Improvements in the Manufacture of Bicycles, Tricycles, and other Vehicles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th Oct., 1895-Accepted. 4th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Bicycles, Tricycles, and other
Vehicles.
I ALBERT ROBERTS SMITH, of Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland, Merchant, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of bicycles, tricycles,
and other vehicles, and has for its object to render a bicycle, tricycle, or other
vehicle, extremely light, and at the same time strong and durable, and attractive
in appearance.
In carrying my invention into practice, I construct a bicycle, tricycle or other
vehicle, wholly or partly of aluminium, inflated or other tyres of well-known
construction being provided to such vehicle.
The bearings and similar working parts may be constructed of steel if desirable,
and the complete vehicle may be enamelled, nickle-plated or left in a rough state,
according as desirable or convenient.
Dated this 5th day of January 1895.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Bicycles, Tricycles, and other
Vehicles.
I ALBERT ROBERTS SMITH, of Bandon, Cork, Ireland, Merchant, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of bicycles, tricycles,
and other vehicles, and has for its object to render a bicycle, tricycle or other
vehicle, extremely light, and at the same time strong and durable, and attractive
in appearance.
In carrying my invention into practice, I construct a bicycle, tricycle or other
vehicle, wholly or partly of aluminium, or its alloys, inflated or other tyres of well-
known construction, being provided to such vehicle.
In order that the said invention may be the more readily understood and carried
into effect, I have shewn same upon the drawing in which:
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of a safety bicycle constructed according to my
invention, and
Fig. 2. a section of the tubing composing the framework.
According to this invention I construct the bicycle partly of aluminium, and
partly of other materials.
The parts that I prefer to construct of aluminium, are the frame a, wheel-rims
and spokes b and b¹, handle-bars and pedals d.
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page_text: The other portions of the machine, comprising the driving-chain e and wheels e',
the bearings, hubs f and axles f' I preferably form of steel, while the tyres g;
saddle ; and handles i may be constructed in the usual manner.
I preferably fashion the tubing composing the framework a, of corrugated form,
as shewn in section by Fig. 2, in order to render such tubing of greater strength
than heretofore.
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 -
The improvements in the manufacture of bicycles, tricycles, and other vehicles,
substantially on cnccified
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.