A Combined Support and Brake for Bicycles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application. 6th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1897-Accepted. 10th Apr., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Support and Brake for Bicycles.
I, WILLIAM JAMES STEVENSON STRANGE, of Dormer Lodge, Leamington,,
in the County of Warwick, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this.
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a combined support and brake for bicycles and consists
of a light metal frame provided with suitable feet, said frame being connected by
a hinge with a suitable attachment which is fixed by clips or otherwise to the
cycle frame, preferably to the seat pillar tube, so as to hang beneath and just
behind the bottom bracket. When the said frame is perpendicular its feet rest
upon the ground and the device then forms a support for the bicycle whether
carrying the rider or not. The said frame carries a rubber brake block and is.
connected by a cord passing over pulleys with a lever placed near the handle bar.
By means of the said lever and cord the frame can be swung upon its hinge so as
to bring the said brake block into contact with the tyre of the driving wheel and
the device then forms an effective brake. The normal position of the device
during riding is somewhere between the supporting and braking positions, the
frame is then clear of the ground and in no way interferes with the free running
of the machine. The operating lever is retained in the required position by a.
convenient rack.
Dated this 6th day of June 1896.
E. P. ALEXANDER & SON,
Chartered Patent Agents,
19, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents..
Icy cies.
I, WILLIAM JAMES STEVENSON STRANGE, of Dormer Lodge Leamington, in-
the County of Warwick, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 a combined support and brake for bicycles. According
to my invention, just in front of the rear wheel I hang a light metal frame from
the chain stays or other suitable part of the cycle frame by means of a detachable
hinge connection. The said frame is provided or formed with suitable feet which.
when the frame is perpendicular rest upon the ground, and also carries a brake
block of cork, rubber or other suitable material. Attached to the said frame is a
cord or cords which passes over suitable pulleys to a brake lever placed near the.
haudle bar. By means of the said lever and cord or cords the frame may be
awung upon its hinge so as to cause it to apply the brake block to the rear wheel,
or may be lowered into a vertical position with its feet resting upon the ground so
as to constitute a support or stand, or may be adjusted to and fixed in a position
intermediate the braking and supporting positions so as to be clear of both the
ground and rear wheel and in no way interfere with the free running of the
machine, this last being the normal position of the device.

page_text: In the accompanying drawings in which similar letters refer to corresponding
parts in all the figures:-
Figure 1 shews the combined support and brake applied to a safety bicycle.
Figure 2 is a detached view of the combined support and brake.
Figure 3 is a section on line -x Figure 2, and,
Figure 4 is a detail.
A is a light tubular frame comprising two legs a united by a cross bar b. The
erds of the legs a terminate in suitable feet c which may be formed as represented
by flattening and folding over the ends of the tubular legs a. The frame A is
hinged at D to the clip attachment B the latter being detachably secured to the
chain stays e of the bicycle by the bolt and nut f. g is a brake block of cork,
rubber or other suitable material secured to the cross bar b of the frame A. The
legs a of the latter must be of such length as to just rest upon the ground
when the frame is in a perpendicular position, as indicated by the dotted lines
Figure 1.
Secured to each side of the frame A are cords h which pass over pulleys i on
the chain stays e and then unite so as to form a single cord h1, which, passing over
a pulley k, is secured to a hook 1 on the brake lever m. n is a finger ring inserted
in the length of cord h1 the function of which will be hereinafter explained. The
length of the cords should be such that when fully extended (the brake lever m
being in its normal position, Figure 4) the frame A will be lowered to a vertical
position and act as a support or stand for the bicycle, as indicated by the dotted
fines Figure 1. The finger ring n is so placed that when it is slipped over the
hook the frame A will be raised to its normal position, i.e. intermediate the
braking and supporting positions, as shewn in the full lines Figure 1; by then
pulling upwards the brake lever m the frame A will be further raised and caused
to apply its brake block g to the wheel tyre.
I do not confine or restrict myself to the precise constructional details of the
means illustrated in the drawings for adjusting the frame A to, and maintaining it
in, its braking, supporting and normal intermediate positions, as the same might
obviously be varied without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention;
for example, light rods connecting the brake lever with a lever arm on the frame A
might be substituted for the cords and pulleys illustrated.
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. A combined support and brake for bicycles, comprising a light frame
dependent from the cycle frame in front of the rear wheel by a detachable hinged
connection, and a brake block carried thereby, combined with a brake lever
mounted near the handle bar and connections between the same and the hinged
frame whereby the latter may be moved towards the wheel so as to act as a brake,
or lowered into a vertical position so as to constitute a support or stand, or adjusted
to and normally maintained in a position intermediate the braking and supporting
positions, substantially as described.
2. A combined support and brake for bicycles constructed and arranged
substantially as described and illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings annexed.
3. A combined support and brake for bicycles and means for operating the
same arranged and combined substantially as described and illustrated in the
annexed drawings.
exc
E. P. ALEXANDER & SON,
Chartered Patent Agents,
19 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.