An Improved Bicycle Holder..
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Bicycle Holder..
We, FREDERIC SIDDALL MARSH, Accountant, and ROBERT PRIMROSE, Estate
Agent, both of 8, Bowker's Row, Bolton in the County of Lancaster, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
That is to say It consists of improved means for holding or retaining bicycles
in position especially within railway vans when said bicycles are being carried or
forwarded in this manner, or within buildings for storage purposes and the like.
In accordance with this Invention the railway vehicle or the building has
secured on one or more of its walls a series of hinged arms the hinging of which
allows them to be moved in a vertical direction but holds them rigidly laterally.
On each of the arms is mounted an adjustable hook or hooks which are secured
by screws, so that on a bicycle being run under the extending arm it may be laid
hold of by this extending hook or hooks, which when secured holds it as desired,
or any appropriate locking device may be used instead of or in addition to these
hooks.
The spaces intervening between the series of arms are made to correspond with
or accommodate the width of the bicycle, or to accommodate said bicycle when
passed under the adjoining arm, while by said arms being of sufficient length, e
handle bars or like projecting parts of one bicycle may be arranged in front of or
behind those of its neighbouring bicycles, so that as little space as possible is
occupied by them.
By the arms being hinged to the walls, so that they will move in a vertical
direction they accommodate themselves to the height of the bicycles placed under
them, whether these are of the higher, lower, or any, intermediate type, while
further, when not in use, they may be raised up or folded against the wall so as to
occupy little space, or otherwise not to interfere with the use of the vehicle or room
for other or ordinary purposes.
An Improved Bicycle Holder..
We, FREDERIC SIDDALL MARSIL, Accountant, and ROBERT PRIMROSE; Estate
Agent, both of 8, Bowker's Row, Bolton in the County of Lancaster, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-

page_text: formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
That is to say It consists of improved means for holding or retaining bicycles
in position especially within railway vans when said bicycles are being carried or
forwarded in this manner, or within buildings for storage purposes and the like.
In order that our said invention may be more readily understood we have here-
unt spended sheets of drawings illustrative thereof, to which, by figures and
Jeuers reference is made in the following description.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of our improved holder.
Fig. 2 is a view of same as seen from above.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on line a b and as seen in the direction indicated
by arrow c.
Fig. 4 is a similar section to that shown by Fig. 3 but as seen in the opposite
direction
Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a bicycle showing our improved holder in its effective
position when holding a bicycle with its axles parallel to the wall to which the
holder is fixed. Fig. 6 is top view of parts shown by Fig. 5, but illustrating the
arrangement of several holders.
Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the holder shown as when retaining a bicycle in
position with its axles at right angles to the wall on which the holder is mounted,
and with the bicycle resting on the ground or floor.
Fig. 8 is a similar view to Fig. 7 but shows the holder as entirely supporting the
bicycle which is clear of the ground.
Fig. 9 is a view of the parts shown by Fig. 7 but as seen from above.
Similar letters indicate similar parts throughout the several views.
In accordance with our invention the railway vehicle or the building has
secured on one or more of its walls, as the wall d, a series of hinged arms f, the
hinging of which in the bearings g allows them to be moved in a vertical direction
but holds them rigidly in the lateral directions.
On each arm f is mounted an adjustable hook or holder (or more than one of
these may be mounted thereon) which are secured by screws k so that on a bicycle
as that marked m being run under the extending arm f (see Figs. 5, 6 and 7) it
may be laid hold of by the hook or holder h which when secured by the screws k
holds it as desired, or any appropriate locking device other than that shown at
in the several figures may be used instead of or in addition to these hooks or
holders h.
The spaces intervening between the series of arms f, are made to correspond with
or accommodate the width of the bicycle m or to accommodate said bicycle when
passed under the adjoining arm, while by said arms being of sufficient length, the
handle bars or like projecting parts of one bicycle may be arranged in front of
or behind those of its neighbouring bicycles as shown by Fig. 6, so that as little
space as possible is occupied by them.
By the arms f being hinged to the walls d so that they will move in a vertical
direction they accommodate themselves to the height of the bicycles placed under
them, whether these are of the higher or lower or any intermediate type, while
further, when not in use, they may be raised up or folded against the wall as
shown in broken lines by Figs. 5 and 7, so as to occupy little space, or otherwise not
to interfere with the use of the vehicle or room for other or ordinary purposes.
Provided it is desired to retain the arm f in any of its extending positions the
bearings may have openings g' as shown by Fig. 1, in which openings the inter-
changeable holding pin p may be mounted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
1. A holder for bicycles consisting of the several parts constructed and formed
substantially as herein specified.

page_text: 2. A holder for bicycles wherein an arm is formed to he mounted on bearings
constructed to receive same means for securing said arm in several positions and
adjustable hooks or holders arranged to be carried by said arm substantially as
set forth.