Improved Luggage Carrier for Bicycles, Tricycles, and other Velocipedes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct.. 1894
Complete Specification Left, 23rd July. 1895-Accepted, 24th Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
1. Improved Luggage Carrier for Bicycles, Tricycles, and other
Velocipedes.
ALEXANDER MCCORMACK Main Street Portarlington Commercial Traveller
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Improvement in luggage carriers for bicycles and tricycles and other velocipedes
entitled The Improved Luggage Carrier. This carrier is constructed so as to be
easily applied to my adjustable front fork stay, Patent 1429 1894. It consists of
two straight tubes attached to the front forks of bicycles or tricycles under the
crown head. These tubes run parallel and horizontally over the front wheel and
connected with a crossbar from which two wires or rods run to the neck above the
steering gear. These tubes can be attached outside the forks by means of buckles
and nuts so as to be easily attached and detached at pleasure. Also allowing the
grappler of the carrier to slide back under the frame of the machine when required.
The grappler of this carrier will be made of iron or steel something like a staple or
horseshoe shape so as to slide into the tubes and set at any required length by
means of thumb screws on each tube. The front portion of this grappler which
will press against the parcel may be hinged and set with a screw so as to gain any
required angle in case of larger luggage.
The advantages that I claim for this carrier are as follows viz. :-It will take
any shaped parcel without the aid of straps or strings. A parcel of any ordinary
dimensions can be readily attached and detached without delay. It will keep
luggage from damaging the machine by holding it firmly out from the frame in
the most convenient point.
D Antahan 1801
Improved Luggage Carrier for Bicycles, Tricycles, and other
Velocipedes.
I, ALEXANDER MCCORMACK, of Main Street, Portarlington, Commercial
Traveller, 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 carrier is constructed so as to be easily applied to my "adjustable front fork
stay," as patented under date 23rd January 1894, No. 1429.
My present invention consists of two straight tubes attached to the front fork of
bicycles or tricycles under the crown head.
These tubes run parallel to each other and horizontally over the front wheel, and
are connected with a cross-bar suspended by two rods from the neck above the
steering gear.
The parallel tubes are attached outside the limbs of the fork by suitable clamps,
or buckles and nuts so as to be readily attached and detached at pleasure.

page_text: Through these parallel tubes slide telescopic like-the limbs of a frame or
carrier, the grappler of which is formed of spring steel, and of horseshoe shape,
and may be held in any desired position by means of thumb-screws penetrating the
sides of the parallel tubes.
The nature and application of my said invention will be more readily understood
on reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1, represents the front or steering portion of an ordinary bicycle shewing the
application of my improved luggage-carrier thereto.
Fig. 2, is a plan of the carrier detached'; and Fig. 3, a front view of game."
a, a, are the parallel horizontal tubes which are secured to the sides of the fork by
means of the ordinary rests b, b, and joined to the cross bar c, which is suspended
from the neck of the machine by the suspension rods d, d. These rods are provided
with adjustable couplings e, e, whereby their length may be altered according to
requirements.
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The horizontal limbs f, f, of the frame or carrier slide through the parallel
tubes a, a, and are held in any required position by the milled headed or winged
thumb screws kk.
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The grappler of the carrier partakes of a springy character owing to the
presence of the coils h, h, and is provided with a lamp catch i, for use when the
presence of parcels in the carrier may interfere with the hanging of the lamp on
fork head of the machine...
It is obvious that the carrier may be readily moved backwards and forwards to
the extent of its horizontal limbs and d'fixed securely at any desired' extension.
Parcels of ordinary dimensions can therefore by this means be readily inserted
and held firmly clamped, without the aid of straps or cords of any kind.
My invention will moreover enable luggage to be conveniently carried without
danger of damaging, the machine, and it can readily be attached or detached at
pleasure.
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For the purpose of further facilitating the packing of articles in the carrier, a
pad of leather, or a pneumatic cushion may be attached to the suspension rods d, d,
which pad will also act as a dust guard to the steering wheel.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my "said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
In connection with bicycles, tricycles, and such like vehicles, the application of
apparatus for use as a luggage carrier, constructed, arranged, and operating in the
manner substantially as herein described and set forth.
Daten this 20th day of my 1039.
す
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9. Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant.