Improvements in or connected with the Pedals of Velocipedes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 12th Feb., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with the Pedals of Velocipedes.
I, BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD MILLS, of 23 Southampton Buildings, in the
County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention,
(a communication to me from R. H. Wolff & Co. Limited, of foot 118th Street,
and Harlem River, in the City, County, and State of New York, in the United
States of America, Manufacturers of Steel Wire and Bicycles,) and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
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The invention relates to that kind of attachment for the pedals of velocipedes
that will give a yielding support for the foot and also prevent slipping.
These attachments usually consist of two wide strips of rubber, each held in
place between a side of the pedal and a removable plate, and each strip extending
above and below said side and plate. The trouble with this construction is that
when the rubbers have worn down to the pedal side, they become worthless.
This invention is designed to remedy this difficulty, and to provide means where-
by the "rubbers can be thoroughly utilized by simply changing their positions
between the pedal sides and the plates.
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In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a velocipede pedal with the invention applied
thereto.
Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same.
Figures 3 and 4 are details of modifications.
Similar letters represent like parts in all the figures.
The pedal shown in Figures 1 and 2 is of the usual kind for bicycles, tricycles
and similar velocipedes and is composed of the two parallel side plates A A and
plate B, frame C connecting the side plates, and the shaft D, on which said frame C
is loosely journalled. EE are two plates removably secured to the sides AA by
screw bolts a. Each of these plates E is provided with two parallel V shaped
grooves bb at its top and bottom respectively, and in each groove and between the
plate E and side A is retained a prismatic shaped strip F of rubber or other yielding
and binding material, one edge of the strip and its two adjacent sides fitting in
the groove b, and another edge extending beyond the plate E and side A, said
edges of the two upper strips forming the yielding support for the foot. If
the projecting edge becomes worn down to the side A, the plate E can be loosened,
the strip withdrawn and replaced with another edge projecting from the side A.
The strip F can be used in this way until each of its edges is worn down to the
side A. Instead of the yielding strip being prismatic, or triangular in cross-
section, it may have as many more sides and angles as desired, so long as it is wide
enough for the angles to extend beyond the side A and plate E.
In Fig. 3 the plate El is shown provided with an arched groove b¹, and the
strip F being cylindrical. If this construction be used, it is only necessary to
loosen the plate El and rotate the strip F until an unworn surface extends beyond
the plate E and side A.
In Fig. 4 the strip F2 is rectangular or square in cross section, and fits into a
ananding groove 12 in the late 18

page_text: With this construction, when the upper surface gets worn down the plate E
is loosened, and the strip F2 if square in cross-section, is turned so as to present
another surface of said strip on top, or the strip F2, if rectangular in cross-section,
is moved outwardly, it being understood that before the plate E is tightened again
on the side A, the strip must project beyond said side and plate.
The strips for the foot support may be of rubber, leather or any other material
that will prevent the sole of shoe or boot from slipping on the pedal, and these strips
may be of any form in cross section, so long as they may be turned to present
a new upper edge or surface, and with a portion of the strip extending above the
side A and plate E.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. An attachment for a velocipede pedal, consisting of a plate having two of
its opposite sides terminating in parallel grooves, two strips of yielding non-
slippable material resting respectively in said grooves, and means for removably
securing said plates to the sides of the pedal, all as and for the purpose set
forth.
2. An attachment for a velocipede pedal, consisting of a plate having two of
its opposite sides terminating in parallel grooves, two separate strips of yielding
non-slippable material resting respectively in said grooves and extending beyond
the plate, and constructed to extend beyond the plate when the positions of the
strips are changed in the grooves to present another upper surface, and means for
securing said plate to the side of the pedal, all as set forth.
3. An attachment for a velocipede pedal, consisting of a plate having two of
its opposite sides terminating in parallel angular grooves, two angular strips of
yielding non-slippable material resting respectively in said grooves, and means
for removably securing said strips to the sides of the pedal, all as set forth.
4. In combination with the side A of a velocipede pedal, a plate having its
upper and lower side terminating in parallel grooves and removably secured to
the side A, and two strips of yielding non-slippable material resting respectively
in said grooves between said side and plate, and extending beyond the same,
all as set forth.
5. In combination with the side A of a velocipede pedal, a plate having its
upper and lower side terminating in parallel grooves and removably secured to
the side A, two strips of yielding non-slippable material resting respectively in
said grooves between said side and plate, and extending beyond the same, and
also constructed to extend beyond said side and plate when the positions of the
strips are changed in the grooves to present another upper surface, all as set forth.
6. In combination with the side A of a velocipede pedal, a plate having its
upper and lower side terminating in parallel angular grooves and removably
secured to the side A, and two angular strips of yielding non-slippable material
resting respectively in said grooves between said side and plate, and extending
beyond the same, all as set forth.
Dated December 24 1897