Improvements in Bicycles, Tricycles, and similar Machines.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Bicycles, Tricycles, and similar Machines.
We HENRY WILMOT CAVE BROWNE CAVE of Lifford in the County of Worcester
Gentleman and FREDERICK WILLIAM BAKER of King's Norton in the same County
Surveyor do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN BICYCLES TRICYCLES AND SIMILAR MACHINES to be as follows:-
This invention consists in attaching to Bicycles Tricycles and similar machines
a sail consisting of canvas or other light material attached by rings hooks or other
means to bamboo or other light rods which may be made telescopic or jointed.
These rods are attached to the back bone or suitable portion of the machine by
rings or clips upon their ends and stops are provided to prevent the sail turning
more than a given distance to the one or other side.
The upper rod may be hinged or jointed to its ring and be kept up in position
by a cord or chain attached to the machine so that by releasing the cord or chain
the upper rod is caused to fall and throw the sail out of use.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
Agents for the Applicants,

page_text: Improvements in Bicycles, Tricycles, and similar Machines.
We HENRY WILMOT CAVE-BROWNE-CAVE of Lifford in the County of Worcester
Gentleman and FREDERICK WILLIAM BAKER of Kings Norton in the same County
Surveyor, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
BICYCLES TRICYCLES AND SIMILAR MACHINES, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This Invention consists in attaching to Bicycles Tricycles and similar machines
a sail consisting of canvas or other light material such as light mackintosh attached
by rings hooks or other means to bamboo or other light rods which may be made
telescopic or jointed so as to stow away into a small compass when out of use.
These rods are attached to the back bone or other suitable portion of the machine
by rings or clips upon their ends and stops are provided to prevent the sail turning
more than a given distance to the one or other side.
The upper rod may be hinged or jointed to its ring and kept up in position by a
cord or chain attached to the machine so that by releasing the cord or chain the
upper rod is caused to fall and throw the sail out of use, or the upper rod may be
attached to the back bone of the machine by a ring and held up by a cord hooked
on to the head nut so that by releasing the cord the sail may be lowered for
convenience in mounting and dismounting or when the sail is not required.
Referring to the accompanying Drawings. Fig. 1 shews a Bicycle with a sail
attached and Fig. 2 shews a Tricycle with a sail attached. In Fig. 1 (a) is the sail
attached to the back bone (b) by the rings (c) (d) (d¹) are the rods of bamboo or
other material attached to the back bone (b) by the clips (e) (e¹) The rod (d¹)
may be hinged at the clip (e¹) or the clip (el) may be made to slide upon the back
bone (b). (f) is a cord to hold the rod (d) up in position.
In Fig. 2 (a) is the sail (c) (c) are the rings attaching it to the rods (d) (d¹),
(d) is a rod forming a mast, (e) (e¹) are the clips. The sail (a) can be lowered and
raised by the cord (ƒ).
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
Attaching to Bicycles Tricycles and similar machines a sail consisting of canvas
or other light material.