Year: 1894

page_text: The decision of the Chief Examiner, acting on behalf of the Comptroller, of the
18th day of June 1895, allowed, under Section 18 of the Patents, &c.
Act, 1883, an Amendment of this Specification.
Date of Application, 26th Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 27th Oct., 1894
I, ALFRED EDMUND WALE, of the Firm of T. E. Wale & Sons, Atlas Works,
Oozell Street, Broad Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows :-
:-
My invention has for its object improvements in cycle saddles by which the seat
of such saddles is much more resilient and considerably lighter and better ventilated
than those hitherto in use while from points of strength and appearance they are
far in advance of leather. The resiliency is so great that the necessity for the
supporting springs in the underframe of the saddle is practically obviated.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the seat of my saddle with woven
elastic wire mesh the coils preferably running from back to fore-end, each coil
being interwoven with the next on each side. The ends of such mesh are secured
to a cross bar at the back formed of metal leather or other suitable material being
secured by either being rivetted between two such pieces or preferably by a trans-
verse coil or coils which engage with the ends of the mesh and with holes formed
in the cross bar which is then attached to the underframe or the underframe itself
may be turned up to receive this as hereafter described.
In forming my mesh I prefer to use that of a finely woven kind so constructed
as to be elastic with sufficient resistance to bear the necessary weight but I may
use a seat formed of a wire mesh with intermediate coiled springs to give the
necessary amount of elasticity while the wires, of which my woven mesh is formed
may run diagonally longitudinally or transversely.
In place of the usual spring underframe I may form my underframe of a simple
steel stamping of say section being turned up at the back to receive the one
end of the mesh forming the seal and turned up at the fore-end to receive any
suitable adjustable nose piece to which the front end of the mesh of the seat is
attached by which means the elasticity of the mesh can be regulated.
Dated this 24th day of February 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Cycle Saddles.
I, ALFRED EDMUND WALE, of the Firm of T. E. Wale & Sons, of Atlas
Works, Oozell Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention has for its object improvements in cycle saddles by which the seats
of such saddles are more resilient, cool and better ventilated than those hitherto in
use. The resiliency is so great that the necessity for the supporting springs in the
underframe of the saddle is practically obviated.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the seat of my saddle with woven
elastic wire mesh the coils preferably running from back to fore-end each coil being
interwoven, intercoiled or engaging with the next on each side. The ends of such
mesh are secured to the fore-end and to a cross bar at the back formed of metal,
leather-or-other-suitable-material being secured by either being rivetted between
two such pieces or preferably by a transverse coil or coils which engage with the
ends of the mesh and with a the cross bar and fore end or with holes formed in the
eross-bar-which-is-then attached to the underframe or the underframe itself-may-be
turned up to receive this as hereafter described.
In forming my mesh I prefer to use that of a finely woven kind so constructed as
to be elastic with sufficient resistance to bear the necessary weight but I may use a
seat formed of any wire mesh with intermediate coiled springs to give the necessary
amount of elasticity while the wires of which my woven mesh is formed may run
diagonally, longitudinally or transversely.
In place of the usual spring underframe I may form my underframe of a simple
steel stamping of say -section being turned up at the back to receive the one
end of the mesh forming the seat and turned up at the fore-end to receive any
suitable adjustable nose piece to which the front edge of the mesh of the seat is
attached by which means the elasticity or tension of the mesh can be regulated.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
On Sheet 1 :-
Figure 1, is a general view of one form of my saddle.
Figure 2, is a view of another form of my saddle.
Figure 3, is a longitudinal section through the rear part of Figure 2 showing the
connection of wire to the frame.
Figure 4, is a section through the rear part of Figure 1 showing the connection
of the wire to the frame.
Figure 5, is a plan showing a modification.
Figure 6, is an inverted plan also showing a modification.
On Sheet 2 :-
Figure 7, is a general view of another form of my saddle.
Figure 8, is an enlarged part plan showing one mode of attachment of the mesh
to the frame.
Figure 9, is a section through the adjustable fore-end shown in Figure 7.
Figure 10, is a section through the connection to the saddle bar shown in
Figure 7.
Figure 11, is a part longitudinal elevation showing a mode of adjustment of
tension at the rear end.
Figure 1 ia
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page_text: The seats of my saddles are formed of the woven wire elastic mesh A the coils of
which preferably run from the back to the fore-end each coil being interwoven,
intercoiled or engaging with the adjoining one on each side and are attached at the
ends to any suitable frame B by means of an intermediate cross coil a¹ which
engages with the back of the saddle (see Figure 4), and also with the ends of the
longitudinal coils of the mesh A which have been previously interlocked. or the
mesh may be turned over the back bar or frame-6' and the ends scoured between
the said part--and the plate or bar b'as shown by Figure 3 or the-ends-of-the
coils may be flattened and soldered between two plates or bars. The mesh A may
be secured to the frame as shown by Figures 7 & 8 by the transverse coil a³ which
embraces the bar 6 of the frame and also engages with the wire a³ running trans-
versely, and around which the ends of the coils a have been previously fastened
one with the other or in any suitable manner. The seat may be formed of any wire
mesh with the addition of coiled springs C Figure 5 placed intermediately between
the said mesh and the frame and transverse interlocking coils E Figure 6 may be
interwoven or intercoiled into the mesh crossways so as to engage with the same
and by so doing expand the mesh in a lateral direction by pressing the cross coils
into the longitudinal ones.
My improvements may be applied to the ordinary frames of saddles, but as the
elasticity of the mesh is sufficient for most requirements without the aid of a spring
frame I may form my underframe of a single metal sheet stamping as shown by B
Figure 1 which is turned over at 62 or as dotted lines 6" for attachment of the ends
of the mesh A while the front ends are formed by the stamping or leather nose
having the adjustable rod 6 and nut 67, by which the tension on the mesh may be
regulated. The underframe may be formed of one piece of wire bent to the form
shown by Figure 7 the wire being bent at a to form a socket in which the adjustable
rod 68 bearing the fore-end is mounted for the adjustment of the tension which
is effected by the nuts J. This saddle may be attached to the saddle bar H by the
spring clip which is tightened by the nut and bolt f¹. The tension of the mesh
may be adjusted at the back end of the saddle by means of the inclined bridge K
which is mounted in the eyelets 610 formed in the frame supports in such a manner
that by raising or lowering the bridge the tension of the wire A is adjusted. The
coils of the mesh at the widest part of the saddle are extended to their full width
but for the purpose of accomodating the mesh to the required shape of the saddle,
the coils are gathered closer together by which means the same strength of mesh is
maintained at the narrow or nose end as at the wider or back end. The particular
form of mesh may be varied and also strengthened by additional coils or by close
weaving where necessary or desirable and the mesh may be in one two or more
parts and two layers of mesh may be used in parts or over the whole of the
surface.
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
elaim is would hate it clearly understood that I lay no claim to the general use of
ordinary woven wire saddle seats but what I do claim is :—
1st. The improvements in saddles for cycles substantially as and for the purposes
herein set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
2nd. In saddles for cycles, a seat of woven wire mesh in combination with a
metallio frame-substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and such-as
shown by Figure 6. secured to a metallic frame by a transverse coil or coils a' with
transverse coils E for the purpose of locking the mesh laterally substantially such as
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 26th day of September 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.