Year: 1898

page_text: GEORGE NASIL PREEN, of Mayfield, Kidderminster, Manufacturer, do hereby
leclare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The parcel carrier is made in halves and consists of
1. Two steel wire shackles bent to a suitable shape to form the right
halves of the carrier.
left
2. Two pairs of spring clips of sheet steel supporting the shackles & gripping
the steering head.
3. Two steel links with which the clips are coupled together.
4. A fastening plate by which the two halves of the carrier are retained in
position when pressed together and thus attached to the cycle.
The nature of the invention is to provide a carrier for the front of a lady's
or gentleman's bicycle which while readily affixed or removed without screws
or bolts & nuts is still firm & rigid & capable of carrying considerable weight.
Dated this 18th day of June 1898.
I, GEORGE NASH PREEN, of Mayfield, Kidderminster, in the County of
Worcester, Carpet Manufacturer, 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 has for its object a parcel carrier adapted to be very readily
connected to and disconnected from the steering head or other portion of a cycle.
In order that the invention may be readily understood, I will describe the saine
by reference to the drawings herewith, which illustrate the invention in a practical
form as adapted for fixture to the steering head of a cycle, but are not intended
to limit it to the exact details shewn which may obviously be varied without
departing from the nature of the invention.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the carrier shewn in an opened-out position to
admit of the clips thereof being passed around the steering head. Figure 2 is
a plan of the carrier when in the opened-out position shewn by Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a front elevation of the carrier, shewing the parts thereof in the
relative position to one another they assume when the clips are closed around
the steering head. Figure 4 is a plan of the carrier when the parts thereof are

page_text: in the relative position to one another shown by Figure 3. And Figure 5 is a
side elevation of the carrier and of a steering head to which it is affixed.
The carrier is formed with two sides which are linked together by links a a.
Each side comprises a frame A formed, conveniently, of steel wire bent to suitable
shape. Each frame A is formed of angle-shape as seen in side elevation, having
a portion b, which is parallel, or approximately so, with the steering head, when
the carrier is attached thereto, and with a portion which projects forwards at
right angles, or approximately so, to the portion b. Steel connectors B, pre-
ferably in the form of bands, are rigidly fixed to the upper and lower portions,
respectively, of the frames A, and each connector B is formed with a hook-shaped
parte which when linked, by simply hooking it to one side of a link a, with
the corresponding portion of the opposite connector of the other frame A, consti-
tutes therewith, and with the link, a spring clip. The portions e of each clip are
formed as segments of a circle to bear against the cylindrical surface of the
steering head, and are preferably lined with leather or other soft material to avoid
injury to such surface. To connect the carrier with the steering-head, the spring
clips are tightened up against the sides of the steering head by closing in the
opposite frames A. A towards one another, and the frames are then fastened
together. The fastening of the frames together is effected very satisfactorily by
means of a linking plate C, which is hinged at one side f to one of the frames A,
and is curled or bent inwards at its other side y for engagement with the opposite
frame A. In fastening the frames together by means of the linking plate C
they are sprung together slightly to admit of such engagement, and the fastening
is then secured by the reacting elasticity of the portions of the spring clips.
It is preferred to form the portions of the frames A with which the linking plate
directly connects, as set somewhat outwards from the frames at the inner sides
thereof, as shewn; and the plate is formed with ears for convenience in manipu-
lating it.
Portions of a pair of straps D are shewn in Figure 1; and side elevation of
a parcel E is shewn in Figure 5, with one of the straps 1) passing therearound.
The upper portions of the straps pass through slots i formed through portions of
the upper connectors B which pass across the frames A.
A parcel carrier constructed as above described avoids, as will be apparent,
the need for any screw device for attaching it to the cycle. It may, of course, be
modified in construction to adapt it for fixture to other portion of a cycle, such,
for instance, as to the back stays in which case the spring clips would be made to
bear against the outer sides only of the stays.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A parcel carrier, for use with a cycle, of which the main portion is formed in
halves which are flexibly connected together and which as they are closed towards
one another tighten clip sides thereof against opposite sides of the steering head
or other portion of the cycle, said carrier being provided also with means by
which the sides are fastened together to secure the clips, substantially as described.
2. A parcel carrier, for use with a cycle, formed with sides which are flexibly
connected together, and formed with spring clips, which as the sides are closed
towards one another are tightened against opposite sides of the steering head or
other portion of the cycle, said carrier being provided also with means by which
the sides are fastened together to secure the clips, substantially as described.
3. A parcel carrier, for use with a cycle, of which the main portion is formed
in halves which are flexibly connected together and which as they are closed
towards one another tighten clip sides thereof against opposite sides of the steer-
ing head or other portion of the cycle, said carrier being provided also with an
appliance by which the sides are fastened together, and the clips thus secured,

page_text: through the medium of the reacting elasticity of spring portions of the carrier,
substantially as described.
4. A parcel carrier, for use with a cycle, formed with sides which are flexibly
connected together, and formed with spring clips, which as the sides are closed
towards one another are tightened against opposite sides of the steering head or
other portion of the cycle, said carrier being provided with a fastener which is
hinged to one side thereof and is adapted to admit of the other side being con-
nected therewith through the medium of the reacting elasticity of spring portions
of the carrier, substantially as described.
5. A parcel carrier, for use with a cycle, formed with sides, each of which
has hook-shaped members by which it is connected with the opposite side through
the medium of links, the said members forming, together with the links, clips for
engagement with the steering head or other portion of the cycle, substantially
as described.
6. A parcel carrier for use with a cycle, constructed substantially as described
and shewn by the drawings herewith.
STEPHEN WATKINS & GROVES,
Wolverhampton, Agents for the Applicant.