Improvements in Supporting and Locking Appliances for Bicycles and other Vehicles.
Year: 1897

page_text: This Print is in accordance with the Original Specification as it stands after
Amendment (under Section 11 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883) as required
by the decision of the Chief Examiner of the 16th day of August 1898.
Date of Application, 8th June, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr.,
1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Supporting and Locking Appliances for Bicycles and
other Vehicles.
I, GEORGE BROWNING, of Bedford Road, Bootle, in the County of Lancaster,
Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to an arm or stand for maintaining the bicycle in an
upright position and for locking or securing to prevent theft.
I construct an arm in the form of a loop or other convenient form
pivoted to a stand or bracket. This arm may be made of two or
more pieces riveted or bolted together leaving an aperture to embrace
the wheel or may be made of a single piece of metal or wood bent to the desired
form. I at present prefer to construct it of two pieces riveted together with a
small roller in front to glide over the wheel.
Each arm is provided with a lock comprising a pivoted finger or latch or lever
to engage with or be passed under the inner side of the wheel or rim between
the spokes and thus prevent the cycle being removed until the finger or latch is
unfastened and released. The finger lever or latch is pivoted in a. suitable
position and the lock comprises a sliding bolt or its equivalent preferably with
two bolts which engage with holes in the pivoted finger when in the position to
be locked. A flat key or other key of suitable shape is inserted behind the slide
carrying the bolts, or a cam or eccentric may be placed behind it by turning
which the bolts are withdrawn. Above the lock is placed a barrel or rotating
circular block or similar device carrying wards or their equivalent or formed
with a curved or angular slit or other slit of special shape or design to correspond
with the key and to prevent any but the right key entering the lock. I at
present prefer a flat key bent or shaped with a projection or lug on one or both
sides.
It is desirable in some cases that the key should not be capable of being removed
from the lock unless when the finger or lever was locked and also to prevent the
use of the lock without the insertion of a coin. For this purpose I employ a
pivoted tumbler or the like which prevents the turning of the key in the lock
or the turning of the cam which operates the lock bolt which is raised free of the
key, cam or eccentric on the insertion of a penny in a slot provided to receive it.
I form the cam or eccentric which operates the bolt with a projection or pin
at one side over which the pivoted tumbler falls and prevents its rotation. At
the side of the lock I provide a slot through which a penny travels and project-
ing through a hole or slot into this is a pin in the side of the tumbler against
which the penny in its travel comes in contact and raises the tumbler free of
the cam eccentric or key. The penny is held in that position by a pin project-
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page_text: ing from a second lever or tumbler which is moved out of the way and releases
the penny by the turning of the key thus returning the first tumbler to engage
again with the cam or key when the lock is unlocked. The second tumbler or
lever is held in normal position by a spring, and is raised to release the penny
by the turning of the key or cam so that the return movement of the first tumbler
follows the actuation of the second one and the release of the coin.
The projections on the cam or key for actuating the bolt may be so placed and
the movement of the tumbler may be so timed that the cycle of operations may
take place at any point in the movement of the key that may be desired.
The arms are pivoted to brackets or stands in such a position as to receive
the wheel of a cycle when run under them and may be turned up flat when not
in use being provided with a knife spring or other spring or device to maintain
them in an upright position.
Dated this 5th dox of Tu 1907
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.
CORTEELE DE PUIFICATION.
Improvements in Supporting and Locking Appliances for Bicycles and
other Vehicles.
I, GEORGE BROWNING, of Bedford Road, Bootle, in the County of Lancaster,
Mechanic, 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 invention relates to an arm or stand for maintaining the bicycle in an
upright position and for locking or securing it to prevent theft.
It consists essentially of a swinging arm of looped shape, provided at one side
with a lock and pivoted or swivelling finger, which engages with and locks the
wheel, a tumbler or lever for releasing ne key on the insertion of a coin and a
receptacle for the coin.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. Side elevation of the appliance in position to engage with the wheel of
a cycle.
Fig. 2. Plan of same.
Fig. 3. Front elevation when raised and out of use.
Fig. 4. Sectional plan of lock.
Fig. 5. Longitudinal sectional elevation on line y-y Fig. 2.
Fig. 6. Enlarged sectional plan of lock and end of swinging arm.
Fig. 7. Longitudinal sectional elevation on line y-y Fig. 6.
Fig. 8. Transverse sectional elevation on line - Fig. 6.
Fig. 9. Transverse sectional elevation on line x-x Fig. 2, showing a modified
construction of lock.
Fig. 10. Sectional plan of same.
Fig. 11. Longitudinal elevation of same lock in section, on line y-y Fig. 2.
Fig. 12. Side elevation of appliance in position to engage with the wheel of a
cycle showing another modification of lock with coin freed mechanism.
Fig. 13. Plan of same.
Fig. 14. Front elevation of same when raised out of use showing the under
side.
Fig. 15. Sectional plan (enlarged) of coin freed lock constructed similar to
locks shown in Figs. 4 and 8 with end of swinging arm.

page_text: Fig. 16 Longitudinal section of same lock on line y-y Fig. 15.
Fig. 17. Sectional plan (enlarged) of coin freed lock constructed similar to
Figs. 9 to 11.
Fig. 18. Longitudinal section of same lock on line y-y Fig. 17.
I construct the arm A of a convenient form pivoted to a stand or bracket B.
This arm may be made of two or more pieces riveted or bolted together leaving
an aperture C to embrace the wheel or may be made of a single piece of metal
or wood bent to the desired form. I at present prefer to construct it of two pieces
riveted together with a small roller a in front to glide over the wheel.
The arm is provided with a lock D comprising a pivoted finger or latch or
lever d to engage with or be passed under the inner side of the wheel or rim W
between the spokes, and thus prevent the cycle being removed until the lever
or latch d is unfastened and released.
Referring to Figs. 4 to 8 the lever or latch d is pivoted in a suitable position
on a pin d so as to be capable of being moved backwards and forwards to engage
with and release the wheel. It is also provided with a second pin du which is
placed in a slot in the casing of the lock D in which it is capable of moving to
and fro. The pin d also projects through the casing into the interior of the
lock where it engages with a rotating bolt or tumbler E which holds it firmly
in the locked position shown in Fig. 8. By turning the bolt E about its axis
it disengages or releases the pin unlocking the lever or catch d and permit-
ting it to fall back. I prefer to use a tubular or barrel key F which passes over a
pin f and at its lower end is cut with a slot to engage with the projection e¹ on the
end of the bolt E. projection is formed on the pin f and a ward f¹ is cut in
the key barrel to correspond therewith. These may be placed at varying heights
or distances or two or more may be employed to prevent the wrong key being
employed to open the lock. The bolt E is returned to its normal position to
lock the pin on the lever d by the spring el.
Referring to Figs. 9, 10 and 11, the finger, lever or latch-d is pivoted in a suit-
able position and the lock comprises a sliding bolt or its equivalent E preferably
with two bolts e which engage with holes in the pivoted finger when in the
position to be locked. A flat key or key of other suitable shape is inserted
between the bolt E and,a fixed part of the lock, or a cam or eccentric G Figs. 17
and 18, may be placed against the bolt by turning which the bolts e are withdrawn
from the end of the lever d. Above the lock is placed a barrel or rotating circular
block H or similar device carrying wards or their equivalent, or formed with a
curved or angular slit or other slit of special shape or design, to correspond with the
key and to prevent any but the right key entering the lock although a flat key F
with a projection or lug on one or both sides is shown a tubular or barrel key
such as previously shown may be employed.
It is desirable in some cases, that the key F should not be capable of being
removed from the lock unless when the finger or lever d was locked and also
to prevent the use of the lock without the insertion of a coin. For this purpose
I employ a pivoted tumbler K or the like which prevents the turning of the key F
in the lock or the turning of the cam G which operates the lock bolt. This
tumbler K is raised free of the key F or cam or eccentric G on the insertion of a
coin L in a slot provided to receive it.
Referring to Figs. 15 and 16 a lock constructed similar to that described with
reference to Figs. 6, 7 and 8 is shown with the coin freed mechanism affixed
thereto. The bolt E is provided with a projection e at one side over which the
end of the tumbler K falls and prevents its rotation.
Referring to Figs. 17 and 18 I form the cam or eccentric G which operates
the bolt E with a projection or pin g at one side, over which the pivoted tumbler K
falls and prevents its rotation.
In both constructions of lock the working and operation of the coin mechanism
is the same.
At the side of the lock D is provided a casing and slot M through
which a coin L travels and projecting through a hole or slot into this is a pin k

page_text: in the side of the tumbler K against which the coin L in its travel comes in
contact and raises the tumbler K free of the cam eccentric or bolt E or G. The
coin is held in that position by a pin n projecting from a second lever or tumbler N
which is moved out of the way and releases the coin by the turning of the key
thus allowing the first tumbler K to return and to engage again with the cam
or key when the bolt E is unlocked. The second tumbler or lever N is held in
normal position by a spring n' and is raised to release the coin by the turning
of the bolt E key F or cam G so that the return movement of the first tumbler K
follows the actuation of the second one N and the release of the coin.
A locked receptacle R is placed at the end of the slot casing M to receive the
coins.
The projections on the cam G or key for actuating the bolt E may be so
placed, and the movement of the tumbler K may be so timed that the cycle of
operations may take place at any point in the movement of the key that may be
desired.
The arms are pivoted to brackets or stands in the position shown in Figs. 1
and 12 so as to receive the wheel of a cycle when run under them and may be
turned up flat as in Figs. 3 and 14 when not in use being provided with a knife
spring or other spring or device to maintain them in an upright position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I wish it to be under-
stood that I am aware that mechanism has been employed for holding cycles in
which a coin is employed for releasing the mechanism or in which a coin is col-
lected as toll but I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A supporting and locking appliance for securing cycles, a pivoted support-
ing arm to engage the wheel in combination with a latch lever to embrace the
inner side of and retain the wheel, a locking bolt to engage with the pivoted
latch to secure or lock the latch and a key for releasing it constructed and
arranged substantially as described and shown with reference to the annexed
drawings.
2. In apparatus for locking and securing cycles the combination with a pivoted
arm to engage the wheel a latch lever to embrace the under side of and retain
the wheel, a locking bolt to lock the latch lever, a casing provided with a slot
to receive a coin, a pivoted lever which engages with the lock or bolt to prevent
it turning until raised by a coin and a pivoted lever which holds the coin until
the key is turned substantially as described and shown.
3. A supporting and locking appliance for securing cycles constructed sub-
stantially as described and shown with reference either to Figs. 1 to 5, Figs. 6
Figs. 9 to 11, Figs. 12 to 14, Figs. 15 to 16 or Figs. 17 and 18 of the drawings.
Dated this 7th day of March 1898.
to
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.