Bicycle Luggage Carrier
Year: 1896

page_text: Bicycle Luggage Carrier.
STEPHEN TIMOTHY 175 Ystrad Road Pentre Photographer and GEORGE
WILLIAMS 20 Ystrad Road Pentre Registrar of Births and Deaths do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our contrivance consists of a luggage carrier for bicycles which may be made of
tin, brass, copper, zinc, or any other stiff material which fits inside a diamond
frame of a safety bicycle and is held in its place by four hollow rubber or leather
bearings placed in a hollow receptacle which may be soldered or rivetted on to the
carrier, two of which rests upon the lower back bone, one against the seat-bar and
one underneath the upper back bone, and is fastened thereto by a thin wedge
passing underneath the last named bearing, giving tension upon the whole bearings,
rendering the carrier perfectly secure and rigid, the size and shape of the carrier
varies according to the size and shape of the frame of the bicycle for which it is
required. The carrier has hinged door with lock & key which will be found most
convenient for tourists as it is light in weight and watertight and the contents
will not cause the carrier to bulge out and hinder the rider (as is the case with
canvas bags).
Dated this 27th day of June 1896.
STEPHEN TIMOTHY.
GEO. WILLIAMS.
Bicycle Luggage Carrier.
We, STEPHEN TIMOTHY 175 Ystrad Road Pentre, Photographer, and GEORGE
WILLIAMS Registrar of Births and Deaths, 20 Ystrad Road Pentre both of
Rhondda, Wales, 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:-
Our contrivance consists of a luggage carrier for bicycles which may be made
of tin, brass, copper, zinc, or any other stiff material which fits inside a diamond
frame of a safety bicycle and is held in its place by four hollow rubber or leather
bearings placed in a hollow receptacle which may be soldered or rivetted on to
the carrier, two of which rest upon the lower back bone, one against the seat bar
and one underneath the upper back bone, and is fastened thereto by a thin wedge
passing underneath the last named bearing, giving tension upon the whole bearings,
rendering the carrier perfectly secure and rigid, the size and shape of the carrier
varies according to the size and shape of the frame of the bicycle for which it is
required, the carrier has hinged door with lock and key which will be found most
convenient for tourists as it is light in weight and water tight, and the contents
will not cause the carrier to bulge out and hinder the rider (as is the case with
canvas bags).

page_text: In order that our invention may be fully understood we will now refer to the
annexed drawings in which :-
Figure 1. side elevation showing.
Figure 2. side elevation to enlarged scale of our carrier.
Figure 3. plan view of top catch.
Figure 4. plan view of bottom catch or holder.
a is the carrier which may be made of any suitable material and has the door or
lid b hinged at c and which may be secured by a lock or the like at d. i is a
socket piece attached to the carrier a and which carries the bearing surfaces f
which may be of any suitable material such as rubber or the like and which may
be hollowed out or shaped so as to engage upon or fit the frame e of the bicycle.
h is a spring piece or plate attached to the carrier a, and which carries a socket or
holder and bearing surface f, 9 being a wedge for causing the surfaces f to bear upon
the frame e and so secure the carrier a in position. It will be seen that although I
have shown this form of fastening that any convenient means of securing the
luggage carrier in position may be employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.
1. The combined construction and arrangement of the various parts substantially
as described and illustrated.
2. In luggage carriers for bicycles in combination a luggage carrier having a lid
or door, secured by a lock or the like fastening and having sockets upon same in
which bearing surfaces are carried which bear upon the frame of the machine';
one or more of said sockets being carried by a spring piece or plate attached to
said carrier; a wedge or wedges for causing said surface or surfaces to engage upon
the frame.
Dated this 10th day of October 1896
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.