Improvements in or connected with Velocipede Pedals.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 26th July, 1890-Accepted, 6th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Velocipede Pedals.
CHARLES EDWARD SKINNER No., 4 Northampton Street Birmingham do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to an improved means of attaching toe clips, to
velocipede pedals, and is constructed as follows.
Formed with, or attached to, the said toe clip, are two pieces of metal wire, which
have ears bent, or otherwise formed, at the ends thereof.
I bend the said pieces of metal wire, over the ends of the front cross bar, and under
the side plates of the pedal, the said metal wires terminating, in the said ears, which
project outwardly, and are situated, between the front, cross bar of the pedal, and the
centre pedal pin, or
The said pieces of metal. wire, may be extended in length, bent over, the front
cross bar, under the centre pedal pin, and over the side plates of the pedal, situated
between the centre pedal pin, and the rear cross bar of the pedal, the said metal
wires terminating, in the said outwardly projecting ears.
I next take two pieces of metal wire, and bend one end of each, in, the form of a
hook, the other end is wormed, so as to form a screw.
I fit the hooks, over the side plates of the pedal, the screwed ends, at the-same-
time, pass through the said outwardly projecting ears, and are held secure, by means
of nuts.
It will thus be seen, that by these means, toe clips, can be readily attached to
any pedals.-
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Velocipede Pedals.
CHARLES EDWARD SKINNER No. 4 Northampton Street Birmingham Jeweller, 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 has reference, to an improved means of attaching toe clips, to
velocipede pedals, and is constructed as follows.
Formed with or attached to the said toe clips, are two pieces of metal wire which
have cars formed at the ends thereof. I bend the said pieces of metal wire, over the
ends of the front cross bar, and under the side plates of the pedal, the said metal
wires terminating, in the said ears, which project outwardly, and are situated between,
the front cross bar of the pedal, and the centre pedal pin, or
The said pieces of metal wire, may be extended in length, bent over the front
cross bar, under the centre pedal pin, and over the side plates of the pedal, situated
between the centre pedal pin, and the rear cross bar of the pedal, the said metal
wires terminating, in the said outwardly projecting ears.
I next take two pieces of metal wire, and bend one end of each in the form of a
hook, the other end is wormed so as to form a screw. I fit the hooks over the side
plates of the pedal, the screwed ends at the same time, pass through the said
outwardly projecting ears, and are held secure by means of nuts.
It will be seen that by these means, toe clips can be readily attached to any kind
of pedal.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will more particularly

page_text: describe it, making reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a view
in side elevation, of my improved toe clip attachment, as applied to a rubber barred
pedal, the pedal being shown in fine dotted, lines, and Fig. 2 is a plan thereof, letters
of reference accompany these views.
Formed with or attached to the said toe clip, are two pieces of metal wire A,
which have ears B, formed or bent at the ends thereof. I bend the said metal
wires A, over the ends of the front cross bar (, and under the side plates D of the
pedal, the said ears B projecting outwardly.
I next take two short pieces of metal wire E and hend one end of each, in the
form of a hook F, the other end is wormed so as to form a screw G.
I fit the hooks F, over the side plates D of the pedal, the screwed ends G, at the
same time, pass through the said outwardly projecting ears B, and are held secure
by means of nuts H.
Having now particularly described 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 toe clip attachment for the pedals of velocipedes, constructed specifically as
set forth.
2. An attachment by means of which, toe clips can be readily attached to the
side plates D of velocipede pedals, by means of two short pieces of wire E, one end
of each is bent in the form of a hook F, the other end is wormed so as to form a
screw G. The hooks F, fit over the side plates D of the pedal, the screwed ends G
at the same time pass through the said ears B, and are held secure by means of
nuts H, which are screwed onto the the said wormed ends G.
Dated this 25th day of July 1890.
CHARLES EDWARD SKINNER.