An Improved Pedal-stay for Supporting Velocipedes when at Rest.
Year: 1893

page_text: te of Application, 15th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pedal-stay for Supporting Velocipedes when at Rest.
I, EDVARD PETRINI, of 8 Svartbàcksgatau, Upsala, in the County of Upland,.
in the Kingdom of Sweden, Doctor of Philosophy, 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 a supporting device for bicycles of the kind in which
the pedals are arranged comparatively near the ground, which device, without
considerably increasing the weight of the machine, enables it to be easily maintained
in an upright position on level ground and when desired withdrawn or lifted off the
ground till again required for use.
The device is brought into operative position by a simple movement of the foot
and by slightly inclining the machine to the side, and released from such position.
by simply raising the machine into its vertical position.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown a velocipede pedal provided with
my improved stay.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of such a pedal showing the stay or support in its
inoperative position.
Figure 2 is a similar view showing the said stay or support let down or in its
operative position and
Figure 3 is an end view of Figure 2.
The improved device consists of an A-shaped piece a or a plate or the like
which is bent outward or provided with projections at its upper end. This piece
or plate is pivoted on a bolt 6 or on bolts in such a manner that it can be turned
in the vertical plane and the said bolt is connected with the front side of the pedal
by means of brackets 6' held in place by the nuts which serve to hold the rubber
surfaces of the pedal in their places. The said bolt is surrounded by a spiral
spring c, which acts upon the A-shaped piece or plate a to keep it raised under or
along the pedal out of contact with the ground, as shown in Figure 1.
When it is desired to stand the velocipede in an upright position on level ground
the pedals are turned, until the pedal provided with the stay or support is in its
lowest position, the foot is then moved, preferably, in the longitudinal direction
of the machine under the bent end of the stay and then lifted upwards. By
pressing the foot against the bent end of the stay it is turned on the bolt and
assumes an inclined position as shown in Figure 2, thus supporting the velocipede
on the ground, if the latter is simultaneously inclined towards that side, so as to
cause the stay to rest on the ground. When the velocipede is to be again used
it is only necessary to raise it from its inclined position, the stay a will then,
under the influence of the spring c, be raised to its normal position under or along
the pedal.
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The spiral springe of course may be replaced by any other spring arrange-
ment for raising the stay, although the spiral spring will probably be most
advantageous.
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 :-
An improved pedal stay for supporting velocipedes at rest, consisting of an
A-shaped piece a or a plate, with an outwardly projecting upper end, which piece
is connected with the outer and of the nodal" in auch
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page_text: turned in the vertical plane and is adapted to be acted upon by a spring, which
tends to turn it into a position under or along the said pedal.
Dated this 15th day of August 1893.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.