Improvements in Saddle Clips or Bosses for Cycles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 9th June, 1896-Accepted, 11th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Saddle Clips or Bosses for Cycles.
We, THOMAS MIDDLEMORE, of 101 Holloway Head, in the City of
Birmingham, Manu'acturer, and CHARLES ROSSITER, of Little Park Street,
Coventry, in the County of Warwick, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to bosses to be used for carrying saddles upon cycles, and
has for its object the production of a tilting and adjustable saddle attachment
which will admit of the saddle being placed at any desired angle, without having to
detach any of the parts.
In carrying our invention into effect we construct the boss in the form of a central
block having a bole through it for the L pin to rest in or pass through, this block
being provided with Hanges on one or both sides for enabling it to be clamped or
brought together when made in two pieces or for being compressed when formed in
one piece with the opening on one side only.
Through the projecting flanges of the central block we pass a set screw or
clamping bolt having a suitable head for enabling it to be manipulated by a
spanner or other device, so as to clip the separated or split block on to the L pin.
Through the ends of the block we pass pins carrying a nut or nuts for clipping on
to the bars or wires of the saddle frame through the intervention of suitable
washers; we provide the pins we employ separately with heads preferably
countersunk so as to fit into a recess formed within the interior of each end of the
block in such a manner as to offer no obstruction to the free passage of the L pin
within it. Instead of making the pins separately we may sometimes form them as
projections in one piece with the block itself.
The outside of the block ends we form with serrated or ratchet like teeth in the
manner described in our Patent No. 13329 of 1894, for the purpose of enabling the
teeth of the correspondingly formed ratchet upon the washer to engage therein so
as to make an efficient grip between the two surfaces.
We make our washer with its outer serrated face on one side to engage with
the block teeth, while the other face we make of a form to engage with or to lock
on to the wires or bars of the saddle frame; we place another washer upon the
outer end of the screw, and upon this washer the external tightening nut of the
projecting screw rests.
We modify the shape of our boss and the form of our washers to suit the
particular requirements of the saddle frame to which it is to be attached and we
vary the method of clamping the split flanges to suit the space at our disposal
within the bars of the saddle frame."
Dated this 9th day of September 1895
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Saddle Clips or Bosses for Cycles.
We, THOMAS MIDDLEMORE, of 101, Holloway Head, in the City of
Birmingham, Manufacturer, and CHARLES ROSSITER, of Little Park Street,
Coventry, in the County of Warwick, Engineer, 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:-
This invention relates to bosses to be used for carrying saddles upon cycles, and
has for its object the production of a tilting and adjustable saddle attachment
which will admit of the saddle being placed at any desired angle without having to
detach any of the parts.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter
referred to.
Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Figure 2 an end elevation of a complete boss.
constructed in accordance with our invention.
Figure 3 is a sectional side elevation, and Figure 4 an end view of the central
block.
Figure 5 is a side view, and Figure 6 an end view of one of the end pins or
bolts.
Figure 7 is a view of one side, and Figure 8 a similar view of the opposite side
of one of the clamping washers.
The same reference letters in the different views indicate the same parts.
In carrying our invention into effect we construct the boss in the form of a central
block such as A having a hole A' through it for the L pin or saddle pillar to rest
in or pass through, this block being provided with flanges on one or both sides for
enabling it to be clamped or brought together when made in two pieces, or for
being compressed when formed in one piece with the opening on one side only as
illustrated at Figure 1.
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Through the projecting flanges A2 of the central block we pass a clamping bolt
or a screw such as B having a suitable head for enabling it to be manipulated by a
spanner or other device, so as to clip the separated or split block on to the L pin.
Through the ends of the block we pass pins or bolts such as C carrying a nut or
nuts for clipping on to the bars or wires D of the saddle frame through the
intervention of suitable washers such as E and F. We provide each of the pins or
bolts C with a head preferably countersunk so as to fit into a recess formed within
the interior of each end of the block. The extremity of the head is formed to a
concave configuration as shown at Figure 5, and it thus offers no obstruction to
the free passage of the saddle pin within it, and a key or Jug c is provided to
prevent rotation of the bolt on turning the nut. Instead of making the pins
separately we sometimes form them as projections in one piece with the block
itself.
The outside of the block ends we form with serrated or ratchet like teeth in the
manner described in our Patent No. 13329 of 1894, for the purpose of enabling
the teeth of the correspondingly formed ratchet upon the washer E to engage
therein so as to make an efficient grip between the two surfaces.
We make the washer E with its outer serrated face on one side to engage with
the block teeth as described, while the other face we make of a form to engage with
or to lock on to the wires or bars of the saddle frame. We place the washer F
upon the outer end of the screw between the nut and the saddle frame or bars as
illustrated.
We modify the shape of our boss and the form of our washers to suit the
particular requirements of the saddle frame to which it is to be attached, and we

page_text: vary the method of clamping the flanges to suit the space at our disposal within the
bars of the saddle frame.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said.
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is.―
1. The improved cycle saddle boss consisting of a split or segmental central
block having end clip bolts or pins formed with or attached to it, and provided
with projecting flanges for enabling it to be clamped to the L pin or saddle pillar,.
substantially as described.
2. The construction of a cycle saddle boss having a split central block such as A
with projecting flanges A2 and independent clamping screw B, and with end bolts
as C fitted with outs and with washers as E and F, substantially as hereinbefore
described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. The improved general combination and arrangement of parts forming the
cycle boss substantially as described.
Dated this 8th day of June 1806.
,
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants..