Improvement in Velocipede Stands or Supports.
Year: 1898

page_text: I, JOHN WALSH, 14, Preston New Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, Cycle Agent,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An invention or improvement in velocipede stands or supports consisting of
an oblong base of wood or metal or other suitable material, mounted on 2 axles
and 4 wheels, forming a base or support for back wheel of safety cycle, the said
back wheel being fixed to base by means of an elongated slot or cavity cut into
base to admit said back wheel & shaped to form a circle of wheel.
clip also secures wheel to base.
A strap or
At one end of the base or stand is fixed an arm of wood or metal, connected
thereto by a hinge and allowing the arm to be secured to the bottom bone or
sloping tube of safety cycle frame by means of a strap or other suitable form
of clip. The end of the arm being shaped concave to fit the tube of frame. The
cycle is thus fixed to stand & supported thereby & may be wheeled about or carried
from place to place.
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Improvement in Velocipede Stands or Supports.
I, JOHN WALSH, of 14, Preston New Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, Cycle
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 or improvement relates to velocipede stands or supports and
consists of an oblong base of wood or metal or other suitable material mounted
on wheels or rollers and forming a base or support for the back wheel of a safety
cycle. The said base is provided with an elongated slot or cavity cut therein to
admit the lower part of the said back wheel, to the shape of which the slot or
cavity conforms. An arm of wood or metal is connected to one end of the hase

page_text: by a hinge having a transverse axis which allows the arm to be secured to the
bottom bone or sloping tube of the cycle frame by means of a strap or clip. The
upper surface of the free end of the arm may be shaped concave to fit against the
said tube. The cycle is thus fixed to the stand and supported.
And in order that my invention may be properly understood I will describe,
with the aid of the accompanying drawings, the best form of the stand known to
me at the time of filing this Complete Specification.
Figure I is a perspective view of the said velocipede stand, and shows parts of
a safety bicycle in dotted lines.
Figure II is a front elevation of the said stand.
Figure III is a side elevation showing the stand folded for transit.
Figure IV is a front elevation of a preferred form of clip and is drawn to an
enlarged scale.
Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the drawings.
The stand consists of two principal parts: the base 2 and the arm 3. The
base consists of an oblong strip of wood or other suitable material mounted on
small wheels or rollers 4, 5.. At the back, I prefer to mount a single roller 4
under the end of the base; the front pair of rollers 5 are mounted under the
ends of the cross piece 8 which is fixed to the base and is made of sufficient length
to give proper lateral stability to the stand. The base is provided with a longi-
tudinal slot 9 made of suitable shape and size to receive the lower parts of a rear
wheel 13 of any ordinary dimensions.
The arm 3 is made of wood or other suitable material and is jointed to the
front end of the base by a hinge 10 having its axis transverse to the said base.
To withstand the somewhat severe lateral strain, the arm 3 is made of increased
substance at its lower end and a strong form of hinge is employed. The upper
end of the arm may be grooved and provided with a strap and buckle to allow
for its attachment to the lower backbone 11 of the cycle, but I prefer to employ
the special form of lyre spring clip 12 shown. This has rubber or like rollers 16
at the jaws and is lined with felt or the like 19 to prevent injury to the enamel
of the tube 11; the socket 17 of the clip and the end of the arm 3 are made of
octagonal or like angular section; the former is fixed on the latter by a screw 18.
The clip 12 is preferably provided with a grip bolt and fly nut 20 to facilitate
the adjustment of the said clip to the size of the tube 11 and for further security.
To support the bicycle it is only necessary to press the rear wheel 13 into the
slot 9 in the base 2 and push up the arm 3 until the spring clip 12 snaps on to
the lower backbone 11. The machine is then firmly supported and may be
wheeled about; the arm being incapable of lateral movement prevents the bicycle
falling to either side. A. rubber ring 14 may be secured to the base at one side
of the slot 9 and passed over the rim of the wheel on to a hook 15 as a precaution
against the wheel leaving the slot if the machine be lifted when on the stand and
the fly nut 20 is preferably tightened. The ring 14 may be hooked on to the
stud 21 on the arm 3 to hold the said arm down to the base when the stand is
not in use.
I do not confine myself to the precise details set forth and illustrated herein,
but hold myself at liberty to make such modifications as fairly fall within the
scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A velocipede stand or support comprising a base having a longitudinal slot
adapted to receive the back wheel of the velocipede, and an arm hinged to the
said base by its lower end and provided with a strap and buckle, clip or the like
at its upper end whereby the said arm may be connected to the lower backbone
of the velocipede frame.
2. In a velocipede stand the employment of an arm hinged at one end to a base

page_text: and provided at the other end with a strap and buckle, clip or the like whereby the
said arm is adapted to be connected to the cycle frame for the purpose set forth.
3. A velocipede stand constructed substantially as herein described with refer-
ence to the accompanying drawings.
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ence to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of September 1898.
G. DOUGLAS LEECHMAN,
18, Hertford Street, Coventry,
75, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., and
9, Exchange Chambers, New Street, Birmingham,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.