Improvements in Velocipede Saddles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left; 21st Oct., 1892-Accepted, 10th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipede Saddles.
We, WILLIAM BOWN, 308 Summer Lane, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer and JOHN HENRY MIDDLETON, back 38 Vincent Street,
Balsall Heath, Birmingham aforesaid, Saddle Maker, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to bicycle, tricycle and other velocipede saddles and
our improvements consist in providing better means for adjusting the tension of
same.
In order to accomplish the object of our invention we extend the ends of the
wire which forms the coil springs at the back of the saddle and secure underneath
the seat of the said saddle to the tree or back plate onto which the said saddle is
fastened one
or more suitably shaped stay rods or their equivalent, but by
preference we use two stay rods or equivalent having a hole or slot formed in each
end through which pass the shank ends of two wing or other suitable nuts
made and fitted to turn in the said slot or hole, or we may employ one or more
wing nuts.
After the ends of the wing nuts or equivalent have been passed through the
holes or slots formed in the said stay rods another nut or equivalent is screwed
onto each end of the said wing nuts or equivalent forming a collar on the ends of
the wing nuts by which means the adjusting parts are prevented from binding or
locking. A screwed hole is formed through the centre of each wing nut or
equivalent for the extended ends of the back coil spring (which have a screw
thread formed thereon) to pass through and by turning the wing nuts or equivalent
the tension of the saddle is easily and readily adjusted.
Dated this 20th day of January 1892
WILLIAM BOWN.
JOHN HENRY MIDDLETON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipede Saddles.
We, WILLIAM Bowx, 308 Summer Lane, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer and JOHN HENRY MIDDLETON, back 38 Vincent Street,
Balsail Heath, Birmingham aforesaid, Saddle Maker, 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 bicycle, tricycle and other velocipede saddles and
our improvements consist in providing better means for adjusting the tension of
same.
In order that the object of our invention may be more clearly understood we
have annexed the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Fig. 1 is a side clevation of a cycle saddle constructed according to our invention―
and-
Fig. 2 is plan of same with the leather seat taken away.
In order to accomplish the object of our invention we extend the ends a of the
wires which form the coil springs A at the back of the saddle. Secured under-
neath the seat B of the said saddle to the tree or back plate C by means of the
nut b are two suitably shaped stay rods D or their equivalent. The other ends of
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page_text: the said stay rods D have a hole or slot formed therein through which the shank
ends of two wing nuts E pass, or any other suitable kind of nuts may be employed.
The said shank ends of the wing nuts E are made and fitted so as to turn in the holes
or slots formed in the ends of the stay rods D. After the ends of the wing nuts E
have been passed through the holes or slots formed in the ends of the stay rods D
another nut F or equivalent is screwed onto the ends of the said wing nuts E and
forms a collar thereon, by which means the adjusting parts are prevented from
binding or locking. The wing nuts E are formed with a screwed hole through the
centre for the extended ends a of the back coil springs A (which have a screw
thread formed thereon) to pass through and by turning the wing nuts E or their
equivalent the tension of the saddle is easily and readily adjusted. Instead of
employing two stay rods D we may if desired use one only suitably connected to
the ends a of the back coil springs A. The front end of the saddle may be formed
in any suitable manner but we prefer to form the said front end in the manner as
shewn in the annexed drawings.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the wing nut E and nut or collar F.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
Firstly The means substantially as herein shewn and described for adjusting the
tension of velocipede saddles.
Secondly-The wing nut E or equivalent in combination with the nut For
equivalent for the purpose substantially as herein shewn and described.
WILLIAM BOWN.
JOHN HENRY MIDDLETON.