An Improvement in or connected with Cycles or Velocipedes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 23rd June, 1893-Accepted, 5th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or connected with Cycles or Velocipedes.
I WILLIAM HENRY NANCE of 10 Broomhall Street, Sheffield in the County
of York Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to those parts of cycles or velocipedes usually called the
pedals on which the feet are placed in actuating the vehicle; and it consists in
providing and applying a small or convenient sized piece of brass, iron, steel or
other wire, or a metal strip or band, which is bent in the shape of a U and then
bent upwards at the round end towards the two ends of the U, so as to form a
suitable recess or clip for the toe of the boot or shoe to fit in. Or the wire, strip,
or band can be made of any other suitable shape.
The two ends of the wire, strip, or band, are then screwed or tapped and passed
through the rubber of the cycle or velocipede pedal. To each of the two screwed
or tapped ends a nut or rivet is then attached to secure the clip to the rubber of
the pedal, or the ends may be fastened by other suitable means, such as by a plate
put at the back of the rubber through which the ends of the clip could also be
passed, to prevent the wire or toe clip from coming out of the rubber of the pedal
through which it has been passed.
By passing the ends of the clip through the rubber as above described there will
be no vibration to the foot as is the case where the wire is fixed or passes over the
rubber of the pedal in the ordinary way.
Dated this 5th day of October 1892.
BRISTOW HUNT, R.P.A.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or connected with Cycles or Velocipedes.
WILLIAM HENRY NANCE Clerk 10 Broomhall Street Sheffield 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:―
My invention relates to those parts of cycles or velocipedes usually called the
pedals, on which the feet are placed in actuating the vehicle, and it consists in
providing and applying a small or conveniently sized piece of brass, iron steel, or
other wire, or a metal strip or band, which is bent in the shape of a U, and then bent
upwards at the round end towards the two ends of the U, so as to form a suitable
recess, or clip, for the toe of the boot or shoe to fit in, or the wire, strip, or band
can be made in any other suitable shape. The two ends of the wire are then
screwed or wormed for about one inch, more or less as may be convenient, and the
two screwed or wormed ends, are then passed through the rubber, or other suitable
material used in lieu thereof, of the cycle or velocipede pedal.
To each of the two screwed ends a nut is then attached, or the two ends may be
rivetted to secure the clip to the pedal, or the ends may be fastened by other
suitable means, such as by a plate put at the back of the rubber, through which the
ends of the clip could also be passed, to prevent the wire or toe-clip from coming
out of the rubber, through which the screwed ends have been passed, or two nuts
or plates may be used, one at the front & one at the back of the rubber if desired.
These toe-clips may also be used in connection with rat-trap pedals by passing
the two screwed ends through the holes in the front plate of the pedal, and
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page_text: employing four nuts, two on each side of the plate i.e. two ou each of the screwed
ends of the clip.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a cross section through rubber bar of pedal shewing clip and method of
securing same.
Fig. 2 is an elevation shewing ends of clip secured by nuts.
Fig. 3 is a cross section through steel bar of rat-trap pedal shewing clip &
method of securing same.
Fig. 4 is an elevation shewing ends of clip secured by nuts.
Figs. 1 & 2. A is the clip into which the toe of the boot is placed. B is the
rubber bar of pedal, through which the screwed ends of clip are passed. C are the
nuts for securing the ends of the clip thereto.
Figs. 3 & 4. A is the clip into which the toe of the boot is placed.
steel bar of pedal through which the screwed ends of the clip are passed.
are nuts on each side of the bar for securing the clip thereto.
B is the
C' & C'
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
1st. A novel and easy method of fastening the toe-clip to the pedal, by passing
the two ends through the rubber, or any other material used in lieu thereof, and
to each of the two ends of which I attach a nut or plate &c. as already described.
2nd. The idea of screwing or worming the two ends of the clip, which are passed
through the rubber or other material, thus obviating the necessity of using
separate screws or bolts to attach the clip to the pedal.
3rd. The method of fastening the toe clip to rat-trap pedals by means of four
nuts, two on each side of the front plate of the pedal, which nuts may be screwed
backwards or forwards, to lengthen or shorten the clip.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1893
W. H. NANCE,
Applicant.