Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left 29th Mar 1897-Accented 5th June 189;
I, GEORGE FRANCIS LEVERSON of Churchill House, Kilmainham, Co. Dublin,
Ireland, Major, Royal Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to a new or improved portable stand and locking
device for bicycles.
The invention consists of a strap or inverted saddle piece of metal or other.
suitable material which carries on its outer surface a block provided on its
curved edge with two vertical cuts or grooves at a certain inclination towards each
other.
In each of these cuts or grooves is pivoted the end of a suitable lever or rod of
a predetermined length according to the size of the bicycle to which the device is
to be applied.
. Each lever or rod is provided with a certain bend near its secured end to
facilitate its action for the object in view.
As thus constructed and arranged the device is ready for use as a stand and is
applied to the machine as follows:-
The strap or inverted saddle piece is secured, either permanently or by
detachable means to the bottom bracket of the machine and when not in use the
levers or rods are slung into a position almost parallel with the diagonal stay, or
lower frame tube, and secured thereto by clamps, india-rubber rings or otherwise
as may be found convenient.
When required for use the levers or rods being released from the diagonal stay,
or lower frame tube, fall downwards, and in thus falling, are caused to recede
laterally from each other; that is to say their free ends spread outwards until they
strike the ground whereupon they assume the character of a diagonal truss or
support on each side of the machine.
My invention may be utilized as a locking device by arranging a suitable
lock or bolt for the purpose of holding the levers or rods while acting as
trusses or supports and preventing their being restored to their normal position.
Dated this 26th day of June 1896.
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant.
I, GEORGE FRANCIS LEVERSON of Churchill House, Kilmainham, County,
Dublin, Ireland, Major, Royal Engineers, 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 has reference to a new or improved portable stand and locking,

page_text: In order that the nature and application of the said invention may be more
readily understood and applied in practice I will describe same, with reference to
the accompanying drawings, in which,
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of a bicycle shewing the application of the said
invention thereto, the dotted lines indicating the position assumed by the levers
or legs when in use for supporting the bicycle, as hereinafter more fully
described.
Fig. 2. is a side elevation of the apparatus detached, to a larger scale, and,
Fig. 3. is a view in bottom plan, shewing the levers or legs in solid lines in
the position when not in use, and in dotted lines when in use.
Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts in each of the several views.
A is a strap or inverted saddle piece of metal, or other suitable material
which is attached to the bottom bracket of the bicycle by means of a hinged
clip, a.
This strap or inverted saddle piece is prolonged or thickened so as to form a
block, b, provided on its under surface with cuts or grooves c, c, at an inclined
angle to each other.
In each of these cuts or grooves is pivoted, at d, d, the ends of the levers or
legs, e, e, of predetermined length according to the size of the bicycle to which the
device is to be applied.
When the device is not in use the levers or legs are slung into a position
parallel with the diagonal stay of the bicycle and are secured by means of a
suitable clamp, india-rubber ring, or otherwise as may be found convenient.
When required for use the levers or legs being released from the clamp, or other
holding device fall downwards and (owing to the inclined angle of their hanging
pivots) diverge laterally until they strike the ground, whereupon they assume the
character of diagonal trusses supporting the machine in an upright position.
It will be observed that according to my invention the pivots d, d, are not
directly in line but are fixed at a slight incline towards each other.
This is an important feature of my invention because it is partly
on this, and
partly on the slight bend in the levers or legs at, el, el, that reliance is placed to
produce the object of my invention. That is to say; owing to the inclined angle
of these pivots the levers or legs will mechanically diverge or recede from each
other when thrown in the direction of the dotted lines (Figs. 1 and 3) while when
brought to their normal position they mechanically approach each other. Thus it
will be obvious that my invention may be utilized and operated by the method of
thus hinging and pivoting the levers or. legs, and the inclined cuts and grooves
constitute no part in controlling or influencing their action.
The outer walls of the cuts or grooves merely contribute towards establishing
the rigidity of the levers or legs when in use in supporting a bicycle.
The slight bends in the levers or legs facilitate the action of the device and add
additional advantage to its utility.
My invention may be utilized as a locking device by pivoting a rectangular
plate,, to the bottom of the inverted saddle piece which when in use lies in a
parallel position between the levers or legs and when the device is in use may be
brought into a right angular position as shewn in Fig. 3, thus locking the levers or
legs and preventing their being restored to their normal position. This locking
plate is operated by a suitably prepared key for the purpose.
Having now-particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
. First. The use and application in connection with bicycles of a stand or support
consisting of strap or inverted saddle piece, carrying ou its under surface levers
or legs pivotably hung in such a manner that when being brought into requisition
they are mechanically caused to diverge, and when not in use they approach each
other in the manner as herein described and set forth.

page_text: Second. In connection with bicycles the use of a locking plate in combination
with the strap or inverted saddle piece herein described, adapted to engage the said
levers or legs in the manner substantially as herein specified and illustrated in the.
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 27th day of March 1897
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant..