Year: 1897

page_text: LUCAS WILLIAMS, 31, Church Street, Rhyl, North Wales, Artist, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To do away with the necessity and risk of resting bicycles against rough walls
fences and the like, whereby the handlebar, plating and other parts of the machine,
may become scratched, disfigured, or damaged.
Hitherto, bicycles in public streets, are rested upon the treadle at kerbs, when
the kerbstones are below the reach of the treadles, the machine cannot be so
rested, or left unattended to by their riders, whereby serious inconveniences
often arise.
In carrying out my invention, these and other difficulties disappear, this I pro-
pose to do, by placing round the tube, or part of the machine, where the rest is
required, a broad metal spring clip, or collapsible metal collar, or hinged hoop,
to this clip, collar or hoop, there are lugs or shoulders, with corresponding holes
in, to form and fasten to, an arm called the rest, of suitable light material, this
arm is fastened to the lug, or shoulder, by nut and bolt, screw, or the like. The
clip, collar or hoop being a little larger in circumferance, than the tube or bar
to which it is attached, is able to turn upon it, the arm being parallel to, and
fastened on to this tube or bar, the loose end may be secured thereto, by ordinary
spring, rubber, or the like clip. The appliance will fit any bicycle, and may be
attached to any part thereof.
By releasing the loose end of the arm, and opening out square, towards the
joint, and drawing it forward, the clip collar, or hoop, slips round the tube or bar
to which it is fixed, and the arm falls rigidly to the ground, forming and carry-
ing its own portable rest, thereby allowing the machine to stand in safety, against
any object, or upon any ground.
Reverse the above order, and the appliance will fold back and the arm receed
naturally into its first position.
When built as a fixture, the clip or collar, need not be collapsible, nor the
hoop required to be hinged.
A in the drawing enclosed herewith, shows the arm, called "the rest, fixed rigidly
to the ground, when resting and supporting the machine.
B shows the position of the arm, called "the rest" folded up to the machine,
as when riding.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1897.

page_text: I, LUCAS WILLIAMS, 31, Church Street, Rhyl, North Wales, Artist, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
By placing round one of the tubes the bottom stay for preference, a broad
hinged hoop, or clamp, to this hoop, or clamp there are lugs or shoulders, with
corresponding holes in, to form, and fasten to an arm called the rest, of suitable
light material, such as split tubing, this arm is fastened to the lug or shoulder
by nut and bolt, or the like fastening, the hinged hoop, or clamp being a little
larger in circumferance than the tube it embraces, is able to turn upon it, the
arm being fixed to this tube, its loose end is fastened thereto, by ordinary spring,
rubber, or the like clip; or for preference an U or the like spring may be employed,
which is fixed against a projecting side of the back lug or shoulder, on the inside;
the pivoted end of the arm, or rest is cut square; when it is not in use, it is held
in position, by engaging the U spring with the square end of arm
or rest, on the principle of ordinary clasp knife, thereby dispensing with clip at
the loose end. The front lug or shoulder has a lock fixed to it; a hole is made
through the bolt near the top and a spring wire passed through it, this bolt runs
in a groove or slieve, and the bolt is held down by the said spring coiled to a
cross bar, fixed to the lock case sides by opening the arm or rest out, towards the
joint, the leverage forces the rest to pass over this spring bolt which passes through
the bottom of lock, and locks itself automatically, it cannot proceed further, as
it is stopped by a raised projection, on the inside of the opposite lug or shoulder,
near the U spring, it is thus secured between the aforesaid lugs, by spring bolt,
and the raised projection, and can only be released by a key turning in a ward,
which engages a sliding latch, by turning the key, the inclined plane on sliding
latch, which is beneath the spring wire going through the bolt, lifts the bolt in
the groove or slieve, clear of the locked arm or rest. The novelty of this arrange-
ment is, the bolt unlike others, flies out, on the opposite side of lock, to which
the key enters, on the back side of the hinged hoop or clamp, there is a projecting
claw, at a given point in turning round the tube, this claw fouls the paralel stay,
and arrests the progress of turning, at this point the pedal crank cannot revolve,
as it fouls the locked arm or rest. By slightly tilting the machine, and letting
the arm or rest fall rigidly to the ground, it forms and carries its own combined
portable rest and lock, the arm or rest may be jointed, is applicable for ladies
or gentlemen's bicycles, Fig. 1. A in the drawing is the rest holding the machine.
B the hinged hoop or clamp. D lock on front lug or shoulder. H projecting
claw, on back of hinged hoop or clamp. Fig. 2 end view. A in the drawing
is the rest. B the hinged hoop or clamp. C back lug or shoulder. D lock on
front lug or shoulder.. E spring bolt F stopper or raised projection. G is
U spring, against raised projection side. H projecting claw. I nut and bolt.
Fig. 3 A is the rest as applied to the machine, as when riding, and held up by
U spring. B hinged hoop or clamp. D lock on front lug or shoulder. H pro-
jecting claw. Fig. 4 A is the rest held up by U spring G. C, back lug or
shoulder. F raised projection or stopper. Fig. 5 sliding latch with key hole
and ward. Fig. 6 fixed groove or sleeve Fig. 7.spring bolt, with hole through,
and coiled round cross bar. Fig. 7 fits into Fig. 6 and Figs. 6 and 7 fits into
Fig. 5, between the inclined projections, the dotted lines on Figs. 5 and 8 show
how and where the sliding latch is moved to and fro by key, the latch is secured

page_text: by ordinary guide plates. Fig. 8 is locking apparatus fitted together. E is spring
bolt. J sliding latch. K key hole and ward. L fixed groove or slieve.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
A new or improved form of detachable, or fixed bicycle rest and lock in combina-
tion, turning upon its own axis; and improved form of giving rigidity to the
same; the whole forming a portable device, for resting the machine, and securing
the same against theft; arranged and adapted to operate, as herein described, and
illustrated..