Improvements in Stands for Velocipedes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in Stands for Velocipedes.
I, FREDERICK SAMUEL BUCKINGHAM of the Elswick Cycle Works, Newcastle-
on-Tyne, in the County of Northumberland, England, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved stand for supporting bicycles in an
upright position when not in use, and it consists essentially of a pair of arms
mounted on a suitable base and adapted by their own elasticity or by artificial
elasticity produced by springs or otherwise to exert either an outward force or an
inward force. If an outward force the top ends of the said arms are shaped to
adapt them to fit or engage with the inner sides of the members of the lower back
fork to grip the same, and the said grip may if required be intensified by means of
a screw or wedge device. If the arms are adapted to grip inwards their top ends
are shaped to fit on the outer sides of the members of the lower back fork or of
the frame and the said gripping action may also in this case be intensified by a
screw or wedge device or the like.
As a modification the two arms may be hinged together so that their extremities
cross, the top ends of the arms being shaped to embrace the members of the lower.
back fork or of any other convenient part of the frame of the machine, the weight
of the said machine on the arms causing them to expand outwards and so firmly
grip the frame.
of Tan 1906
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
1, FREDERICK SAMUEL BUCKINGHAM of the Elswick Cycle Works, Newcastle-
on-Tyne, in the County of Northumberland, England, 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:-
This invention relates to an improved stand for supporting bicycles in an
upright position when not in use, and it consists essentially of a pair of arms
mounted on a suitable base and adapted by their own elasticity or by artificial
elasticity produced by springs or otherwise to exert either an outward force or an
inward force. If an outward force the top ends of the said arms are shaped to

page_text: adapt them to fit or engage with the inner sides of the members of the lower back
fork to grip the same, and the said grip may if required be intensified by means of
a screw or wedge device. If the arms are adapted to grip inwards their top ends
are shaped to fit on the outer sides of the members of the lower back fork or of
the frame and the said gripping action may also in this case be intensified by a
screw or wedge device or the like.
As a modification the two arms may be hinged together so that their extremities
cross, the top ends of the arms being shaped to embrace the members of the lower
back fork or of any other convenient part of the frame of the machine, the weight
of the said machine on the arms causing them to expand outwards and so firmly
grip the frame.
In the accompanying drawing;
Figures 1, 2 and 3 are views in front and side elevation and plan respectively of
a stand the arms of which are arranged to act outwardly.
Figure 4 is a broken view in front elevation of a stand showing the arms adapted
to act inwardly.
Figures 5, 6 and 7 are views showing modifications.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
In the construction shown by Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 the stand consists of a
pair of arms A, A, formed in one piece with a base A¹ the whole being made out
of a length of bar steel or other suitable metal.
In the construction shown by Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 the upper ends a of the
arms A, A, are threaded to adapt them to receive caps B, B, the upper ends of
which form cup-shaped recesses 6 as shown to enable them to embrace the members
of the lower back fork.
The arms A, A, are adapted to grip the members of the lower back fork by
their own elasticity but the grip may if desired be intensified by means of a screw
device consisting of a threaded pin such as C carried by one of the arms A and of
a nut such as C threaded thereon as shown by Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4.
If the cup-shaped recesses b b are adapted to engage with the inner sides of the
members of the lower back fork as shown in the construction illustrated by
Figures 1, 2 and 3 the nut C' is placed between the two arms A, A, but if they
are intended to grip the outer sides of the members of the lower back fork the
nut C¹ is placed outside one of the members A as shown by Figure 4.
By mounting caps such as B on the top ends of the arms A A the height of the
stand is made adjustable, but this construction is not obligatory. When however
the stands are so constructed the caps B are provided with cross arms 6¹ to enable
them to be easily rotated, and with lock nuts such as 62 to lock them in position
after adjustment.
In the construction shown by Figure 5 the cup-shaped recesses 6 are formed on
the upper ends of the arms A A and the said arms are adapted to be forced
outwards to grip the frame of the machine by means of a wedge such as D acting
to force the two arms A, A, apart.
Figure 6 shows a modification in which the two arms A, A, are hinged together
at a so that when the members of the lower back fork are placed in the recesses bb
adapted to receive them the weight of the machine causes the upper ends of the
arms A, A to move outwards and thus firmly grip and support the frame.
Figure 7 shows a further modification adapted to support a machine by gripping
either the inner sides or the outer sides of the lower members of the back fork.
In this construction the two arms A and A are pivotted together at a and are
adapted to be drawn together by the threaded pin C and nut C' and to be forced
apart by the spring E mounted on the pin C. The recesses b b are adapted to
engage with the outer sides of the members of the lower back fork and the
recesses b*b* with the inner sides thereof.
The recesses and are preferably lined with leather or other suitable
material.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved stand for velocipedes constructed, arranged and adapted to
operate, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
1900
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.