Improvements in Saddles for Cycles and such like purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Saddles for Cycles and such like purposes.
I, WALTER BRAMPTON of the Firm of Brampton Brothers, Oliver Street
Works, Nechells, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do
bereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in saddles for cycles and such like
purposes and are specially applicable to ladies saddles as the flexibility is more
evenly divided and they are more sensitive in use.
The frame upon which the surface is stretched or suspended is made from square
rods as set forth in my previous Patent No. 16,899, A.D. 1895 but the bars A
which are there shown square may be carried when looked upon in inverted plan in
such a direction or directions as to form the bases or covering for four or more
springs grouped some considerable distance from the ends of the saddle ás
follows:-
I construct a lower or base frame from metal side strips on edge from preferably
steel with ears turned at the front to receive bolts and bottom ends of the spiral
spring the upper ends of the spring being carried by U clips embracing the square
wires and bolts passing through the ends of the U clips. At the back end and
arched bridge piece is rivetted to the ends of the side strips forming the frame the
ends of the bridge piece being formed into ears with holes to receive the bottom
ends of the back springs. By these means I arrange in the case of four springs
the two front ones to be sufficiently apart to allow the bar to pass freely between
them without fear of touching and at the back end the arched bridge misses
the bar entirely. Curved rails are attached inside the side strips on which the
boss for receiving the saddle bar slides, this boss being of the same kind as that
described in previous Patent No. 16899, A.D. 1895.
1000
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Saddles for Cycles and such like purposes.
I WALTER BRAMPTON of the Firm of Brampton Brothers Saddle Manufacturers
of Oliver Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick 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 saddles for cycles and such like
purposes and are specially applicable to ladies saddles as the flexibility is more
evenly divided and they are more sensitive in use.
The frame upon which the surface is stretched or suspended is made from square
rods as set forth in my previous Patent No. 16899 A.D. 1895 but the bars "A

page_text: which are there shown square may be carried when looked upon in inverted plan in
such a direction or directions as to form the basis or covering for four or more
springs grouped some considerable distance from the ends of the saddle as
follows:-
I construct a lower or base frame from metal side strips on edge from preferably
steel with ears turned at the front to receive bolts and bottom ends of the spiral
springs the upper ends of the springs being carried by U-clips embracing the
square wires and bolts passing through the ends of the U clips.
At the back end an arched bridge piece is rivetted to the ends of the side strips
forming the frame the ends of the bridge piece being formed into ears with holes to
receive the bottom ends of the back springs. By these means I arrange in the case
of four springs the two front ones to be sufficiently apart to allow the L bar to pass
freely between them without fear of touching and at the back end the arched
bridge misses the ✓ bar entirely. Curved rails are attached inside the side strips
on which the boss for receiving the saddle bar slides this boss being of the same
kind as that described in previous Patent Number 16,899 A.D. 1895.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect, I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet and a single
sized sheet of drawings upon which I have illustrated a saddle made according
thereto but it must be understood that both the general configuration and that of
the parts may be somewhat varied without departing from the principle of the
invention.
Figure 1. is a part section and part side elevation of one of my saddles.
Figure 2 is an inverted plan of the same saddle as shown in side elevation by
Figure 1.
Figure 3 shows a side view of one side of my lower or base frame or strips with
the curved rails attached thereto.
Figure 4. is an elevation of the back end of the saddle showing the clear space
between the four springs and the frame for the L bar and the bridge at the back
end so that the clearance for the top of the L bar may be clearly observed.
. I have said that the frame A. made from square section of wire or its equivalent
for the purpose of holding the seat surface S of the saddle in a stretched condition
is made on the same principle as my previous patent before mentioned except that
the parts of the upper frame A are kept further apart where the two springs E
and E support it for the purpose of taking both springs and to keep them
a sufficient distance apart to allow the L bar which is not shown upon the
drawings, but which is well known to work truly between them where necessary.
The boss B. is carried on the curved rails Kf being fastened to the side strips or
lower or base frame K. by the rivets K', K. These side strips K have ears K³
bent out from them for attachment to the lower ends of the front springs E2
and E while the back ends of the side strips K are secured to the bosses or
eyes m³, m³ of the bridge piece M. by the rivets K' K. In the case of all the
four springs E, E', E and E, they are fastened or connected to the upper frame A
by Uclips U as clearly shown upon the drawings of Figures 1 and 4. The back
ends K K of the side frame K which forms the base frame are as I have said
secured to the bridge M by the rivets K at the swell m³ so that the bridge M. and
side piece K with the boss B. all move together in answer to the action of the four
springs E, E, E and E. The boss tightened upon the top of the bar by the
screw pin P as clearly shown, the head and nut of the pin carrying inwards, the
side strips K when the boss is tightened upon the L pin.
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 :-
First. The improvements in saddles for cycles and such like purposes of the four
springs mounted between the frames A and K substantially as and for the purpose
herein set forth and as shown upon the accompanying drawings.

page_text: Second. In saddles for cycles and the like and under or base frame formed by
the side pieces K. K. each carrying its rail and connected to the bridge M. and to
the springs E, E, E and E at the bottom end and by the U pieces to the upper
ends of the springs and upper frame A. substantially as herein set forth and
shown.
Third. In saddles for cycles and the like the use of four springs E, EL, E³
and E mounted sufficiently apart as seen at Figure 4. so as to prevent no
obstruction to a long L bar substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 12th day of January 1897
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.