Improvement in Toe Clips, and the Method of Fastening them to Bicycle and other Pedals.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 39th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 6th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 2nd May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Toe Clips, and the Method of Fastening them to
Bicycle and other Pedals.
ANDREW JOHN BAILEY Cycle Maker 53 Tenby Street North, Birmingham
HARRY BAILEY Cycle Maker 53 Tenby Street North, Birmingham do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Improvement in toe clips & the method of fastening them to bicycle & other
pedals.
Our invention consists of a metal spring which clips the centre bar or tube of a.
pedal, near to this spring there is a tongue of metal which is formed out of the
bottom end of the toe clip & then bent downwards & forwards; when the toe clip.
is attached to the pedal this tongue helps to keep it in position by passing through
a hole in middle of side plate or by pressing against the under side of same..
Fig. 1 shows at (A) the spring which acts as an oil hole cover as well as a.
fastener, (B) shows the metal tongue, our invention can be used either with rat.
trap or rubber pedals & we claim the method of fastening toe clip to pedal also.
the toe clip & oil hole cover combined.
Dated this 29th day of October 1895.
ANDREW J. BAILEY.
HARRY BAILEY.
Improvement in Toe Clips, and the Method of Fastening them to
Bicycle and other Pedals.
We, ANDREW JOHN BAILEY, and HARRY BAILEY both of 53 Tenby Street,
Birmingham 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 metal spring which clips the central bar or tube of
a pedal; near to this spring there is a tongue of metal, which is formed out of
the bottom end of the toe clip and then bent downwards and forwards.
When the toe-clip is attached to the pedal, this tongue helps to keep it in
position; by passing through a hole in middle of side plate or by pressing against
the under side of same.
In order that our invention may be fully understood, I will now refer to the
annexed drawings in which :-
Figure 1 perspective view of toe clip attached to a pedal of the rat trap type.
Figure 2. perspective view of a modified form of a toe clip for attachment to a.
pedal having indiarubber treads.
a is the part of the device which engages on the toe of the rider being bent as
shown and having the tongue b, stamped out of same or attached thereto. c is a
semicircular spring part which may be formed integral with or attached to the
toe clip a.

page_text: This semicircular spring part c forms a cover for the oil hole in the hollow
spindle d & by clipping around same secures the toe clip in position, the tongue b
engaging in the rat trap tread e of the pedal f. as shown.
In Figure 2 a modified form is shown for use with a pedal having rubber treads,
the part being prolonged and having the tongue b for clipping round the rubber
part of the tread i. It will be seen that the device may be formed in one piece or
connected together by any suitable or convenient means.
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. The improved toe clip consisting of a tongue 6 in combination with a clip c.
2. In toe clips for velocipedes, a toe clip formed in one or more parts having
at one end a semicircular spring piece which clips round the hollow spindle of the
pedal and forms a cover for the oil hole, and a tongue which engages with the
tread of the pedal and so secures the clip in position.
Dated this 6th day of January 1896.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.