Improvements in or relating to Cycle and similar Saddles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Cycle and similar Saddles.
1, FREDERICK WILLIAM GOLBY, of 36 Chancery Lane, in the County of
Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by Hermann
Richter, of the Firm of Berthold and Richter, Spiral Spring Manufacturers, of
Reichenberg, Bohemia, Austria, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
The present invention which relates to cycle and similar saddles has for its object
to effect a pliant suspension of the saddle such as hitherto has never been attained.
This is effected by substituting draught springs for uneasy pressure springs,
hitherto employed. Taking into consideration the peculiar requirements of the
cycle and similar saddles draught springs cannot be employed alone as their upper
sides have no points of support to which the saddle can be attached. It must
rather be attached to an intermediate part, a two armed lever with fixed fulcrum,
to one end of which said lever is attached the saddle and to the other end the
draught spring the other end of which is connected to the framework of the saddle
support.
Such a construction offers the further great advantage that the extension of the
springs can be adapted to the weight of the body of the rider, inasmuch as the
connection of the lever with the springs or the fulcrum of this lever can be altered
as desired. The latter point is attained by the lever having several holes bored in
its centre in order to allow the stay-bolt which forms the fulcrum to be inserted
in one or the other of said holes.
A cycle saddle mounted in the manner herein before described is illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section and Fig. 2 is an under plan of same.
On the saddle bar a is a sleeve d which is fixed tight in the usual manner by
means of screws b and c, and this sleeve has two fixed arms extending behind,
and one arm e extending forward. At the free end of each of these arms ef are
arranged bolts g, on which are fulcrummed the double armed levers b. The ends
of these levers extending above, are connected with the saddle leather or to the
frame of the saddle k by means of pivots i. The ends of these levers h extending
downwards are on the contrary fitted with an eyelet h¹ to which the draught
spring can be attached, the other ends of the latter being secured in eyelets m on
the fixed arms ef respectively of the sleeve d. It is presumed that the levers h
are so fitted that their upper arms converge towards the centre of the saddle. An
oblique position of the lever will be produced by the weight of the rider continually
acting on the saddle thereby causing an extension of the draught springs.
In this form of the invention the two armed levers are fitted with single
fulcrum holes; in the modification shewn in Figs. 3 and 4 the levers are shewn
furnished with several such holes ha for the purpose of adjusting the fulcrum to
suit the carrying conditions as before stated.
It is evident that the extension of the draught springs can be altered by using
a right and left handed screwed rod and nut nop such as is shewn in Fig. 5.
Also several eyelet holes ¹ can be made in the lever h, Fig. 6, and the end of the
spring secured in one or other of them as required.
A cycle saddle mounted in the manner herein before described has the advantage
over those hitherto employed of possessing an extraordinary pliancy, which
considerably contributes to the saving of the wheels.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
1. A cycle saddle mounted on draught springs 1 by means of double-armed
levers substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
2. A cycle saddle mounted in the manner indicated in the preceding claim and
having adjustable fulcrums to the levers substantially as and for the purpose
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 6th day of August 1896.
F. W. GOLBY,
36 Chancery Lane, London, W.C.