Improvements in Mud Guards for Cycles.
Year: 1896

page_text: ISIONAL
ION.
Improvements in Mud Guards for Cycles.
I, GEORGE ALFRED WILSON, of 13 Moor Lane, Clitheroe, in the County of
Lancaster, Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a mud guard for the rear wheels of
cycles, which when not in use may be folded up or contained within small compass.
The kind of mud guard to which my im rovements relate are made of leather
or stout glazed woven fabric and stand out over the wheel more or less horizontally
being provided with a centrally disposed stiffening medium. In carrying out my
said invention I employ as the stiffening medium a number or series of oblong wire
frames hinged together endwise with a beut part of the wire at each hinge forming
a stop whereby the several frames of the series may be folded over or between
each other in one direction but when opened out they will form a practically
straight line. The openings of the several frames may if desired be enclosed in
separate pockets of woven fabric or other material or thin sheet metal may be
used for the same purpose. The foundation or root frame of the series is mounted
upon (preferably) a stouter wire frame having a pair of bent fingers or clips
which are sprung on to the two arms of the cycle fork so as to hold the 'improved
device in the required position.
Improvements in Mud Guards for Cycles.
I, GEORGE ALFRED WILSON, of 13 Moor Lane, Clitheroe, in the County of
Lancaster, Draper, 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 object of this invention is to provide a mud guard for the rear wheels of
cycles, which when not in use may be folded up or contained within small compass.
The kind of mud guard to which my improvements relate are made of leather
or stout glazed woven fabric and stand out over the wheel more or less horizontally
being provided with a centrally disposed stiffening medium. In carrying out my

page_text: said invention I employ as the stiffening medium a number or series of oblong wire
frames hinged together endwise with a bent part of the wire at each hinge forming
& stop whereby the several frames of the series may be folded over or between
each other in one direction but when opened out they will form a practically
straight line. The openings of the several frames may if desired be enclosed in
separate pockets off woven fabric or other material or thin sheet metal may be
used for the same purpose. The foundation or root frame of the series is mounted
upon (preferably) a stouter wire frame having a pair of bent fingers or clips
which are sprung on to the two arms of the cycle fork so as to hold the 'improved
device in the required position.
In the accompanying drawings,
Tig. 1 is a side view and
Fig. 2 a plan view shewing the construction of the stiffening medium of my
improved mud guard at that end which clips or fastens on to the cycle fork;
Fig. 3 illustrates its appearance when folded up;
Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively side and plan views (drawn to a smaller scale)
of the wire frames forming the outer extremity of the stiffening melium.
Fig. 6 shews the position of the improved mud guard y as it appears in side view
when applied over the rear wheel of a bicycle.
a a are the wire frames jointed together at b and c is a projecting finger or stop for
proventing the wire frames from getting past the horizontal (approximately)
when opened out. d d are the clips which are sprung on to the cycle fork the
parts e e constituting the requisite springing or elastic medium. The transversely
disposed wire bars ff are designed to strengthen the central part of the frames a a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. The improved mud guard for cycles having as its stiffening medium a number
or series of oblong wire frames hinged together endwise with a bent part of the
wire at each hinge forming a stop whereby the several frames of the series may
be folded over or Iptween each other in one direction but when opened out they
will form a practically straight line.
2. In a mud guard for eyeles the combination with a stiffening medium of
the kind described in Claim 1 of a wire frame having a pair of bent. fingers or
clips which can be sprung on to the two arms of the cycle fork for the purpose
specified.
Dated this 22nd day of May 1897