Year: 1898

page_text: I, HERBERT WILLIAM TOMLINSON, of Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northampton,
Coachman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved and simplified construction and arrange-
ment of stand or support for bicycles.
According to my invention the stand or support consists of a narrow board or
plank one end of which rests upon the ground whilst the other end is maintained
elevated by means of a pair of legs or struts pivotally and detachably connected
with the board so that their angle may be adjusted and the tilt of the board or
plank thereby altered at will. A transverse groove or recess is formed across
the upper face of the board for the reception of the bottom bracket of the bicycle
and from this transverse groove or recess a groove extends longitudinally and
centrally of the board to the elevated end thereof said longitudinal groove receiv-
ing the bottom tube of the bicycle frame. To the elevated end of the board I
secure a cross piece, which, when the bicycle is placed on the board with its
bracket and bottom tube engaged by the grooves aforesaid, should bear against
the rear of the fork crown or forks thus steadying the front wheel and preventing
it from swinging. The pivotted legs or struts being adjusted so as to sufficiently
tilt the board, the bicycle will be supported by the latter with both wheels clear
of the ground. If desired however the pivotted legs or struts may be turned
upwards and the board lowered until the front wheel rests upon the ground (the
rear wheel being still maintained elevated) the bicycle together with the stand
can then be easily wheeled about. In order to steady the board when the legs
or struts are removed from the ground as last described, I provide that end of
the board which rests upon the ground with a cross piece. I prefer that the
transverse and longitudinal grooves should be lined with cloth or soft material
to prevent risk of scratching the enamel. The stand may be made of wood,
metal or other suitable material preferably wood for cheapness and lightness. On
detaching the legs or struts from the board the support or stand can be packed
into a small compass for transport. Since the distance between the bottom
bracket and the fork crown is not the same in all bicycles I may make the cross
piece before referred to which engages with the fork crown, adjustable in the
line of the board, as by fixing it to the end of a slide working in the board or
in any other suitable manner.

page_text: I, HERBERT WILLIAM TOMLINSON, of Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northampton,
Coachman, 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:-
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The object of the present invention is to provide an effective stand or support
for bicycles, which will be of economical and simple construction and adapted
for packing into a small compass.
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In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will now fully describe
the same having reference to the annexed sheet of explanatory drawings in
which:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a stand constructed in accordance with my invention
shewing the same folded up.
Fig. 1 is a like view shewing a slightly modified construction.
Fig. 3 is a section on - Fig. 2.
Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate. methods of using the stand..
Similar letters refer to like parts in all the figures.
It will be seen on referring to the drawings that in general arrangement the
stand resembles an inclined trestle or.. horse the body of which is supported by
legs at an angle with the ground. aa are two parallel bars disposed sufficiently
far apart (about one and a half inches) to admit between them the down tube
of a bicycle b is a steadying cross piece which connects the bars a at one end
and rests upon the ground. ccare a pair of legs or struts pivotally and detach-
ably connected by the bolts and nuts & with the bars a. When extended, as
shewn in. Figs. 2, 3 and 4, these legs or struts support the body of the stand
at an angle with the ground, and when the stand is not in use they may be
folded up so as to lie close to the bars a and in the plane thereof as shewn in
Figs. 1 and 1^. e is an end piece which connects the elevated or front ends
of the bars a, and abuts against the rear of the fork crown thereby steadying the
front wheel and preventing the bicycle from slipping down the body of the
trestle or horse when placed thereon so that its bottom bracket is supported
thereby, as shewn clearly in Figs. 4 and 5. A small clearance' e¹ may be formed
in the end piece for the reception of the lower ball race of the head. The width
over all of the bars a or body of the stand should not exceed that of the bottom
bracket, say three inches, so that the cranks may clear the said body if revolved.
In the modified arrangement Fig. 1 which is intended to represent a stand
constructed of bamboo or bent wood, the steadying cross piece b is dispensed
with and the same result attained by curving or bending outwards the lower ends
of the bars a.
The stand or support may be used as shewn in Fig. 4 with the legs or struts
extended and resting on the ground, in which case both wheels will be lifted clear
of the latter, or the front wheel may be allowed to rest upon the ground, when
tbe back wheel will be raised therefrom, as shewn in Fig. 5. In this latter case
the legs or struts c may be turned upwards so as to engage the handle bars and
assist in steadying the front wheel. When the stand is arranged as represented
in Fig. 5 the bicycle and stand can readily be wheeled from one place to another.
The length over all of the body of the stand-must be sufficient to cause the rear
wheel to be lifted clear of the ground when the stand is in use, in practice I find
about thirty seven inches to be a convenient length.
The space between the bars a being only utilized in those exceptional cases
where (as in some ladies machines for example) the down tube is curved, it is not

page_text: needed for the ordinary type of bicycle, and I may obviously therefore dispense
with this space and employ a board or plank section for the body of the stand
in substitution for the parallel bars a, the upper end of said board or plank
section abutting against the rear of the fork crown in the manner of the end
piece e.
I prefer however to construct the support as represented in the drawings,
both for appearance and lightness, and also since it enables the stand to accommo-
date a bicycle with curved down tube if necessary.
It will be noted (Figs. 1, 1^ and 3) that the upper end of each leg or strut ċ is
chamfered off on one side. This enables the legs or struts to be so fixed to the
body of the stand as to spread apart and give a firm base (Fig. 3) or, by reversing
their positions on the bolts d, to be folded close to the aforesaid body (Figs. 1
and 14).
Although represented in the drawings as constructed of wood, the stand may
obviously be made of metal or any other suitable material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A bicycle stand consisting of a trestle or horse the body of which is supported
by its legs at an angle with the ground and is adapted to support the bottom
bracket and to abut with its elevated end against the rear of the fork crown of
a bicycle, substantially as described.
2. A bicycle stand constructed, arranged and adapted for use substantially as
and in the manner described and illustrated.
Dated VILLO
E. P. ALEXANDER & SON,
Chartered Patent Agents,
19, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.. Agents.