A New or Improved Cycle Stand.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Cycle Stand.
ALFRED FROST, Merchant, 7 Charles Street, New Ross, Ireland, and LAMBERT
ZIMBER, AARON ZIMBER, and RICHARD ZIMBER, trading as Zimber Bros.
Jewellers Quay, New Ross, Ireland, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My invention relates to improvements in cycle stands, and has for its object a
means for supporting cycles in an efficient manner, also, that the stand shall be
light, easily carried about, and cheap of manufacture.
In reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings (in which like letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts),
Fig. 1 is a view of my improvement attached to a cycle.
Fig 2 is a sectional view of same, while
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a modified form of my invention.
a is the head of the appliance formed of a short hollow cylinder into which fits
the body of the apparatus or standard b which is preferably a hollow cylinder or
tube into which is fitted a sliding piece c, to which are attached legs d (of any
suitable number).
To this sliding piece c is also attached a small peg e which projects through a
vertical slit made in the circumference of the cylinder b.
The use of this peg will be explained hereafter.
The head a may have a projection a formed integral therewith or attached to
same and also a hinge h.
The whole appliance is attached to the cycle by a clip f of ordinary
construction,
Another clip may also be used for the purpose of fastening the whole apparatus
to the frame of the cycle when same is in motion.
In operation the improved stand works as follows :-
When the velocipede is required to be held in position, the tube b is pulled from
out the clip f¹, and allowed to take up a vertical position by swinging on the
binge h.
The legs d are then pulled out by means of the peg e which is then turned in a
horizontal slit formed in the standard 6 so as to keep same (the peg) from slipping
back in said tube b.
The legs are then allowed to spread out and rest on the ground thus supporting
the cycle in position required.
It is obvious that my improved stand may be made in various modified formis.
One modification is shewn in Fig. 3.
This modification (which is more adapted to home or shop use) is made with a
solid standard to which the legs d are immovably fixed, or are made integral
therewith.
The saine head a is used as in the form shewn in Fig. 2, and is fixed to the
cycle in the same manner.
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 :-
CLAIM.
In a role stand the combine
f the

page_text: standard or body b, b¹ the tripod or legs d, the sliding piece e, and the clip f
constructed substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and shewn
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 20th day of February 1895.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C.; Agents for the Applicants.