COMPLETE STE Improvements in the Frames of Bicycles for Ladies.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Dec., 1896
I WILLIAM WINGFIELD, of Rainbow Villa, Bulverhythe Road, Saint
Leonard's-on-Sea, in the County of Sussex, Engineer and Cycle Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of frames for cycles
for ladies.
In order that my said invention may be understood I will refer to the drawing
accompanying this specification, which shews an elevation of a cycle frame.
shews a large tube running from top of head to front of bottom bracket.
6 shews small tube (of which there are two) running from bottom of head (one on
each side) and passing through lugs c d and into c at bridge on chain stays. The
top tube is in compression and the bottom tubes in suspension.
1000
BROWNE & Co.,
9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE STE
Improvements in the Frames of Bicycles for Ladies.
I WILLIAM WINGFIELD, of Rainbow Villa, Bulverhythe Road, Saint
Leonard's-on-Sea, in the County of Sussex, Engineer and Cycle Manufacturer,
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 consists in improvements in the frames of cycles for ladies and
relates to arranging the tubes in the most advantageous manner to take the
various strains.
In order that my invention may be understood, I will now proceed to describe
the same with reference to the drawing accompanying the Provisional Specification,
which shews an elevation of a cycle frame constructed according to my invention.
a shews a large tube, running from the top of head to front of bottom bracket,
6 shews small tube, of which there are two, one on each side of the tube a, running
from the bottom of the head, passing through lugs or stays c, d, and into sockets c,
on a bridge fixed to the chain stays."
The tube a is in compression and the tubes 6 in suspension.
Although I have shewn this invention as applied to a single bicycle, it is obvious
that the same principle of construction of frame may be applied. to the lady's
portion of the frame of a tandem bicycle, or bicycle for more than two riders.

page_text: It will be observed that the tubes are tied by joints where they cross each
other.
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:
1. In bicycle frames, the employment of a tube, one end of which is connected
to the top of the head and the other end to the bottom bracket, in combination.
with two tubes running from the bottom of the head to a bridge between the
chain stays, said tubes being tied to the first mentioned tube and to the tube
supporting the saddle at the points where they cross, for the purpose set forth.
2. Constructing bicycle frames substantially as hereinbefore described and
shewn on the drawing accompanying the Provisional Specification.
Dated this Fifteenth day of September 1897.
BROWNE & Co.,
9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.