Package-carrier for Velocipedes.
Year: 1891

page_text: COME MIND MULTICATION.
Package-carrier for Velocipedes.
I, CHARLES HENRY LAMSON, of 203 Middle Street, Portland, Cumberland,
County Maine, United States of America, Jeweller, 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 package carriers for velocipedes and it relates particularly
to a carrier adapted to hang from the handle bar in front of the head and to be so
held as to sustain its load with a spring.
My improved carrier is made preferably in one piece bent to form two nearly
parallel side pieces, the lower end of the inner side piece being secured to
the cross piece at the bottom. It is formed with a horizontal upper portion which
bears over the top of the handle bar and is held thereto by a link, a middle portion
extending down in front of the head and a projecting lower portion which forms a
ledge or shelf.
My invention relates first to the link by which the carrier is fastened about the
head, second to the manner of forming the carrier from one piece of wire, and
third, to the means by which it is held in position and the requisite spring
secured according to the weight carried, as will be set out in the claims.
I illustrate my invention by means of the accompanying drawing in which
Fig. 1 is a back elevation of my carrier in position, and
Fig. 2 is a side elevation.
A represents the head and B the handle bar of a velocipede. C is the carrier
proper which I prefer to make in one piece of spring wire. The upper portion
is horizontal and lays over the handle bar: the body portion extends down in front
of the head and is normally at an inclination, and the lower portion projects outward
and forms a shelf or ledge for directly supporting the package. The wire is bent
as follows, viz. :-The central portion extends across the lower end thence it is
bent up to form the outer side piece c¹. At the top it is bent inward and forms a
shoulder: a loop c is also formed in rear of the handle bar at the back end of the
horizontal portion thence it is bent down nearly parallel with the outer side piece
to form an inner side piece 2 which is secured at its lower end to the cross piece c³.
There are thus formed two double side pieces united by a single cross piece at the
bottom and having loops at the upper end. These two loops are united by a link D
which is by preference connected permanently with one of the loops and removably
connected with the other by a hook which may be hooked or unhooked at pleasure.
The link is preferably covered with rubber and it bends around the head conforming
in shape to the head." The normal position of the body of carrier when the head is
secured in place is inclined outward in front of the head to a very considerable
extent and a spring support is thus given by the elasticity of the sides and the
upper part where it lays across the handle bar. In putting the carrier in place the
head is first secured and the lower portion is then drawn down to a position nearly
vertical by a strap E which passes around the lower portion of the carrier and
the head or some projecting part of the velocipede. By means of this strap the
carrier is kept in place and may be adjusted to varying weights. When heavy
packages are to be carried the strap is drawn so that the carrier is more nearly
vertical than when light ones are to be carried. The strap F is fastened to the
carrier in any convenient manner for the purpose of confining the package.
The advantages of my carrier are that it may be cheaply constructed that it
may readily be applied and that it is capable of supporting a package in a
convenient position and with a spring bearing which may be regulated according to
the weight to be carried, thereby protecting the contents of the package from undue
shock when riding over rough roads.

page_text: 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.) In a package carrier for velocipedes a frame having two sides or arms the
rear ends of which are supported by the handle bar of the velocipede, a loop in
each of said sides in rear of said handle bar, combined with a link connecting the
two loops and passing around and conforming to said head, said link being detachable
at one end, substantially as shown.
(2.) A package carrier for velocipedes having an upper horizontal portion
supported when in position by the handle bar, a main portion extending outward
and downward in front of the head, the body of the carrier being formed of a single
piece of wire, the central portion of which extends transversely across the lower
end, thence it extends up on the outsides to form the outer side pieces of the frame
being bent at the top to form a loop, thence it extends down to the outer side piece
to form a double frame and is united at the lower end to the transverse piece
described in combination with a link for uniting the loops at the top of the frame,
substantially as shown.
(3.) A package carrier for velocipedes constructed of wire or other elastic
material and having a horizontal upper portion supported by the handle bar, a main
portion extending down in front of the head and normally projecting outward at an
angle from it, combined with a strap passing around the frame and around the head
or other projecting part of the velocipede for holding the lower end of the frame
downward and inward toward the head, substantially as described.
Dated
1
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents.