Improvements in or relating to Velocipedes and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 24th July, 1896-Accepted, 29th Aug., 1896
Improvements in or relating to Velocipedes and the like.
We, WILLIAM CALCOTT and JAMES CALCOTT both of the XL Cycle Works,
Mnch Park Street, Coventry in the County of Warwick, Cycle Manufacturers
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to velocipedes and the like and the attachment of dress
guards thereto. Diess guards are employed to prevent the skuts of female udors
becoming entangled with certain moving parts of the machine, such as the spokes
of the driving wheel of a rear diving safety bicycle, which is the type of machine
to which our invention is more particularly applicable and is the type, which for
convenience of description is hereinafter referred to unless the contrary be definitely
stated.
The said diess guards are commonly employed in conjunction with the
mudguard arranged concentrically with the driving wheel, beyoud the upper part
of the circumference thereof, and consist of flexible cord, wie on the like attached
at the outer edges to the sides of the said mudguard and at the inner edges to
small curved or quadrant shaped pieces of metal seemed to or near to the ends of
the wheel axle. The means of attachment commonly consists in lacing the cord or
the like through separate holes in the side of the said mudguard and through holes
in the said cui ved or quadrant shaped pieces of metal. The said pieces of metal
are often made very slight to reduce weight and consequently are somewhat
fragile; the holes in them being small and numerous the operation of lacing is
dificult and slow; and as they frequently do not carry the guard close down to
the centre of the wheel there is some 11sk of the dress underneath them
To overcome these objections, the greatest of which is the waste of time involved
by their use; we dispense with the separate pieces of metal altogether and instead
thereof we form each of the fork ends, (that is the lugs to which is attached the
rear wheel axle) with two eyes, one at cach angle at the root of the member of the
upper back fork of the frame. These eyes being cast, stamped or otherwise made
in one piece with the fork end require no separate attachment, we make the eyes
of sufficiently large diameter to allow of the coid being passed through them
quickly and as there are only two eyes to receive all the lacing of the cord or the
like ou each side of the wheel, much time is saved over the method first above
described. Moreover the eyes being close down to the centre of the wheel there
is no space for the dress to get through. Though we prefer to use two eyes as
above described we do not confine ourselves to that number, and the eye form may
be modified into that of a hook, if preferred. In applying our invention to other
suitably constructed velocipedes we make such modifications as circumstances may
require.
Dated this 23rd day of October 1885.
W. BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Applicants' Agent.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Velocipedes and the like.
We, WILLIAM CALCOTT and JAMES CALCOTT both of the XL Cycle Works,
Much Park Street, Coventry in the County of Warwick, Cycle Manufacturers,
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 :-
Our invention relates to velocipedes and the like and the attachment of dress
guards thereto. Diess guards are employed to prevent the shirts of female unders
becoming entangled with certain moving parts of the machine, such as the spokes
of the driving wheel of a real driving safety bicycle which is the type of machine
to which our invention is more particularly applicable, and is the type, which for
convenience of description, is hereafter ieterred to unless the contualy be
definitely stated
The said dress guards are commonly employed in conjunction with the
mudguard arranged concentrically with the driving wheel, beyond the upper part
of the circumference thereof and consist of flexible cord, wire or the lhe attached
at the outer edges to the sides of the said mudguard and at the inuer edges to
small curved or quadiant shaped pieces of metal secured to or neat to the end of
the wheel axle. The means of attachment commouly consists in lacing the cord
or the like through separate holes in the sides of the said mudguard and through
holes in the said curved or quadrant shaped pieces of metal. The said pieces of
metal are often made very slight to reduce weight and consequently are somewhat
fragile, the holes in them being small and numerous, the operation of lacing is
difficult and slow, and as they frequently do not carry the, guard close down to
the centre of the wheel there is some risk of the dress catching underneath them.
To overcome these objections the greatest of which is the waste of time involved
by then use, we dispence with the separate pieces of metal altogether and instead
thereof we form each of the fork-ends (that is, the lugs to which is attached the
real wheel axle), with two eyes, one at each angle at the root of the member of
the upper back folk of the flame. These eyes being cast stamped or otherwise
made in one piece with the fork-end reque no separate attachment; we make the
eyes of sufficiently large diameter to allow of the cord being passed through thei
quickly and as there are only two eyes to receive all the lacing of the cord on the
lihe on each side of the wheel much time is saved over the method first above
described. The eyes being close down to the centre of the wheel there is no space
for the dress to get through and the wheel may be removed from the flame without
disturbing the guard.
In the accompanying explanatory sheet of diawings corresponding parts are
marked with the same reference numerals.
Figure I is a side view in elevation of so much of the rear part of a lady's lear
driving safety bicycle as is required to show our invention applied thereto.
Figure 11 is a similar view of a fork-end drawn to an enlarged scale.
Figure III is a similar view showing a modification.
Each folk end 2 18 formed with two eyes, 3, 4, one at each angle at the root of
the member 5-of the-upper, back folk, of the frame.
The said eyes 3, 4 aie cast, stamped or otherwise made in one piece with the
fork-end and so require no separate attachment The eyes are made of sufficiently
large diameter to allow of the cord or the like 6 being passed through them quickly,
and their inner surfaces are preferably rounded to prevent chafing. The cord is
started at a convenient point such as the hole 7 in the edge of the mudguaid 8,
it is then laced alternately through the eye 3 and part of the series of holes
perforated in the edge of the mudguard until hole 9 is reached where it may be

page_text: finished off. Similarly another cord or the same is led from the hole 10 and
alternately through the eye 4 and the remaining holes of the series in the guard 8
and is finished off at hole 11. The guaid on the other side of the wheel is
Similarly constructed 12 is the stay of the guard 8 and 13 18 the axle of the
rear wheel 14.
Though we prefer to use two eyes as above described we do not confine ourselves
to that number, and the eye form may be modified into that of a hook, as shown
in Figure III, if preferred. Neither do we confine ourselves to the method of
constructing the guard as herein described as this might obviously be varied
without departing from ou invention For example, small hooks might be
threaded on to the cold and the said hooks be engaged with the said eyes, instead
of passing the cold or the like itself through the said eyes, and in applying our
Invention to other suitably constructed velocipedes and the like we make such
modifications as circumstances may require
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said mven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim 18:-
1. In dress guards for velocipedes and the like, the use of one or more eyes or
hooks formed in one piece with the fork-end and adapted to hold the inner edge of
the diess guard, substantially as herein described.
2. In constructing a dress guard for a velocipede or the like,-attaching the
Inne edges thereof to one or more eyes or books formed in one piece with the
fork-ends of the velocipede or the like, substantially as herein described.
3. In velocipedes and the like, a fork-end constructed with one or more eyes
01 hooks, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
4. The improvements in or relating to velocipedos and the like substantially as
herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 23rd day of July 1896.
G. DOUGLAS LEECHMAN,
18 Hertford Street, Coventry, Patent Agent for the Applicants.