Improvements in Detachable Mudguard Stays for Bicycles and other Velocipedes and Road Carriages.
Year: 1896

page_text: IONAL DI
Improvements in Detachable Mudguard Stays for Bicycles and other
Velocipedes and Road Carriages.
I, JOHN FLETCHER, of 12, Green Bank, Ulverston, in the County of Lancaster,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has reference to detachable mudguard stays for bicycles and
other velocipedes and road carriages and consists in constructing and arranging
the mudguard stays in the manner herein described so as to enable them to be
very readily fixed in position to support the mudguard and very readily removed
when the mudguard is not required to be used. My said improvements are
particularly applicable to the mudguard stays of flexible mudguards of the kind
described in the specification of my Letters Patent No. 9357 of A.D. 1895 but
my said improved mudguard stays are also applicable to mudguards of other kinds.
In one arrangement of carrying out my invention I make a mudguard stay
essentially of five parts namely, two eye pieces to fix on to the wheel axle, a cross
piece to connect to the mudguard, and two wire arms or side rods to connect the said
cross piece to the said eyes. These parts are constructed as follows:-Each of
the eyes is by preference made from sheet steel and has a 'shank made with two
hooked projections at a short distance apart one of these hooked projections
being on one side of the shank and the other hooked projection on the other side
of the shank. Each of the wire arms or side rods is provided with a projecting
pin at or near that end which is to connect to the eye piece and in the shank of
the eye piece there is a hole between the two hooks which this pin will enter.
The wire arm at this end is by preference bent and folded upon itself so as to form
a flattened end to take in between the two hooks and the extreme end of the wire
is bent outwardly at right angles to constitute the said pin. To connect the arm
to the shank of the eye piece the pin part of the arm has to be placed 'in the
hole in the said shank and then the arm is turned about its pin until the arm
lies in a line with the said shank when the arm will engage under the two hooked
parts of the shank and thus be connected thereto. The outer part of each of the
wire side arms is bent at about right angles to the arm in one direction and
then bent back in the opposite direction at a short distance from the first bend
thus forming a kind of end hook at right angles to the arm which hooks are
inser ed in loops formed at or near the ends of the cross piece by bending the
meta of the cross piece upon itself. The end portion of the cross piece after
havin;; been bent to form the aforesaid loops, are bent outwardly and have each
a smail notch or slot which, after the ends of the arms have been inserted in the
loons and turned parallel with each other, engage with the arms and thus prevent
the hooks from coming out of the loops.
In fixing the mudguard stay to a safety bicycle the two eye pieces are first
fixed by nuts in the usual way on to the ends of the axle where they are intended
to remain. The hooked ends of the wire arms or side rods are now inserted

page_text: respectively in the looped ends of the cross piece and then turned at right angles
to the cross piece to lie parallel with each other and engage in the notches in the
ends of the cross piece as stated above. The mudguard stay in this form is now
placed in position with the said arms embracing the wheel and 'standing at an
angle to the shanks of the eye pieces the pin parts of the said arms are inserted
in the holes in the two shanks of the eyes and then the two arms with the cross
piece are turned down to their proper position when the end portions of the wire
arms nearer to the axle will engage with the hooked parts of the eye pieces
and when the end of the mudguard is attached to the cross piece the mudguard
stay is perfectly secure as the mudguard itself prevents the stay from turning
up and the construction of the parts above described prevents them coming apart.
For some mudguards 'in which the separable cross piece above described is
not required, the two side arms above referred to are formed in one piece of wire
which is bent into a bow shape the ends being connected to the shanks of the
eye pieces in the manner above described.
In a modification of my 'invention instead of the wire arms being bent back-
wards and forwards as above described to form the flattened end portions where
they connect to the shanks of the eye pieces, the end portions of the wire may be
left straight and merely bent at their extreme ends to form the pins to take
into the holes in the shanks and in this case one of the hooks on the shank of
the eye pieces may be dispensed with, the other hook taking under the arm,
and in combination with the bent wire end catching into the hole being sufficient
to connect the wire arm to the eye, the connecting of the cross piece to the ends
of the wire arms or the wire arm being formed in one piece being sufficient 'to
prevent any twisting of the arms on the shanks of the eye pieces.
Dated this 17th day of September 1896.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Detachable Mudguard Stays for Bicycles and other
Velocipedes and Road Carriages.
I, JOHN FLETCHER, of 12, Green Bank, Ulverston, in the County of Lancaster,
Gentleman, 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 has reference to detachable mudguard stays for bicycles and
other velocipedes and road carriages and consists in constructing and arranging
the mudguard stays in the manner herein described so as to enable them to be
very readily fixed in position to support the mudguard and very readily removed
when the mudguard is not required to be used. My said improvements are
particularly applicable to the mudguard stays of flexible mudguards of the kind
described in the specification of my Letters Patent No. 9357 af A.D. 1895 but
my said improved mudguard stays are also applicable to mudguards of other kinds.
I will describe my Invention by referring to the accompanying drawings on
which Fig. 1 is a general view of a detachable mudguard stay constructed in
accordance with this Invention; Fig. 2. shews the parts of the said mudguard
stay separately and Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate the method of attaching the parts
together or detaching them from each other; Fig. 5 illustrates a slightly modified
form of my Invention with the parts shewn detached from each other and Fig. 6

page_text: shews the ends of the arms of the arrangement shewn by Fig. 5 connected to the
eyes which have to be fixed to the wheel axle.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all
the figures of the drawings.
In one arrangement of carrying out this Invention illustrated by Figs. 1, 2,
3 and 4, I make the mudguard stay essentially of five parts namely, two eye
pieces A A to fix to the wheel axle, a cross piece B to connect to the mudguard
and two wire arms or side rods CC to connect the cross piece B to the eyes A¹ A².
These parts are constructed as follows:-Each of the eyes A1 A2 is made from
sheet metal and has a shank a¹ made with two hooked projections at a short
distance apart, the hooked projection as being on one side of the shank a¹ and
Each of the wire
the other hooked projection on the other side of the same.
arms or side rods CC is provided with a projecting pin c¹ at or near that end
which is to connect the eye piece A¹ or A2 and in the shank a¹ of the eye piece
there is a hole a between the two hooks a 3 which this pin c will enter. Each
of the wire arms C C is at this end bent and folded upon itself at c³ so as to
form a flattened end to take in between the two hooks a² a3 and the extreme
end e of the wire is bent outwardly at right angles as shewn to constitute the
pin c to take into the hole a. To connect one of the arms or side stays say C³
to the shank a¹ of the eye piece A2 the pin part c¹ of the arm has to be placed
in the hole a in the shank a as shewn in Fig. 3, and then the arm C is turned
about its pin c¹ until the arm lies in a line with the shank a' as shewn in Fig. 1
when the arm C2 will engage under the two hooked parts a3 a3 of the shank a¹
and thus be connected thereto as shewn in Fig. 1. The outer end of each of the
wire side arms C C is bent at cat right angles to the arm in one direction and
then bent back at c in the opposite direction at a short distance from the first
bend thus forming a kind of end hook at right angles to the arm C or C as shewn
clearly by Fig. 2 which hooks are inserted in loops b¹ 2 formed at or near
the ends of the cross piece B by
piece B by bending the metal of the cross
piece B upon itself. The end portions of the cross piece B after having
been bent to form the aforesaid loops b¹ 62 are bent outwardly as shewn
in Figs. 1 and 2 and each has a small notch or slot 3 in it which
after the ends c5 of the arms C C have been inserted in the loops 6 62 as shewn
in Fig. 4 and turned parallel with each other as shewn in Fig. 1, engage with
the arms C C and thus prevent the hooks from coming out of the loops 6163.
In fixing the mudguard stay to a safety bicycle the two eye pieces A¹ A2 are
first fixed by nuts in the way well known on to the ends of the axle where they are
intended to remain. The hooked ends of the wire arms C C are now inserted
respectively in the looped ends of the cross piece B and then turned at right
angles to the cross piece as shewn in Fig. 1 to lie parallel with each other and
engage in the notches bb in the ends of the cross piece B as stated above. The
mudguard stay in this form is now placed in position with the arms C¹ C
embracing the wheel and standing at an angle to the shank a¹ of the eye
pieces AA as indicated by Fig. 3. The pin parts el of the arms C Care
inserted in the holes a in the two shanks a¹ of the eyes and then the two
arms CC with the cross piece B are turned down to their proper position when
the end portions of the wire arms nearer to the axle will engage with the
hooked portions as a of the eye pieces A' A as shown in Fig. 1. When the
end of the mudguard (not shewn upon my drawings) is attached to the upright
pin 6 of the cross piece B the mudguard stay (shewn by Fig. 1) is perfectly secure
as the mudguard itself prevents the stay from turning up (as described in the
specification of my prior Letters Patent No. 9357 of A.D. 1895 above referred to)
and the construction of the parts above described prevents them from coming apart.
In the modification of my Invention shewn by Figs. 5 and 6 the loop of the
arm C C is dispensed with the wire being bent to form the end loop and then
carried forward for a short distance and bent at right angles to form the projecting

page_text: side pins to take into the holes a of the eyes A¹ A2 and in this case the
hooks a³ of the arms a' may be dispensed with.
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. In a detachable mudguard stay for bicycles and other velocipedes and road
carriages the improved method of connecting the side arms to the shanks of the
eyes on the wheel axle consisting in making each of the wire arms with a pro-
jecting side pin c¹ at a short distance within the end of the arm and making
the shank of the said eye with a hole for said pin and a hook or hooks to receive
the arm when the pin is inserted in the hole of the shank and the arm is turned
into a line therewith substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
2. In a detachable mudguard stay for bicycles and other velocipedes and road
carriages the improved method of connecting the outer ends of the side arms
to the cross piece which supports the mudguard, consisting in making the outer
end of each of the wire arms with a hook and making the cross piece with
loops 66 to receive the hooked ends of the arms and with the ends of the cross
piece bent and notched at 63 b to engage with said arms all substantially as
hereinbefore set forth and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
3. A. detachable mudguard stay for bicycles and other velocipedes and road
carriages consisting of the two eyes A1 A2, two side arms C C and cross piece B
constructed and detachably connected together in the manner substantially as
herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the accompanying
drawings.
4. A detachable mudguard stay for bicycles and other velocipedes and road
carriages consisting of the two eyes A¹ A2 two side arms C¹ C and cross piece B
constructed and detachably connected together in the manner substantially as
herein before described and illustrated in by Figs. 5 and 6 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 28th day of May 1897
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.