IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ADTLISTMENT on TravAT I BLACK SIDE » PRO
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Samuel Honywood of Aston in the County o.
Warwick Metal Refiner and George Thomas Cashmore of Handsworth in
the aforesaid County of Warwick, Clerk, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE ADTLISTMENT on TravAT I
BLACK SIDE »
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Samuel Honywood
and George Thomas Cashmore at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents
on the 9th May 1883.
WILLIAM SAMUEL HONYWOOD of Aston in the County of Warwick Metal
Refiner and GEORGE THOMAS CASHMORE of Handsworth in the aforesaid County
of Warwick, Clerk IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ADJUSTMENT OF TRICYCLE AND
BICYCLE SADDLES
These Improvements as applied to Tricycles saddles consists of attaching the
saddle to a flat steel spring bent into a scroll thus the one long arm of the
scroll resting upon the body of the machine and capable of being adjusted to a
forward or backward position by set screws in the ordinary way, the other long
arm of the scroll receiving the saddle which is attached to it by the usual method.
This flat steel spring is divided into two portions at each of the points where it is
bent over by a hole or slot being cut out of the metal thus giving greater elasticity
to the vertical action of the spring and greater ease in the oscillating movement of
the saddle In order to adjust the action of this spring to the weight of the rider,
a spiral or other suitable spring is placed between the two long arms of the scroll
spring, the one end having a bearing upon the one attached to the machine and
the other end having its bearing on the underside of the saddle.
This spring may be loosely attached so that it can be removed at will and one of
a greater or less strength to suit the weight of the rider may be substituted. Or
the spring may be allowed to pass through the bottom arm of the flat scroll spring,
and the length of that portion between the two long arms is varied by an adjusting
screw bearing upon the lower end of this spiral spring. Or the first mentioned

page_text: spiral spring may be used and another spring within its coils be brought to bear
upon the under side of the saddle by means of the adjusting screws above
mentioned.
These Improvements, as applied to Bicycles, consist in forming a flat spring
curved over with a long and short arm, the long arm carrying the saddle, the bend
being under the front of the saddle, with the portion cut out at the bend, as
described in the flat spring for tricycles, the adjusting spiral spring having its
bearing between the Backbone of the Bicycle and the upper arm of the flat spring.
Or this arrangement may be reversed, the bend of the spring being at the back
of the saddle, and two spiral adjusting springs be used, one on each side of the top
of the Backbone.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Samuel Honywood and George Thomas Cashmore in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 9th November 1883.
WILLIAM SAMUEL HONYWOOD of Aston in the County of Warwick Metal
Refiner and GEORGE THOMAS CASHMORE of Handsworth in the aforesaid County
of Warwick Clerk "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ADJUSTMENT OF TRICYCLE AND
BICYCLE SADDLES "
These improvements as applied to tricycle saddles consist in attaching the saddle
to a flat spring bent into a scroll form the one arm of the scroll resting upon the
body of the machine and capable of being adjusted to a forward or backward
position by set screws the other long arm of the scroll carrying the saddle.
This flat spring is slit or divided into two portions at each of the points where it
is bent over by a hole or slot being cut out of the metal thus giving greater elasticity
to the vertical action of the spring and greater ease in the oscillating movement of
the saddle.
In order to assist the adjustment of the action of this spring to the weight of
the rider a spiral or other suitable spring may be placed between the arms of the
scroll this spring may be loosely attached so that it can be removed at will and one
of the greater or less strength to suit the weight of the rider substituted-or we
use this loosely attached spiral spring and place within its coils a smaller spiral
spring bearing upon the two arms of the flat scroll spring and which may or may
not be regulated by an adjusting screw.
Or the spring may be allowed to pass through the bottom of the flat scroll
spring and the length of that portion of it between the two arms of the flat spring
may be varied by an adjusting screw bearing upon the lower end of the spiral
spring.
Referring to the Drawings Figure 1. represents the flat scroll spring applicable
to trycicle saddles the arm (a). being the one attached to the body of the machine
by means of the plates and set screws at (b.) through which the arm slides so as to
be adjusted as required (c.) is the upper arm which carries the saddle and which
may or may not be bent over as shewn at (c¹) (d. d. d.) are the slots cut out of the
metal, (e.) is the loosely attached spiral spring. Figure 2. shews another method
of applying springs between the two arms (a.) and (c.) of the scroll spring this
spring consists of a flat steel curved spring (f.) pierced upon its face with holes or
slots and having within its curve one or more other flat steel springs (g. h.) also
pierced with holes or slots so that they are capable of being placed within any
portion of the curve of the spring (f.) and held there by means of a screw pin or
button as at (i.) and thus the point of the greatest strength or the most elasticity
of the spring can be varied.
The improvements as applied to Bicycles consist in forming a flat spring curved
over with a long and short arm, the long arm carrying the saddle the bend being
under the front of the saddle with a portion cut out at the bends as described in
the flat springs for Tricycles or this arrangement may be reversed the bend of the
flat spring being at the back of the saddle or the spring may be formed S. shaped
with two bends.
Referring to the Drawings Figure 3. shews a flat spring attached to the backbone
of a Bicycle (k.) is the long arin which carries the saddle and (l.) the short arm
(o.) being the slot or cut out portion (m.) is a small spiral spring which may or
may not be used as desired to assist in taking the bearing off the flat spring.
Figure 4. shews an arrangement in which the parts are reversed (k¹.) being the
long arm (o) the slot and the end of the arm (k¹) is forked at (8.) for the spiral

page_text: springs (m) placed each side the backbone. Figure 5. shews the double bent or
(S.) shaped flat spring with the cut out portions (02. 03.) the arm (n.) to carry
the saddle and the arm (p.) to attach to the backbone of the machine by means of
the clip (r.).
Having thus described the nature of the said invention for Improvements in the
adjustment of Tricycle and Bicycle saddles and the manner in which the same is
to be carried into effect we claim the several improvements herein named, that is
to say, attaching the saddles of tricycles and bicycles to the bodies of the machine
by means of flat springs bent over into a scroll form with slits or piercings at these
bends with or without additional suitable springs to regulate the flat springs to the.
weight of the rider as herein more fully set forth and specified.
In witness whereof we the said William. Samuel Honywood and George Thomas
Cashmore have hereunto set our hands and seals this eighth day of November in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
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