Improvements in and connected with Velocipede and other Saddles.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Velocipede and other Saddles.
I, EDWARD BIRCH, of 101, Miller Street, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention relates to improvements in and connected with velocipede and
other saddles and has for its object to form or furnish the top of saddles with
means which shall provide flexibility and ventilation, reduce friction and thus
give comfort to the rider.
To this end my invention consists in forming or furnishing the top of the
saddle with a surface having flexible stud or peg like projections, say of india
rubber, bristles or the like, which allow the air to pass between and being flexible
reduce the friction and accommodate the action of the legs in peddling or
riding.
The said flexible projections may be formed as a part of the top of the saddle
or be secured thereto and project from their base upwards or downwards. When
projecting downwards, their base may be perforated to provide additional ventila-
In lieu of having flexible projections on one side of the said base only, both
sides may be formed therewith.
tion.
The said flexible studs, pegs or the like when projecting upwards from their
base, may be covered with a suitable material and the latter perforated between
the said studs, pegs or the like.
According to another form of my invention the said flexible projections may
take the form of pillars between two surfaces formed thereon.
Dated this 28th day of June 1898
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
Improvements in and connected with Velocipede and other Saddles.
I, EDWARD BIRCH, late of 101, Miller Street, now of 47, Rochdale Road, Man-
chester, in the County of Lancaster, 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in and connected with velocipede and
other saddles and has for its object to form or furnish the top of the saddle with

page_text: means which shall provide flexibility and ventilation, reduce friction and thus
give comfort to the rider.
To this end my invention consists in forming or furnishing the top of the
saddle with a surface having flexible stud or peg like projections, say of india-
rubber, bristles or the like, which allow the air to pass between and being flexible
reduce the friction and accommodate the action of the legs in peddling or
riding.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures, which show my invention as applied
to a bicycle saddle.
In carrying out my invention and referring to the figures generally, a are the
said flexible stud or peg like projections which may be formed or used in connec-
tion with the top of the saddle in a number of ways and to wholly or partially
cover the same.
According to one form of my invention and when making the said flexible
projections of india-rubber, they may be moulded on a base a¹ cemented or other-
wise suitably screwed to the top 6 of a leather saddle, as shown in Figs. 1 & 2, or
they may be formed with the top of the saddle itself, if made of india-rubber, say
backed with fabric as will be readily understood.
When the said flexible studs or pegs project upwards, as shown in Figs. 1 & 2, a
cover e may be secured over the same to the top of the saddle, as shown in dotted
lines in Fig. 1.
According to another form of my invention the base with the said flexible
studs or pegs may be secured to the top of the saddle in an inverted manner so
that the said studs or pegs project downwards from their base a', as shown in
Fig. 3.
According to another form of my invention, the said flexible studs or pegs may
be formed to project from both sides of the base a, as shown in Fig. 4, or as
shown in Fig. 5, made in the form of pillars between two surfaces or bases all
moulded in one piece.
The cover c, shown in Fig. 1, or base a¹, in Figs. 3 & 5, if deemed necessary may
be perforated to provide additional ventilation."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1st. In and connected with velocipede and other saddles, the application and
use of flexible projections or pillars adapted to serve as seat for the rider, all
substantially as set forth.
2nd. In and connected with velocipede saddles, the use of flexible projections
or pillars serving as a seat for the rider, applied to or formed on the top of the
saddle substantially in the manner and as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 28th day of March 1900
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.