Improvements in Combined Bicycles and Vehicles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1895-Accepted. 7th Dec., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Bicycles and Vehicles.
1. JEAN TRANCLE-ARMAND, of 441 Yonge Street, in the City of Toronto in
he County of York, in the Province of Ontario Canada, Manufacturer, do hereby
leclare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
erformed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
tatement :-
My invention relates to improvements in combined bicycles and vehicles, and the
object of the invention is to design a simple contrivance for connecting the rear
wheel of the bicycle to a vehicle preferably two wheeled, so that the vehicle and
bicycle may be combined in such a manner that the vehicle may be readily drawn
and easily turned around when being drawn and it consists essentially of a forked
bracket having the rear end secured beneath the bottom of the vehicle and the front
end flattened into two jaws of disc form between which fits the rear disc-shaped
end of the forked reach, the disc-ends being secured together by a central pivotal
bolt and the forward end of the forked reach being provided with holes through
which the axle of the rear wheel of the bicycle extends as hereinafter more
particularly explained.
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of my combined bicycle and vehicle.
Fig. 2, is an enlarged perspective detail of the front forked reach and its
connection to the rear forked bracket when arranged for a single bicycle.
Fig. 3, is a similar view showing a whiffle-tree arrangement with a forked
bracket when two bicycles are used to draw the vehicle.
In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each
figure.
A is the vehicle, which in this case is a cart which is evenly balanced over
C is the bottom of the
the axle A', and has wheels B with pneumatic tires.
vehicle and D the rear wheel of the bicycle and d is the axle of the rear wheel.
In Fig. 1, it will be seen that I provide a forked bracket E both inembers of
the rear portion of the fork being secured by bolts e to the bottom of the vehicle.
The front end has two flat disc-shaped jaws e¹ e¹ attached to or forming part of
the front portion of the forked bracket E.
Between the disc-shaped members el e¹ of the forked bracket E fits the rear
flat disc-shaped end of the forked reach F which is formed as shown.
G is a bolt which extends through holes made in the disc-shaped members et el
and f.
The lower end of the bolt is provided with a nut G¹. The disc-shaped ends of
the forked bracket and forked reach are of sufficient diameter to make the connection
between the fork and the bracket rigid and yet permit of the lateral swing of the
forked reach upon its pivotal bolt G.
H are brackets having tubular upper ends H and lower ends H2 at right
angles to the upper ends. The axle of the bicycle passes through the lower
ends H and the front ends of the forked reach extend through the upper tubular
ends H' the front ends of the forked reach being threaded and having screwed
onto them the nuts h which prevent the forked reach from rearward movement but
allow of its moving forwardly within the tubular ends H. By this means a flexible
connection is secured between the axle of the bicycle and the forked reach upon
which the draught of the bicycle is exerted and any jar or shock by the connection
of the bicycle is avoided.

page_text: snow an arrangement for connecting a span of bicycles to the
vehicle.
Between the disc-shaped members e¹¹ of the forked bracket I pivot a fla
whiffle-tree 1, with disc-shaped centre i, and disc-shaped jaws in which, in thi
instance the rear disc-shaped ends of the forked reaches F are pivotally secured
by bolts J. The centre of the whiffle-tree would be secured within the disc-shaped
members ee of the forward end of the forked bracket E by a bolt G.
It will thus be seen that the whiffle-tree will be pivotally connected at its centro
to the front of the forked bracket and be pivotally connected at the ends to the
forked reaches F.
Although I show the forward ends of the forked reach F connected to the axle
of the bicycle by the bracket H, it will of course be understood that the front
ends of the forked reach might be made with holes in them, which might be directly
connected to the axle and these would serve the purpose to a certain extent, if
the holes in the end of the forked reach were elongated, but I prefer the form
shown as it is more efficient.
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. The combination, with a vehicle having a forked bracket secured bencath
the vehicle, of a bicycle having a forked reach pivotally swung at its forward
end on the axle of the drive wheel and pivotally connected at its rear end to the
forked bracket extending outwardly from the front of the vehicle, as and for the
purpose specified.
2. The combination, with a two wheeled cart having the body evenly balanced
over the axle and the front forked bracket secured beneath the front portion of
the vehicle and having a disc-shaped end, of a bicycle having a forked reach
connected at the front end to the rear axle of the bicycle and having a rear
disc-shaped end extending between the disc-shaped jaws at the front of the forked
bracket and a pivotal bolt extending through the jaws and disc-shaped end as aud
for the purpose specified.
3. The combination, with a vehicle having a forked bracket secured beneath the
vehicle, of a bicycle having the double brackets H with the tubular upper and
lower ends Hand H and the forked bracket F having the threaded ends
extending through the tubular upper ends H' of the brackets, nuts to hold
the forward ends of the forked reach in position, the forked reach being
connected at the rear to the front bracket of the vehicle, as and for the purpose
specified.
4. The combination with a two-wheeled cart, having the body evenly balanced
over the axle and a front forked bracket secured beneath the front portion of the
vehicle and having a disc-shaped outer end, of a whiffle-tree pivotally swung within
the members eel of the disc-shaped forward end and having the disc-shaped end
jaws and the reaches having the disc-shaped rear ends pivotally secured within the
jaws by the bolts J and the forward ends secured to the axles of the bicycles
as shown and for the purpose specified.
Dated the 6th day of September 1895
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.