IMPROVEMENTS IN BICYCLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I ARTHUR JOHN BLYDE of Clintock Works Milton Street Sheffield in the County
of York Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN BICYCLES to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in attaching the lamp bracket to
Bicycles and more particularly to those known to the trade as "Safety" Bicycles.
Hitherto the lamps of such bicycles have been fixed to a bracket or attachment,
on the head of the machine exactly in front of the rider, this apparantly being the
most suitable place; but in addition to the impossibility of a lamp so fixed been
seen from behind by an advancing vehicle; it is almost impossible to keep the
light in, when passing over a rough road, on account of the vibration and jolting
of the machine.
The object of my invention is to so place the lamp that it may be seen both
from behind and from the other sides; and by reason of its position near the
centre of the wheel, the shake of the machine is felt so slightly by the lamp that it
is hardly possible for it to be put out from that cause.
In order to accomplish these objects I attach the lamp bracket, preferably by
brazing, but by a clamp, screw, or other equivalent means if desired, to either one
or both of the foot rests in a position near to the fork of the vehicle, in which
position I find that the lamp is less subject to vibration and jolting.
The bracket projects inwards towards the wheel, but so that it is not liable to be
touched by the spokes, it is also out of the way of the leg of the rider when his
foot is upon the rest.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I ARTHUR JOHN BLYDE of Clintock Works Milton Street Sheffield in the
County of York Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN BICYCLES 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in attaching the lamp bracket to Bicycles,
and more particularly to those known as "Safety Bicycles."
Hitherto the lamps of such Bicycles have been fixed to a bracket or attachment
on the head of the machine exactly'in front of the rider, this apparently being the
most suitable place, but in addition to the impossibility of a lamp so fixed being
seen from behind by the driver of an advancing vehicle, it is almost impossible to
keep the lamp alight when passing over a rough road, on account of the vibration
and jolting of the machine. The object of my invention is to place the lamp so
that it may be seen both from behind, and on either side, and by reason of its
.position near the centre of the wheel, the shake of the machine is felt so slightly
by the lamp, that it is hardly possible for it to be extinguished from that cause.
And in order that my invention may be clearly understood and defined, I
a sheet of drawings in which the same letters of reference indicate the same parts
in any of the figures..
annex
Fig. 1, is a side elevation of a foot-rest of a " Safety "Bicycle with lamp bracket.
Fig. 2, is a front view of the bracket attached to the foot-rest.
In carrying out my invention I affix a suitable bracket or attachment A, either
by cramping, screwing or other similar means, but preferably by brazing, to one
(or both) of the footrests B, which project on either side of the wheel, the said
bracket or attachment being placed near the "fork" and the centre of the wheel.
The bracket projects inwards, or towards the wheel, so that the lamp shall bo
out of the way of the leg of the rider, and clear of the spokes of the wheel.
The bracket is provided with a slide C, which may be either horizontal to fit
against the underside of the lamp as shown, or it may be vertical to fit into a slide
case, or groove on one side of the lamp.
This method of holding the lamp in the position indicated, renders it much less
subject to the effects of jolting or shaking when the vehicle is passing over rough
roads.
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) The method of supporting a lamp upon a "Safety" Bicycle, by means of a
bracket or similar attachment fixed to the foot-rest substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated.
(2) The combination (in "Safety" Bicycles) of the footrest and lamp bracket, as
herein before described and shown.