Improvements in Parts of Cycle Saddles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Parts of Cycle Saddles.
We, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS, Managing Director of J. B. Brooks and Com-
pany Limited, of Great Charles Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturers, and JOHN HOLT, of Great Charles Street, Birmingham aforesaid,
Manager of Works, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention relates to cycle saddles of that type in which the seat is capable
of being tipped forward to admit of a rider easily mounting thereon, and when
sat upon, is then automatically taken into and locked in its normal riding position.
Such a saddle is mounted either upon an L pin or an upright seat pillar, and
is attached thereto by any suitable clip or boss which will admit of the framing
being secured thereto, and both of them to the pillar. The principal object of
the invention is to combine with tipping saddles, clips or bosses which allow for
tilt, horizontal or longitudinal adjustment, and reversability. Heretofore such
tipping saddles have been unprovided with these necessary auxiliaries.
In carrying out one form of this invention, a universal boss of any known con-
struction is taken and preferably having either single washers or double pairs of
rotating washers or frame-gripping plates disposed upon either side of L-pin or
pillar gripping cheeks and capable of turning upon pin elements as centres. The
bodies of the clips may be of the U-shaped type, or the ring and gripping cheek
type, and universal so as to be applicable to either an L or crutch pin or direct
pillar. A washer, or a pair of washers on one side of the boss is or are made in
the form of bracket elements threaded upon pin elements, and with the one end
formed into or provided with a hook or other shaped catch adapted to be engaged
by a spring or snapping bolt carried by a pair or two pairs of frame-clamping
plates having keep grooves or equivalents upon their inner faces for receiving the
frame wires, or the frame sides of a saddle under-framing, and with the back end
parts of them jointedly connected to other or back end part or parts of the washer
bracket elements, whilst the clamping frame plate elements of each side are drawn
together by a single bolt, pin or other means. This bolt has a pull or push action
for releasing so that when drawn, the saddle can be made to take an inclination
or angular position relative to the washer elements, which are capable of turning
or being adjusted for tilt, whilst the unclamping of the frame plate elements
admits of longitudinal adjustment.
Assuming that a person requires to mount the saddle, the bolt is withdrawn and
the frame gripping elements are thrown partly forward, thus tipping the saddle.
The rider then mounts and on becoming seated presses the saddle back into its
normal riding position where it there may be automatically locked by a snapping
action.
As a modification, the frame-gripping plate elements upon each side may be
jointed to the same pin or equivalent elements as the bracket washers and the

page_text: nose of the spring bolt is made to engage with the catch end of a fastening carried
by or made with the said washers, in such a manner as to admit of the frame-
clamping plate elements turning or swinging outwards for tipping and at the
same time, turning freely upon the joint, which may be done by allowing them
to rotate upon distance sleeves strung on the pin elements.
The loosening of the nut upon either end of the fine elements may release both
the boss from the pillar and the frame members from the clamping plates.
As a further form, the joint upon which the gripping plate elements turn, as
in the first arrangement, may be formed by a pin having a nut or nuts at one or
at both ends, but arranged in such a manner as not to interfere with the free
movement of the plates on tipping.
As a further modification when universal tilting is possibly not required, the
frame-gripping plates or elements may be mounted upon and jointed to the seat-
pillar gripping cheeks, and in this case, longitudinal adjustment with a degree
of tilt adjustment may be obtained by cambering of the middle parts of the wires.
Dated this 30th day of November 1897.
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS,
JOHN HOLT
We, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS, Managing Director of J. B. Brooks and Com-
pany Limited, of Great Charles Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturers, and JOHN HOLT, of Great Charles Street, Birmingham aforesaid,
Manager of Works, 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 cycle saddles of that type in which the seat is capable
of being tipped forward to admit of a rider easily mounting thereon, and, on
being sat upon is then automatically taken into and locked in its normal riding
position.
Such a saddle is mounted either upon an L or crutch pin or an upright seat pillar,
and is attached to the said pin or pillar by any suitable clip or boss which will admit
of the secured framing being connected thereto, and both the framing and the
boss secured to the pillar. The principal object of the invention is to combine
with tipping saddles, attachment clips or bosses which allow for tilt and horizontal
or longitudinal adjustment, and also reversability, that is, of being rotated
about the cross pin so as to bring the eye of the clip into such positions as will
take either upon the horizontal part of an L-pin, or the summit of a direct seat
pillar. Heretofore such tipping saddles have been unprovided with these necessary
auxiliaries.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a cycle saddle fitted with
one form of our improved attachment clip, which both admits of the seat tilting
for convenience in mounting and of longitudinal and tilt adjustment and is also
adaptable to an L or crutch pin or a direct seat pillar. This view shows the
saddle in its normal riding position.
Figure is a like view as Figure 1, but with the seat tilted forwards to allow
of a lady or other rider easily mounting the same,

page_text: Figure 3 represents the said attachment boss in transverse vertical section
upon the dotted line ¹, Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of Figure upon the dotted line a².
Figure 5 is an underside plan of the tipping attachment boss separately and
Figure 6 is a topside plan thereof.
Figures 7, 8 and 9 represent different views of detail parts of the boss separately.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawing.
In the arrangement illustrated in the said Figures 1 to 9, the clip by which
the attachment of the framing to the supporting pillar is effected consists of a
U-shaped body part a, adapted to surround the seat pillar member U, which is
clamped by being gripped between the band a¹, and a pressure block c, threaded
upon the square part d', of the cross pin d, and forced against the pillar by the
impingement against its inclined sides, of like inclined faces a², on the cheeks a³,
of the said U clip when nuts on the screwed ends d³, of the said pin are
tightened up. By rotating this U clip and pin bodily together, the boss may be
applied to either an L or crutch pin or a direct pillar.
On each end of the said pin and disposed upon either side of the gripping
cheeks are strung a pair of rotating or tilting washers e, f, with the washer e, of
each pair taking onto a circular projection a', on the outer face of the U clip and
preferably being serrated on its inner face e¹, to enhance its grip. Each of the
said washers or plates e, is extended forwardly into ears or brackets e², and rear-
wardly into arms e³, terminated by hooks or catches e, adapted to be engaged by
the bolt end g¹, of a spring catch g, the stem g of which is encircled by a
spring tending to always draw the fastener bolts into engagement with the
catches e, and slides through a cross piece i¹, disposed between a pair of frame-
clamping plates i, having keep grooves 2, or equivalents upon their inner faces
for receiving the frame wires 7, of the saddle j, (or the frame sides of a saddle
underframing) which are secured thereto by outer washers k, slipped upon a
cross pin m, having nuts m¹, at its ends, whilst the front end parts 3, of the said
plates i, are iointedly connected by pins, to the forward ears or extensions e²,
of the bracket washers e. The forward parts it, of the frame carrying plates i,
have catch gaps 5, coinciding with the gaps e, in the bracket washers and with
which the bolts g', engage in common.
The spring fastening has a pull or push action for releasing the saddle, so
that when withdrawn, the saddle with the frame clamping plates, can be made
to take an inclination or angular position relative to the bracket washers which
are themselves capable of being turned about the ends of the pin d, as centres to
adjust the tilt of the saddle, whilst by loosening the frame clamping plates or
washers i, and k, by slackening the nuts m', the longitudinal adjustment of the
said saddle may be effected.
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Assuming that a person requires to mount the saddle, the bolt is withdrawn
and the frame gripping elements are thrown partly forward upon the pins 26,
centres thus tinping the saddle into an inclined position in which it may be easily
mounted (see Figure 2). The rider then mounts and on becoming seated, the
weight of the body presses the saddle down again into its normal riding position
where it there may be automatically locked by the snapping action of the bolt.
It is understood that the body of the attachment clip may be of any known
construction so long as it provides means of obtaining longitudinal and tilt
adjustment with reversibility, but as a modification when universal tilting is
possibly not required, the frame-gripping plates or elements may be mounted
upon and jointed to the gripping cheeks or equivalent parts of the boss, and in
this case, longitudinal adjustment with a degree of tilt adjustment may be obtained
by cambering or curving the middle parts of the framing wires of the saddle.
As an alternative arrangement the fastening spring or snap bolt may be carried
by the extensions of the tilt washers and engage with hooks or catches formed in
the frame gripping plates.

page_text: As a further modification, the joint upon which the gripping plate elements
turn, as in the first arrangement may be formed by a pin directed between the
ears ea, of the washers e, and having a nut or nuts at one or at both ends, but
arranged in such a manner as to preserve a constant distance between the said ears
and not to interfere with the free movement of the plates on tipping.
Instead of employing combined bracket and tilt adjustment washers to which
the frame gripping plates are jointed as in the preceding arrangement, the joint
ears and the catch ends with which the fastening bolt engages may be formed as
extensions or parts of independent plates, so arranged relative to the tilting
washers as to move in common therewith.
Thus, the inner tilt washers e, may be formed as represented in elevation and
section in Figure 10, with a square or angular central boss or projection e¹, whilst
the joint ear e, and the catch or hook end et, are formed as extensions of a separate
plate e, (shown in edge view and elevation in Figure 11) which has a piercing a6,
corresponding to, and adapted to take over the square projection of the
washer e, and when the said plates are placed upon the cross pin of the clip, they
move together as one part when the washer e, is rotated for adjusting the tilt of the
saddle. It is understood that the coupling of the plate to the washer may be
effected by studs on the one engaging with holes or sinkings in the other, or in
any convenient way.
Figure 12 represents partly in plan and partly in section and with the frame
wires not shown, another modification of our invention in which the frame-gripping
plate elements i, upon each side are jointed to the cross pin d, or equivalent
element upon which the tilting washers e, and other several parts of the attachment
boss are strung, whilst the spring bolt q. is made to engage with the catch ends e',
formed on arm extensions of the said bracket washers, in such a manner as to
admit of the frame-clamping plate elements freely turning or swinging outwards
for tipping, which is admitted by pivotting them at their joint ends ¹, around
distance pieces n, threaded upon the ends, of the pin d, and serving to transmit
the clamping pressure of the nuts o, to the tilting washer c.
As a still further modification the frame clamping plates may be strung upon,
and rock about the ends of the cross pin or equivalent part of the tilt adjusting
attachment boss, a distance piece or bearing sleeve being preferably threaded
on the said ends so as to admit of the rocking plates turning freely thereon without
interfering with the clamping up of the parts of the attachment clip.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
First: In a tipping cycle saddle, jointedly mounting the frame, or the clamp-
ing plates thereof, upon an attachment clip, for the purpose herein described and
set forth.
Secondly: In a tipping cycle saddle, jointedly mounting the frame or clamp-
ing plates upon opposite bracket plates, made integral with, or separate from and
to turn with, the universal tilting washers of an attachment clip and with the
said parts secured together, when the saddle is in its normal or riding position,
by a spring or other fastening of the one part engaging with catches or equivalents
of the other part.
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Thirdly: In a tipping cycle saddle, the combination with opposite pairs of
jointed frame-clamping plates, carrying a spring bolt or other fastening arrange-
ment, of rotating tilt-adjusting washer brackets of an attachment clip, to which
brackets the said frame clamping plates are jointedly connected and fastened
by the bolt.
Fourthly: In a tipping cycle saddle, the combination with opposite pairs of
frame clamping plates such as 7, k, having joint ears such as ³, and a sliding
spring bolt such as q, of tilt adjusting washer brackets such as e, arranged upon
the two opposite sides of an attachment clip, and to the ears, (such as e²) of

page_text: which, the frame clamping plates are jointed and secured by the bolt g, engaging
with the catches e, and with the other parts combined, arranged and operating
substantially as described and set forth.
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS,
JOHN HOLT
By Henry Skerrett,
24, Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.