Year: 1888

page_text: I, CHARLES VERNON BOYS, of 30 Fulham Road, S.W. in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My.invention relates to an improved form of stand which is specially suitable for
safety bicycles but which may be employed for other makes of machine.
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The main stand consists of two portions, a base of any convenient form which
lies on the ground, which I call the H-piece as I prefer to make it of the form
of the letter H, to which is jointed a U shaped piece which can rock about
its horizontal base through a definite angle limited by stops. When it is in its
forward position the upper ends of the legs are a little higher than the foot rests of
the machine while two projecting lugs are a little lower than the said foot rests.
then the machine is wheeled up to the stand the projecting lugs rise and raise the
frame of the machine until the wheel is clear of the ground and free to turn. Soon
after this the U-piece is brought to rest by the second stop and at the same time a
catch falls over and prevents the U-piece from returning. The machine is thus
securely held with the front wheel raised and free to rotate which is convenient for
cleaning and for other purposes. When the machine is to be removed the catch may
be pressed back with the foot and the machine wheeled back, an operation which leaves
the stand in a position to take up the machine again.
As it is convenient to have the rear wheel free to rotate during cleaning &c. I
provide a subsidiary stand consisting of a simple U-piece-which, while its horizontal
limb rests on the ground, supports at the upper end of its legs the frame of the
machine either by the rear wheel axle or other convenient part. This subsidiary
stand I use in combination with the main stand.
In order to make the stands as generally useful as possible I often make the lugs
which catch the footrests adjustable to suit the different makes of machine; 1 some-
times also make the stops which limit the motion of the U-piece on the main stand

page_text: adjustable and I further make the U-piece which forms the subsidiary stand adjustable
both for width and height.
Though I have described the improved stand as applicable to a safety bicycle and
as supporting it. by the footrests and the rear wheel axle, I do not limit myself to the
use of the stands in this way; other makes or kinds of machine or other parts than
the foot rests and rear wheel axle that may be found convenient may be raised and
held in the manner indicated; or the main stand may be adapted to raise the rear part.
of the machine when that is convenient.

page_text: I, CHARLES VERNON BOYS, late of 30 Fulham Road S. W. but now of 11 Alexander
Square S.W. both in the County of Middlesex, F.R.S. and demonstrator of Physics
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:-
My invention relates to an improved form of stand which is specially suitable for.
safety bicycles but which may be employed for other makes of machine.
The main stand in its usual form consists essentially of two portions, one a base of
any convenient form which rests on the ground which I call the H-piece, as I prefer
to make it in the form of the letter H, to which is jointed a U-shaped piece so that
it may rock about its horizontal base through a definite angle limited by stops.
When the U-piece is in its forward position the upper ends of the legs are a little
higher than the foot rests attached to the fork of the front wheel of the machine
while two projecting lugs are a little lower than the said foot rests. If then the
machine is wheeled up to the stand from the direction towards which the legs of the U
are leaning, the foot rests will engage with the upper ends of the legs of the U above
the projecting lugs which will then rise and raise the machine until the front wheel
is clear of the ground and stand and free to turn. The U-piece is then brought to
rest by the second stop and at the same time a catch falls over and prevents the
U-piece from returning. The machine is then securely held with the front
wheel raised and free to rotate which is convenient for cleaning and for other
purposes.
an isometric projection, H H is the H-piece and U U the
In figure 1 which
U-piece pivoted to the H-piece at p p and resting in its forward position upon the
stop u When in its other position it rests upon the stop u. u₁ u₁ are the projecting
lugs which lift the machine when they rise. h is the catch pivoted to the stand H
and ready to fall in the direction indicated by the arrow in consequence of the action
of a weight or spring under the stand so as to hold the U-piece in its second position
When the machine is to be removed the catch may be
by means of the stop us.
0 pressed back with the foot and the machine wheeled back, an operation which leaves
the stand in a position ready to take up the machine again.
Though any form of hinge may be used to join the Hand U pieces, a joint of the
form shown in figure 1 is convenient as it can be made by casting alone and the
U-piece can be removed without taking out screws or pins.
35 As it is convenient to have the rear wheel free to rotate during cleaning or other
operations, I provide a subsidiary stand consisting of a simple U-piece which while
its horizontal base rests on the ground supports at the upper ends of its legs the
frame of the machine either by the rear wheel axle or other convenient part. This
subsidiary stand I use only in combination with the main stand.

page_text: In order to make the stand as generally useful as possible I often make the lugs
which catch the foot rests adjustable to suit the different makes of machine. I some-
times instead make the stops which limit the motion of the U-piece of the main stand
adjustable and I further make the U-piece in one or both stands adjustable for width
and height. In order to make the U-pieces adjustable I make them in parts which
are bolted together by bolts passing through slots so as to allow a sufficient range of
dimensions. The two stops u₂ 3 are then conveniently made of one bar bolted to the
side of the U-piece by a bolt passing through a slot in each which slots are in this
case nearly at right angles to one another.
Though I have described the improved stand as applicable to a safety bicycle and
as supporting it by the foot rests and rear wheel axle I do not limit myself to the
use of the stands in this way, other makes of machine or other parts than the foot
rests and rear wheel axle that may be found convenient may be raised and held in
the manner indicated. Further the main stand may be adapted to the rear wheel
(or wheels in the case of some tricycles) when that is found convenient. I would
also point out that I do not confine myself to the exact form shown in the figure
which is only intended to make the explanation of the working of the stand clearer.
I do not even consider the H-piece as absolutely essential to the improved stand
though I prefer myself always to use it. When I make a stand of a cheaper con-
struction I allow the U-piece to rest directly upon the ground, but it is then safer to
put the stops us and 3 on both sides and to use a pendulum catch p as indicated in
figure 2 which is a side view of that part of the stand.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
for an improved bicycle stand and in what manner the same may be carried out,
I declare that what I claim is
1. A stand in which the mere act of wheeling the machine up to the stand shall
cause the lifting and holding of the machine so that the wheel or wheels raised shall
be free to rotate.
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2. A stand consisting of an H-piece and a U-piece with lugs and stops, pivoted
together and a catch substantially as described with reference to Figure 1.
3. The combination of subsidiary and main stands substantially as described.
4. A rocking U-stand with or without a catch substantially as described with
reference to Figure 2.
5. The making of any of these stands adjustable to suit various machines.
Dated this 26th day of January 1889.
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