be brought to any convenient shape
preferably having its line of configuration passing through at least three points on
the circumference of an imaginary circle, one of which points is preferably at the
lowest point of the circumference and the other two are in a horizontal plane above
it, so that most saddle clips of annular or like form adapted to fit on a circular
sectioned horizontal arm may be used on a saddle pillar constructed according to
my invention, if desired, though they will not be able to pass the said juncture.
Though a circular shape would fall within the terms above used for describing the
transverse section of the horizontal arm and though a circular shape may be used
therefor. I prefer to use a section of other than circular shape so that the security
of the clip and saddle against rotating around the horizontal arm may not depend on
the mere frictional contact between the surfaces of the arm and clip that come in
contact when the parts are in position, but may depend also, or entirely, on one or
more parts of the clip engaging with one or more points in the transverse section of
the arm that do not lie on the circumference of the said imaginary circle. For
example, I may use a section in which a part consisting of rather more than the
upper half of the circumference follows a circle of " diameter or some other diameter
commonly used for the diameter of the usual circular sectioned horizontal arms;
the remaining lower part of the circumference is concaved on each side leaving a
ridge, the most prominent point of which lies on the circumference of the same
If desired
circle as the upper part of the section as shown in Figure VI, Sheet 2.
the strip may be in two pieces resembling the one above described divided
lengthwise but of somewhat greater total width so as to allow the upper edges to be
joined by overlapping as well as the lower.
The juncture between the two arms may be added to, modified or varied from
that above described. Thus, a liner 27 of suitable material, form and dimensions

page_text: may be secured in the horizontal arm 21 and extend into and be secured in the
horizontal arm 21 and extend into and be secured within the upright arm 20 while
the wings 25, 25 are secured around the outside of the same as shown in section at
Figure IV Sheet 2. Or, the wings 25 may be formed on the top of a preferably
tubular upright arm 20 and be passed through a slot or slots 28 or the like into
the horizontal arm 21 and be secured therein by brazing or otherwise, as shown at
Figure V Sheet 2. Or a solid connecting piece 19 may be used to which the two
arms 20, 21 are secured, the juncture being further supported if desired by a
liner 27 reinforcing the horizontal arm only (as shown in Figure VI Sheet 2).
Or also extending into the connecting piece or extending through the same into
he upright arm 20. (as shown in Figure VIII Sheet 3).
Or the connecting piece 19 may take the form of a T the upright arm 20 being
secured to the tail of the T and the horizontal arm 21, made in two pieces, being
secured to the two arms of the T respectively, as shown at Figure XI Sheet 3.
Whatever kind of joint is made I am careful that the exterior of the juncture shall
not materially interfere with the effective formation of the horizontal arm and the
working of the clip thereon.
I make the clip for holding the saddle to the pillar in two forms both of which
are specially applicable to saddles constructed with the well known wire rod spring
frames, in which two of the wire rods are more or less nearly under the centre, of
the saddle set parallel or approximately parallel for the attachment thereto of the -
clip, but either form of clip may be modified to make it applicable to saddles
constructed in other ways.
One form of my clip is constructed as shown in Figures VI and VII Sheet 2.
1 take a block 1 of steel or other suitable material and of suitable dimensions and
give it a flat upper surface. Along this surface, parallel to the length thereof and
at a suitable distance from one edge I form a groove 7. The other edge of the
surface and the adjacent side of the block are provided at or near each end with
one or more projections 9, 9 formed by cutting away or recessing the neighbouring
parts, and a space 14 is formed at the middle of the edge and side. On the under
side of the block 1 I form, lengthwise, one or more curved claws 11, the free end
or ends of which is or are directed away from the groove in the upper surface.
I take another block 2 similar to the first (1) and treat it in like manner, but
making the projections 10, 10 and recesses at the ends of the corresponding edge
and side thereof correspond to the recesses and projections on the first block 1;
and the claw or claws 12 on the under side thereof correspond to the claw or
claws 11. I then bore through the projections 9, 9 and 10, 10 on the respective
blocks 1, 2, parallel to the lengths of their respective upper surfaces. From a
piece of steel or other suitable material and of suitable dimensions, I form a suitable
screw 4 of convenient size and bore through the head 13 thereof transversely,
with a hole of the same or approximately the same size as that bored through the
projections on the blocks.
then place the two blocks 1, 2, side by side with
the projections and recesses respectively of the one engaging with the recesses
and projections respectively of the other and place the head of the screw 4 in the
space formed by the two spaces (14) in the middles of the two sides, so that the
holes bored through the respective projections and the head of the screw all lie in
one line. Into these holes I pass a spindle 6 of suitable material and dimensions
and preferably rivet over the slightly projecting ends thereof. The screw is
arranged to project upwards from the upper surfaces of the blocks. The two
blocks 1, 2 and the screw 4 are thus hinged together. The end or ends of the
claw or claws on the one block are directed towards the end or ends of the claw or
claws on the other block. If the blocks be moved on the hinge so that the hinged
sides rise relatively to the grooved sides, the space enclosed by the claws 11, 12
will be reduced; if the blocks be moved in the reverse direction the space enclosed
by the said claws will be increased. The grooves 7, 8 in the respective upper
surfaces of the two blocks lie parallel or approximately parallel to each other at a
distance apart corresponding to that between the two wire rods of the saddle. I

page_text: take a flat plate 3 of steel or other suitable material and of suitable dimensions, the
length preferably being equal to the length of each block and the width preferably
being equal to the width of the two blocks when hinged together. Along the
under surface of the plate 3 and parallel to the length thereof I form two
grooves 15, 16 at the same. distance apart as the two grooves 7, 8. I bore a hole
(shown by dotted lines in Figure VI Sheet 2) through the centre of the plate 3 at
right angles to its plane and of a diameter convenient for the projection there-
through of the screw 4. The plate 3 may have its upper surface raised along the
course of the grooves 15, 16 and around the hole through its centre. The plate is
placed with its under surface lying on the upper surfaces of the hinged blocks with
the grooves 15, 16 lying over the grooves 7, 8 respectively and with the screw 4
projecting up through the central hole in the plate 3. The grooves 7, 15 and 8, 16
are adapted to hold the parallel or approximately parallel wire rods 17 and 18
respectfully of the saddle, between the plate 3 and blocks 1, 2. The grooves and
the parts of the plate and block in which they are formed may be curved or
otherwise depart from the above mentioned flat surfaces of the plate and blocks to
follow any curves or the like in the parts concerned of the said wire rods; if the
wire rods 17, 18 are bowed downwards in the well known manner, the grooves 7, 8
are preferably also widened towards the middle portions thereof; and the form of
any of the grooves may be otherwise modified to suit particular circumstances.
In the normal position of the clip the spaces between the grooved portions of the
plate 3 and the grooved portions of the blocks 1, 2 respectively correspond to the
form and size of the wire rods, and the claws 11, 12 on the under side of the blocks
enclose a space corresponding in transverse configuration to the transverse section
of the horizontal arm 21 of the pillar, except that the claws are open at the bottom
to enable the clip to pass the juncture 19 between the two arms 20, 21 of the
pillar. To attach the saddle to the pillar, the plate 3 is removed from the screw 4
and the grooved parts of the hinged blocks 1, 2 are brought into contact with the
under surfaces of the wire rods 17, 18 so that the said wire rods lie in the
grooves 7, 8 respectively, the plate 3 is then passed on to the screw 4 and brought
into contact with the upper surfaces of the said wire rods so that the grooves 15, 16
in the plate lie on the said wire rods 17, 18 respectively. The clip, with the
saddle, is slid on to the horizontal arm 21 of the pillar, with the claws 11, 12
engaging with the upper part of the said arm and with the concavities or flutes 22
along the under side thereof or with the other point or points in the transverse
section of the arm that do not lie on the circumference of the said imaginary circle,
according to the transverse configuration of the said horizontal arm. A suitable
nut 5 is then screwed down the screw forcing the plate 3 into closer proximity
to the spindle 6 of the hinge, until the wire rods 17, 18 are held closely in the
grooves 7, 15 and 8, 16 respectively; the hinged or other inner edges of the
blocks then begin to rise, relatively to the outer edges and the claws 11, 12 on
the under side of the blocks to close together transversely until they engage
closely with the horizontal arm. Or screwing down the nut may first cause the
claws to engage closely with the horizontal arm and then by pressing the plate
further down, causes the grooves to hold the wire rods closely. In either case,
further tightening of the nut 5 causes the clip to simultaneously grip the
wires 17, 18 and the arm 21 and so secures the saddle to the pillar. By loosening
the nut 5 the grip is relaxed and the positions of the wire rods 17, 18 in the clip
may be altered, or the clip and saddle may be moved to any other point along the
horizontal arm 21, the clip being sufficiently open or operable on the under side to
pass on to or over the juncture between the two arms, or both adjustments may be
effected at the one time. A suitable washer 29 may be interposed between the
nut 5 and the top of the plate 3, if desired. The blocks 1, 2 and plate 3 may
conveniently be cast in malleable iron or other suitable metal, more or less in the
respective forms required when finished. The other form of clip is constructed as
shown in Figures VIII, IX and X Sheet 3. I take a block 1 of steel or other
suitable material and of suitable dimensions and make it somewhat U shape

page_text: in plan. I form three projections on the upper surface of the block, one at
each end and one at the bend of the U, and I form two projections 11, 11,
on the underside of the block one on each arm of the U. I groove each of
these five projections on the side of each furthest from the ends or extremities
of the U. The grooves 7, 7 and 16 in the respective projections on the
upper surface are adapted to engage sideways with the wire rods 17, 18
respectively of the saddle and the grooves in the projections 11, 11 on the lower
surface are adapted to engage sideways with the horizontal arm 21 of the saddle
pillar according to the configuration thereof. I take another block 2, similar to
the first (1), but form the projections on its upper surface longer and on its under
surface shorter than those on the first block. I make the differences between the
lengths of the projections on the respective blocks such that when the block 1 is
laid on the block 2 so that the bend of each U lies between the arms of the other,
the grooves in the projections on the one block lie level with the corresponding
grooves in the projections on the other block. And the grooved projections on
the upper surfaces of the two blocks lie alternately opposite to each other as
shown in Figures IX and X Sheet 3. The grooves 8, 8 and 15 in the respective
projections on the upper surface of the block 2 are adapted to engage sideways
(but in the opposite direction to the corresponding grooves on the block 1) with the
wire rods 17, 18 respectively of the saddle and the grooves in the projections 12, 12
on the lower surface are adapted to engage sideways (but in the opposite direction
to the corresponding grooves on the block 1) with the horizontal arm 21 of the
saddle pillar according to the configuration thereof. I form fix or fit a suitable
cross-bar or bridge 26, 36 across the open end of each U or some other suitable
part of each block between the planes of the grooves on the upper and lower
surfaces respectively of the blocks and bore each bridge with a centrally or
otherwise conveniently situated, transverse hole (shown in dotted lines Figure VIII
Sheet 3) of suitable diameter, the two holes being arranged in line with each
other. I take a screw threaded bolt 4 of steel or other suitable material and of
suitable size and form and pass it up to its head through the hole in one bridge (26)
and cause the screw threaded end to project a convenient distance through the
hole in the other bridge (36). On to the latter end I screw a suitable nut 5. The
two blocks 1 and 2 are thus secured together but with sufficient freedom to allow
of a rocking motion as hereinafter mentioned. Tightening the nut 5 on the bolt 4
draws the respective projections on the two blocks closer together and decreases
the spaces between the grooved sides thereof. When the nut is loosened the two
blocks 1, 2 may be drawn out in the opposite direction so as to leave room for the
wire rods 17, 18 of the saddle to pass between the respective projections on the
upper surfaces, into position between the grooves 7, 15 and 8, 16 respectively in
the said projections and at the same time to allow the respective projections 11,12
on the under surfaces of the blocks 1, 2 to separate sufficiently to let the clip be
passed on to the horizontal arm 21 of the pillar. The bolt 4 then lies between the
wire rods 17, 18 and the horizontal arm 21. The nut 5 is next screwed on to the
bolt until the wire rods 17, 18 are held closely in the grooves 7, 15 and 8, 16
respectively in the projections on the upper surfaces; the blocks 1, 2 then rock on
the said wire rods as fulcra and the projections 11, 12 on the respective under
surfaces close in sideways on the said arm 21. Or, screwing on the nut may first
cause the projections on the under surfaces to close in sideways on the arm and
then cause the blocks to rock on the arm and the grooved surfaces of the projections
on the upper surfaces to close sideways on the wire rods. In either case further
tightening of the nut 5 causes the clip to simultaneously grip the wires 17, 18 and
arm 21 and so secures the saddle to the pillar. By loosening the nut 5 the grip is
relaxed and the positions of the wire rods 17, 18 in the clip may be altered, or the
clip and saddle may he moved to any other point along the .horizontal arm 21, the
clip being sufficiently open on the under side to pass on to or over the juncture 19
between the arms 20, 21, or both adjustments may be effected at the one time.
A washer 29 may be interposed between the nut 5 and the bridge 36, if desired
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page_text: The blocks 1, 2 with or without the bridges 26, 36 may be conveniently cast in
malleable iron or other suitable metal, more or less in the respective forms required
when finished.
I am aware that saddle pillars and saddle clips have already been constructed which
allow of the saddle clip being secured in any position along the horizontal arm of
the saddle pillar, the same being set forth in the Specification of Theodore James
Biggs No. 20605 of 1891, and I do not broadly claim such construction as my
invention, but
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 :-
1. In saddle clips and saddle pillars for velocipedes and the like, forming the
saddle clip with the part that engages with the horizontal arm of the saddle
pillar so far open on its under side as to allow the clip to pass the juncture between
the two arms of the pillar, which juncture, is made narrower transversely than the
greatest transverse width of the said horizontal arm substantially as for the purpose
set forth.
2. A saddle pillar for a velocipede or the like constructed of sheet steel or the
like, substantially as herein before described.
3. A saddle pillar for a velocipede or the like constructed substantially as
herein described with reference to Figures I, II, and III of the accompanying
drawings.
4. A saddle pillar for a velocipede or the like constructed substantially as herein
described with reference to Figure IV of the accompanying drawings.
5. A saddle pillar for a velocipede or the like constructed substantially as herein
described with reference to Figure V of the accompanying drawings.
6. A saddle pillar for a velocipede or the like constructed substantially as herein
described with reference to Figure VI of the accompanying drawings.
7. A saddle pillar for a velocipede or the like constructed substantially as herein
described with reference to Figure VIII of the accompanying drawings.
8. A saddle pillar for a velocipede or the like constructed substantially as herein
described with reference to Figure IX of the accompanying drawings.
9. A saddle clip for a velocipede or the like consisting of two grooved blocks
hinged together, a grooved plate, a screw and a nut, all combined, arranged and
operating substantially as set forth.
10. In a velocipede or the like, the combination of two grooved blocks hinged
together, a grooved plate and a screw and nut constituting a saddle clip adapted to
simultaneously grip the frame of the saddle and the horizontal arm of the saddle
pillar and to be capable of being locked at any point along the horizontal arm of
a saddle pillar constructed according to this invention. Substantially as herein before
described.
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11. A saddle clip for a velocipede or the like constructed substantially as
herein described with reference to Figures VI and VII of the accompanying
drawings.
12. A saddle clip for a velocipede or the like consisting of two grooved blocks
adapted to slide together, two bridges or their equivalents, a bolt and nut all
combined, arranged and operating substantially as set forth.
13. In a velocipede or the like, the combination of two grooved blocks adapted
to slide together, two bridges or their equivalents a bolt and nut constituting a
saddle clip adapted to simultaneously grip the frame of the saddle and the horizontal
arm of the saddle pillar and to be capable of being locked at any point along the
horizontal arm of a saddle pillar constructed according to this invention, substan-
tially as herein described.
14. A saddle clip for a velocipede or the like constructed substantially as
herein described with reference to Figures VIII IX and X of the accompanying
drawings.

page_text: 15. In a velocipede or the like, preventing the clip and saddle rotating around
the horizontal arm of the saddle pillar substantially as herein described with
reference to Figure VI of the accompanying drawings.
16. In a velocipede or the like, preventing the clip and saddle rotating around
the horizontal arm of the saddle pillar substantially as herein described with
reference to Figure VIII of the accompanying drawings.
17. The improvements in saddle clips and saddle pillars for velocipedes and the
like substantially as herein described and illustrated.
Dated this 4th day of August 1894.
WILLIAM BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Registered Patent Agent,
19, Bowling Green Street, Leicester, Applicant's Agent.