Improvements in the Construction of Foot Rests for Bicycles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 17th Apr., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Foot Rests for Bicycles.
GEORGE WILLIAM HAWKER 48 Spencer Street Birmingham Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct a detachable foot rest, that will not slip
from its fixed position, or allow the foot to slip off, when brought into actual use.
The construction of my foot rest is as follows:-I take a piece of flat metal &
construct a similar clip to that which is now in general use as a foot rest, & is clamped
to the side of front fork of bicycle. I then take another flat piece of metal, but
thicker, this is inserted between the jaws of clip, & acts as a lever, having a hole in it
through which passes the clamp screw of foot rest, this forms the fulcrum of lever.
The pressure generated by action of lever, is at the lowest point from the screw hole
& presses or locks, against side of fork. Therefore when my foot rest is fixed into
position & the foot of a rider is placed thereon to rest, it presses down the lever against
the fork, thus locking & preventing the rest slipping from its fixed position. The
extreme end of foot rest lever is curved upward and thus prevents the foot slipping off.
Dated this 16th day of December 1896.
GEORGE WILLIAM HAWKER.
Improvements in the Construction of Foot Rests for Bicycles.
İ, GEORGE WILLIAM HAWKER, of 48, Spencer Street, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 my invention is to construct a detachable foot rest that will not slip
from its fixed position or allow the foot to slip off when brought into actual use.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and easily carried into
practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon which
I have illustrated examples of my improved foot rests.
Figure 1 shows the piece of flat metal A from which the clip for clamping the
foot rest to the velocipede is formed.
Figure 2 shows the piece of metal A bent into the required shape.
Figure 3 is a plan view of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is an elevation of the foot rest detached from the clip.
Figure 5 is an elevation of the foot rest and clip connected together.
Figure 6 is a plan view of Figure 5.
Figure 7 is a front elevation of part of the steering socket and front forks of a
velocipede showing my improved foot rests fixed in position.
In carrying my invention into practice I take a piece of flat metal A and shape it
by suitable tools as shown at Figure 1 and afterwards bend it into the shape as shown
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page_text: at Figures 2 and 3, bringing the two ends a¹ and a together and leaving the centre
portion a³ so as to clip around the front forks F. I then take another piece of flat
metal B, but of thicker gauge, and form it by suitable tools into the shape as shown
at Figure 4 and insert it between the jaws or ends at and a² of the clip, which are then
secured together by inserting the pin d' through the holes a and as in the clip and
through the hole in the foot rest and then screwing the nut d' into the end of the
pin. This pin forms a fulcrum for the foot rest B, which acts as a lever, and when the
foot rests are fixed in position as shown at Figure 7 and the feet of the rider pressed
thercon the lowest points from the fulcrum of each press against the sides of the
forks F, thus locking and preventing the rests slipping from their fixed position. The
ends of the foot rests are serrated and curved upwards so as to prevent the feet slipping
off, which frequently happens with foot rests as at present constructed.
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 :-
First. In detachable foot rests for velocipedes pivotting the foot rest between the
jaws of the clip so that when pressure is put upon the said foot rest it acts as a lever
and binds against the adjacent portion of the velocipede in the manner and for the
purpose substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
Second. Securing foot rests to velocipedes so that when pressure is put thereon
they bind against the adjacent portion in the manner and for the purpose substantially
as hereinbefore set forth and as shown upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Third. The improved construction of foot rests substantially as hereinbefore
described and as shown on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 11th day of March 1897.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.