Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th June, 1899-Accepted, 8th July, 1899
I, WILLIAM EDWARDS, of 241, Vauxhall Road, in the City of Liverpool, Blacksmith,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:―
This invention relates to the L-piu which supports the saddle of a velocipede;
and the object of the invention is to afford such pin a resilient or elastic nature,
whereby additional comfort is afforded to the rider.
In constructing my improved saddle pin, I do not cause the two limbs of the L to
meet at a right angle, and in place of such angle I provide a spring or elastic central
piece. Such spring may take various shapes, that is to say, it may be a helix, or
a U-shaped spring. In its simplest form, I take a piece of tubing and I forge the
centre portion into a solid half-round or other section, the ends of the piece remaining
tubular and forming the two limbs of the L. In forming the L, however, I give the
central portion solid part a spring or curve, that is to say, it is bent backwards and
then forwards, or such central part may form a complete circle and quarter of a
circle, or belix. It may be that such central portion will remain tubular. By
another method I form the saddle-pin in three pieces, namely of two pieces of tubing
connected by a central spring portion, the pieces being brazed, screwed, or otherwise
united.
Dated this 17th day
or Maren 1899.
I, WILLIAM EDWARDS, of 241, Vauxhall Road, in the City of Liverpool, Blacksmith,
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 state-
ment:-
This invention relates to the L-pin which supports the saddle of a velocipede, and
the object of the invention is to afford such pin a resilient or elastic nature, whereby
additional comfort is afforded to the rider.
In constructing my improved saddle-pin I join the two limbs of the L-pin by means
of a spring or elastic central piece, instead of making the limbs meet at an angle as at
present. Such spring may take various shapes, that is to say, it may be a helix, or
U-shaped spring. In its simplest form I take a piece of tubing, and I forge the centre
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page_text: portion into a solid half-round, or other section the ends of the piece remaining
tubular and forming the two limbs of the L. In forming the L, however, I give the
central solid part a spring or curve, that is to say, it is bent backwards, and then
forwards, or such central part may form a complete circle and quarter of a circle, or
helix. By another method I form the saddle-pin in three pieces, namely of two
pieces of tubing connected by a central spring portion, the pieces being brazed,
screwed or otherwise united.
The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention its preferred form, Figure 1
being a side elevation, Figure 2 a front view thereof, and Figure 3 a view shewing a
method of constructing the pin.
It will be seen that the pin comprises a tubular portion a to which the saddle
bracket is clamped, a tubular portion b which enters the top bracket c of the cycle,
and a central, solid and spring portion, d.
I prefer to form the pin in two portions, as shown in Figure 3. The portions a and
d are stamped out of flat metal and in this stamping a boss e is formed. After being
in the fire the part a is forged into tubular form and the meeting edges are brazed,
and the part d is bent to the shape required. The boss e is then brazed into the
tube which may be a piece of ordinary cycle frame tubing, and the completed pin
is finally tempered.
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:-
1. A cycle saddle pin comprising two outer tubular portions adapted to receive the
saddle and to enter the cycle frame, respectively, and a central spring portion con-
necting such tubular portions and forming an elastic saddle pin, substantially as
described
Dated this 6th day of June 1899.
J. A. COUBROUGH,
Chartered Patent Agent, 10, St. George's Crescent, Liverpool,
Agent for the Applicant.