An Improved Method of Attaching Inflators to Cycles, Motor Cars, and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Sept., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 16th June, 1900-Accepted, 25th Aug., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Attaching Inflators to Cycles, Motor Cars,
and the like.
ARTHUR JAMES WILSON, of 168, Clerkenwell Road, in the County of London,
Managing Director to a Limited Company, do hereby declare the nature of the
invention to be as follows:-
The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and rapid method of
attaching inflators to cycles, motor cars and the like.
In one form of carrying my invention into effect I employ a stud attached to
a suitable clip to fit the hole at the connector end of the inflator and I provide a
ring attached to a suitable clip which ring fits the head of the connector or flexible
connecting tube. The stud and the ring are attached by means of their clips to
a tube of the cycle frame at a suitable distance apart, the inflator is placed upon
the stud and the connector or flexible connecting tube is slipped through the ring.
into the handle end of the inflator and thus securely retains the same in position.
In some cases the interior of the ring may be screw threaded to fit the end of
the connector and by this means the inflator is more securely held in position.
If desired the ring may be made so thin that the end of the connector or flexible
connecting tube which is screw threaded may be screwed into the inflator end as
usual.
Instead of employing a fixed stud to enter the connector end of the inflator I
may employ a pivoted screw threaded stud upon which the inflator is screwed when
the said stud is turned out of its normal position. The inflator is then moved into
position so that the connector or flexible connecting tube may be passed through
the ring in the manner herein before described.
The clips which I prefer to employ consist of a flexible hand of metal held around
the tubes of the frame by means of a screw in the ordinary manner but in order
that such clips shall fit various sizes of tubing I make them sufficiently large
to take the largest size of tubing required say for a cycle and I place in the interior
of each band a number of split tubes of any suitable material of the same width
as the band so that if the clip is used on a smaller tube than the largest size a
suitable number of the split tubes may be left as a packing between the hand and
the tube upon which it is fixed.
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1000
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
An Improved Method of Attaching Inflators to Cycles, Motor Cars,
and the like.
I, ARTHUR JAMES WILSON, of 168, Clerkenwell Road, in the County of London,
Managing Director to a Limited Company, do hereby declare the nature of this
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page_text: invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of the present invention is to provide simple apparatus for rapidly
attaching an inflator to cycles, motor cars and the like.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 shows
an inflator carried by one form of apparatus constructed in accordance with my
invention.
Fig. 2 shows an inflator carried by a slightly modified form of apparatus.
Fig. 3 is a plan of the upper part of the apparatus and Fig. 4 is an elevation
of the lower part of the apparatus shown in Fig. 2 with the pump removed.
Figs. 5 and 6 show other modifications in which sockets are employed in lieu
of studs for holding the lower part of the pump.
Figs. 7 and 8 are plans of the sockets shown in Figs. 5 and 6.
In the form of apparatus shown in Fig. 1, I employ a short stud a attached to
a clip which is attached to the cycle, motor car or other tube A by means of the
screw b¹.
The stud a is made to pass into the hole c at the connector end of the inflator B.
In connection with the stud a I employ a ring d carried by a suitable clip e which
passes round the cycle, motor car or other tube A and is fastened thereon by the
screw e¹.
The ring is made to fit the head f¹ of the connector or flexible con-
necting tube f and when it is made thin as in Fig. 1 the connector f is passed
through the ring and placed in position in the interior of the inflator and the
head fl is screwed into the end of the inflator thus securely holding the same.
In the form of apparatus shown in Fig. 2 the stud at a* is pivoted by means
of the screw to its clip band is screw threaded to fit the hole at the connector
end of the inflator B. The ring d may be screw threaded as shown to receive the
head of the connector f.
When it is desired to place the inflator in position the stud a* is turned outward
as shown in Fig. 4 and the inflator is screwed thereon. It is then moved into
the correct position under the ring d and when the latter is screw threaded as
shown in the drawings the connector f is inserted into the interior of the inflator B
and the head f¹ is screwed into the ring d.
In some cases the ring d may be made to fit the exterior of the connector f
somewhat closely and the pump may be retained in position by merely passing
the connector through the ring d into the inflator B, the weight of the connector
being sufficient to retain it in position as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.
Although in Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown studs entering the small hole at the
connector end of the inflator B it is clear that this end may be supported by a
socket. As shown in Fig. 5 the socket h is made to receive the entire end of the
pump but with pumps having a projection at the end as seen in Fig. 6 the
socket would be made to fit the projection only.
In motor cars the lower end of the inflator B may be supported by the flooring
or other part and the upper part of the inflator may be retained in position by a
ring and the flexible tube f as herein before described.
I am aware that it is not a novelty to employ a stud to support and retain one
end of an inflator and I make no claim to the same separately considered.
The clips and e cach consist of a flexible band of metal secured by a screw as
is well understood but in order that such clips may be capable of fitting neatly
various sizes of tubing I make them sufficiently large to take a large sized tube
and I place in the interior of each band as shown in Fig. 3 a number of split
tubes g of any suitable material of the same width as the band so that if the clip
is used on a smaller tube than the one for which it was made a suitable number of
the split rings may be left as a packing between the band and the tube upon
which it is fixed.
It will be understood that other forms of attachments than those herein described
may be employed for securing the rings, studs or sockets to cycles, motor cars,
and the like,

page_text: 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:-
1. In means for attaching inflators to cycles, motor cars and the like, the com-
bination of a ring adapted to fit against one end of the inflator and to receive the
connection tube with a suitable support for the other end of the inflator, substan-
tially as set forth.
2. In means for attaching inflators to cycles, motor cars and the like, the com-
bination of a stud to pass into the hole at the connector end of an inflator, a suit-
able clip to which such stud is attached, a ring to fit against the other end of the
inflator and to receive the head of the flexible connection tube and a suitable clip
by which such ring is carried substantially as herein shown and described.
3. In means for attaching inflators to cycles, motor cars and the like the com-
bination of a screw threaded pivoted stud adapted to receive the connector end of
an inflator, a clip to. carry such screw threaded stud, a screw threaded ring to fit
against the other end of the inflator and adapted to receive the head of the con-
nection tube and a suitable clip by which such screw threaded ring is carried sub-
stantially as herein shown and described.
4. In means for attaching inflators to cycles, motor cars and the like the com-
bination of a screw threaded pivoted stud, a ring to receive the head of a con-
necting tube and means for carrying the said stud and ring, substantially as set
forth.
5. In means for attaching inflators to cycles, motor cars and the like, the com-
bination of a stud, a ring, clips for carrying the stud and ring and a number of
split rings arranged in said clips enabling them to be readily fitted to tubes of
various diameters substantially as herein described.
Dated this 15th doir of Tune 1000
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.