A NEW OR IMPROVED METHOD OF MOUNTING AND FIXING THE SEATS OR SADDLES OF BICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Harrington of "The Enamel and Cradle Spring
Works" Coventry in the County of Warwick for an Invention of A NEW
OR IMPROVED METHOD OF MOUNTING AND FIXING THE SEATS OR SADDLES OF
BICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Harrington at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd November 1883.
JOHN HARRINGTON of "The Enamel and Cradle Spring Works" Coventry in
the County of Warwick A NEW OR IMPROVED METHOD OF MOUNTING AND
FIXING THE SEATS OR SADDLES OF BICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES
The Invention has for its object a new or improved method of mounting and
fixing the seats or saddles of bicycles and other velocipedes.
For this purpose I form on or rigidly fix to the spring or other support for the
seat or saddle a plate or guides and I fix underneath the saddle a corresponding
plate or guides the said parts being formed to fit each other in such manner that
the seat or saddle can be readily slidden or placed in position upon its support.
One of said parts is in some cases provided with a spring or other catch or bolt
which acts in combination with the other part.
By these means the seat or saddle can be readily and instantaneously placed and
locked in its propar position and as instantaneously unlocked and removed.

page_text: Figure 1 is a vertical section and Figure 2 is an underside view of a saddle
showing one method of carrying my invention into effect and Figures 3. 4 and 5
are detail views of parts.
Figure 6 is an elevation and Figure 7 is an underside view of a saddle showing
another method of carrying my invention into effect and Figure 8 is a cross section
of parts and Figuro 9 is an elevation and Figure 10 is a cross section showing my
invention applied to another form of saddle spring.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
a represents the saddle and 6 is the spring supporting such saddle.
According to my present invention I so mount and fix tho saddle upon its spring
or other support that the seat or saddle can be readily and instantaneously placed
and locked in its proper position and as instantaneously unlocked and removed.
In carrying my invention into effect according to the arrangements shewn at
Figures 1 to 5 and 9 and 10 I fix to the spring bor other support for the scat or
saddle a plate c and I fix to the under part of the sent or saddle a plate & formed
with guides or flanges d¹ to fit the edges of the plate c which latter is formed as
shown or in other convenient manner to facilitate the ready application thereto
and removal therefrom of the plate & with the seat or saddle a
The plate c as shown in the drawings is fixed to the spring b or other support
by a cross bar c' and bolts and nuts c³ a piece of leather or other flexible material
being preferably placed between the spring band plate c to ensure a firm grip. In
the plato c I form a hole c and to the plate d I fix a spring catch or bolt d² to
enter such hole when the parts are placed in the correct position with relation
to each other and thereby securely lock the saddle or seat to its support. By
removing the spring catch or bolt d from the hole the saddle or scat can bo
instantaneously removed from its support. are stops acting in combination
with notches d³ to ensure correct adjustment of the seat or saddle.
According to the arrangement represented at Figures 6. 7 and 8 I disponse with
the plate c but I form the upper part of the spring b with parallel sides situated
in a plane from end to end thereof and I form tho plated and its flanges d¹ to fit

page_text: such upper part of the spring whilst I place the spring bolt or catch d² in such
position as to engage with the centre of the curved end of the upper part of the
spring b. In this case the plate & is turned down at the end d³ to act in com-
bination with the end of the spring b to ensure correct adjustment of the seat or
saddle.
I would here remark that the forms of the fittings and bolts or catches may be
varied without departing from the peculiar character of my invention.
Having thus described the nature of my said invention and the mode in which
I carry the same into effect I would have it understood that what I claim is the
method of mounting and fixing the seats or saddles of bicycles and other velocipedes
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
In witness whereof I the said John Harrington havo hereunto set my hand and
seal this First day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and eighty four.