Improvements in Pedals for Bicycles and Tricycles.
Year: 1884

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 8th day of May 1889, Amended unde
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
Improvements in Pedals for Bicycles and Tricycles.
We. WILLIAM BOWN of 308 Summer Lane, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer and ALBERT OVERMAN, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, United
States of America but temporarily of Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
England, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
PEDALS FOR BICYCLES AND TRICYOLES," to be as follows:-
Our improvements relate to the description of pedals which are fitted with india
rubber blocks for the feet to rest upon and consist in making such rubber block
with a non-flexible centre formed of wood, metal, or their equivalent, with a
suitable hole in it, permitting the block to revolve or rock on the pin-the outside
to be shaped with flat surfaces upon it of any form to make a foothold convenient
to the rider the advantage being that by the combined block revolving or rocking
on the pin, and the rider's foot always pressing on the flat surfaces, additional grip
of the pedal, and more comfortable and larger bearing surface for the foot of the
rider, obtained.
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G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
Improvements in Pedals for Bicycles and Tricycles.
We WILLIAM BOWN of 308 Summer Lane, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer and ALBERT OVERMAN of Chicopee, Massachusetts, United
States of America but temporarily of Birmingham in the County of Warwick
England, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
PEDALS FOR BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES," and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, that is to say :-
Our improvements relate to the description of pedals which are fitted with india-
rubber blocks for the feet to rest upon and consist in making the rubber block with

page_text: a non-flexible centre formed of wood, metal, or their equivalent, with a suitable
hole in it, permitting the block to revolve or rock on the pin-the outside to be
shaped with flat surfaces upon it of any form to make a foothold convenient to the
rider the advantage being that by the combined block revolving or rocking on
the pin, and the rider's foot always pressing on the flat surfaces, additional grip of
the pedal, and more comfortable and larger bearing-surface for the foot of the rider,
is obtained.
But as our improvements will be best understood by referring to the drawings
hereunto annexed we will proceed to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1. represents a top view of a bicycle or tricycle pedal fitted with blocks
or bars A A. constructed of a combination of rubber outside and wood or other
suitable material as an inside lining-Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1. showing
the position of the rider's foot in dotted lines upon the combination blocks or
bars A A. Figure 3. is a longitudinal and transverse section of the combination
block or bar A A.-The inside lining B. B. is constructed of hard wood or other
suitable material and has a circular hole in it, which permits the block or bar A to
revolve or rock upon the pin C. so that immediately the rider places his foot upon
the blocks or bars A, A1, the flat surfaces immediately adapt themselves to the
shape of the sole of the boot or shoe as shown in Figure 2. thus giving a far greater
grip or foothold than with the usual round bar or block-Although we have shown
in these views the combined bar or block A. square or four sided nevertheless we
do not purpose confining ourselves to that number as bars with three five or other
suitable number of sides or flat surfaces may be used when desired and at Figure 4
we have shown a transverse section of a block or bar constructed with five sides or
flat surfaces.
Having now described our invention we wish it understood that what we claim
by Letters Patent is
The manufacture of bars or blocks for pedals of velocipedes substantially as
herein described and exhibited by a combination of rubber outside and wood or
other suitable-material us a lining and with flat external surfaces, whereby a better
foothold and lighter pedal is obtained.
A pedal for velocipedes constructed arranged and operating substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 22nd day of August 1885.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London
Agent for the Applicant.