Improvements in Bicycle Stands.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Bicycle Stands.
Mrs. MARY JULIANA ORPHOOT and Miss MARY JOAN CLERK ORPHOOT, 113,
George Street, Edinburgh, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Stands
To supply a small, convenient wooden stand, which folds into small space for
travelling. When in use it will suspend at convenient elevations, one or two
cycles during cleaning work, or safely keep 3 or 4 machines not in use.
may be made either folding or non folding, and of any height or width. The
invention consists of two upright spars, connected by an upper and lower hori-
zontal spar, which in the folding stand are joined to the uprights by hinges and
slots. When these are put together, a strong square frame is formed. In the
non folding stand all the joints are made fixtures, and the foot supports of the
latter may either be wooden fixtures, on the same metallic hinge now to be
described as part of the folding stand. Its supports are derived from side acting
metal hinges, attached to the lower end of each upright. The foot or supporting
part is so jointed, that when turned in the opposite direction, it lies parallel, and
close to the end of the upright. The hinge is a flat metal plate which is firmly
screwed to the leg of the upright, and to this the foot is jointed. The plate
has a stop close to the joint, which, when the foot is extended, keeps it at right
angles to the upright. Two such hinges are screwed on each upright, and when
all the four feet are extended, the frame can stand securely in any open space,
where it will suspend for cleaning operations, a cycle on each side of the uprights,
the wheels and pedals being quite free to move, and all parts of the machine
easily accessible.
In limited space the stand may go next the wall by folding up the two feet
on one side, and placing that side next the wall, in which position 2 cycles can
hang side by side.
The machines are suspended by what is claimed as an original plan, viz., metal
tubes passed through one of the several holes in the uprights. They are both
light & strong, and may be placed so that the cycle is raised or lowered to any
extent. The inch brass bound iron tube is very suitable. The length required
depends on the number of cycles to be suspended.
It is found that either ladies or gentleman's cycles can be accommodated. If
one of the brass tubes is passed through one of the angles of the cycle frame, the
brass tube on the opposite upright sufficiently supports any part of the cycle
frame which rests on it, especially if the brass tube is covered by a piece of
rubber, leather, or the like.
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page_text: We, MARY JULIANA ORPHOOT, and MARY JOAN CLERK ORPHOOT, of 113, George
Street, Edinburgh, in the County of Mid Lothian, North Britain, Gentlewomen,
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, that is to say:-
Our said invention has for its object to provide a "stand" or appliance for
holding or suspending one or more bicycles when not in use or when being cleaned
which appliance will be simple and inexpensive to make, and capable of having
its parts easily separated from each other so as to occupy small space when not
required or for convenience in transport.
In carrying out our invention we provide two upright wooden spars of any
simple form, which have hinged to them bars made with catch pieces for con-
necting the uprights together so as to form a flat rectangular frame. The lower
ends of the uprights have feet fixed to them either in a permanent manner or so as
to allow of their being turned up out of the way. The uprights are made at
convenient heights with holes in which are inserted metal or other tubes or bars
with or without coverings of leather, rubber, or other suitable material upon which
the bicycles are supported. The parts of the appliance may be put together in a
permanently rigid way if desired.
And in order that our said invention and the manner of performing the same
may be properly understood we hereunto append a sheet of explanatory drawings,
to be hereinafter referred to, and showing two modifications of our improved
appliance.
Figures, 1, and 2, of the drawings are respectively an end and a side elevation
of one modification of the improved appliance, Figure, 2, showing a bicycle sup-
ported by the stand. Figure, 3, is an end elevation of the same modification of
the improved appliance, with the suspending rods removed, and the feet in their
turned-up positions. Figure, 4, is an enlarged end elevation of one half of the
same modification of the appliance, as disconnected from the other half, Figure, 5,
being an enlarged side elevation of the same modification. Figure, 6, is an end
elevation of a second modification of the improved appliance. In these drawings
the same reference letters are used to mark the same or like parts wherever they
are repeated.
As shown in the drawings we provide two upright spars, A, which have hinged
to them bars, B, for connecting the uprights together so as to form a flat rect-
angular frame. The bars, B, which form the upper and lower cross bars of the
irame, have each one end provided with a metal dovetail catch. piece, C, which
engages with a counterpart socket, D, on the opposite upright in forming the
frame. The uprights, A, are at their lower ends provided each with two feet, E,
(one on each side) which are flat metal bars, and which are jointed to the uprights
near the bottom, so as to be capable of being turned up to coincide with the
uprights when the appliance is not in use. Assuming the feet, E, of each upright
to be in their turned-up positions and that it is desired to move them to their
working positions, the feet are turned downwards in opposite directions through
angles of 270 degrees at which points their movements are arrested by metal
stops, G, fixed to the uprights so as to form a straight and stable base for the
frame. The uprights, A, are, at convenient elevations formed with horizontal
holes, H, in which are inserted wood, metal, or other bars or tubes, J, with or

page_text: without coverings, K, of leather, rubber, or other suitable material, and upon
these bars the bicycles can be supported as shown in Figure, 2, by having one
tube or bar, J, of one upright, A, inserted in the V or angle of one part of the
frame while another part of the frame merely rests upon another tube or bar in
the other upright. In this way two bicycles may be conveniently supported one
on each side of the frame, the holes, E, being formed at different heights to
receive the tubes or bars, J, to adapt them for suspending bicycles of various
sizes. By making the tubes or bars, J, of sufficient length more than one bicycle
may be suspended on each side of the stand.
In some cases, as for example, in the modification shown in Figure, 6, the frame
may be fitted with one foot, E, as a fixture, while the other is movable as in the
modification previously described. Both feet, E, may however be fixtures and
the uprights, A, and cross bars, B, forming the frame may be connected together
permanently instead of detachably as described.
An appliance such as is hereinbefore described can stand securely in any open
space; and the bicycles suspended on it have their wheels and pedals free to move
and all their parts easily accessible for cleaning or other purposes. In limited
space the appliance is easily adapted to fit close to a wall by turning up the feet
next the wall, while the parts of the appliance can be easily disconnected and
packed into small space for the purposes of transport.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
An improved stand or appliance for suspending bicycles, consisting essentially
of two upright and two cross bars, connected together, either detachably by means
of hinges and catches, or as fixtures, the upright bars being made with either
foldable or fixed feet, and with holes for receiving metal or other bars or tubes to
support the bicycles substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this Twenty-first day of January 1898.
EDMUND HUNT,
Applicants' Agent.