Improvements in Velocipède Saddles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 29th July, 1895 Accepted, 31st Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipède Saddles.
Wẻ JOHN HARRINGTON, of "Claremont "West Street, Ryde, in the Isle of
Wight, Manufacturer, and THOMAS MIDDLEMORE trading as William Middlemore,
of 101; Holloway Head, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention pertains to improvements in the construction of saddles. for
use upon bicycles, tricycles and other velocipedes whereby we are enabled to
provide a saddle that will possess the required vertical resilience and at the same
time remain horizontal whatever be the position of the rider, and which will absorb
every vibration of the machine in a slight vertical movement.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide two horizontal bars the lower
one of which we 'mount by suitable means to the saddle bar or pillar.or which may
itself constitute the "L" piece or pillar for securing to the frame of the machine.
Upon one end of this lower Horizontal bar we provide a boss. rigidly secured
thereupon to which we pivot one end of a lever, the other end of which we pivot to
a sliding collar mounted upon the opposite end of the upper horizontal bar; and
upon the other end of the upper bar we similarly provide a fixed boss to which we
pivot the end of a second lever which we dispose diagonally to the other lever and
secure its opposite end to a sliding collar upon the lower horizontál bar so that
each lever may be pivotted upon a fixed and a sliding boss or collar. We secure
these two levers at the point of their intersection by a pin which serves as a fulcrum
upon which the levers vibrate.
We interpose and suitably mount a spring between these two bars preferably
upon that end of the bars upon which the fixed bosses are secured; and upon the
ends of the upper horizontal bar we mount the pommel and cantle plates for the
reception of the leathern saddle cover. Upon the depression of the upper
horizontal bar the spring or other resilient element is compressed while at the same
time the sliding collars on the one side of each of the bars move forward and the
upper bar to which the saddle is attached thereby preserves its Horizontal position
upon this 'depression.
We do not limit our invention to the particular disposition of sliding and fixed
bosses hereinbefore described for we may pivot the ends of one lever to sliding
collars, while the ends of the other lever we may pivot to fixed bosses; in which
case the positive uniform vertical depression of the saddle is similarly produced.
Nor do we limit ourselves to any particular kind of spring or resilient element as
we may introduce compression or tension springs either suitably interposed between
these two horizontul bars or so disposed as we may hereinafter find expedient for
the convenience of manufacture or to suit any particular requirement.
It is obvious that we may duplicate the upper and lower horizontal bars or the
diagonal levers and make any modifications in the construction that such
duplication reuders necessary without departing from the essential features of our
invention.
Dated this 27th of Octation 1804

page_text: We, JOHN HARRINGTON, of "Claremont" West Street Ryde, in the Isle of
Wight, Manufacturer, and THOMAS MIDDLEMORE, trading as William Middlemore,
of 101 Holloway Head, in the City of Birmingham, 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 :-
Our invention pertains to improvements in the construction of saddles for
use upon bicycles, tricycles, and other velocipedes whereby we are enabled to
provide a saddle that will possess the required vertical resilience and at the same
time remain horizontal whatever be the position of the rider and which will absorb
every vibration of the machine in a slight vertical movement. :
Referring to the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings;-
Figure is a side elevation of a saddle constructed in accordance with our
invention.
Figure 2 is an inverted plan, that is a plan looking under the saddle.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide two horizontal bars A, B, the
lower one B of which we mount by suitable means to the saddle bar or pillar C or
the lower bar B may itself constitute the "L" piece or pillar for securing to.
the frame of the machine. Upon one end of this lower horizontal bar we
provide a boss D rigidly secured thereupon to which we pivot one end of
a lever E the other end of which we pivot to a sliding collar F mounted upon
the opposite end of the upper horizontal bar A; and upon the other end of
the upper bar we similarly provide a fixed boss G to which we pivot the end of a
second lever E' which we dispose diagonally to the other lever and secure its
opposite end to a sliding collar F' upon the lower horizontal bar so that each lever
may be pivotted upon a fixed and a sliding boss or collar. We secure these two
levers at the point of their intersection by a pin E which serves as a fulcrum upon
which the levers vibrate.
We interpose and suitably mount a spring H between these two bars preferably
upon that end of the bars upon which the fixed bosses are secured; and upon the
ends of the upper horizontal bar we mount the pommel and cantle plates for the
reception of the leathern saddle cover 1. Upon the depression of the upper
horizontal bar A the spring H or other resilient element is compressed while at
the same time the sliding collars F F on the one side of each of the bars A and B
move forward and the upper bar to which the saddle is attached thereby preserves
its horizontal position upon this depression.
We do not limit our invention to the particular disposition of sliding and fixed
bosses herein before described for we may pivot the ends of one lever to sliding
collars while the ends of the other lever we may pivot to fixed bosses; in which
case the positive uniform vertical depression of the saddle is similarly produced.
Nor do we limit ourselves to any particular kind of spring or resilient element as
we may introduce compression or tension springs either suitably interposed between
these two horizontal bars or so disposed as we may hereinafter find expedient for
the convenience of manufacture or to suit any particular requirement.
It is obvious that we may duplicate the upper and lower horizontal bars or
the diagonal levers and make any modifications in the construction that such
duplication renders necessary without departing from the essential features of our
invention.

page_text: 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 ;-
1. In cycle and like saddles, mounting the saddle upon a system of linkage
resisted by suitable spring devices, which linkage is so arranged as to allow the
saddle when in motion to move in a vertical or approximately vertical path without
changing the horizontal direction of the said saddle substantially as hereinbefore
described.
2. In cycle and like saddles, mounting the saddle upon links or levers as E E' each
pivoted at one end and pivoted on sliding pieces at the other, the said links or
levers E E' also pivoting at their point of intersection as E³, the weight being
resisted by a suitable spring as H substantially as described.
3. The cycle saddle frame and linkage substantially as hereinbefore described
with reference to the drawings.
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MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.