A Device for Securing an Air Pump to a Cycle Frame.
Year: 1897

page_text: A Device for Securing an Air Pump to a Cycle Frame.
I, GEORGE WILTSHIRE, of 66, Queen's Road, Bootle, Lancashire, Mechanician,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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This invention consists of a device for attaching an air pump to the frame of a
cycle, whereby the pump may be securely carried without noise and without
damage to the enamel of the frame, and whereby the pump may be readily
attached to and detached from the cycle frame.
The device according to this invention simply consists of a ring or buckle con-
necting two india rubber bands, one of the bands being longer than the other.
Two of the devices are necessary to support the pump. The larger band is
passed around the pump and then threaded through the ring or buckle, the
surplus end of the longer band being about equal in length to the shorter band,
and these two, namely the short band and the end of the long band, are then
passed one on each side of the frame tube and fastened by a hook and eye, a
spring clip or buckle, or any other suitable fastener. Inasmuch that the ring is
threaded through the bands, it will be seen that the rubber, only, comes in con-
tact with the frame-tube and pump, thereby preventing noise, and scratching of
the enamel. Instead of bands of india rubber I may use flat strips of india
rubber, one end of which is passed over the ring and then solutioned to form a
hem; or the strips of rubber may be cast with a hem already formed, the ring
being split and threaded through and subsequently soldered or clinched. The
ring or buckle may be metal, horn, celluloid, or other suitable material.
Dotad this 20th day of August. 1897.
J. A. COUBROUGH,
Registered Patent Agent (Qual. by Exam,),
10, St. George's Crescent, Liverpool, Agent for the Applicant.
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I, GEORGE WILTSHIRE, of Triangle Chambers, Martineau Street, Birmingham,
formerly of 66, Queen's Road, Bootle, Lancashire, Mechanician, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
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page_text: formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
This invention consists of a device for attaching an air pump to the frame of a
cycle, whereby the pump may be securely carried without noise and without
damage to the enamel of the frame, and whereby the pump may be readily
attached to or detached from the cycle frame. Such a device is also applicable
for use as a trousers fastener, or cape carrier, or as a book-holder, or a tennis
racquet carrier, ladies' dress fastener, and the like.
My invention is illustrated in the annexed drawing, Figure 1 being a view of
the device itself; Figure 2 shews the device used as a pump clip; whilst Figures 3
and 4 shew its application as a trousers fastener and book-holder respectively.
Upon reference to Figure 1 it will be seen that the device according to this
invention comprises two indiarubber bands a and b, connected by a buckle c, one
of the bands, a, being longer than the other, b. Two of the devices are necessary
to support a pump. The band a is passed around the pump d and is then
threaded through the buckle c. The surplus end of the band a is now equal in
length to the shorter band b, and these two bands, namely, short band b and the
end of the long band a, are then passed one one each side of the frame tube c.
The extremities of the bands a and b each bear one-half part of a fastening device
by which the said ends are fastened, namely, the band a bears a sheet metal clip
in which is formed an eye f, and into this eye enters a hook y which forms part of
a sheet metal clip on the end of the band b. The said clips carry rings h which
are taken between the finger and thumb when the device is being fastened.
Inasmuch that the ring e is threaded through the bands a and b it will be seen
that rubber, only, comes in contact with the frame tube and pump, thereby pre-
venting noise and scratching of the enamel.
Instead of bands of indiarubber, I may use flat strips of indiarubber, one end
of which is passed over the ring c and then solutioned to form a hem; or the
strips of rubber may be cast with a hem already formed, the ring & being split
and threaded through and subsequently soldered or clinched.
The ring or buckle e may be of metal, horn, celluloid, or other suitable material.
To form a trousers fastener, the device as shewn in Figure 1 is passed around
the trouser leg as shewn in Figure 3 and secured by the hook g and eye f.
To form a book holder the band b is opened out and threaded over the handle
bar, whilst the band a is opened out so as to encircle the book, two of the devices
of course being used.
To form a racquet-carrier, the handle of the racquet is secured to a frame tube
or handle bar by a device arranged as shewn in Figure 2, whilst the bow of the
racquet is secured by a device arranged as described with reference to the book-
holder.
In order that the rubber bands a and b may be strengthened at the points where
the two halves of the fastening device are secured, and also in order to prevent
the rubber from being drawn through the clinched portion of such device, I
solution a piece of canvas to the inner side of the band at these points. I also
strengthen the bands in a similar manner at the points where the ring c bears.
It will thus be seen that my invention although primarily adapted to form a
pump clip may, in an emergency, be used as a trousers fastener, luggage or cape
carrier, book-holder, tennis racquet carrier, ladies' dress fastener, and for similar
purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what
I claim is:
The device comprising two elastic bands or strips connected by a buckle or
ring sufficiently large to allow of the longer band or strip being threaded there-
through so as to form with the smaller band a figure 8, the free ends of said

page_text: bands carrying two portions of a fastening device, whereby they are fastened;
substantially as herein described.
Dated this 20th day of June 1898
J. A. COUBROUGH,
Chartered Patent Agent, 10, St. George's Crescent, Liverpool,
Agent for the Applicant.