Improvements in the Construction of Cycle Stands.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Cycle Stands.
We, GEORGE HENRY ATKINSON and ALFRED THOMAS, both of 36, Westgate,
Bradford, in the County of York, Clothiers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has for its object, the arrangement of cycle stands so that cycles
may be rigidly supported with the wheels clear of the ground, in such a manner
that, the machine may be used for home exercising purposes, washed or other-
wise cleaned or repaired on the stand; and to so construct the apparatus that, it
is collapsable and may be folded into little compass for transit or stowing away
when not required for supporting the machine.
In carrying out our object, we form two uprights of any suitable material, and
Each
connect the same together by binding bars pivotted or jointed thereto.
upright has other bars jointed thereto which also jointed to bare
which we term the base bars, one end of each of which engages with respective
slot holes or grooves formed in the said uprights.
are
The base bars and those connected thereto are so arranged that they may be
extended to form the base upon which the apparatus stands when in use, or they
may be moved into a position parallel with the uprights, and on liberating one of
the binding bars both uprights may be brought together into comparatively little
room.
By constructing and arranging the stand in the manner described, the uprights
with the cycle frame so that the wheels are clear of the ground, thus
leaving the machine available for exercise, cleaning or other purposes.
engage
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1907
Improvements in the Construction of Cycle Stands.
We, GEORGE HENRY ATKINSON and ALFRED THOMAS, both of 36, Westgate,
Bradford, in the County of York, Clothiers, 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 for its object, the arrangement of cycle stands so that cycles
may be rigidly supported with the wheels clear of the ground in such a manner

page_text: that, the machine may be washed or otherwise cleaned or repaired when on the
stand; also to so construct the apparatus that, it is collapsable and may be folded
into little compass for transit, or stowing away when not required for supporting
the machine.
In describing our invention in detail, reference is made to the accompanying
drawings, in which Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of a cycle stand constructed
according to our invention.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation, and
Fig. 3 a back elevation
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Similar letters indicate similar parts where they appear.
In carrying out our object, we form two uprights A and B of suitable, material,
and connect the same together by binding bars C and D on each side of the
before mentioned uprights, the bars C being pivotted at each end to A and B by
the screws or the like E, the bar D is pivotted to C by the screw or the like F.
Each upright A and B have bars G and H pivotted thereto by screws or the
like at KK and to the bottom of the respective bars are pivotted what we term
the base bars L L by screws or the like M M, the opposite end of the said bars
are provided with studs N№ which engage with the slot holes' PP at the bottom
of each upright.
The base bars LL when extended in the manner shown give support to the
stand, the diagonal bars G and H act as struts supporting the stand sideways,
whilst the bars C and D retain the framework of the stand rigid in the opposite
or longitudinal direction, the end plates D¹ of bar D engaging with studs QQ
fixed in the side of the uprights A and B and retained thereon by the hook R
engaging with staple S.
On disconnecting the bar D with the studs QQ the two uprights are liberated
and can be brought together, and on sliding the studs N N up to the top of the
slot holes PP, the diagonal bars G and H are brought into line with the uprights,
thus bringing the several parts together in a manner that they occupy little space.
By constructing the arranging the stand in the manner described, each upright.
when opened out as shown, is in a position for engaging with some portion of
the cycle frame, the front portion of the cycle frame resting in the recess A¹ of
the front upright A and the projection B at top of hack upright B engaging with
the fork portion of the frame to which the hind wheel is mounted, thus support-
ing the cycle with the wheels clear of the ground, so that the machine is available
for cleaning or for other purposes.
Holes at A2 and B2 may be bored through the upper portion of the respective
uprights A and B in such positions that when the machine is placed on the stand
and pins put through the said holes, the danger of the machine tilting on apply-
ing excessive pressure to either end of the machine. is removed.
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our
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
A cycle stand arranged and combined substantially in the manner as shown and
herein before described.