Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1898
Complete Specification Left 26th May 1899-Accepted. 8th July, 1899
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I, WILLIAM BOFF, of 87, Oxford Street, Rugby, in the County of Warwick,
Railway Guard, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for supporting cycles and
chiefly intended for use during the transit of such machines, while in railway
vans or similar places.
Broadly my invention consists of a forked like hook or bracket, which in some
cases is carried from the roof of the van &c., while in some cases it may be carried
from the side or wall of the van; in combination with a steadying device to
prevent swaying or oscillation of the machine.
I will first describe it as arranged for suspension &c. from the roof:-To the
said roof I attach a down-hanging bracket having a double hook like termination
upon which the fore part of the machine may be hung by means of the handle
bar, the steering post lying between the two said hooks. Upon the wall (or side)
of the van is now carried a hinged (or otherwise) arm, which may assume a hori-
zontal position, or be turned up out of the way when not required. This arm has
formed upon its upper surface a groove, recess, or fork, or the like, in which the
rear wheel of the machine may lie. This arm may be supported in the horizontal
position by means of tie rods, chains, or the like, connected at their one end to the
Such rods or chains
side of the van, with their other end connected to the arm.
may in themselves form a side steady to the rear wheel. Thus by supporting
the machine by the hook bracket at its front end and with its rear wheel carried and
steadied upon the arm, the whole is kept safe from swaying when the van is
travelling.
Again. I may arrange that the machine shall rest upon the floor, by making
the hinged arm in two parts (lengthwise) the one part being hinged &c to the side
of the van similarly as before described, while the other part forms an adjustable
This
extension, at whose front end is formed the hook like device before named.
adjustability may be effected by means of a slot being made in one or both of
such parts, and having a clamping screw pin by which they may be quickly and
firmly secured together in any given position, or, in some cases I may use a
spiral or the like spring by which the extension part may be constantly drawn
inwards. In such cases the machine about to be secured is placed in line with
such arm, with its rear wheel inwards (against the side of the van) when the arm
is brought down into its horizontal position lengthwise of the machine, and the
hook part brought over the handle bar and engaged thereto, so as to hold the
machine backward tightly against the side of the van, either by the screw bolt
or by the spring action, both as described. In such cases vertical strips may be
affixed to the side of the van forming thereby grooves or notches into which
the tyre of the rear wheel may rest.
Thus the machine may be quickly secured or released without interference with
others alongside.
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& Contambar 1898
CHARLES T.
ELL,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: I, WILLIAM BOFF, of 87, Oxford Street, Rugby, in the County of Warwick,
Railway Guard, 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 improvements in apparatus for supporting cycles and
chiefly intended for use during the transit of such machines, while in railway
vans or similar places.
Broadly my invention consists of a forked like hook or bracket, which in some
cases is carried from the roof of the van &c., while in some cases it may be carried
from the side or wall of the van; in combination with a steadying device to prevent
swaying or oscillation of the machine.
I will first describe it as arranged for suspension &c. from the roof:-To the said
roof I attach a down-hanging bracket having a double hook like termination
upon which the fore part of the machine may be hung by means of the handle
bar, the steering post lying between the two said hooks. Upon the wall (or side)
of the van is now carried a hinged (or otherwise) arm, which may assume a
horizontal position, or be turned up out of the way when not required. This arm
has formed upon its upper surface a groove, recess, or fork, or the like, in which
the rear wheel of the machine may lie. This arm may be supported in the
horizontal position by means of tie rods, chains, or the like, connected at their
one end to the side of the van, with their other end connected to the arm. Such
rods or chains may in themselves form a side steady to the rear wheel. Thus by
supporting the machine by the hook bracket at its front end and with its rear
wheel carried and steadied upon the arm, the whole is kept safe from swaying
when the van is travelling.
Again. I may arrange that the machine shall rest upon the floor, by making
the hinged arm in two parts (lengthwise) the one part being hinged &c. to the side
of the van similarly as before described, while the other part forms an adjustable
extension, at whose front end is formed the hook like device before named. This
adjustability may be effected by means of a slot being made in one or both of such
parts, and having a clamping screw pin by which they may be quickly and firmly
secured together in any given position. In such cases the machine about to be
secured is placed in line with such arm, with its front wheel inwards (against the
side of the van) when the arm is brought down into its horizontal position length-
wise of the machine, and the hook part brought over the handle bar and engaged
thereto, so as to hold the machine forward tightly against the side of the van,
either by the screw bolt or by the spring action, both as described. In such cases
vertical strips may be affixed to the side of the van forming thereby grooves or
notches into which the tyre of the front wheel may rest.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention I have appended hereunto
illustrative drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference, similar
numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, is a side elevation showing my invention as arranged for suspending
the cycles from the roof and wall.
Fig. 2, is an end elevation of this apparatus.
Fig. 3, shows this apparatus, as folded up, when not in use.
Figs. and, are side and end views of the apparatus, so arranged as not to
interfere with an entrance door, while Fig. 6, shows this apparatus in its folded
up position.

page_text: Fig. 7, is a side view of the apparatus as arranged for the cycles to rest on the
floor.
Fig. 8, is an enlarged plan view, and Fig. 9, an inverted plan view, and Fig. 10,
a side sectional view on line A-B (Fig. 9), all of the gripping mechanism shown
in Fig. 7.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3:-13, represents the roof of a railway or other
van &c. 14, represents the side or wall of such van. To the roof I secure the
double hook 15, having the central gap 16, which may readily take under the
handle bar 17 of the cycle, the steering post 18, lying in the gap 16.
Upon the
wall 14, is carried the arm 19, which is pivoted at 20, to the brackets 21, which
latter is secured to the wall. The upper surface of this arm is preferably made
of a gutter shape so that the tyre of the rear wheel of the cycle may rest therein.
The outline of the cycle is shown in dotted lines. 22, are tie rods, which are
somewhat loosely connected at their one end to the underside of the arm 19, while
their other ends are attached to plate 23, which said plate is capable of easily
sliding up and down the guide rod 24, which latter is secured to the side 14.
Thus, as seen in Fig. 1, the cycle is carried at its front by hook 15, with its rear
wheel resting in arm 19, so that the whole is prevented from swaying when the
van is travelling.
It is however well known that in railway vans as at present used, the door
upon each side, occupies a considerable portion of the van's length, and therefore
the arrangement as shown in Figs. 1, 2 & 3, would not be suitable, because the
arm 19, must in such a case be suspended independently of the door. This may
be carried out as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, in which the arm 19, is jointed at 20ª,
to the vertical bar 25. The tie rods 22", are pivoted to the bar 25, while their
other ends are capable of sliding along the slot 26, upon the arm 19, for folding
purposes. The upper end of the bar 25, is pivoted at 27, to bracket 21, which
is secured to the side of the van at a point above and independent of the door 28.
The tie rods 22 are jointed to bar 25, and capable of sliding along the guide
rod 24, which latter is secured to the ceiling 13. The double hook 15, is again
secured to the ceiling in a similar manner and for the same purposes as shown
in Fig. 1. It will be seen therefore that the cycle is carried by its handle bar
resting upon hook 15, and its rear wheel resting in arm 19, as before. When
not required this apparatus may be folded up as seen in Fig. 6, by first folding
the arm 19, vertically against the bar 25, and then folding both of these again to
the roof, where they may be retained by any suitable catch such as 29.
Again. In Fig. 7, I have shown the cycle supported, when resting upon the
floor, in which case the arm 19" is made extensible by means of the front hooked
end 15" being movable, and adjustably secured by screw pin 30. The hook in
this case is preferably supplemented by adjustable hook bracket 15b, which is also
secured by the pin 30. These parts may be more clearly seen on reference to
Figs. 8, 9 and 10, where it will be observed that 15 is an extension of the
bracket 15b, and adjustably slides upon 15°, which latter is an extension of the
hook 15. In 15° is made the slot hole 32. The bolt 30, passes through 15d
and 15°, and bridge plate 31, so that when the several parts are adjusted, the
screw 30, secures the whole. By these means the handle bar is again firmly
held, while the front wheel of the cycle rests against the side of the van.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
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1. In apparatus for supporting cycles, the combination of ceiling hook 15, and
pivoted arm 19, supported by folding tie rods 22, and guide rod 24, arranged and
operating substantially as set forth and shown in Figs. 1, and 3.
2. In apparatus for supporting cycles, the modified combination of ceiling
hook 15, and pivoted arm 19, supported by bar 25, tie rods 22*, and 22b, and guide
rod 24, arranged and operating substantially as set forth and shown.

page_text: 3. Supporting cycles by means of pivoted arm 19ª, having adjustable extension
hook parts 15 and 15 with clamping screw 30, substantially as set forth and shown
in Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Dated this 25th day of May 1800
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent,
158, Edmund Street, Birmingham.