A. Bicycle Rest.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 5th Dec., 1896
A. Bicycle Rest.
I WILLIAM UNETT COATES of Hill Vicarage, Falfield, Gloucestershire Clerk
in Holy Orders 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 :-
The object of this invention is to make a rest to support a bicycle in a semi-
upright position-to make the rest so that it can be easily attached to any bicycle,
quickly placed in position for use and put out of the way of the rider when not
in use.
The rest consists chiefly of two parts.
The pin which is fixed firmly to the frame of the bicycle and the two legs which
move freely on the pin.
The pin is joined to an elastic metallic band which clasps round the frame of the
bicycle. It is fixed to the frame a little below the saddle. The legs are rods made
of tubes or otherwise of metal or other material a trifle longer than the height of
the pin from the ground. The legs turn on the pin and when the rest is to be used,
they are stretched out, on one side of the bicycle-forming a triangle-they are
kept from stretching out too far, by a tie. The lower ends of the legs rest on the
ground. The legs are placed so as to lean towards the bicycle, and the bicycle
Teans towards the legs, and rests upon them.
The bicycle is thus firmly supported. Each of the legs is also kept from
slipping away from the bicycle, by a hook joining the leg to the frame of the
bicycle.
Fig. 1. An elevation of the bicycle, showing the lines of the frame, and the
wheels. P the pin is fixed to the frame at P. PL and P M are the legs showing
their position when in use. When the rest is not in use, the legs are closed together,
and placed in the position PQ. NO is the tie to prevent the legs stretching out
too far.
Fig. 2. The end view of the bicycle showing the position of the legs when the rest
is in use. PL and P M are the legs, the lower ends of which are moved out from
the bicycle: they are prevented from slipping away from the bicycle by the
hooks RK and rk which turn on studs in the legs at R and r, and hook on to the
frame of the bicycle at K and k.
Fig. 3. B. a band, made of steel or other elastic metal, about an inch deep.
P. the pin is fixed to band B. The flanges F, F, are fixed to band B. The nut T.
screws on to the pin P. to prevent the legs coming off. S. is a screw to fix the
band at the required height on the frame of the bicycle at P. see Fig. 1.
Fig. 4. Section, in plan, of the upper end of one of the legs, showing how they
are made in order to clear the wheel, when they are closed and put out of the way
of the rider, in the position PQ. see Fig. 1.-P the hole through which the pin P.
part PJ. is made of metal and screws into the collar C. The part of
the leg JH also screws into the collar C, and forms a joint at J.
passes.
The
Fig. 5. An elevation of the two legs separated from each other, showing how
they are made at the upper end to enable them to close and lie side by side. P. the
hole for the pin to pass through-J. the joint where the curved part-see Fig. 4-
is joined to the straight part of the leg HI see Fig. 11.
Fig. 6. An elevation of the two legs when placed on the pin, showing how they

page_text: lie together when closed for putting out of the riders way. P. is the pin.
1. and M are the ends which rest on the ground when the rest is in use. The
ends L and M pull out of the central part of the legs HI, when the rest is to be
used.
Fig. 7. shows the legs L and M as they rest in the spring, when they are put
up out of the riders way. A is the spring which holds the legs tightly, it is fixed
to the rod ef-see Fig. 1-which supports the mud guard-or otherwise fixed. It
should be covered with leather or soine such material.
Fig. 8. shows the end of the leg which rests on the ground. The part HI of
the leg is a tube into which the inner rod or tube UL telescopes. W is a stud
fixed to the inner tube U L-mn is a groove cut through the tube HI., into which
the stud W. works. When UL is pulled out, the stud W. comes down to . The
rod UL is then turned a little, and the etud W. fits into the nick at n, and the rod
or tube UL cannot be moved in or out-the rest is then in position to be used.
When the rest is to be put up out of the riders way, the rod U L. is turned a little,
to get the stud W, in the right place, and then pushed up as far as the stud W.
will let it go. This is done to prevent the legs sticking out beyond the wheel-
ai is a piece of metal brazed on to H I, or otherwise fixed-this is done to prevent
dirt getting in, but a small part of the groove is left uncovered to allow the stud W
to be fixed to the inner tube U L.
Fig. 9 shows the joint at I-see Figs. 8 and 11-the collar g screws on to the
end of the tube HI. and holds the leather or other packing at p. UL is the part
of the leg which telescopes into the part of the leg H I-see Fig. 11.
Fig. 10. shows the upper end of the rod U L-see Fig. 8.-above where the
stud W is fixed to it. . is the packing which is held in place by the screw X which
screws into a plug in the end of UL or if UL is a solid rod, it screws into the end
of the rod.
Fig. 11. The legs partly opened. The legs PL and P M. turn ou pin P.-
NEO the tie prevents the legs opening too far. The tie turns on pivots at N, E
and O. The pivots N and O are fixed to the legs. At R and r studs are fixed to
the legs PL and P M on which the hooks R Y and ry turn-eyes are fixed to the
legs at Y and y. into which the hooks fasten when they are not being used. When
the rest is in use the hooks are hooked to eyes fixed to the frame of the bicycle
at K and see Fig. 1.
Fig. 12. A section of the part of the leg HI-see Fig. 8-at a, showing the
cover to the groove m n,-a, is the cover which is fixed to the leg.
Fig. 13. The hook RY which turns on the leg at R-see Fig. 11. and hooks on
to the frame of the bicycle at K-see Fig. 1.
Fig. 14, shows, in plan, the curved upper ends of the legs-see Fig. 4.-as they
are placed on the pin P.-The outside leg is not bent quite as much as the inner
leg, so that at the joint J-see Fig. 6-the one leg will be exactly under the other.
The hole for the pin P to pass through, is chamfered on each side, and the legs
have washers between them, they are made to fit quite loose on to the pin. Z is a
piece of metal screwed on to the outer leg at q-it is to prevent ladies dresses
catching in the nut T. B. is the band to which the pio P. is fixed-see Fig. 3.
In some machines it may be best to use for the pin P. the pin which fixes the
height of the saddle, it would however have to be lengthened to make it suitable.
The legs may be in any other form than tubes, and placed in any other position
than that described, such as on the lengthened axle of the driving wheel.
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
claim is :-
1st. A bicycle rest standing on two legs, attached to a bicycle and capable of
supporting it in a semi-upright position, constructed as herein described and showo
by the drawings, as representing the principle, rather than the minute details of
construction which may be varied according to fancy.

page_text: 2ndly. The construction of a bicycle rest which can be quickly and easily adjusted
for use and as quickly shut up and arranged on the bicycle in a way that cannot.
incommode the rider and is suitable for a ladies or gentleman's machine.
October 24th 1896
W. UNETT COATES,
Applicant.