CHICIOS.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 15th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 15th June, 1897
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I CHARLES RICHARD BINNEY, of 5 Hackney Road in the County of Middlesex,
Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
To use the air contained in the frame tubes of cycles, or any kind of ambulance
or carrier, carriage or vehicle, constructed with tubes, or any formation involving
air-chambers.
The air is employed as a natural cushion, in such a manner, that any one seated
on a saddle or seat, or reclining on an ambulance stretcher, while carried along,
shall not feel any vibration; because the weight is carried on the air contained in
tubes or other air-chambers. In the case of a cycle, this is done by connecting the
saddle with the pedals, by means of a tube or rod of smaller diameter than the
main frame-tube, through which it passes. This tube or rod also keeps the saddle
and pedals always at same distance apart. The upper part of the rod or tube under
the saddle, is formed as a piston or plunger, suitably packed to compress the air
contained in the tube between saddle and pedals; and the said rod or tube passes
through a packed stuffing-box, near the lower end of main tube, and is there
connected with a larger tube, sliding in the main tube and attached to the pedal-
bracket.
Thus, when the saddle is weighted by any one sitting on it, the air in the main
tube round the thin part of the connecting rod, carries the weight of the person
and, acting as a cushion, completely insulates the saddle from vibration, by which
means any sudden shock is avoided. The parallelism of the pedals with the frame
is maintained by a pair of light steel guides pressing under the bottom bracket to
prevent any twisting action. The pressure of air can be regulated to suit the
weight carried by using a pneumatic pump in the ordinary way.
The same principle is employed to prevent vibration in the handle-bar pillar but
here small india-rubber balls are used instead of air.
The general appearance of cycles fitted with this air-spring movement is
practically the same as that of those at present in use.
Dated this Fifteenth day of June 1896.
CHARLES RICHARD BINNEY of 5 Hackney Road in the County of Middlesex
5 Consulting 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 :-
By using the tube of a cycle directly under the saddle pillar in the way

page_text: shown in the drawing by detaching the bottom axle bracket A from the rest
of frame and attaching thereto a guide or slide F working through a fixed
stuffing box marked B connected with a slide also packed to fit tube securely
at C, the remaining portion of this slide, holds the saddle pillar in position
moving through lining at top of main tube D. The valve inserted into tube D
is for the purpose of pumping air into the space to regulate the amount of
pressure required to suit the weight of riders. By this a spring movement is
produced, by pressing the air between the curved springs E assisting the return
of the slide carrying the bottom bracket at one end, and the saddle at the
other end to its first normal position either when the rider dismounts or similar
movement is given through travelling over rough roads or uneven surfaces.
The remaining tubes of frame can also be connected with the air space between B
and C to give more air to compress, and connecting it directly with the saddle
pillar and other tubes by a small bridge tube T, Fig. 1, not to interfere with
brazed joints.
The packings used for the stuffing boxes B. and C is the well known
Binney's self lubricative soap stone packing of a nature to dispense with lubri-
cating. The same system of tubes used as air chambers to form spring cushions
can be supplied to frames of carriages motor cars ambulances etc. Also in making
a draw bar with a piston pressing against a branch air tube as before described
in M, Fig. 6. This is for horse traction. Fig. 4 in the accompanying drawings,
shows the general arrangement of air chambers and springs in the improvement as
applied to ambulances and dog carts etc. B is the stuffing box as before D is the
main tube P. P. the air chambers. R a loose piston rod passing as before
through B K in Fig. 2 and 3 shows the position of springs in the ambulance
waggon & dog cart respectively M. describes the position of draw bar with piston
in air chamber.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion, and in what manner it is to be carried out, I declare that what I claim is :
1st. The use of compressed air either with or without assisting springs in the
main or diagonal tube of a bicycle or other velocipede substantially as described.
2nd. The combination of such arrangement of compressed air with a saddle and
treadle bracket, connected by a rod or other means, so as to be kept at a varying
distance substantially as described.
3rd. The velocipede as thus improved having its saddle supported on compressed
air substantially as shown in accompanying drawings.
4th. The arrangement of air chambers, pistons and springs as applied to
ambulance waggous dog carts and other like vehicles substantially as shown in
accompanying drawings.
5th. The combination of such arrangement of air chambers etc. with the frames
of ambulance waggons dog carts and other like vehicles substantially as shown in
accompanying drawings.
Dated this Fifteenth day of April 1897