Year: 1896

page_text: WILLIAM SAMUEL HOWELL 60 Cuthbert Road Winson Green Birmingham
Cycle Finisher do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In carrying my invention into practice, I have a stamping or casting of either
steel, iron brass or any other suitable metal, and shaped similar to the ordinary
footrest and shield now in use, in joining these I make a hinge either at the front.
or back of the footrest, so that the footrest can be made in two pieces, and when
joined together can be opened or shut as required, the part that clamps the front
fork is shaped so as to fit the section of fork used and overlaps at the back or
inside of the fork blade, to keep the footrest in position so as not to come off or
slip down, I drill a hole on each side of the footrest on the outside of the fork blade
and through these holes I pass a bolt and connect a nut on said bolt, screwing up
till quite tight.
The foregoing forming a neat and easy detachable footrest and shield
combined.
Dated this 21st day of May 1896.
I, WILLIAM SAMUEL HOWELL of 60, Cuthbert Road, Winsom Green,
Birmingham, 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 a detachable hinged foot rest and shield for the forks of
cycles and has for its object the production of a combined foot rest and shield
which shall be easily detachable and have a neat appearance. It consists essentially
of two suitably shaped pieces hinged together at their ends, their free ends being
shaped to adapt them to encircle and form a shield for the forks of a cycle and
to he held in position thereon by a transverse bolt.
I will now more particularly describe my invention making reference to the
accompanying drawings in which :-
Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a foot rest constructed according to my
invention.
Figure 2 is a view in end elevation thereof.
Figure 3 is a view in plan thereof, and
Figure 4 is a view in plan shewing the foot rest detached or in an open position.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
Two suitably shaped pieces A, A, preferably formed by stamping are formed
with the usual teeth a, a, to form the foot rest, or a rubber bar or strip may in

page_text: some cases be substituted for the teeth. These pieces A, A, are hinged together
at a so as to allow them to open as shown in Figure 4 and thus allow for easy
adjustment on the forks X. Their other ends a³ are shaped to fit or encircle the
back face of the fork and are provided with upwardly projecting pieces as of any
convenient length or height which are shaped to the same curve as the front face
of the fork and are adapted to form a shield therefor as shown. This combined
foot rest and shield is securely fastened to the fork in any desired position by
means of a screw bolt B passing through holes provided in the pieces A, A', which
are drawn together by the nut b. The screw bolt B is preferably passed through
the pieces A, A, as close to the face of the fork as is practicable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A detachable foot rest and shield for cycles, combined, arranged and adapted to
operate substantially as herein before described and shown.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1807
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.