Improvements in or in connection with Parcel or Goods Carriers for Cycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 23rd July, 1898-Accepted, 1st Nov., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or in connection with Parcel or Goods Carriers for
Cycles.
I, CHARLES FREDERICK SHUCKBURGH WRIGHT, Estate Office, Penbedw, Nan-
nerch, in the County of Flint, Land Agent, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in parcel or goods carriers
for cycles.
In carrying my invention into effect, I will describe it as applied to carrying
butcher's meat on a bantam" bicycle, but it must be understood that the inven-
tion can be applied to other makes of cycles besides "bantams" and can be
used for other purposes if desired. It comprises a tray or receptacle for holding
the meat which is mounted and secured above the rear wheel, and provided
with a suitable lid. Below this tray and attached to it one on each side of the
wheel, are also receptacles for the meat with doors at rear which can be opened
and closed. These two receptacles are stayed together at bottom by a stay which
is arranged to clear the wheel. On each side of these side receptacles there
is fitted a leg to keep the bicycle upright when at rest. These legs however can
be turned clear of the road when it is required to ride the machine, or they
may be coupled to a suitable handle within reach of the driver whereby the
driver when he is about to stop may let down these legs on to the ground and
so keep the machine upright while he dismounts. Such an arrangement of
coupling to a handle is however not necessary, as the rider can easily dismount
from his machine and then by going to the rear turn down the legs so that
they shall support the machine upright on the ground, while he delivers his goods
to a customer. The receptacles may be provided with locks to prevent theft
in the rider's absence.
I have described the above way of carrying my invention into effect, but it
must be understood that certain alterations can be made without departing from
the nature of the invention according to the type of machine to which the inven-
tion is fitted and the description of the goods which it is required to carry in the
carrier.
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page_text: Improvements in or in connection with Parcel or Goods Carriers for
Cycles.
I, CHARLES FREDERICK SHUCKBURGH WRIGHT, Estate Office, Penbedw, Nan-
nerch, in the County of Flint, Land Agent, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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This invention relates to certain improvements in parcel or goods carriers
for cycles.
It will be understood from the following description, reference being had to
the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 shows a lady's bicycle with my device attached;
Figure 2, a bantam bicycle similarly made up;
Figure 3, the cycle of Figure 1 with the receptacle detached.
Figure 4, a back view of Figure 1 showing the doors of the receptacle open;
Figure 5, a detail view showing the method of attaching the carrier to the
bicycle, the carrier being partially in section and both it and the saddle raised,
while one side of the diagonal back fork of the bicycle is removed.
Referring to these figures, the carrier comprises a tray or receptacle A for
holding the meat, which is mounted and secured above the rear wheel B, and
provided with a suitable lid or lids C. Below this tray A and attached to it,
one on each side of the wheel B, are also receptacles D for the meat, with
doors E at rear, which can be opened and closed. These two receptacles are
stayed together at bottom by a stay F which is arranged to clear the wheel B.
On each side of these side receptacles D, there is fitted a leg G to keep the
bicycle upright when at rest. These legs G however can be turned clear of the
road when it is required to ride the machine, or they may be coupled to a
suitable handle within reach of the driver, whereby the driver when he is about
to stop may let down these legs on to the ground and so keep the machine
upright while he dismounts. Such an arrangement of coupling to the handle is
however not necessary, as the rider can easily dismount from his machine, and
then by going to the rear, turn down the legs so that they shall support the
machine upright on the ground, while he delivers his goods to a customer. The
receptacles may be fitted with locks to prevent theft in the rider's absence.
The method of attaching the carrier to the lady's bicycle is shown in Figure 5,
in which the receptacles D of the carrier are provided adjacent to the wheel
with strips H (shown also in Figure 3) forming a channel for each member of
the diagonal fork to fit into, thus preventing fore and aft movement as well as
lateral movement. The carrier is supported on the frame by the underside of
the floor a of the tray A (or if two trays are provided then by the partition
between the two) resting on the top of the frame at I, the saddle pillar J being
afterwards inserted through a hole in a into the tubular frame of the machine,
thus keeping the carrier in place. The floor a may be provided at its underside
with a metal plate K for strengthening purposes and providing a solid surface
for the frame to abut against.
The method of attaching the carrier to a bantam bicycle is similar, the under
side of the tray of the carrier in that case resting on the horizontal bar of the
frame, while lateral and fore and aft movement is prevented by the back fork 4
engaging between the strips placed on opposite faces of the receptacles D.

page_text: 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:-
1. The improvement in parcel or goods carriers for cycles which consists in
arranging them as panniers preferably detachable substantially as described.
2. In combination with an arrangement of panniers on a bicycle an adjustable
leg supporting wheel or the like capable of being turned out of position and
quickly again brought into use substantially as and for the purposes described.
3. The arrangement of parcel or goods carrier and its appurtenances substan-
tially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1898.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Patent Agents, of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London.