A New or Improved Cycle Saddle.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1897-Accepted, 19th June, 1897
A New or Improved Cycle Saddle.
I, CARL TWIETMEYER of Bremerhaven in the Empire of Germany, Merchant,
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:-
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This invention has for its object to provide a cycle saddle which shall excel from
a hygienic point of view all saddles for cycles that have been used heretofore. No
saddle but mine offers such a comfortable and agreeable seat and this is what causes'
my invention to be particularly well received by corpulent cyclists. By means of a
simple instantaneous dismounting or removal of the cushion or pad of the saddle-
which cushion or pad may be placed in a coat pocket-from the support of the
saddle, all theft of the cycle is prevented, which is obviously a great advantage,
considering the great number of cycles which are stolen. A further circumstance
which deserves to be mentioned consists in that, without great cost, there can be
readily adapted to the support of the saddle, spare cushions which may be light or
heavy, hard or soft, large or small, whilst the front and the rear ends of the stuffed
cushion may be exchanged or reversed. The cycle saddles which have been
heretofore employed have only been adapted for riding straddlewise thereon, and
this excluded all comfortable support of the body during riding. Those saddles
had also the disadvantage that the rider was, so to speak, suspended thereon,
whereby there was produced a pressure upon the prostrate gland and the genital
organs, with the consequent result that frequently said parts of the body become
inflamed. Now these drawbacks are completly avoided by my invention, because
the seat alone of the rider comes in contact with the saddle and by means of a
particular construction there is produced an arrangement by means of which a very
comfortable elasticity is given to the saddle.
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows this form of construction in
cross section. Figure 2 is a perspective view of the springs e and f showing
their connection. Figure 3 is an underside view of the cushion of the saddle.
Figure 4 shows in a modified form, details of the support of the saddle,
A being the bar carrying the saddle upon which bar there is fitted the ring B
and the tightening nut C. Upon C there is then mounted the lower support D
which is provided with springs e and f and with supports g, and is fixed by means
of a washer and a nut. Parallel to the axis of the wheel there are arranged upon
a rectangular plate a, elastic pipes b which may if desired be filled with compressed
air. The seat may be also composed of elastic springs, hermetical cushions,
horsehair or the like. Above these is stretched a cover of leather or other similar
material c. The seat a is supported by the springs e and f. The front springs are
arranged vertically, and the rear springs are arranged obliquely, and give to the seat
whilst in use, a position similar to that of a coachman's seat. The springs e and f
are connected together by means of the supports g. These supports are each
provided with a pin h, and the connection between the seat and the supports g is
effected by providing the back R on the saddle with holes i with which engage the
pins of the supports 9. The part S of the plate R (Figure 3) is held between
the supports g above which is arranged the bar T for fixing the saddle. In this
manuer it is possible to carry away with one the seat (which is readily portable)

page_text: when the cycle is left for a moment. The cushion is simply taken off and then the
cycle can be left in perfect safety in busy or in quiet streets, without fearing that
it will be stolen, for the reason that no-one can ride on the cycle when it is deprived
of its seat, without the pointed pins h wounding the thief, whilst the springs e and f
with the supports g bend back or yield at the side. Holes d are formed in the
covering c for the purpose of obtaining the necessary circulation of air in the
saddle. By the arrangement of the saddle upon four springs which are situated in
such a manner as to impart to it the position of a coachman's seat, a more agreeable
and more favourable seat is obtained for forward progression. As the width of the
seat is equal to that of the pedals, there is no longer any possibility of riding
straddle-wise and a good support for the body is obtained.
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.) A removable cycle saddle characterised by the fact that the plate a of the
saddle is provided with holes into which enter two or more pins h fixed on
the supports G, thus allowing of easily removing the seat proper (or of changing
the same) from the support of the saddle, as set forth.
(2.) In a cycle saddle, as specified in Claim 1, an arrangement of springs such,
that the seat assumes a position similar to that of a coachman's seat, and will not
allow the rider to sit straddle-wise; an agreeable seat being produced by means of
elastic pipes arranged under the covering, which pipes may be replaced by any
other known stuffing, as set forth.
(3.) A cycle constructed substantially as above described and shown in the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 19th day of May 1897.