Apparatus for Holding up Bicycles when not in Use and for Keeping on or Regulating the Brakes thereof, and of similar Vehicles such as Tricycles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 16th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 4th May, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Holding up Bicycles when not in Use and for Keeping
on or Regulating the Brakes thereof, and of similar Vehicles such
as Tricycles.
I, GEORGE DRIVER of 210 Euston Road in the County of Middlesex, Telegraph
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
As is well known bicycles, whose wheels are one behind the other (as distinguished
from side by side as in the Otto), are not self supporting but when at rest require
support. Now according to my invention which is more particularly applicable to
what are known as safety bicycles, in order to hold up such a bicycle when not in use
there is provided a rest or support adapted to be applied to either of the pedals when
at or about its nearest point to the ground. The leg or rest which may be of iron or
other suitable material is of such a length that when applied to the lower pedal it will
permit the bicycle to slightly tilt or lean to that side at which the leg or rest is applied.
The rest or support is not a fixture to the bicycle but can be readily applied to or
removed from the pedal at will and being very portable can be carried in the pocket
of the rider or placed in the wallet with the other accessories usually carried by
bicyclists. The rest or support may be applied in any convenient manner to the
pedal. According to one arrangement near the top of the rest or support there is
a hole of the same shape and size as the head of the bolt or nut on the outer side
of the pedal so that the rest or support can be readily slipped over the bolt head or
nut and having two feet or claws resting upon the ground, the bicycle when thus
supported will remain in or nearly in an upright position if not impelled forward
by force or placed upon an incline. The rest or support can be used also as a
spanner.
In order to further prevent the bicycle moving from extraneous causes or uneven
surfaces there is provided a device to keep on the brake and thus prevent rotation
of the wheels. The said device is in the form of a ring or annular cam or eccentric
in one or more parts. In one arrangement it is made to fit the handle bar or other
part such as the head the ring being of sufficient thickness to prevent the brake-

page_text: lever from falling back to its normal position after the brake has been applied.. To
permit the brake lever to occupy its normal position when not in use a slot or groove
is formed across the face of the ring of sufficient depth to readily admit the said lever.
When it is desired to hold the brake down otherwise than by hand the lever is pressed
in the usual way, leaving the ring cam or eccentric free to be turned or rotated upon
the handle bar until the slot is no longer immediately opposite the lever, and the ring
cam or eccentric being pushed up the handle bar towards the brake lever pivot where
the space is least between the handle bar and the lever, the latter will be prevented
from resuming its normal attitude when released by hand thereby keeping on the
brake.
This device for holding down the brake is equally applicable to tricycles and may
be used as a brake regulator for controlling the speed both of bicycles and tricycles.
To render the device readily applicable to finished machines and enable any person
to fix it himself the ring cam or eccentric can be constructed in parts that can be
connected together by screws or otherwise; or one part may be in the form of a spring
bent to fit the curvature of the handle bar or part the device is to be applied to.
Dated this 17th day of May 1888.
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W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for, the Applicant.

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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Holding up Bicycles when not in Use and for Keeping
on or Regulating the Brakes thereof, and of similar Vehicles such
as Tricycles.
I, GEORGE DRIVER, of 210 Euston Road, in the County of Middlesex, Telegraph
Engineer, 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 :—
As is well known bicycles whose wheels are one behind the other (as distinguished
from side by side as in the Otto) are not self supporting but when at rest require
support. Now according to my invention which is more particularly applicable to
what are known as safety bicycles in order to hold up such a bicycle when not in use,
there is provided a rest or support that may be adjustable in length and adapted to
be applied to either of the pedals when at or about its nearest point to the ground.
The rest or support which may be of iron or other suitable material is of such a
length or is adjusted to such a length that when applied to the lower pedal it will
permit the bicycle to slightly tilt or lean to that side at which the rest or support is
applied. The rest or support is not a fixture to the bicycle but can be readily applied
to or removed from the pedal at will and being very portable can be carried in the
pocket of the rider or placed in the wallet with the other accessories usually carried
by bicyclists. The rest or support may be applied in any convenient manner to either
pedal. To enable the support to be temporarily secured to the pedal the outer nut of
the pedal may be made of sufficient length to pass through and project slightly beyond
the support, a hole being drilled through the projecting portion of the nut to receive
a pin that will keep the support in place. According to one arrangement near the top
of the rest or support there is a hole of the same shape and size as the head of the bolt
or nut on the outer side of the pedal so that the rest or support can be readily slipped
over the bolt head or nut and having two feet or claws resting upon the ground, the
bicycle when thus supported will remain in or nearly in an upright position if not
impelled forward by force or placed upon an incline.
This part of my invention is illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 of the accompanying drawings
in which Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively a side and an end elevation of so much of a
bicycle as is necessary to illustrate the application thereto of a rest or support con-
structed according to this invention.
Figs. 3 and 4 are elevations at right angles to one another of the rest or support
drawn to an enlarged scale.
In the example shewn the rest or support is made adjustable in length being for
this purpose constructed in two parts 1 and 2 one of which is formed with a slot 3
and is adjustably connected to the other by screws 4. By this means the length of the
rest or support can be adjusted to suit the height of the pedals of the bicycle with
which it is to be used. In the part is a hole that corresponds in shape and size to
the head or nut of the pedal bolt 5. This shape of hole may be formed in the part 1
itself, or as it is shewn, namely in bush 6 able to turn in a round hole in the
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page_text: part 1 so that the support can be readily applied to the head or nut in whatever
angular position the sides thereof may be when the pedal is in its lowest position.
The bush may be retained in place by any suitable means. In the example shewn
it is provided at one side with a flange 8 and at the other side with projections 9 that
overlap the part as shewn. Another plan would be to form a groove round the
periphery of the bush to receive the ends of pins or screws passed through the part 14
of the support. The rest or support is adjusted to such a length that a bicycle when
supported thereby will be slightly inclined to one side as shewn in fig. 2. Although
I have shewn the rest or support as made to be capable of adjustment in length it may
be otherwise constructed.
In order to further prevent the bicycle moving from extraneous causes or uneven
surfaces there is provided a device to keep on the brake and thus prevent rotation
of the wheels.
The said device is in the form of a snail piece or annular cam or eccentric (herein-
after called an eccentric) in one or more parts.
In one arrangement it is made to fit the handle bar or other part such as the head
the eccentric being of sufficient thickness or diameter when rotated into position to
prevent the brake lever from moving back to its normal position after the brake has
been applied. To permit the brake lever to resume its normal position when not in
use the eccentric is turned in the opposite direction to that in which it was turned to
hold down the brake.
When it is desired to hold the brake down otherwise than by hand the lever
is pressed in the usual way and the eccentric turned or rotated upon the handle
bar until it bears upon the lever with sufficient pressure to hold the same in position;
or the eccentric may be partly turned round and then pushed along the handle bar
towards the brake lever pivot where the space is least between the handle bar and the
lever, the latter being then prevented from resuming its normal attitude when released
by hand thereby keeping on the brake.
This device for holding down the brake is equally applicable to tricycles and
may be used as a brake regulator for controlling the speed both of bicycles and
tricycles.
To render the device readily applicable to finished machines and enable any person
to fix it himself the eccentric can be constructed in parts that can be connected by
screws or otherwise.
Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a front and a side elevation of part of a cycle with its
brake mechanism, and an eccentric device according to this part of my invention,
applied to the handle bar, for keeping on the brake.
Figs. 7 and 8 are elevations at right angles to each other of the eccentric device and
part of the handle bar.
10 is the eccentric mounted to slide upon the handle bar 11; it is shown as made
in two parts secured together by screws 12 to admit of its being readily applied to
existing cycles or removed therefrom as desired.
13 is a brake lever pivotted at 14 and jointed to a rod 15 to which the brake
block 16 of any suitable form is attached. In order that the eccentric may take a
firm bearing upon the brake lever to keep on the brake that portion of its edge
or circumference presented to the lever may be tapered as shewn more clearly in
fig. S to correspond with the inclination of such lever when the brake is on. To
enable the eccentric to be readily moved along whilst still closely fitting the handle
bar (or other part) to which it is applied and the diameter of which at different
parts may vary, the hole formed in the eccentric may be made larger than the
handle har and be fitted with a spring or with a piece 17 of elastic material such as
india rubber adjusted by a screw.
Any convenient means, such as a screw 18 passing through the eccentric as shewn
and acting against the piece 17 or spring may be employed for regulating the pressure
or grip of the said piece or spring upon the handle bar to prevent the eccentric
rotating or working along the bar as it might otherwise be caused to do by the jolting
motion of the cycle when travelling.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. For holding up or supporting bicycles of the kind in which the wheels are
arranged one behind the other, a portable rest or support adapted as described to be
applied to the part specified in the manner set forth."
2. The improved rest or support for bicycles shewn in and described with reference
to figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings annexed.
3. In a bicycle or similar vehicle providing in conjunction with the brake operating
mechanism an eccentric device as hereinabove described and illustrated adjustable
upon a part of the vehicle and adapted to keep the brake on with more or less
pressure or to release it as may be desired as set forth.
TAA TAISAI
GEO. DRIVER.
W. Lloyd Wise,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.