An Improvement in a Stand to Hold a Bicycle in an Upright when Bi, Adjustable to any Size of Tyre.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Aug., 1894-Accepted, 15th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in a Stand to Hold a Bicycle in an Upright
Position when the Bicycle is not in Use, Adjustable to any
Size of Tyre.
GEORGE PROWETT SIMONS 50 and 52 Braunstone Gate Leicester Boot and
Shoe Manufacturer and CHARLES REDSHAW South Wigston Leicester Joiner
and Appliance Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
A stand made of wood or metal, or a combination of wood & metal, consisting
of two feet or bearers placed at a suitable distance apart, each foot or bearer being
surmounted by two brackets or clamps, one of which is fixed & the other movable.
The feet are fastened at the opposite ends & at right angles of a base board, a
second base board running parallel with the first, being also movable & connected
with the two movable brackets or clamps one on each foot or bearer. The said
movable brackets or clamps & base board, are adjustable by means of iron bolts &
nuts, or other suitable fastenings.
Two brackets or clamps, one fixed & one adjustable, each extending from one
foot or bearer to the other of the stand, may be used instead of the four brackets
or clamps, as described above.
Dated this 1st day of November 1893.
GEORGE PROWETT SIMONS.
CHAS. REDSHAW.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION..
An Improvement in a Stand to Hold a Bicycle in an Upright
Position when the Bicycle is not in Use, Adjustable to any
Size of Tyre.
GEORGE PROWETT SIMONS 50 Braunstone Gate Leicester Boot and Shoe
Manufacturer CHARLES REDSHAW Canal Street South Wigston Bee Hive and
Appliance Manufacturer 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 :-
The stand consists of two feet or bearers placed at a suitable distance apart,
each foot or bearer being surmounted by two brackets, one of which is fixed &
the other movable. The feet are fastened at the opposite ends & at right angles of
a base board, a second base board running parallel with the first being movable &
connected with the two movable brackets one on each foot or bearer. The said
movable brackets & base board are adjustable by means of iron bolts & nuts, or
other suitable fastenings, or clamps. Two brackets, one fixed & one adjustable
each extending from one bearer to the other of the stand, may be used instead of
the four brackets as described above. In the space or aperture between the
brackets in either case rollers may be inserted to allow of the bicycle wheel being.
turned round freely during the process of cleaning. The stand may be made of
wood or metal or a combination of wood & metal.
Referring to the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 represents a perspective sketch of the bicycle stand constructed in
accordance with our invention, A is a fixed base board A¹ & A³ are the fixed

page_text: brackets, B is the movable base board B' & B' the adjustable brackets attached to
same at right angles by means of bolts & nuts, C1 & C2 are the apertures where
the rollers are inserted.
Fig. 2. represents the brackets running parallel with the base board, D¹ & D³ being
attached through the bearers by bolts & nuts & adjustable.
Having particularly described the nature of our said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is
A bicycle stand constructed & operating substantially in the manner.described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 2nd day of August 1894.
GEORGE PROWETT SIMONS.
CHAS. REDSHAW.