Year: 1897

page_text: We, JOSEPH FOWLER STEELE and HARRY VAUGHAN CURRIE, both of the Albion
Mills Saddlery Company, of Harford Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturers, and JOHN JONES, of 190, Anglesea Street, Aston, in the County of
Warwick, Saddler, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention has for its object the provision of simple means whereby undue
or inconvenient deflection of a cycle saddle under the weight imposed upon it
shall be effectually prevented.
In the application of our invention we form an extension from the back or
cantle plate towards the peak of the saddle, such extension being caused to project
somewhat beyond the boss or attachment clip. Between such extended back
plate and the ordinary leather upper we preferably interpose a pad of stiffer
leather and also a pad of felt or india-rubber, or like material, for the purpose
of distributing the weight and of affording a more comfortable seat for the rider.
Between the inner end of the extended back plate and the saddle underframe we
dispose a central supporting spring of such resistance as to prevent any undue or
inconvenient deflection of the central part of the saddle seat, but to yield sufficiently
under the motion of the cycle to absorb any jarring or like action.
The connection between the lower end of the central supporting spring and the
under frame, we form in one manner with a bridge piece having its ends secured
to the under-frame side plates, and provided at its centre with a bolt passing
through both the bridge piece and the eye formed on the adjacent extremity of the
spring. In the case of under-frames formed entirely of wire we make the bridge
piece in two parts and secure the same in position by means of the clip bolt nuts.
Instead of making the extension from the back plate in one piece therewith
as hereinbefore described, we sometimes form it from an independent wire or
wires rivetted or otherwise secured to the plate, or we dispense entirely with a
projection from the back plate and in place of same we carry back the under-frame
wires from the peak end of the saddle; and we make other modifications in the
application of our invention to saddles of varying types or patterns suited for
particular requirements.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: We, JOSEPH FOWLER STEELE and HARRY VAUGHAN CURRIE, both of the Albion
Mills Saddlery Company, of Harford Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturers, and JOHN JONES, of 190, Anglesea Street, Aston, in the County of
Warwick, Saddler, 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 has for its object the provision of simple means whereby undue
or inconvenient deflection of a cycle saddle under the weight imposed upon it
shall be effectually prevented.
In the application of our invention we form an extension from the back or
cantle plate towards the peak of the saddle, such extension being caused to project
somewhat beyond the boss or attachment clip. Between such extended back
plate and the ordinary leather upper we preferably interpose a pad of stiffer
leather and also a pad of felt or india-rubber, or like material, for the purpose
of distributing the weight and of affording a more comfortable seat for the rider.
Between the inner end of the extended back plate and the saddle under frame we
dispose a central supporting spring or supplementary elastic support of such
resistance as to prevent undue or inconvenient deflection of the central part of
the saddle seat, but to yield sufficiently under the motion of the cycle to absorb any
jarring or like action.
The connection between the lower end of the central supporting spring and the
under-frame, we form in one manner with a bridge piece having its ends secured
to the under-frame side plates, and provided at its centre with a bolt passing
through both the bridge piece and the eye formed on the adjacent extremity of the
spring. In the case of under-frames formed entirely of wire we make the bridge
piece in two parts and secure the same in position by means of the clip bolt nuts.
Instead of making the extension from the back plate in one piece therewith
as hereinbefore described, we sometimes form it from an independent wire or
wires rivetted or otherwise secured to the plate, or we dispense entirely with a
projection from the back plates and in place of same we carry back the under-frame
wires from the peak end of the saddle; and we make other modifications in the
application of our invention to saddles of varying types or patterns suited for
particular requirements.
In the two accompanying sheets of explanatory drawings:-
Figure 1 is an elevation with part in section, and Figure 2 a plan of a cycle
saddle constructed in accordance with our invention.
Figure 3 is a plan of the back or cantle plate alone.
Figure 4 is a plan showing the connection between the central spring and the
under-frame of the saddle.
Figure 5 is an elevation showing a modified form of central spring.
The same reference letters in the different views indicate the same parts.
The cantle plate A shown separately at Figure 3, is formed with an extension
which projects beyond the boss or attachment clip B towards the peak of the
saddle. The stiff leather or other pad C is interposed between the soft leather
upper D and the cantle plate A as illustrated, but when employing a cantle plate
or back plate formed from sheet metal we preferably dispense with such inter-
posing pad. The saddle is supported from the under-frame E by the two rear
springs F and G and the central or supplementary spring H; the bridge or cross

page_text: piece J to which the lower end of the central spring H is connected is shown
separately by the plan at Figure 4.
Instead of employing a central spring such as H as shown at Figure 1, we some-
times employ a spring H¹ of the type shown at Figure 5, arranging the coiled
portion towards the cantle or back plate as illustrated, or towards the peak end
of the saddle.
We preferably employ a seat pad as K for the upper side of the saddle, carrying
it forward to the peak as illustrated, and we make the soft leather upper D of
sufficient length to permit of its being passed round the nose L, of soft spongy
or cellular rubber or other suitable material, arranged at the peak end of the
under-frame as illustrated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. In cycle saddles, the use of a central or supplementary elastic support sub-
stantially as and for the purpose described.
2. The combination between the seat or upper part of a cycle saddle and the
under-frame, of a cantle or back plate as A having an extension towards the peak,
and supporting springs as F, G, and H or H', substantially as described and as
illustrated.
3. The general arrangement and combination of parts forming an improved
cycle saddle substantially as described and as illustrated.
Dated this yun day of May 1990.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.