An Improved and Portable Rest for Attachment to Bicycles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 21st Mar., 1895-Accepted, 27th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved and Portable Rest for Attachment to Bicycles.
We, FRANK LEEDER CHAMBERS, of Bury Street, in the City of Norwich,
Gentleman, and ERNEST IVENS WATSON and HENRY REEVE EVERITT, both of
32, Prince of Wales' Road, in the City of Norwich, Solicitors, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to bicycles, and consists of an improved folding rest
attached to the frame of the machine; the object of the invention being to provide
a light, simple, effective and inexpensive appliance that can be readily brought into
action when required for holding the bicycle in an upright position, but which is
not liable to cause accidents while the machine is in use.
on the
In applying the present invention to a chain-driven safety bicycle of modern
construction, two legs, preferably made of tapered steel convex
outside and concave on the inside, are jointed to a support, pivoted to
the lower side or tube of the diamond or other frame near the front or
steering wheel. The upper ends of the legs may embrace the support and be
jointed thereto by a transverse pin or rivet. This method of making the
joint is specially suitable for the purpose, because the outward movement
of the legs is limited by the extreme ends of the legs coming into contact
with the support. The pivoted support is secured to the frame by a clip and bolt
and nut. The clip, which may be a spring-clip or a jointed clip, embraces the
lower side or tube of the frame and its ends are connected by the bolt and nut.
The bolt passes through the support, which lies between the ends of the clip. The
ends of the clip are kept the proper distance apart by a sleeve or reel on the bolt,
so that the tightening of the nut on the bolt can not interfere with the free working
of the pivoted support. It will, however, be obvious that the particular clip
described is not essential, as other clips may be used; or, the support may be
pivoted to a part forming a permanent portion of the frame of the machine. The
support is provided with a stop, which, when the rest is at work, bears against the
lower side or tube of the frame. The free ends of the legs are held by a second
clip resembling a pump clip, which is also on the lower side or tube of the frame.
A piece of india-rubber or a spring having a limited movement may be put between
the upper ends of the leg; this india-rubber or spring tending to open out the legs
in the clip to a sufficient extent to keep the rest tight and prevent the same from
rattling while the machine is being ridden. The piece of india-rubber or spring
may be dispensed with if the second clip hold the free ends of the legs tightly
enough to avoid rattle.
The improved rest is employed in the following manner:-The free ends of the
legs are pulled out of the second clip and permitted to bear upon the ground.
The legs having been opened out, the machine is drawn backward so as to cause the
legs (jointed to the pivoted support) to gradually assume a vertical position, lifting
the front wheel off the ground. The continued movement of the machine causes
the legs to turn onward until the stop on the support comes into contact with the
lower side or tube of the frame, in which position the rest automatically locks the
front wheel and serves to prevent the machine falling to either side or running
backward or forward.

page_text: The upper ends of the legs may be bowed out or furnished with hollow or solid
rubber strips to avoid injury to the mud-guard.
Dated the 3rd day of July 1894.
G. G. M. HARDINGHAM,
191, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Chartered Patent Agent.
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We, FRANK LEEDER CHAMBERS, of Bury Street, in the City of Norwich,
Gentleman, and ERNEST IVENS WATSON and HENRY REEVE EVERITT, both of
32, Prince of Wales' Road, in the City of Norwich, Solicitors, 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 relates to bicycles, and consists of an improved folding rest
attached to the frame of the machine; the object of the invention being to
provide a light, simple, effective and inexpensive appliance that can be readily
brought into action when required for holding the bicycle in an upright position,
but which is not liable to cause accidents while the machine is in use.
In the accompany drawings,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a bicycle fitted with our improved rest.
Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the rest at work.
Fig. 3 is a corresponding front elevation.
Fig. 4 is a view on an enlarged scale illustrating in front elevation the upper
portion of the folded rest.
Fig. 5 is a corresponding side elevation.
Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4; the parts being, however, opened out.
In applying the present invention to a chain-driven safety bicycle of modern
construction, two legs A and A', preferably made of tapered steel convex on the
outside, and concave on the inside, are jointed to a support B B', pivotally
mounted in a clip secured to the frame C of the machine near the front or steering
wheel D. The upper ends of the legs may embrace the support, as represented in
Figs. 4 to 6, and be jointed thereto by a transverse pin or rivet B. This method
of making the joint is specially suitable for the purpose, because the outward
movement of the legs A and A' is limited by the extreme ends a and_a¹
(Figs. 4 to 6) of the legs coming into contact with the part B of the support B B'.
The pivoted support B B' is secured to the frame by a spring clip E and bolt and
nut E E. The clip may, however, be formed in two parts E and E' (Figs. 4 to 6)
jointed together by a pin or rivet e. The clip embraces the lower side or tube C of
the frame and its ends are connected by the bolt E and the nut E. The bolt
passes through the support B B', which lies between the ends of the clip. The
ends of the clip are kept the proper distance apart by a sleeve or reel (indicated by
dotted lines in Figs. 4 and 6) on the bolt E, so that the tightening of the nut E
can not interfere with the free working of the pivoted support B B¹. It will,
however, be obvious that the particular clips described are not essential, as other
clips may be used; or, the support may be pivoted to a part forming a per-
manent portion of the frame of the machine. The stop B₁ on the support, when
the rest is at work, bears against the lower side or tube Ċ of the frame. The free
ends of the legs are held by a second clip Ex (Figs. 1 and 2) resembling a pump
clip, which is also on the lower side or tube of the frame. A piece of india-
rubber or a spring having a limited movement may be put between the upper ends
of the legs; this india-rubber or spring tending to open out the legs in the clip Ex

page_text: to a sufficient extent to keep the rest tight and prevent the same from rattling
while the machine is being ridden. The piece of india-rubber or spring may be
dispensed with if the clip Ex hold the free ends of the legs tightly enough to
avoid rattle.
The improved rest is employed in the following manner :-The free ends of the
legs A and A' are pulled out of the clip Ex and permitted to bear upon the ground.
The legs having been opened out, the machine is drawn backwards so as to cause
the legs (jointed by the pin or rivet B' to the pivoted support BB') to gradually
assume a vertical position, lifting the front wheel D off the ground. The continued
movement of the machine causes the legs A and A' to turn onward until the stop B'
on the support B B' comes into contact with the lower side or tube C of the frame,
in which position the rest automatically locks the front wheel and serves to prevent
the machine falling to either side or running backward or forward.
The upper ends of the legs A A¹ below the pin or rivet B' may if preferred be
bowed out or furnished with hollow or solid rubber strips to avoid injury to the
mud-guard.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we claim :-
1. The improved and portable rest for bicycles constructed or operating
substantially as described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2. A portable rest for bicycles comprising two legs jointed to a support which
turns on a pivot attached to the frame of the machine, the front wheel lying
between the legs when the rest is at work, substantially as herein described.
3. A portable rest for bicycles comprising two legs A and A¹ jointed to a
pivoted support B B', the part B of the support limiting the outward or lateral
movement and the part B₁ the forward movement of the legs, substantially as
herein described.
Dated the 19th day of March 1895.