Improvements in or relating to the Steering of Cycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 10th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 12th Nov., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Steering of Cycles.
We, JOSEPH ARKINSTALL, of 3, Blackburn Road, Jeweller, and ALBERT EDWARD
DREW, of 80, Saint George's Road, Clerk, both of Bolton, in the County of
Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to improvements in or relating to the steering of cycles
and consists in providing means for steering, steadying, and controlling the same,
which we effect by providing and securing a clip attachment to the upright stay
or steering bar or to the horizontal stay as desired or required. To the upright
stay or to the horizontal stay is attached a cylindrical tube or its equivalent pro-
vided with a spiral spring and a plunger, the outer end of the latter being pro-
vided with a spherical or other suitable outer end constructed to fit into a metallic
receiver which is suitably located or mounted on the upright stay or steering bar,
which when in a normal position holds or locks the front or steering wheel of
the cycle parallel or in line with the back wheel of the cycle. The projecting
portion of the spherical end of the plunger is operated or depressed by moving
the handle bar and steering wheel out of a parallel line which action depresses
the plunger against the spiral spring, thus disengaging the locking arrangement
with the before mentioned receiver, thereby relieving the steering apparatus from
tension instantly the receiver leaves its normal position. If desired the receiver
and plunger may be locked so as to hold the handle or steering bar in a rigid
position by providing the metallic receiver with a hole to admit or receive the
spherical end of the plunger.
Dated the 10th dow of December 1907
We, JOSEPH ARKINSTALL, of 3, Blackburn Road, Jeweller, and ALBERT EDWARD
DREW, of 80, Saint George's Road, Clerk, both of Bolton, in the County of
Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of our said 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 refers to improvements in or relating to the steering of cycles

page_text: and consists in providing means for steering, steadying, and controlling the same,
which we effect by providing and securing a clip attachment to the upright stay
on a ladies machine or to the horizontal stay on a gentleman's machine as desired
or required. To the upright stay or to the horizontal stay is attached a cylindrical
tube or its equivalent provided with a spiral spring and a plunger, the outer end
of the latter being provided with a spherical or other suitable outer end constructed
to fit into a metallic receiver which is suitably located or mounted on the steering
bar, which when in a normal position holds or locks the front or steering wheel of
the cycle parallel or in line with the back wheel of the cycle. The projecting
portion of the spherical end of the plunger is operated or depressed by moving
the handle bar and steering wheel out of a parallel line which action depresses the
plunger against the spiral spring, thus disengaging the locking arrangement with
the before mentioned receiver, thereby relieving the steering apparatus from
tension instantly the receiver leaves its normal position. If desired the receiver
and plunger may be locked so as to hold the handle or steering bar in a rigid
position by providing the metallic receiver with a hole to admit or receive the
spherical end of the plunger.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a part longitudinal elevation of so much of a cycle as is necessary to
illustrate our invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 a full size side elevation of our
invention. Fig. 3 a sectional end elevation through line A B in Fig. 4. Fig. 4
a sectional elevation through line C D in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 a sectional plan through
line E G in Fig. 1 showing steering bar locked in position when front wheel H
is in line with back wheel of cycle. Fig. 6 a part sectional plan showing steer-
ing bar unlocked. Fig. 7 a side elevation of metallic receiver. Fig. 8 a front
elevation of metallic receiver. Fig. 9 a side elevation of another modification of
metallic receiver. Fig. 10 a front elevation of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 a plan of Fig. 10,
and Fig. 12 a part side elevation of a ladies machine with our invention applied.
In all the figures the same letters are employed to indicate corresponding parts.
H is a portion of the front wheel of a cycle; I steering bar; J horizontal stay;
K cylindrical tube; L spiral spring; M plunger with spherical outer end;
O metallic receiver, and P₁ upright stay in a ladies machine.
To the horizontal stay J in a gentleman's machine or to the upright stay P¹ in
a ladies machine is attached the metallic spring clip P by the bolts and nuts R.
The metallic spring clip P is provided at one end with the cylindrical tube K, in
which which the spiral spring L and plunger M are located; the outer end of the
latter being provided with the spherical or other analogous end constructed to fit
in the hole or concaved opening U in the metallic receiver O which is mounted
on the steering bar I by the bolt W and nut X. The spiral spring L and the
plunger M with its spindle M are secured in the cylindrical tube K by means of
the pin K disposed outside in the outer end of the spindle M¹. When the pin K₁
is in a vertical position as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 the plunger M will yield in
either direction by means of the spiral spring L and the metallic receiver O; and
when it is desired to lock the spherical end of the plunger M in the hole or con-
caved opening U in the metallic receiver 0 the plunger M and spindle M³ are
turned about 90 degrees to place the pin K' in the slot Z on the outer end of the
cylindrical tube K as shown in Fig. 5, thereby locking the steering bar I and its
adjuncts in a rigid position. When the spherical end of the plunger M is in the
hole or concaved opening U in the metallic receiver O the front or steering wheel H
of the cycle is held or locked parallel or in line with the back wheel. The project-
ing portion of the spherical end of the plunger M is operated or depressed by
moving the handle bar and steering wheel H of the cycle out of a parallel line
as shown in Fig. 6 which action depresses the plunger M against the spiral spring L
thus disengaging the plunger M from the hole or concaved opening U in the
metallic receiver O, thereby relieving the steering apparatus instantly the metallic
receiver leaves its normal position.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
The general arrangement, construction, and combination of parts composing
our improvements in or relating to the steering of cycles, consisting of the metallic
clip and cylindrical tube K with the slot Z mounted on the horizontal stay Jor
upright stay P, the said cylindrical tube K being provided with the plunger M,
spindle M, spiral spring L, and the pin K', the latter being employed for securing
the plunger M, spindle M³, and spiral spring L in the cylindrical tube K, and for
locking the plunger M in position in the hole or concaved opening U in the
metallic receiver O secured to the steering bar I, the whole being applied and
operating substantially as described and as illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Dated the 9th day of September 1898.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.