Improvements relating to Ladies' Safety Bicycle Saddles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Ladies' Safety Bicycle Saddles.
JAMES REYNOLDS Senior 46 Mildleton Street Radford Nottingham Lace
Draughtsinan JAMES REYNOLDS Junior 46 Middleton Street Radford Nottingham
Lace Draughtsman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention consists of a fancy, ornamental attachable back for ladies safety
bicycle saddles, the ordinary pear shaped saddles and the like. The back to be
made of steel brass or any suitable material, in various shapes and designs,
ornamented and decorated with wire, silk braid, ribbon or any fancy material.
The back to be elevated above the saddle and attached to the bar or band which
forms back of saddle or attached to an independent bar or band to connect it to
saddle saddle fittings or any rod or bar under or back of saddle. I wish you to
notice that the back being of various shapes and designs and saddles by different
makers, the connections thereof will have to vary accordingly.
Dated this 18th day of Jole 1896
JAMES REYNOLDS, SENIOR.
JAMES REYNOLDS, JUNIOK.
Improvements relating to Ladies' Safety Bicycle Saddles.
JAMES REYNOLDS Senior 46 Middleton Street Radford Nottingham Lace
Draughtsman JAMES REYNOLDS Junior 46 Middleton Street Radford Nottingham
Lace Draughtsman 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 :-
Our invention consists of a fancy ornamental attachable back for ladies safety
bicycle saddles or seats, the ordinary pear shaped saddles and the like.
The back to be made of steel, brass or any suitable substance or material, in
various shapes, sizes and designs.
The back to be elevated above the saddle or seat, either attached to the bar or
band which forms the back of saddle or seat, or attached to or forming part of an
independent bar or baud to connect it to saddle and saddle fittings or any rod or
bar, under or back of saddle or seat.
In the accompanying drawings which shew by way of example some methods of
applying our invention
The construction of the fancy backs must necessarily vary according to design of
back, and make of saddles.
The fancy back a, in Figure 1, may be made of steel, brass, or any suitable
material or substance, in one or more parts.
The substance or material may be round, square, or any fancy shapes; of
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page_text: suitable thickness to look ornamental, cut into suitable length or lengths, and bent
into shape or shapes; or cast, or made, to form any particular design, and tapped
at the ends d, in Figure 1, and may be plated with gold, silver, nickel, or any fancy
substance, or otherwise ornamented; or stamped or made from one piece, the
projections or ends left for connections bent to fit, and pass through the bar or
band forming back of saddle, or seat, as illustrated in Figure 1.
The fancy back a in Figure 2, will be made the same in substauce, material,
and design, as the fancy back a in Figure 1; varying only at the connections d, by
being rivetted or otherwise secured to, or forming part of, the independent bar or
band b, in Figure 2, which may be made of steel, brass, or any suitable substance
or material, cast or made to fit back of saddle, and attached to saddle, saddle
fittings, or any rod, or bar, under or back of saddle, as illustrated in Figure 2.
Figure 1 is a view in back elevation shewing one class of design of back, applied
to the bar or band forming back of saddle or seat.
a is the fancy back.
b is the bar or band forming back of saddle or seat.
c is a ring or rings for ornament.
d is a continuation of back passing through the bar or bani b, which forms the
back of saddle or seat and secured firmly hy washers E and nuts f.
Grepresents the body of saddle or seat.
H is the saddle springs.
In some makes of saddles or seats it may be found necessary to support the back,
by applying one or more supports, similar to the supports d in Figure 2.
Figure 2 is a similar view shewing the same class of fancy back secured to, or
forming part of a bar or band to be attached to saddle and saddle fittings or any
rod or bar under or back of saddle. a is the fancy back b is the bar or banc ring
or rings for ornament is the bolts provided with nuts to fasten the back to the
saddle or seat by passing the bolts through holes in the bar or band forming the
back of saddle.
E is the connections or supports for back adapted to be clamped to saddle springs
or any rod or bar under or back of saddle.
I wish it to be particularly understood that the back being of various shapes
and designs and saddles by different makers the connections will have to vary
accordingly.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1. Ornamental attachable fancy backs for ladies safety bicycle saddles or seats the
ordinary pear shaped saddles and the like.
2. The combination of parts as illustrated by the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 shewing the fancy back attached to the bar or band b which forms the
back of saddle or seat.
3. The combination of parts as illustrated on Figure 2 shewing a fancy back
attached to, or forming part of an independent bar or band b and attached to saddle
and saddle fittings by d and E.
4. The fancy backs being firm will give greater confidence in mounting the
machine and projecting well back will be useful for attaching anything to the
back for ornamental and carrying purposes.
Dated this 17th day of October 1896.
JAMES REYNOLDS, SENIOR,
JAMES REYNOLDS, JUNIOR,
Applicants.