Improvements in Cycle Saddles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1896-Accepted; 19th Dec., 1896..
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle Saddles.
EDITH WOODS 70 Rose Hill Street Derby Married 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide a cycle saddle which shall combine-
the resilient properties of an inflated cushion, without the inconvenience which
arises from benting by coming in direct contact with an inflated cushion when
riding, and a firm seat, as obtained from an ordinary leather covered saddle.
In carrying out my invention I provide a cantle plate of a semi-circular shape,.
in cross section, the two edges pointing outwards, which is attached on the inner.
side to the springs in the ordinary way, the leather forming the seat is passed
over the cantle plate and taken underneath the saddle, and is shaped, or starred,
to meet the requirements of contraction, the said shaping forming a series of tabs.
or strips in each of which is inserted an eyelet, into each of the eyelets is hooked
a wire having a hook at each end, the other end of the wire being engaged in
a ring, the opposite side of the ring is taken up by the swivel hook of a wire-
strainer, the screw hook of which is attached to either the seat leather, which
is passed over the peak plate, or other suitable fastening, the peak plate is.
semi-circular, into which is inserted a solid piece of india rubber. The leather
passing over the semi-circular cantle plate forms a cavity into which is placed
an india rubber tube to be inflated with an ordinary air force pump, the tube
being provided with an inlet tube and a non return valve for that purpose, or
I may insert a solid india rubber cushion in place of the air tube, the ends of
the cantle plate are closed to keep the india rubber tube or solid india rubber-
cushion in position. The seat may be tightened to the required tention by
further inflation or by taking up on the wire strainer.
I do not hold myself to any particular means of securing the leather seat in.
position underneath the saddle, as this may be achieved by the mode described, or
by books in place of eyelets which may be hooked on to a ring of wire, or by
loops formed at the end of the tabs or strips and wire passed through the loops so.
formed and in both cases the wire taken up by the wire strainer, or a flange or
angle may become part of the cantle plate and hooks secured to the leather, passed
on to it.
Referring to the drawings,
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section, A the leather seat, B the india rubber tube with
inlet tube, C the cantle plate, D the hook connecting the seat leather to wire-
strainer through the ring E, F is the wire strainer, G the peak plate, H solid india.
rubber cushion.
Fig. 2 closed end of cantle plate.
Fig. 3 back view of saddle shewing mode of securing seat leather.
Figures 4, 5 & 6 other modes of securing seat leather which I may employ.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the said is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.

page_text: II. An inflated india rubber tube or solid india rubber cushion in the cantle
plate as described.
III. The means of forming a pliable securing of the leather underneath the
II. An inflated india rubber tube or solid india rubber cushion in the cantle
plate as described."
III. The means of forming a pliable securing of the leather underneath the
Dated this 5th dow of Navambor 1900
EDITH WOODS.