Improvements in or relating to Saddles for Cycles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 28th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Saddles for Cycles.
A communication from PIERRE MERCIER, of 42, Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle,
Paris, in the Republic of France.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved saddle specially designed for cycles, and
having a jointed or folding back which can be opened by hand when the rider is
in the saddle, and folds up by automatic disengagement when he quits the seat.
The invention consists of a small support or bracket fixed underneath the saddle
and carrying;
1st on its upper part two pins on which pivot respectively a pallet and a forked
hook.
2nd on its lower part, a pin on which is jointed the back which a spiral spring
always tends to bring back to the depressed or lowest position. The central rib
of this back is provided with a transverse arm or rod on which at the proper
moment, the two arms of the forked hook are engaged.
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When the saddle carries no weight the pallet and forked hook are uplifted and
the back is depressed.
When the cyclist takes his seat, however, his weight depresses the pallet which
bears against the leather of the saddle. At the same time, by means of its
projecting rear end which engages with that of the forked hook; the depression
of the pallet causes the said hook to turn on its pivot and drop also. The cyclist
then raises the back by hand, whereupon the two ends of the transverse arm or rod
are brought into engagement with the arms of the forked hook in such manner that
the back is firmly held in a vertical position and cannot be lowered as long as the
cyclist remains in the saddle.
But so soon as he rises, in order to dismount, the pallet being no longer weighted
rises under the influence of a suitable spring fixed on its pivot, and causes the
hook to be lifted and disengaged from the cross-bar; whereupon the back will
promptly drop backwards into its original lowest position under the influence of
the spring. The cyclist can then dismount in the usual way without risk of his
leg catching against the back.
In the arrangement above described the hook and pallet are two distinct parts
pivotted on separate points. I may however make the pallet and hook in one piece
the engagement of the latter with two extremities of the cross-bar being effected
from below instead of from above.
Dated this 28th day of November 1902
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.

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improvements in or relating to Saddles for Cycles.
ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn London W.C. Chartered Patent
Agent (a communication from Pierre Mercier Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle Paris
France) 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 :-
This invention relates to an improved saddle specially designed for cycles and
having a jointed or folding back which can be opened by hand when the rider is
in the saddle and folds up by automatic disengagement when he quits the seat.
As shown in the accompanying drawings wherein like letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts, my improvements consist of a small support or
bracket A fixed underneath the saddle and carrying:
1stly, on its upper part two pins bd on which pivot respectively a pallet B and
a forked hook D (Figs. 1 and 24).
2ndly, on its lower part, a pin s on which is jointed the back S which a spiral
or other spring R always tends to bring back to the depressed or lowermost
position. The central rib H of this back S is provided with a transverse arm or
rod G on which at the proper moment, the two arms of the forked hook D. are
engaged (Fig. 24).
When the saddle carries no weight the pallet B and forked hook D are uplifted
and the back is depressed.
:
When the cyclist takes his seat however, his weight depresses the pallet B which
bears against the leather of the saddle. At the same time, by means of its
projecting rear end ; which engages with that of the forked hook D, the
depression of the pallet causes the said hook to turn on its pivot and drop.
The cyclist then raises the back by hand whereupon the two ends of the transverse
arm or rod G are brought into engagement with the arms of the forked hook D
in such a manner that the back is firmly held in a vertical position and cannot be
lowered as long as the cyclist remains in the saddle. But as soon as he rises in
order to dismount the pallet being no longer weighted rises under the influence of
the spring N fixed on its pivot and causes the hook to be lifted and disengaged
from the cross-bar; whereupon the back will promptly drop backwards into its
original lowermost position under the action of the spring R. The cyclist can then
dismount in the usual way without running the risk of his leg catching against.
the back.
In the arrangement above described the hook and pallet are two distinct parts
pivotted on separate points. I may however make the pallet and hook in one piece,
the engagement of the latter with two extremities of the cross bar being effected
from below instead of from above.
I may also adjust the back at a greater or lesser distance from the saddle by
making this back in two parts as shown in Fig. 3, one of which P is jointed at s
and forms a tail piece, while the part H which is the back proper is adjustable on
the first part or rod P (Fig. 3).
According to a modification of my invention having for its object to permit my,
improved back to be applied to saddles of various heights, I vary the inclination"
i.e. rising of the pallet B by rendering the same moveable upon its extremity J to
which it is fixed by two screws, a thumb screw L turning freely into a tapped hole
formed in and a fixed screw K rivetted to J at one end and provided with a
nut k at the other, both screws passing through a slotted triangular piece M Fig. 4.
A spiral spring N tends to raise the hook D. It will be readily understood that
by means of this arrangement the inclination i.e. rising and lowering of the pallet B

page_text: can be varied at will by screwing the nut k and the thumb screw L up or down to
the required height.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :
1. The new or improved adjustable back or support for bicycle saddles arranged
and constructed substantially as herein described and shown and for the purpose
Bet forth.
Dated this 27th day of August 1894.
G. A. DE KATON,
For A. J. Boult.
G. A. DE KATON,
For A. J. Boult.