Improvements in or Connected with the Steering of Cycles and other Vehicles.
Year: 1887

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 18th day of July 1888, Amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with the Steering of Cycles and other
Vehicles.
I JAMES GEORGE JELLEY, of the firm Jelley Brothers and Company, 2 North
Street, Wandsworth, Surrey, Tricycle Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention to be as follows:-
According to the usual method of hanging or suspending the back bone of a
bicycle, tricycle or the like, also the forecarriage of childrens perambulators, Bath
chairs, and other similar vehicles, the centre or pivot, on which the steering is effected,
is arranged over or behind the support. Now the object of my invention is to arrange
the pivot in advance of the support, which, in the case of a bicycle or tricycle, would
be the steering post.
For the purpose of my invention I make a hollow heart or equivalent shape block,
to one part of which the back bone is attached, another having a couple of gudgeons
or pintles arranged vertically for engaging in eyes or sockets of the steering post so
that the hollow of the heart shape block permits of the steering post having a motion
within the same.
Dated this 15th der of Merch 1887
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said J. G. Jelloy.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with the Steering of Cycles and other
Vehicles.
I, JAMES GEORGE JELLEY, of the firm Jelly Brothers and Company, 2 North
Street, Wandsworth, Surrey, Tricycle 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 :-
According to the usual method of hanging hinging or suspending connecting the
back-bone of a bicycle, tricycle or the like also the forecurringe of children's
perambulators, bath-chairs and other similar vehicles cycle, the centre or pivot on
which the steering is effected is arranged over or behind the support.
Now the object of my invention is to arrange the pivot in advance of the support,
which in the case of a bicycle or tricycle controlled by a transverse handle bar would
be the steering post, so that the axial line of the centres of the pivot would if produced
pass in advance of the centre of the steering wheel and so produce a castor action.
For the purpose of my invention I make a hollow heart or equivalent shaped block,
to one part of which the back-bone is attached, an the other having a-couple of
gudgeons or a pintles arranged vertically for engaging in eyes with centres or sockets
of on the steering post, so that the hollow of the heart shape block permits of the
steering post having a motion within the same.
As a modification of the foregoing, I form the hollow heart or equivalent shaped
block on or attach one to in the steering post, for the front end of the back-bone to
pass through, the gudgeons and pintles being in the front as with the first mentioned
plan.
My invention is represented in the annexed drawings, in which at Figures 1 and 2
I show an elevation and plan view respectively of my the hollow block A on the front
end of the back-bone B of a bieyele in the hollow of which block A the steering
post C has a motion to the right or left for steering purposes from the pintle D, this
being held between gudgeons pivotted by the usual centres to the lugs E, E, which
are attached to the post C.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the block A, part of the back-bone B, and
pintle D, and Figure 4 shows it my invention applied to what is that type of cycle
known as a Rear-driving Safety Bicycle, in which the lower part of the post C
is forked, the centre of the leading steering wheel F being in axial line with that of
the post C.
I have only shown this Bicycle, Figure 4, as an example of the application to such
a machine but my invention of the block A and front pintle D arranged as described
is also applicable to tricycles, children's perambulators, bath chairs, and similar
vehicles and it is not restricted to be connected where one wheel only as a steering
wheel is employed but with such vehicles having two steering wheels working
from a common pivot such as the post-C and other types of cycles.

page_text: Instead of the heart or equivalent shaped block A being on the back-bone B it may
be on the steering post either attached to, or forming part of it as represented at
Figures 5 and 6, the pintle D being swivelled in pivotted between the two gudgeons
lugs E, E, as described with reference to Figure 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
The 1st. In a bicycle, tricycle or other cycle steered by a single front wheel the hollow
heart or equivalent shaped block A attaclied to pintle in advance of the steering-post
or-support whether suid heart or equivalent shaped block A be-on-or-form part of
or forming part of either the backbone or attached or form part of the steering post as
described with reference to the annexed drawings, and for the purpose specified.
2nd. In a bicycle, tricycle or other cycle steered by a single front wheel, the combination
of the steering hinge or joint in advance of the steering post, and the hollow heart or
equivalent shaped block formed in, or on, either the backbone or steering post, as and for
the purpose set forth.

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 16th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 17th Feb., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Connected with the Steering of Cycles and other
Vehicles.
I JAMES GEORGE JELLEY, of the firm Jelley Brothers and Company, 2 North
Street, Wandsworth, Surrey, Tricycle Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of
my said invention to be as follows:-
According to the usual method of hanging or suspending the back bone of a
bicycle, tricycle or the like, also the forecarriage of childrens perambulators, Bath
chairs, and other similar vehicles, the centre or pivot, on which the steering is effected,
is arranged over or behind the support. Now the object of my invention is to arrange
the pivot in advance of the support, which, in the case of a bicycle or tricycle, would
be the steering post.
For the purpose of my invention make a hollow heart or equivalent shape block,
to one part of which the back bone is attached, another having a couple of gudgeons
or pintles arranged vertically for engaging in eyes or sockets of the steering post so
that the hollow of the heart shape block permits of the steering post having a motion
within the same.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said J. G. Jelley.

page_text: I, JAMES GEORGE JELLEY, of the firm Jelly Brothers and Company, 2 North
Street, Wandsworth, Surrey, Tricycle 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 :-
According to the usual method of hanging or suspending the back bone of a bicycle,
tricycle or the like also the forecarriage of childron's perambulators, bath chairs and
other similar vehicles, the centre or pivot on which the steering is effected is arranged
over or behind the support.
Now the object of my invention is to arrange the pivot in advance of the support,
which in the case of a bicycle or tricycle would be the steering post.
For the purpose of my invention I make a hollow heart or equivalent shape block,
to one part of which the back bone is attached, another having a couple of gudgeons
or pintles arranged vertically for engaging in eyes or sockets of the steering post, so
that the hollow of the heart shape block permits of the steering post having a motion
within the same.
As a modification of the foregoing, I form the hollow heart or equivalent shaped
block on or attach one to the steering post for the front end of the back bone to pass
through, the gudgeons and pintles being in the front as with the first mentioned plan.
My invention is represented in the annexed drawings, in which at Figures 1 and 2
I show an elevation and plan view respectively of my hollow block A on the front end
of the back bone B of a bicycle in the hollow of which block A the steering post C
has a motion to the right or left for steering purposes from the pintle D, this being
held between gudgeons E, E, which are attached to the post ().
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the block A, part of the back bone B, and
pintle D and Figure 4 shows it applied to what is known as a Safety Bicycle, in
which the lower part of the post C is forked, the centre of the leading wheel I being
in axial line with that of the post ().
I have only shown this Bicycle, Figure 4, as an example of the application to such
a machine but my invention of the block A and front pintle D arranged as described
is applicable to tricycles, children's perambulators, bath chairs, and similar vehicles
and it is not restricted to be connected where one wheel only as a steering wheel is
employed but with such vehicles having two steering wheels working from a common
pivot such as the post C.
Instead of the heart or equivalent shaped block A being on the back bone B it may
be on the post either attached to, or form part of it as represented at Figures 5 and 6,
the pintle D being swivelled in the two gudgeons E, E, as described with reference to
Figure 1

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-—
The heart or equivalent shaped block A attached to pintlo in advance of the steering
post or support whether said heart or equivalent shaped block A be on or form part of
the backbone or attached or form part of the steering post as described with reference
to the annexed drawings.