An Adjustable Foot Rest for Velocipedes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 15th July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 13th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 16th May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Adjustable Foot Rest for Velocipedes.
I, JOHN CLEMENT PRICE of 19 Cranmer Road Brixton, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an adjustable foot rest for velocipedes and has for its
object to provide a device which can be fixed on both sides of a velocipede upon
any suitable part thereof, and upon which the rider of a machine may rest his feet
while running down hill. In carrying my invention into practice I provide a device
composed of two halves hinged at the inner ends and having a suitable curved shape
to fit upon any one of the bars or rods forming a part of the frame of the machine.
The two halves or parts of the device have the form of a flat bar bent at its free
end and enlarged and curved at the other or inner end after the manner of pincers.
These bars are perforated near their inner ends to allow for the passage of a bolt
used to fix them tightly to the required bar or rod of the machine. The upper
edges of these bars are provided with serrations or roughened for the rider to rest
his feet firmly thereon. Instead of the two bars being hinged as aforesaid, they
may be formed to clasp one upon the other in any suitable manner.
Dated this 15th day of July 1890.
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Adjustable Foot Rest for Velocipedes.
I, JOHN CLEMENT PRICE, of 19 Cranmer Road Brixton, in the County of
Surrey 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 :-
This my invention relates to an adjustable foot rest for velocipedes, and has for
its object to provide a device which can be fixed on both sides of a velocipede upon
any suitable part thereof, and upon which the rider of a machine may rest his feet
while running down hill, in carrying my invention into practice I provide a device
composed of two halves hinged at the inner ends and having a suitable curved shape
to fit upon any one of the bars rods or forks forming a part of the frame of the
machine. The two halves or parts of the device have the form of a flat bar bent at
its free end and made to fit one in the other when in their places and thereby
securing them together, the enlarged inner end is curved and hinged together to
suit the conformation of the front forks. These bars are perforated near their
inner ends to allow for the passage of a bolt used to fix them tightly to the required
bar, rod, or forks of the machine.
The upper edges of these bars are provided with serrations or roughened for the
rider to rest his feet firmly thereon.
my
The annexed sheet of drawings will aid more fully to describe invention.
Fig. 1. shows the foot rest in fixed position.
Fig. 2. shows the foot rest open ready for adjustment and method of locking the
free end.

page_text: 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,
First. The hinge as arranged resisting the strain of the bolt and preventing
slipping.
Secondly. The method of locking the free end-substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated in accompanying drawings.
Dated this 13th day of April 1891.
JOHN CLEMENT PRICE.