Improvements in or connected with Velocipede Saddles, for enabling the same to be used as Detachable Seats or Supports.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 6th Mar., 1897
Improvements in or connected with Velocipede Saddles, for enabling
the same to be used as Detachable Seats or Supports.
I, STEPHEN WISE of 11, Hammersmith Road, West Kensington, London,
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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in or connected with saddles for velocipedes,
the object being to provide means for use in connection with same whereby the said
Baddle may readily be converted into a detachable seat or support, and which will be
found particularly nseful for tourists, pic-nic parties, persons combining fishing with
cycling and others.
The means I employ for carrying my invention into practical effect is extremely
simple, light and can easily be carried upon the bicycle without being unsightly or
oumbersome, while to convert the saddle into a detached seat or support occupies but
little time.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a side olevation of a suddle and saddle-pin fitted with my improved means
for converting it into a detached seat or support.
Fig. 2 shows two views of the supporting lug and
Fig. 3 is an elevation of one of the legs.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the saddle-pin illustrating a slightly modified form or
arrangement of my invention and
Fig. 5 shows a modified form of supporting lug used in connection therewith.
Fig. 6 (Sheet 2.) is an end view of Fig. 4.
Fig. 7 is an end view of a lug showing the attachment of same to the saddle
springs, according to another form of my invention, and Fig. 8 is a plan of same.
Fig. 9 shows the method I employ of lengthening the arm of the saddle pin when
necessary, as hereinafter more fully described.
According to my invention and where the saddle is fitted to a single arm L-pin as
shown in Fig. 1 I provide a supporting lug as shown (Figs. 1 and 2) comprising a
ring for embracing the stems of the saddle pin and having projecting from it at a
suitable angle two tubular sockets t, t', designed to receive the legs or supports 2, the
ends of which fit closely into same, while in order to lengthen the stems of the saddle
pin sufficiently to furnish the third leg or support, an additional length of tubing
is inserted within the stem s, by this means the saddle after having been detached
from the machine is supported upon the two legs 1, 1, (Figs. 1 and 6) and the
extensions of the stems. In order to prevent the legs from sinking in soft muddy
ground the rear supports 1, 1, are furnished with stops a, a, while the extension
of the stem s is formed with a V-shaped slot v across which may be placed any sinall
twig or the like for this purpose.
When not required for use as a detached seat or support, the legs 7 are removed
from the tubular sockets t, t, of the supporting lug and are placed within the tubular
extension of the stem s, the whole being then carried within the main down tube

page_text: of the frame of the velocipedo within which may also be inserted a cork or other
suitable stop for preventing them from dropping too far down the said tube. The
stops a, a, are furnished with flats by means of which the said logs or supports 1, 1,
may be readily turned by means of a spanner or the like should they become fixed
within the tubular sockets t, t', or for the purpose of allowing of their more easy
removal from the main down tube of the frame of a velocipede when required
for use.
Figs. 4, 5, and 6 illustrate the application of my invention to a double-armed
saddle-pin where the saddle is to be carried by the rear arm. According to
this form or arrangement the supporting lug comprises a ring r designed to pass
over the rear arm of the saddle-pin p, the tubular sockets t, being in this
case bent at a suitable angle as shown so as to allow of the legs and the tubular
extensions of the stem being sufficiently spread to afford a firm support for the
saddle. The legs or supports are exactly the same as those described in connection
with Fig. 1 and are furnished with stops a in a similar manner. This form or
arrangement of the rear legs is necessary where the saddle is to be supported by the
rear arm of the saddle pin p and by this means the centre of gravity is brought
approximately over the centre of the triangular basis.
Where the rear armb of the saddle pin p is not of sufficient length to receive the
supporting lug r, which may occur with existing saddle pins, I provide an additional
length of tubing b' fitted with a small plug 9 a portion of which projects for a
sufficient distance and is designed to enter the rear arm 6 of the saddle-pin, (Fig. 9).
In some cases the ends of the legs I entering the sockets may be screw threaded,
while a locking pin y (Fig. 4) may be used in connection with the lug if necessary.
According to a modified form of my invention I do not secure the supporting lug
to the saddle pin at all but attach saine directly to the saddle springs as shown in
Figa. 7 and 8.
For this purpose I provide two plates c, c' preferably slotted as shewn (Fig. 8),
arranged one above and one below the ring r of the supporting clamp, which is of
similar construction to that shown in Fig. 2. These plates are drawn closely together
by means of bolts k, k, while the ends of the plutes embrace the ordinary saddle-
springs d, d, which are preferably covered at that part with india-rubber or other
suitable material.
In order that the length of the third leg or support formed by the extension s' of
the stems may be slightly varied, the said stems is furnished with two, three or more
holes or perforations through any one of which may be passed a stud or pin y so as
to regulate the distance to which the aforesaid tubular extension may pass into
the stem s.
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 :
1. The conversion of an ordinary cycle saddle into a detached and separate seat or
support, preferably accomplished by means of a supporting lug comprising a ring
designed embrace the stems of the saddle-pin and having tubular sockets t, designed
to receive the rear legs or supports !, 1, in combination with a third leg or support
formed by a tubular extension a' of the said stem s, the whole combined and arranged
substantially as herein described and shown with reference to Figs. 1, 2, and 8 of the
drawings and for the purposes specified.
2. The means whereby an ordinary cycle saddle may be converted into a detached
and separate seat or support when the saddle is carried by the rear arm of the
suddle-pin, substantially as herein described and shown with reference to Figs. 4 and 5,
of the accompanying drawings and for the purposes specified.
3. The modified form or arrangement wherein the supporting lug is secured directly
to the springs of the saddle, substantially as heroin described and shown with reference
to Figs. 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 4. The improvements in or connected with velocipede saddles for enabling the same
to be used as a detachable seat or support, substantially as heroin described and shown,
and for the purposes specified.
Dated thin 15th day of November 1906
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.