Improvements in or relating to Clips for Velocipede Saddles.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Clips for Velocipede Saddles.
We, WILLIAM JETHRO STURGESS, of 83, Digbeth, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, Engineer, WILLIAM ASHCROFT, of 13, Stratford Avenue, Highgate,
Birmingham, in the County aforesaid, Manufacturers Agent, and MARY EMILY
BIRU (Mrs.), of Copeley Hill, Gravelly Hill, also in the County of Warwick, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates as hereinafter described to the improvements in or
relating to clips for velocipede saddles and has for its object to provide means
whereby such saddles may be firmly and expeditiously attached to the saddle bar
and may be tilted forward as desired to allow the rider mounting easily. Our
said invention is particularly useful for ladies' saddles, but may be applied to
any form of saddle. Our invention consists essentially in providing a screw socket
which we furnish with a slit tubular screw at one end hexagonal for the purpose
of screwing in and out of the socket the internal diameter of the tubular screw
being the same as the saddle bar at one end, the slit end expanding enables the
tightening up of the same when screwed into the socket thus firmly clipping
the saddle bar.
The said clip is connected to the saddle bar in the following manner: The
screwed socket is furnished on either side with trunnion like arms which pass
through two side plates having clips to fit the wire frame of the saddle, the
trunnion arms being screwed and furnished with nuts are readily attached to the
saddle. To both or either side of the screw socket aforesaid we attach a quad-
rant or quadrants having two or more holes and on one side of the side plates,
we attach a spring bolt in a manner so as to engage in the holes of the quadrant;
the function of this arrangement is to enable the saddle being tilted in the saddle
bar into a vertical position thus allowing more room between the frame of the
machine and the saddle which will be particularly useful on ladies' machines.
When the lady is about to mount she presses against the saddle which resumes
its horizontal position. This arrangement, may be attached so as to allow the
spring bolt being locked which will effect a safety attachment for the machine
when left unguarded as it will be impossible to ride with the saddle in a vertical
position. We may by a slight modification allow this arrangement to give a
rocking motion to the saddle which will greatly ease the rider. Our invention
may be modified in any detail necessary to carry the same into effect without
departing from the nature thereof.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Clips for Velocipede Saddles.
We, WILLIAM JETHRO STURGESS, of 83, Digbeth, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, Engineer, WILLIAM ASHCROFT, of 13, Stratford Avenue, Highgate,
Birmingham, in the County aforesaid, Manufacturer's Agent, and MARY EMILY
BIRD (Mrs.), of Copeley Hill, Gravelly Hill Birmingham, also in the County
of Warwick, 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 as hereinafter described to the improvements in or
relating to clips for velocipede saddles and has for its object to provide means
whereby such saddles may be firmly and expeditiously attached to the saddle bar
and may be tilted forward as desired to allow the rider mounting easily. Our
invention may be applied to any form of saddle, but is particularly useful for
those used by ladies. Our invention consists essentially in providing. a screw
socket which may in some cases have a plain taper hole which we furnish with a
slit tubular busli screw at one end hexagonal for the purpose of screwing in and
out of the socket the internal diameter of the tubular screw being the same as
that of the saddle bar at one end, the slit end expanding for the tightening up
of the same when screwed into the socket thus firmly clipping the saddle bar.
The clip is connected to the saddle in the following manner: The screwed
socket is furnished on either side with trunnion like arms which pass through two
side plates having clips to fit the wire frame of the saddle the trunnion arms being
screwed and furnished with nuts are readily attached to the saddle. To both
or either side of the screw socket we attach a quadrant or quadrants plate having
two or more holes and on one side of the side plates we attach a spring bolt in
a manner so as to engage in the holes of the quadrant the function of this arrange-
ment enabling the saddle being tilted. on the saddle bar into a vertical position
thus allowing more room between the frame of the machine and the saddle which.
will be particularly useful to ladies. Before mounting the lady withdraws the
spring-bolt and presses against the saddle which resumes. a. horizontal position.
This arrangement may be attached to allow the spring. bolt being locked. which
will effect safety attachment for the machine when unguarded it being impossible
to ride with the saddle in a vertical position.
Our invention may be modified in any detail necessary to carry the same into
effect without departing from the nature thereof. In order that our invention.
may be more clearly understood. we will describe it by reference. to the accom-
panying drawings similar letters referring to same parts throughout. Figure 1
is a side elevation of a velocipede saddle attached to the bar by our improved clip
shown in its normal position. Figure 2 is a view of the same clip showing the
saddle tilted to a vertical position. Figures 3. and 4. show in vertical. section and
plan respectively the same clip showing the method of attachment to the bar.
Figures 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15 are modifications of our invention.
The saddle A is supported by, a spring wire frame B, D is a portion of the
saddle bar, C the screw socket into which the bush F is screwed provided with
slits P constituting the clip proper the end being furnished with the nut G which
draws the bush F into the socket C and closes the saddle bar D.
In the arrangements shown at Figures 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, &. 12 we make the
socket C with a plain taper hole to take a conical slit bush similar to that in
Figure 13 the screwing of the nut G closing the socket Con the saddle bar D.
Figures 14 & 15 show another form of bush in which the projection H¹ is drawn
up the inside of the: taper part. of the socket C. by screwing the nut G. The

page_text: saddle A is tilted from the position shown at Figure 1 to that shown at
Figure 2 by the quadrant I which is attached to the socket C. J is a spring bolt
which engages in the holes K. & K¹ when the saddle is in the position shown at
Figure 1 the bolt J is in the hole K¹ thus locking the saddle, when desired the
saddle is tilted by withdrawing the bolt J from the hole K, and the saddle is
tilted in the position shown at Figure 2 the bolt J engaging in the hole K, the
socket C and quadrant I turning on the trunnion arms L, L. The saddle is con-
nected to the clip by side plates M, M, which clip the wire B or it may be
connected by other suitable means.
In Figures 5 & 6 the quadrant I is furnished with a slot Ka in place of
holes K and K. In the arrangements shown at Figures 7, 8 & 9 the saddle may be
tilted to a less angle to that shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 & 4, and retained in any
desired position by the set pin N which screws into the quadrant I. Figures 10,
11 & 12 show an arrangement in which the set pin N engages between teeth
like projections O the tilting being effected as in Figures 7 & 8.
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. The combination in a clip for velocipede saddles of the conical slit bush F
which engages in socket C and may be contracted or expanded on the saddle bar by
means of the screw nut G substantially as described.
2. In a clip. for velocipede saddles the combination of a quadrant and the
spring bolt or its equivalent whereby the saddle may be tilted from a horizontal
to a vertical position substantially as described and illustrated.
3. In a clip for velocipede saddles the combination of a quadrant or its equi-
valent and the set pin N whereby the saddle may be tilted substantially as
described and illustrated.
Dated this 5th day of Anril 1808
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.