An Improvement in Saddle and Seat Springs for Bicycles, Tricycles and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th June, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 13th Oct., 1899-Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Saddle and Seat Springs for Bicycles, Tricycles
and the like.
WILLIAM BAILEY, 126, Bartholomew Street, Newbury, Berks, Market Gardener,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An improvement in my invention and Patent 11,860, May 13th 1897, which
is carried out in the following manner:
In my existing patent a pneumatic ring is used to take the bearing at the
back part of the saddle and rubber bearing is placed at the front part.
I now apply two pneumatic rings. One at the back as before and the other
in front to take the place of the rubber bearing. The tubes and bars that fit into
them to guide the movement of the seat which I used in my Patent 11,860 are
now dispensed with entirely. In place of these the frame or base of the saddle
is connected with the top part or seat thus:-Two pieces of steel spring plate
which is about an inch wide and very thin such as the springs of house bells
are composed of take the place of the tubes and bars. One end of a piece of
steel spring plate is bolted or otherwise fixed to the base or frame part of the
saddle and the other end is attached to the top or seat part. This when fixed
and in position forms an half circle. Two of these half circles are formed by
one piece of steel spring plate being attached to the front part of the saddle and
the other one at the back part in the manner just described to connect the base
or frame part and the top or seat part of the saddle. From this it will be seen
that one piece of steel spring plate forming an half circle placed at the back
part and the other piece of steel spring plate also forming an half circle is
placed at the front part to connect the bottom and top part of the saddle and
to guide the movement in place of the tuhes and bars which I now dispense
with entirely. In these half circles the pneumatic rings are placed and attached
by means of rubber bands. Therefore half the circumference of each of the
pneumatic rings is enfolded by the half circle springs which connect the top
and bottom parts of the saddle and the pneumatic rings are kept in position
and enfolded by the half circle springs by means of two rubber bands.
Dated this 5th day of June 1800
WILLIAM BAILEY
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Saddle and Seat Springs for Bicycles, Tricycles
and the like.
I, WILLIAM BAILEY, 126, Bartholomew Street, Newbury. Berks, Market
Gardener, 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:-
In my existing Patent No. 1186097 a pneumatic ring is used to take the bearing
at the back part of the saddle and rubber bearing is placed at the front part.
I now apply two pneumatic rings. One at the back as before and the other
in front to take the place of the rubber bearing. The tubes and bars that fit into
them to guide the movement of the seat which I used in my Patent 11860°7 are
now dispensed with entirely. In place of these the frame or base of the saddle

page_text: is connected with the top part or seat thus:-Two pieces of steel spring plate
which is about an inch wide and very thin such as the springs of house bells
are composed of take the place of the tubes and bars. One end of a piece of
steel spring plate is bolted or otherwise fixed to the base or frame part of the
saddle and the other end is attached to the top or seat part. This when fixed
and in position forms a half circle. Two of these half circles are formed by
one piece of steel spring plate being attached to the front part of the saddle and
the other one at the back part in the manner just described to connect the base
or frame part and the top or seat part of the saddle. From this it will be seen
that one piece of steel spring plate forming a half circle is placed at the back
part and the other piece of steel spring plate also forming a half circle is
placed at the front part to connect the bottom and top part of the saddle and
to guide the movement in place of the tubes and bars which I now dispense
with entirely. In these half circles the pneumatic rings are placed and attached
by means of rubber bands. Therefore half the circumference of each of the
pneumatic rings is enfolded by the half circle springs which connect the top
and bottom parts of the saddle and the pneumatic rings are kept in position
and enfolded by the half circle springs by means of two rubber bands.
For purposes of illustration, I will now refer to the annexed drawings in
which:
Figure 1 is a side elevation shewing my invention.
a is the seat or support which is connected through the medium of the spring
bands or plates 6 to the part c this part c being secured to the frame of the
machine in any convenient manner, such as the clip which may be of any
convenient construction. e is a rim carrying an inflated tube f which may be
inflated as required through the medium of any convenient form of valve g,
and is retained in position relatively to the spring band or plate b in any con-
venient manner, such as by the india rubber bands h.
By this arrangement it will be seen that the spring bands or plates 6. which
partially encircle the pneumatic rings or cushions f will bear upon the same
when pressure is applied upon the saddle owing to the weight of the rider
resting thereon, thus giving resiliency, and the india rubber or other bands h
would prevent the displacement of the pneumatic rings or cushions f. from
their position upon the spring bands or plates b.
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:-
1. In pneumatic saddles, the combined construction and arrangement of the
various parts, substantially as described and illustrated herein and for the pur-
pose set forth.
2. In pneumatic saddles, the employment of spring bands or plates attached
to the seating surface, and a support carried upon the machine, and adapted
to bear upon or partially encircle pneumatic rings or cushions, which
are attached or connected to said spring bands or plates by means of elastic
bands or other convenient means, for the purpose of maintaining the pneumatic
rings or cushions and spring bands or plates in their relative position, a suit-
able valve being provided for the inflation of the pneumatic rings or cushions
when required, substantially as described and illustrated herein and for the
purpose set forth.
Dated this 13th day of Octabov 1200