IMPROVEMENTS IN TRICYCLES OR VELOCIPEDES
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Albert Gibbs of Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
Manufacturer for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN TRICYCLES OR
VELOCIPEDES"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Albert Gibbs at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 29th September 1882.
ALBERT GIBBS of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TRICYCLES OR VELOCIPEDES "
This Invention has for its object the construction of a case or covering to protect
the rider of tricycles or velocipedes from wet or dirt from the road, which case or
covering is made of thin metal or leather or other light material upon a framework
of metal or wood, and is effected by attaching to the frame of the tricycle, upon
each side, a thin side piece or wing, to each of which is hinged a flap or door closing
over in front of the knees of the rider. A quadrant bar projecting from each of the
side pieces prevent the doors from falling too far inwards. To close in the machine
behind the rider a shield or curtain piece of the same material is hung from the
back bar of the machine behind the seat and brought round on to the same bar as
the side wings are attached to, thus enclosing the rider all round. The upper part
of back covering may have doors in it opening into a box under the seat. Small
carriage lamps may be attached to the side wings.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Albert Gibbs in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 29th March
1883.
ALBERT GIBBS of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TRICYCLES OR VELOCIPEDES
"
This Invention has for its object the construction of a case or covering to protect
the rider of Tricycles or Velocipedes from wet or dirt from the roads which case or
covering is made of thin metal or leather or other light material upon a framework
of metal or wood and is effected by attaching to the frame of the tricycles upon
each side a thin side piece or wing to each of which is hinged a flap or door
closing over in front of the knees of the rider. A quadrant bar projecting from
each of the side pieces prevent the doors from falling too far inwards. To close in
the machine behind the rider a shield or curtain piece of the same material is hung
from the back bar of the machine behind the seat and brought round onto the same
bar as the side wings are attached to thus enclosing the rider all round. The
upper part of the back covering may have doors in it opening into a box under the
seat. Small carriage lamps may be attached to the side wings. Referring to the
Drawings the Invention is illustrated by shewing a case or covering as applied to
two forms of Tricycles only. The application of the various parts being the same
for all machines with the exception of varying the shape of those parts to suit
different forms of machines and varying the position of the attachments.
Figure 1. is a perspective view shewing the case or covering upon a tricycle with
a back steering wheel.
Figure 2. shews the several parts attached together.
Figures 3. 4. and 5. shew these parts separate these forms of parts being applicable
to a front steering machine A. Figures 2. and 4. being the side pieces or-wings which
is attached to the frame of the Tricycle by means of the hooks B. To each of which
side pieces is attached by means of lift off hinges C. the front flaps or doors D.
shewn thrown open in Figure 2. and which close over the knees of the rider as shewn
in Figure 1. a quadrant bar E. projecting from each side piece preventing the door
from falling too far back and a similar one may be placed on the inside to prevent
the doors from falling too far inwards or block pieces as shewn at E¹. Figure 4 may
be used instead of these quadrant bars.
To close in the machine behind the rider the shield or curtain piece F Figures 2.
and 5. is attached in a similar manner by hinges C. to the outside wings A. Or this
shield or curtain may be hung on to the back bar of the machine by means of
hooks.
The doors D. are formed so as not to fall together in a flat position but bowed
out so as to cut the wind when travelling. One way in which these doors may be
kept closed is by closing the one door against the inner stop and attaching to the
other door which overlaps the first one an india rubber spring and loop shewn loose
at G Figure 2. and hooking it over a hook at H. or the doors may be kept together
by means of two or more springs Figure 6. attached to the edge of the overlapping
door or Flap as shewn at I. Figure 2. and springing the doors D. in between it and
the overlapping edge of door D¹.
J. Figure 2. is the bracket to carry the lamps shewn in Figure 1.
Figures 7. and 8. shew a back shield or curtain in Elevation and section applicable
to the machine shewn in Figure 1. with a small box or cupboard K. formed behind it
with the doors L. opening into it
Having thus described the nature of my said invention and the manner in which

page_text: the same is to be carried into effect, I claim without limiting myself to these precise
details the several improvements in Tricycles or velocipedes, that is to say, the
construction of a case or covering to protect the rider of such machines from wet
or dirt and from the wind as herein more fully set forth and specified.
In witness whereof I the said Albert Gibbs have hereunto set my hand and
.
seal this twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty three.
ALBERT. GIBBS (L.S.)