IMPROVEMENTS IN SADDLES FOR BICYCLES AND THE COMBINATION OF A TOOL BAG THEREWITH
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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We, JAMES LEE, 37, Trafalgar Street, Tailor, and EDWARD WHITINGTON,
11 Whitecross Street, Engineer, both in the Town of Brighton, County of Sussex,
do hereby declare tho nature of said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN SADDLES
FOR BICYCLES AND THE COMBINATION OF A TOOL BAG THEREWITH, to be as
follows:
The object of this Invention is to comprise within the smallest possible compass
an exceptionally easy spring and saddle. It is well known that owing to the small
space available for the purpose bicycle springs and saddles do not possess the
comfort, case, and clasticity that can be obtained on tricycles. The frame of this
saddle is a light iron rim, dropping at the centro, rising at the ends, and of sufficient
width at the contro to clear the backbone of the bicycle on both sides so as to
allow room for the rise and fall of the saddle when riding on uneven roads.
Across this frame is stretched a leather cover, riveted to the frame at each end.
To the underside of the saddle are fixed by nuts and screws, three conical spiral
springs, one forward and two aft. Theso springs are fixed by nuts and screws to
clips which go round the backbone, the after clip being wide enough to take the
two after springs. Projecting from the back of the saddle is a small iron frame
(or it may be a continuation of the saddle frame) round which leather is stretched,
with a lid to fasten by a clasp on the upper side, thus forming a tool bag of small
yet sufficient dimensions to contain a spanner, oilcan, &c. the frame of this tool
bag being at such an angle as is best suited to avoid touching the backbone or
being in the way of the rider when mounting or dismounting.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We JAMES LEE, of No. 37, Trafalgar Street, Tailor and EDWARD WHITINGTON
of No. 11, Whitecross Street, Engineer both in the Town of Brighton, in the
County of Sussex, do hereby declare the nature of our said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN SADDLES FOR BICYCLES AND THE COMBINATION OF A TOOL BAG
THEREWITH" 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 comprise within the smallest possible compass
an exceptionally easy spring and saddle. It is well known that owing to the small
space available for the purpose, bicycle saddles and springs do not possess the
comfort, ense and elasticity that can be obtained on tricycles. The frame of this
saddle is a light iron rim, dropping at the centre, rising at the ends, and of sufficient
width at the centre to clear the backbone of the bicycle on both sides so as to
allow room for the rise and fall of the saddle when riding on uneven roads.
Across this frame is stretched a leather top, riveted to the frame at each end. To
the underside of the saddle are fixed three conical spiral springs, one at the front
and two at the rear end, theso springs are fixed to clips, which go round the
backbone, the rear clip being wide enough to take the two rear springs. Projecting
from the back of the saddle is a small iron frame, or it may be a continuntion of
the saddle frame, round which leather is stretched, with a lid to fasten by a clasp
on the upper side, thus forming a tool bag of small yet sufficient dimensions to
contain a spanner, oilcan, etc., the frame of this tool bag being at such an angle as
is best suited to avoid touching the backbone or being in the way of the rider when
mounting or dismounting.
In order that we may be fully understood we will more particularly describe our
Invention with the aid of the accompanying Drawing in which Fig. 1 shows the
general arrangement as attached to a bicycle and Fig. 2 shows the skeleton frame
of the saddle and the springs.
Corresponding parts are marked with similar letters. A is the light metal frame.
B is the leather top rivetted to the frame at each end. C, C, C, are the conical
spiral springs one being placed at the front the other two at the rear end or as near
thereto as convenient of the metal frame A. The front spring C is attached to the
neck or the backbone of the machine by any suitable clip arrangement. D and
the rear springs C, C, are similarly mounted on a suitable clip E which is clamped
round the backbone of the machine.
A light plate a is fixed across the metal frame A near its rear end for the purpose
of carrying a small metal frame F to form the tool bag f.
It will be obvious that the details of construction of our Invention may be
varied in many ways.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our Invention
and in what manuer the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
A saddle spring and tool bag for bicycles, all combined arranged and constructed
substantially as hereinbefore described and set forth.