Improvements in Mud Guard Supports for Velocipedes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 16th June, 1896-Accepted, 25th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mud Guard Supports for Velocipedes.
I, PETER SCHLESINGER of Offenbach on the Main, Germany, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to enable mud guards for velocipedes to be applied
to machines of all kinds without the latter being provided with any special means
of attachment, and to this end it consists of a mud guard support constituted by
a wire frame which, when the guard is not in use, may be folded compactly against
the machine.
The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings,
wherein
Figure 1 represents the mud guard support for the back wheel of a bicycle drawn
to about half full size.
Figures 2 and 3 show the mud guard supports when not in use folded against the
steering wheel fork and the back wheel stay respectively.
Figure 4 shows the frame when extended for use and the mud guards in position
thereon.
The frame is composed essentially of a U shaped wire a bent at its extremities
(as shown at bc d) so as to adapt it to take on to the back stay or the steering fork,
as the case may be, this construction permitting of the easy application and removal
of the support which is held securely in position when the mud guard is distended.
The extremities, both of the front and rear frames, are practically identical except
that in the one case they are bent outwards, and in the other case they are bent
inwards, as shown in the drawings.
When a single mud guard only is used, applied between the fork and the saddle,
the support would consist merely of a single wire fastened to the back stay of
the machine. When, however, each wheel is furnished with a tangential mud
guard as is usual, a supplementary U shaped wire frame would be provided
secured to the frame a by eyes which permit of the frame f being slid along
the wires a in the one direction, movement in the other direction being prevented
by bends in the wires a which form abutments for frame f when the mud guards
are extended over the support and secured at their ends, (as seen in Figure 4,) the
eyes on frame ƒ pressing against the bends in the frame a, the arrangement being
such that the supports are prevented from being accidentally detached by shocks
in riding over rough roads. If necessary, a second supplementary frame may
be attached to the first if a considerable portion of the wheel is to be covered by
the guard.
The mud guard of the front wheel is attached to the crown of the front
fork by a hook i, while the mud guard of the rear wheel is attached to the
bottom bracket and is passed upwards in proximity to the stay n and over a
friction catch m.
When the mud guards are not required they may be detached, rolled up, and
placed in the pouch, the wire frames a and f being folded up flat, as shown in
Figures 2 and 3, either against the stay of the back wheel or against the steering
wheel fork, in the latter case a hook being provided to hold the support in its
folded position.
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page_text: Improvements in Mud Guard Supports for Velocipedes.
I, PETER SCHLESINGER of Offenbach-on-the-Main, Germany, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the supports for flexible or collapsible mud guards
of bicycles and velocipedes and it has for its object to provide a support which
needs no special means for attaching it to the machine and is therefore capable
of universal application; which may be readily set up in position on the machine
and which when the mud guards are to be dispensed with may either be easily
removed or compactly folded away against the frame of the machine in which
position it will not interfere with the comfort of the rider.
The support of my invention which possesses the advantage of lightness both in
weight and appearance consists essentially of a bow or U-shaped wire frame whose
extremities are bent so as to adapt them embrace the back stay or the steering fork
of a bicycle and be held firmly in position when the mud guards are stretched over
the frame and secured in place on the machine.
The invention will be described with reference to the drawings accompanying the
Provisional Specification wherein
. Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a mud guard support for a bicycle wheel
drawn to about half full size.
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Figures 2 and 3 shew the supports in the position they occupy folded against the
steering wheel fork and the back wheel stay respectively when the guards are not
in use.
Figure 4 shews a bicycle with the supports extended and the mud guards in
place.
The support consists essentially of a bow or approximately U-shaped wire frame a
bent at its extremities as shewn at b c and d so as to adapt it to embrace and be held
in position by the back stay or the steering fork as the case may be. The extremities
of the frames for the front and rear mud guards are practically identical except that
in the one case the hooked ends are bent outwardly and in the other they are bent
inwardly as shewn in Figure 4.
When a single mud guard applied between the fork and the saddle only is used
the support would consist simply of the single wire frame which would be attached
to the back stay of the machine. Each wheel would however generally be provided
with an independent mud guard and the support would then be provided with a
supplementary frame f loosely connected to the frame e by eyes which permit of the
frame fsliding along frame a in one direction the limbs of frame a being bent however
as at e to limit the movement of the frame f in the other direction these bends in
the limbs of frame a forming abutments for the supplementary frame f to bear
against when the mud guards are extended over the support and secured at their
ends as shewn in Figure 4.
By this construction the supports are held firmly in position and prevented
from becoming accidentally detached by shocks to the machine in riding over
rough roads. If found necessary a second supplementary frame may be attached
to the first if a considerable portion of the circumference of the wheel is to be
covered by the mud guard.
The mud guard of the front wheel is attached to the crown of the front fork
by a hook while the mud guard of the rear wheel is attached to the bottom
bracket and is passed upwards in proximity to the stay n and over a friction
catch m.
When the mud guards are not required they may be detached, rolled up, and
placed in the pouch or wallet the wire frames a and ƒ being folded up flat as shewn

page_text: in Figures 2 and 3 either against the stay of the back wheel or against the steering
wheel fork, a catch or hook r in the latter case being provided to hold the support.
in its folded position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. A detachable support for a flexible mud guard of a velocipede, consisting of a
bow or U-shaped wire frame whose extremities are curved or bent as described and
shewn in the drawings for the purpose of securing the support in position on the
back stay steering fork or frame of the machine as specified.
2. A detachable mud guard support for velocipedes consisting of a bow or
U-shaped wire frame constructed as specified in Claim 1 and of a supplementary
U-shaped wire frame adjustably connected to the main frame as specified.
3. A mud guard support for velocipedes consisting of a pair of U-shaped wire
frames loosely connected together as described, the limbs of the one frame being
furnished with abutments for the other frame to bear against when the guards are
in position on the machine as specified.
Dated this 16th day of June 1896.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.