Year: 1896

page_text: I, GEORGE LEONARD MORRIS of 16, Wells Street, Gray's Inn Road, in the
Parish of St. Andrews Holborn, Cycle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in rear driving bicycles and other
types of velocipedes whereby the steering head or joint is made more rigid and
the steering arc is increased."
According to this invention two tubular extensions of the prongs of the front
fork form one part of the head or joint and they carry two cross bars adapted to
carry cones or their equivalents between which is mounted the centre pin or pivot,
formed on or attached to the forward part of the main frame of the machine and
forming the other part of the head. This centre pin or pivot is not fixed directly
by the tubular members of the main frame but is carried by two narrow webs fixed
to or carried by the said tubular members of the main frame this enables the two
tubes carried by the prongs of the steering fork to be kept close to the pin or pivot-
carried by the main frame without reducing the steering arc.
The transverse handle bar is carried by two stems adapted to fit in and be
clamped to the two tubes forming extensions of the prongs of the steering fork.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
I, GEORGE LEONARD MORRIS of 16, Wells Street, Gray's Inn Road, in the-
Parish of St. Andrews Holborn, Cycle Manufacturer, 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 invention relates to certain improvements in rear driving bicycles and other
types of velocipedes whereby the steering head or joint is made more rigid and the
steering arc is increased.
According to this invention tubular extensions of the prongs of the front fork
or their equivalents form one part of the head or joint and they carry two cross
bars adapted to carry cones or their equivalents between which is mounted the
centre pin or pivot formed on or attached to the forward part of the main frame of
the machine and forming the other part of the head. This centre pin or pivot is
not fixed directly to the two tubular inembers of the main frame but is carried by
two webs fixed to or carried by the said members of the main frame. This enables

page_text: the tubular extensions of the prongs of the steering fork to be kept close to the pin
or pivot carried by the main frame without reducing the steering arc.
The transverse handle bar is carried by two or more stems adapted to fit in and
be clam; ed to the tubular extensions of the prongs of the steering fork.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates this invention :-
Figure 1 is a broken view in side elevation.
Figure 2 is a broken view in front elevation, and
Figures 3 and 4 are views in transverse section on line a
showing the position of the part of the head carried by the
wheel at its most acute angle.
Figure 1, the latter
fork of the steering
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
Referring to the drawings A, A designate the tubular members carried by the
crown of the fork B adapted to carry the steering wheel, or forming extensions
of the members of the said fork. C designates the centre pin or socket carried
by the two members D, D of the main frame, the said members being connected to
the said centre pin or socket by means of webs such as d thus providing recesses on
each side of the forward part of the main frame into which the tubular members A, A
can fall so as to increase the steering are without unduly spreading apart the said
members A, A.
E designates the transverse handle bar which is carried by stems e, e adapted to
fit in the upper ends of the members A, A and to be clamped therein by means of
a split socket clamp such as F actuated by screws such as f.
The other parts to which no specific reference has been made present no novel
features and form no part of this invention.
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.) The improvement in velocipedes substantially as and for the purpose
hereinbefore described.
(2.) In a steering head or joint for velocipedes the part of which carried by the
fork carrying the steering wheel consists of two or more tubular members and the
part of which carried by the two members of the main frame consists of a centre
pin or socket adapted to be pivotted to cross bars or their equivalents carried by
the tubular members carried by the steering fork forming recesses in the forward
ends of the two members of the inain frame carrying the centre pin or socket of
the head, as and for the purpose set forth.
(3.) In a velocipede the combination of a fork adapted to carry the steering
wheel and having two tubular extensions or more adapted to form part of the
steering head or joint and to carry the transverse handle bar, and of a main frame
adapted to carry the driving wheel or wheels, the driving gear, the seat for the
rider or riders and the centre pin or socket forming the other part of the steering
head or joint and having the forward ends of the members of the said frame
adapted to carry the said centre pin or socket formed as webs to constrict the
width of the said frame and thus provide recesses into which the tubular members
of the part of the steering head or joint carried by the fork of the steering wheel
can fill thereby increasing the steering arc, without spreading the aforesaid tubular
members of the steering head or joint, as set forth.
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ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.