Improvements in Chain Lubricating Apparatus for Bicycles and other Velocipedes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 30th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Chain Lubricating Apparatus for Bicycles and other
Velocipedes.
We, HERBERT GARLAND, of 35, South Road, West Kirby, in the County of
Chester, Mechanician, HENRY REDDIN, of Church Stretton, in the County of Salop,
Grocer, Bottler & Wine Merchant, and GEORGE WOOLLISCROFT, of 24, Grange
Road, West Kirby, in the County of Chester, Ironmonger, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows: -
This invention has for its object certain improvements in an appliance for
lubricating the chains of bicycles or other vehicles. The arrangement consists
of a cylindrical tube or other receptacle which is used for the purpose of holding a
substance made for the purpose of lubricating chains. The means employed
is a rotary brush which revolves on the surface of the lubricant the said lubricant
being transferred to the chain motion being imparted to the brush when the
chain is travelling, within the tube or receptacle is placed a stick or cake of any
known lubricant which is made to slide down so as to come into contact with
the bristles of the revolving brush, either by its own weight or the addition of a
spring placed against the upper surface of the lubricant. The said lubricant may
be held in check by means of a screw pin passing thro the case which prevents
it sliding lower, or a small spring may be used for the same object. The brush
is supported by an arm which is attached to the receptacle and may be adjusted
to a given heighth or lowered as the bristles are worn away. The appliance may be
placed in any position being supported from any of the vertical tubes or back
stays by means of an adjustable clip so as to hold it in position over the back
hub wheel. It is also intended that a second brush may be used if required which
may be attached or detached at will. The brush is attached to a loose arm and
can be placed in position when required by a screw clip at its upper end, being
made to fit on the back of the receptacle holding the lubricant, or other suitable
position, at the lower end of the said arm is placed a brush which may be rotary
or otherwise. The introduction of a second brush is to remove any dust from
underneath the chain. The position of the appliance may be moved from the
vertical stay to the back fork as desired. It is also provided that the chain
may be oiled by the same means a small case containing oil is placed within the
receptacle the lower end of the said case within the interior is placed a porous
pad which is saturated with the oil contained in the case. It then passes thro a
perforated metal plate which the brush comes into contact with, and when
revolving brushes the oil from the perforated plate and transfers it to the chain.
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A1 1900
HERBERT GARLAND.

page_text: Improvements in Chain Lubricating Apparatus for Bicycles and other
Velocipedes.
We, HERBERT GARLAND, of 35, South Road, West Kirby, in the County of
Chester, Mechanician, HENRY REDDIN, of Church Stretton, in the County of Salop,
Grocer, Bottler & Wine Merchant, and GEORGE WOOLLISCROFT, of 24, Grange
Road, West Kirby, in the County of Chester, Ironmonger, 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 apparatus for lubricating the chains of bicycles and
other velocipedes, motor vehicles and the like.
According to the invention we employ apparatus comprising a box or case for
containing the lubricant, which may be solid or liquid as desired, the said box or
case being secured, for example, by means of a clip, to a suitable stay or
tube of the cycle frame; the apparatus also comprises a circular brush rotatably
mounted upon an arm or bracket secured to the said box or case. The brush is
so arranged that it makes contact both with the chain to be lubricated and with
the surface of the lubricant so that as the chain revolves it rotates the brush
which rubs against the lubricant and thereby transfers a portion thereof to the
chain.
In the case of a solid lubricant we may employ means, such as a spring pin
which projects through a hole in the box or case, to hold the lubricant in an
inoperative position when desired.
We may also employ in conjunction with the rotary lubricating brush a second
brush arranged to make contact with the chain on the other side thereof, the said
auxiliary brush being designed to remove any dust which may accumulate upon
the chain. This brush is advantageously mounted upon an arm which can be
detachably and adjustably secured to the box or case containing the lubricant.
Furthermore, instead of using either a solid or liquid lubricant we may employ
solid and liquid lubricants in conjunction with one another.
To enable our invention to be fully understood, we will describe it by reference
to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of apparatus made according to the invention
and having a solid lubricant:
Figure 2 is a plan thereof:
Figure 3 is a central vertical section of the same:
Figure 4 is a side elevation of a modified construction of apparatus provided
with the auxiliary brush:
Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 Figure 4:
Figure 6 is a view of a fixed auxiliary brush:
Figure 7 is a sectional side view of apparatus shewing an arrangement wherein
the lubricant is arranged underneath the chain:
Figure 8 is a central vertical section thereof:
Figure 9 is a section on the line 9-9 Figure 7:
Figure 10 is a sectional elevation of apparatus provided with a liquid lubricant:
Figure 11 is a similar view of apparatus having both solid and liquid lubri-
cants; and
Figure 12 is a section on the line 12-12 Figure 11.
Similar letters of reference refer to the same or corresponding parts in all
the figures.
Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3 A is the chain to be lubricated, a is the
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page_text: box or case for the lubricant and a¹ is the lid thereof. The said case or box a is
secured to one of the back fork stays B of the frame of a cycle by means of a
clip comprising the plate b which is rigidly secured to a projecting rib a formed
upon the case a and is provided with a recessed inturned lip, and the movable
plate c which is provided with the curved part c¹ and is adapted to be screwed to
the plate 6 by means of the screws, 2 as clearly shewn in Figure 2, so that the
box or case a can be securely held in position by clamping the said tube B
between the grooved lip b¹ and the curved portion e' of the plate c by tightening
up the screws c³.
d is the lubricant, which is here shewn as a stick or bar of suitable material
such as plumbago, and is the pin which is mounted upon the free end of a
spring secured externally upon the case a, the said pin d¹ projecting through
a hole a³ in the said case, so that it can when desired, be caused to penetrate the
lubricant and hold it in an inoperative position, for example in wet or damp
weather.
e is the circular rotary brush, the said brush being loosely mounted upon a
screw pin or pivot el which is adjustably fixed by a nut e² in a slotted arm or
bracket e fixed to the case or box a; the slot is employed for enabling the
wear of the brush to be compensated for.
Lubricating apparatus constructed as above described operates as follows, that
is to say, the movement imparted to the chain A in the usual manner by the
cyclists rotates the brush e which is in contact with it, the said brush (which is
held as above described in contact with the under face of the lubricant) constantly
supplying the moving chain with lubricant which it removes from the stick d in
the case or box a as it passes under the same and transfers to the chain.
In the arrangement shewn in Figures 4, 5 and 6 a device is shewn having an
additional detachable and adjustable brush f for removing any dust or dirt which
may accumulate on the inside of the chain. This brush f may be a rotary one,
as shewn in Figure 4, or fixed, as shewn in Figure 6, and is mounted upon an arm f¹
having upon its upper end a clip of any suitable construction, but preferably a
spring clip of the kind shewn in Figure 5, which is adapted to grip the projecting
rib a formed upon the case a the said rib being made with a head, as shewn,
to better receive the clip. It is also advantageous in this case to secure the main
brush e to the rib by a similar clip and arm instead of in the manner illustrated
in connection with the preceding construction of apparatus.
Figures 7, 8 and shew an arrangement wherein the lubricant is applied to the
underside of the chain. In this form of apparatus the case a is arranged inside
the loop of the chain and is clamped to one of the bottom stays C of the cycle.
Both the main or lubricating brush e and the auxiliary or cleaning brush fare
adjustably mounted upon the projecting arm e secured to the box or case a. As
the lubricant in this case must rise as it is worn away we provide a spring h which
is fitted in a tubular recess formed in connection with the case or box a and
one end of which is connected to the upper end of the said recess whilst the lower
end extends underneath the lubricant and holds it in contact with the brush which
rubs against its upper face.
In Figure 10 we have shewn apparatus provided with a liquid lubricant. The
lubricant is contained in a reservoir fitted in the case a and having the usual
filling plug and a perforated bottom upon which rests a layer or pad of a
porous material, the lubricant being contained in the reservoir above the said
porous layer. With this construction of apparatus the lubricant, which filters
through the porous layer j and perforated bottom, is removed by the revolving
brush e.
Figures 11 and 12 illustrate apparatus wherein both solid and liquid lubricants
are employed. The solid lubricant is contained in the case a in the manner above
described whilst the liquid lubricant is held in a tubular reservoir secured to one
end of the said case a and escapes through a nozzle
said case so as to drop on to the brush as it revolves.
in the lower end of the

page_text: Although we have described our apparatus as applied to a cycle it will be obvious
that it can also be used in connection with motor vehicles and the like.'
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. Apparatus for lubricating the chains of bicycles and other velocipedes, motor
vehicles and the like comprising a case or box containing a suitable solid or
liquid lubricant and a brush adapted to be rotated in contact with the said lubri-
cant and the chain to be lubricated, substantially as herein before described.
2. Apparatus for lubricating the chains of bicycles and other velocipedes,
motor vehicles and the like, comprising a case or box secured to a suitable part of
the frame of the machine, a brush rotatably mounted in a bracket secured to the
box and a solid lubricant arranged in the box and against which the brush can
revolve, substantially as hereinbefore described.
3. In apparatus for lubricating the chains of bicycles and other velocipedes,
motor vehicles and the like, of the kind described in the preceding claiming
clauses; detachably securing the brush to the box by means of an arm and a clip
adapted to be clamped to the said box, substantially as hereinbefore described.
4. The combination with apparatus of the kind described in Claim 1 of an
auxiliary or fixed brush, substantially as, and for the purpose, hereinbefore
described.
5. Apparatus for lubricating the chains of bicycles and other velocipedes, motor
vehicles and the like, comprising a liquid reservoir suitably secured to the frame
of the machine and having a perforated bottom upon which rests a porous pad
or layer, and a rotary brush adapted to run in contact with the perforated bottom,
and with the cycle chain, substantially as, and for the purpose, hereinbefore
described.
6. The lubricating apparatus herein before described and illustrated respectively
in Figures 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10; and 11 and 12 of the
accompanying drawings.
Dated the 30th day of August
1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicants.