New or Improved Stand, Rest, or Support for Bicycles and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 17th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Stand, Rest, or Support for Bicycles and the like.
We, JOHN WILLIAM DEANS, Engineer, of Thorpe Road, WILLIAM DUNN
FOSTER, Manufacturer, of 7, Westbourne Grove, and ARTHUR FRANK STRAY,
Manufacturer, of Park House, all in Selby, in the County of Yorks, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved stand or rest or legs for supporting
bicycles and the like the said stand being made in two parts easily attached for
use and detachable when out of use, and therefore easily portable, viz.:—(1)
expanding legs part and (2) the bicycle etc. holding part, as follows:-
EXPANDING LEGS PART.
This consists of three or other suitable number of legs each of which is pivotted
at its upper end to a collar or short length of tube (which we will term the
upper collar") which latter is provided with a pinching screw or other suitable
clamping device for use as hereinafter described.
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Each of these legs respectively has pivotted thereto a link the other end of each
such link being pivotted to a 2nd collar or second short length of tube (which
we will term the "loose collar") the opening through these two collars being
arranged with the same longitudinal (i.e. vertical) axis and a short length of rod
advantageously a tube adapted to slide freely through these two collars is inserted
therein and each end of said sliding rod is provided with means to prevent same
from coming out of the two said collars its vertical position being fixed at any
desired point by means of the clamping screw in the upper collar as aforesaid
or by any suitable means.
The upper end of said adjustable rod is provided with a pinching screw or
clamp or other suitable means by which to firmly clamp and hold in any desired
position a long pin or pillar descending from the bicycle etc. holding part-the
said adjustable hollow rod or tube being adapted to receive therein or thereon the
said descending pin or pillar.
To fold the legs in this arrangement it is only necessary to press the free end
of each of the legs inwards that is towards a common centre whereupon the loose
collar will be moved away from the upper collar and consequently will permit the
legs and links to converge and same will all fold or come close together and lie
parallel or thereabouts-thus folding very closely and compactly together while
same are equally readily expanded by simply forcing the legs apart.
Or instead of the folding legs being arranged as aforesaid they may be arranged
vice-versa that is to say the three or other number of legs as desired may be
pivotted to the lower collar instead of to the upper one as aforesaid in which case
the lower collar would be provided with a pinching screw or means to tighten
the sliding rod passed therethrough as aforesaid while a link is pivotted to each

page_text: Manufacturer, of Park House, all in Selby, in the County of Yorks, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to a new or improved stand or rest or legs for supporting
bicycles the said stand being made in two parts viz.: (1) expanding legs part
and (2) the bicycle holding part such parts being easily attached for use and
detachable when out of use, and therefore easily portable.
And in order that the present invention may be easily understood and readily
carried into practice we will proceed to describe same with reference to the draw-
ings hereunto annexed.
Fig. 1 is a side view of our stand or rest erected ready for use.
Fig. 2 is a view of the stand shown in Fig. 1 at right angles thereto.
Fig. 3 shows the said stand separated in two parts and collapsed.
Figs. 4 to 6 show corresponding views of a modified arrangement adapted to
grip and hold the saddle pillar tube of an ordinary safety bicycle.
We will first describe the "expanding legs" part with reference alike to
both sheets of drawings and thereafter describe the bicycle-holding part first
with reference to Figs. to 3 and then with reference to Figs. 4 to 6.
EXPANDING LEGS PART.
This consists of three or other suitable number of legs a each of which is pivoted
at its upper end a¹ to a sliding bracket, collar or short length of tube b (which we
will terin the "upper collar "b) which latter is provided with a pinching screw 61
or other suitable clamping device for use as hereinafter described.
Each of these legs respectively has pivoted thereto a link c the other end of
each such link e being pivoted to a 2nd sliding bracket, collar or second short
length of tube d (which we will term the "loose collar" d) the opening through
these two collars b and d being arranged with the same longitudinal (i.e. vertical)
axis and a short length of rod advantageously a tube e adapted to slide freely
through these two collars b and d is inserted therein and each end of said sliding
rode is provided with means such as the enlargement e¹ and the stop pin e² to
prevent same from coming out of the two said collars its vertical position being
fixed at any desired point by means of the clamping screw b₁ in the upper collar b
as aforesaid or by any suitable means.
The upper end of said adjustable rod e is provided with a pinching screw e or
clamp or other suitable means by which to firmly clamp and hold in any desired
position a long pin or pillar hereinafter described descending from the bicycle-
holding part the said adjustable hollow rod or tube e being adapted to receive
therein or thereon the said descending pin or pillar h.
To fold the legs in this arrangement it is only necessary to press the free end
of each of the legs a inwards that is towards a common centre whereupon the
loose collar will be moved away from the upper collar and consequently will
permit the legs a and links c to converge and same will all fold or come close
together and lie parallel or thereabouts-thus folding very closely and com-
pactly together as shown in Fig. 3 while same are equally readily expanded by
simply forcing the legs apart.
Or instead of the folding legs being arranged as aforesaid they may be arranged
vice-versa. that is to say the three or other number of legs a as desired may be
pivoted to the lower collar d (instead of to the upper one b. as illustrated) in
which case the lower collar d would be provided with a pinching screw or means
to tighten the sliding rode passed therethrough as aforesaid while a link would
be pivoted to each rod as before only the other end of each link in this modified
arrangement would be pivoted to the upper collar which latter would now be the
sliding. or loose collar and thereby would. permit the legs to be moved through
nearly half a circle that is to say to fold the legs in this arrangement same woul:1

page_text: Thus a bicycle can be entirely supported in this stand or rest by resting the
bottom brackets of the bicycle in the lowermost part 9 of the holding device
adapted to receive same as aforesaid and then when the frame and the front
wheel are engaged and held by the aforesaid forks or arms thereby the bicycle
is bodily supported on its stand entirely free of the ground and if desired can be
swung round or turned with respect to the legs a or be held rigidly with respect
thereto by tightening the pinching screws e or other means for clamping the
parts together as aforesaid.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. A stand or support for bicycles consisting of a holding part arranged and
constructed substantially as described and illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 in com-
bination and acting in conjunction with the expanding legs part substantially as
described.
2. A stand or support for bicycles consisting of a holding part arranged and con-
structed substantially as described and illustrated in Figs. 4 to 6 in combination
and acting in conjunction with the expanding legs part substantially as described.
3. A stand rest or support for bicycles constructed combined and arranged to
act substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
Dated this 17th day of October 1898.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.