An Improved Cycle Rack or Stand.
Year: 1897

page_text: TIONAL DIVIFICATION.
An Improved Cycle Rack or Stand.
I, GEORGE MATTHEW YOUNG, of Grange Road East, Middlesbrough-on-Tees, in
the County of York, Cycle Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:
This invention relates to a rack or stand for securing cycles in the vertical
position wlien at rest. It is especially adapted for use in vans and other places
where space has to be economised and is attached to the sides, wall or floor of
the van, in such arrangement that the cycles can be stalled close to each other
with each cycle in the erect position and clear of its neighbours.
The rack or stand consists in its simplest form, of a bar bent double with the
open ends set off in line to work in a hinged joint. The rack or stand can be
turned about its hinged end to sweep the circle from the floor to the wall of the
van and is hooked up out of the way when not in use or allowed to lie on the floor
or in grooves placed at the floor level when worked on hinges at the floor level.
The rack or stand is placed over the wheel of the cycle and embracing both sides,
supports the cycle in the vertical position.
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"In place of a rigid connection at the free or enclosed end of the rack such as is
afforded by a bar doubled over a spring connection may be substituted to enable
the same rack to embrace a greater variety of sizes or patterns of cycles, and
furthermore in some cases I provide intermediate hinges to set the rack to an
angle along its bars and for the purpose of folding the rack up. The bars of the
rack are preferably covered with rubber to protect the enamel of the cycles..
Dated this 12th day of November 1897
G. J. CLARKSON,
Chartered Patent Agent, Stockton-on-Tees and Hull,
Agent for the Applicant.
I, GEORGE MATTHEW YOUNG, of Grange Road East, Middlesbrough-on-Tees, in
the County of York, Cycle Agent, 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 relates to a rack or stand for securing cycles in the vertical
position when at rest. It refers more particularly to racks and stands which

page_text: employ in a variety of attitudes hinged loops adapted to secure the cycle or a
series of cycles in the vertical position whilst travelling on the top of a cab or the
like vehicle, or waiting at a railway station, or for loading and unloading a
number of cycles stalled in a rack, for temporary storage in a van, or for fitting
a van up for the reception of individual cycles.
My invention consists principally of the different and several combinations and
specific constructions embodying the use of hinged loops, each combination or
specific construction being specially adapted to perform and accomplish a certain
result complete in itself yet all in one line of business.
I will first describe the invention in its simplest form and then the various
combinations and constructions by which I adapt it to a variety of useful purposes
and which are illustrated in the several figs. of the accompanying drawings in
which:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a rack or stand constructed in its simplest form
according to my invention for supporting cycles in the vertical position on top of
a cab or on board ship, corresponding to which Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof with
the loops lowered.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation and Fig. 4 an end elevation of a portable rack or
stand mounted om wheels for supporting cycles on a railway platform, or
other place.
Fig. 5 represents a rack for suspending cycles from the ceiling of a room or the
roof of a railway van.
Fig. 6 is a side view and Fig. 7 an end view of a rack attached to the wall of a
room or side of a van for storing cycles close together.
Fig. 8 represents in cross section a railway van furnished with racks for
stalling cycles therein; corresponding to which Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the
loops hooked up out of the way when not in use.
Fig. 10 is a front elevation and Fig. 11 a corresponding plan view of a gate
pivotally mounted in a railway van for supporting cycles in the horizontal or
transverse direction relatively to the van which gate may also be used to
accomodate tandem, triplet or quadruplet cycles.
Figs. 12 to 16 inclusive illustrate enlarged detail views of modified constructions
of the loop hereinafter described.
In Figs. 1 to 12, aa are the racks in the form of loops with their open ends a¹
set off in line, to work in hinged joints in a frame b adapted to be fixed on the top
of a cab or on board ship. The racks can be turned about their hinged ends a¹
to sweep the circle from the floor and are placed over the front and back wheels
of the cycles so as to embrace both sides thereof and support the cycles in the
vertical position. When not in use these racks are folded down level with the
frame b as shown in Figs. 2.
In Figs. 3 and 4 the loops a are hinged at a¹ to a portable rack or stand c
mounted on rollers c¹ for travelling on railway platforms or other places. In
this case the loops a on either side and at each end of the stand c are turned down
to embrace both sides of the front wheels of each cycle. If desirable these racks
may be pivotally attached to a centre pillar or column on a railway platform to
support cycles.
Fig. 5 illustrates a rack or stand for suspending cycles from the ceiling of a room
or the roof of a railway van, in which the front wheel of the cycle is placed
between the loops a¹ a pivotally mounted in a frame d fixed to the wall of the
room or side of the van. The cycle is slung from a hook e hinged to the ceiling
which takes hold of the frame as shown or the cycle can be reversed endwise
and the hook made to take hold of the handle bar.
In Figs.
and 7, two rack frames d' d are shown fixed to the wall of a room
or side of a van and furnished with loops a' a3 and a³ a for securing cycles close
together. The frame d' is placed higher than the frame to allow one cycle to be
raised higher than the adjoining cycle so as to clear the handle bars. This
arrangement admits of the closest possible stalling together.

page_text: Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate the application of my improved rack or stand to a
railway van in which the loops a a are pivotally mounted at a a¹ to a bar f at the
floor level. The loops can be turned about their hinged ends a¹ to sweep the
circle from the floor to the wall of the van and are placed over the front and back.
wheels of the cycle to embrace both sides thereof and support the cycles in the
vertical position. When not in use these racks are turned back to the wall of the:
van and hooked up out of the way by the cleats or set. pins g.
The cycles are preferably placed in a reverse position relatively to each other to:
allow of the closest possible stalling together.
Figs. 10 and 11 illustrate a gate or frame h made up of a series of bars for
supporting two tiers of cycles in a railway van. This gate is mounted on
pivots h¹² hinged to the side of the van and furnished with an upper tier of
loops a pivotally mounted on the cross bar h³ and a lower tier of loops a pivotally
mounted on the cross bar h. The gate may be placed along the side of the van
as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 11 corresponding to which another gate or rack
(not shown) is placed on the opposite side of the
crosswise of the van; or the gate ŉ may be swung round to the position shown
van to support cycles
in full lines, corresponding to which another gate i is placed at the end of the van
to support cycles lengthwise of the van. If preferred the gate h may be set back
by setting back the pivot, from h¹ to h or other position so as to accomodate
tandem, triplet or quadruplet cycles. The top loops a of the gate are turned
down to the horizontal position and the wheels of the top tier of cycles find their
support therein, which loops are furnished with adjustable moving bridges j to
accomodate any size of cycle wheel. The lower loops a¹ of the gate are turned
over the wheels of the bottom tier of cycles to embrace both sides thereof and
support the cycles in the upright position. When not in use these loops a and a¹
are turned up out of the way and held in the folded position by the spring
clips k.
Referring to Fig. 12, in place of a rigid connection at the free or gripping end
of the loop a such as is afforded by a bar doubled over, a spring connection may
be substituted to enable the same rack or stand to embrace a greater variety of
sizes or patterns of cycles. To effect this I bend the open ends of the loop, a
and fix a pin on one jaw, the free end of which passes through the other jaw and
is furnished with a spiral spring m which has a constant tendency to compress the
ends of the loop together.
In some cases I provide intermediate hinges n as shown in Figs. 13 and 14 to
set the rack to an angle along its bars and for the purpose of folding the rack up,
and furthermore the ends of the loops may be bent over part of their length as
shown in Figs. 15 and 16.
The bars of the rack are preferably covered with rubber as shown in Figs. 8, 9, 13
and 14, to protect the enamel of the machine.
I wish it to be understood that I am aware that the use of hinged loops for
ecuring cycles in the vertical position is not novel, I therefore make no claim to
he use of such loops otherwise than as embodied in and carried into practice by
mprovements as above specified, and such equivalents, modifications or variations
s are consistent with the characteristic features thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
nvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is-
1. The special construction of a rack or stand for securing cycles in the vertical
osition on the top of cabs or ship-board or the like places in which the loops a
et in pairs to grasp the cycle wheels at opposite ends of the cycle are combined
ith a bottom frame substantially as and for the purpose as hereinbefore
escribed with reference to Figs. 1 and 2.
2. The arrangement in combination with a van or compartment of the loops a

page_text: hinged to the floor of the van at opposite parts and hooked up when not in use
by cleats or set pins substantially as described with reference to Figs. 8 and 9.
3. The special construction of the loop as illustrated in Fig. 12 in which the
free or gripping end is furnished with a spiral spring device to enable the same
rack or stand to embrace a greater variety of sizes or patterns of cycles
substantially as described.
4. The construction of the loop with intermediate hinged joints or elbows as
illustrated in Figs. 13 and 14, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
1 10th law of August 1898
G. J. CLARKSON,
Chartered Patent Agent, Stockton-on-Tees and Hull,
Agent for the Applicant,
G. J. CLARKSON,
Chartered Patent Agent, Stockton-on-Tees and Hull,
Agent for the Applicant.