Improvements in Wall Attachments or Devices for Holding Cycles.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in Wall Attachments or Devices for Holding Cycles.
I, JOHN BENETT STANFORD, of Hatch House, Tisbury, Wiltshire, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to means for securing cycles, especially bicycles to a
post, wall, or other suitable structure, and consists in certain improvements in
connection therewith which are an amplification of the invention for which
Letters Patent were granted to Austin Smith Numbered 25083 and dated the
28th day of November 1898.
The present invention resides in the arrangement, attachment, and mounting.
of the holder upon a bar, or other suitable device, fixed to the wall or other
structure, in such a manner that its position may be adjusted to suit the varying
heights of the handle bar on different cycles.
Many attempts have been made to construct an apparatus for the purpose of
supporting cycles when standing still, but most of them are costly, cumbersome,
and take up unnecessary space when out of use, also they are apt to damage
parts of the cycle, and so far as I am aware the most satisfactory holder for
a bicycle, at present in use is that Numbered 25983 above mentioned. This
however is intended to be fixed at a certain height to suit a given cycle and
will not therefore hold a higher or lower cycle properly, in consequence of which
its use is considerably restricted.
Now the object of my present invention is to construct a cycle holder so that
it may be used for cycles of any height or shape of handle bar, in places where
a number of different sized cycles have to be secured at various times, such for
instance as railway luggage vans and other places where large numbers of
cycle has to be accomodated.
According to one construction I take a holder consisting of a flexible elastic
band, and a base adapted to be fixed to a wall or other structure as in Letters
Patent No. 25083, or otherwise, but instead of fixing this holder to the wall, I
employ an intermediate bar, bracket, or slide, which is fixed to the wall but at
a little distance from it, by means of distance blocks or brackets at either end,
and to this the holder is attached in such a manner that it can be moved up
and down until a position is reached which will be suited to the height of the
particular cycle required to be held.
The holder may be connected to the slide by means of a screwed stud passing"
through a slot in the slide, or to a sleeve running on the slide, or otherwise, and
it may be locked in the right position when found by means of a nut or screwed
handle on the stud afore mentioned, which when turned slightly causes the
stud to grip the slide tightly and so prevent further movement.
The other end of the stud is provided with a collar and screwed end to which
the holder is attached so that it can revolve round the said stud as a centre.

page_text: It must be understood that I do not limit myself as to the means by which
the holder is connected and locked on the slide to the devices mentioned above,
as it may be found more convenient to do this by means of an eccentric pin, cam.
or otherwise, and the slide may also be arranged so as not to project from the
wall or other structure.
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SYDNEY E. PAGE, F.C. I.P.A.,
3, New Bridge Street, E.C., Agent for the Applicant
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Improvements in Wall Attachments or Devices for Holding Cycles.
I, JOHN BENETT STANFORD, of Hatch House, Tisbury, in the County of Wilt-
shire, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:--
This invention relates to means for securing cycles, especially bicycles to a
post, wall, or other suitable structure, and consists in certain improvements in
connection therewith which are an amplification of the invention for which
Letters Patent were granted to Austin Smith Numbered 25083 and dated the
28th day of November 1898.
The present invention resides in the arrangement attachment and mounting of
the holder upon a bar or other suitable device fixed to the wall or other structure,
in such a manner that its position may be adjusted to suit the varying heights
of the handle bar on different cycles.
Many attempts have been made to construct an apparatus for the purpose of
supporting cycles when standing still, but most of them are costly, cumbersome,
and take up unnecessary space when out of use, also they are apt to damage
part of the cycle, and so far as I am aware the most satisfactory holder for a
bicycle, at present in, use is that Numbered 25083 above mentioned. This
however is intended to be fixed at a certain height to suit a given cycle and
will not therefore hold a higher or a lower cycle properly, in consequence of
which its use is considerably restricted.
Now the object of my present invention is to construct a cycle holder so that
it may be used for cycles of any height or shape of handle bar in places where a
number of different sized cycles have to be secured at various times, such for
instance as railway luggage vans and other places where large numbers of
cycles have to be accommodated.
.
According to one construction I take a holder consisting of a flexible elastic
band, and a base adapted to be fixed to a wall or other structure as in Letters
Patent No. 25083, or otherwise, but instead of fixing this holder to the wall,
I employ an intermediate bar, bracket, or slide, which is fixed to the wall but at
a little distance from it, by means of distance blocks or brackets at either end
and to this the holder is attached in such a manner that it can be moved up
and down until a position is reached which will be suited to the height of the
particular cycle required to be held.
The holder may be connected to the slide by means of a screwed stud passing
through a slot in the slide or to a sleeve running on the slide or otherwise, and
it may be locked in a right position when found by means of a nut or screwed

page_text: bandle on the stud aforementioned which when turned slightly causes the stud
to grip the slide tightly and so prevent further movement.
The other end of the stud is provided with a collar and screwed end to which
the holder is attached so that it can revolve freely round the said stud as a
centre.
It must be understood that I do not limit myself as to the means by which
the holder is connected and locked on the slide to the device mentioned above
as it may be found more convenient to do this by means of an eccentric pin, cam,
or otherwise, and the slide may also be arranged so as not to project from the
wall or other structure.
The manner in which my invention is carried into effect will be readily
understood on reference to the accompanying drawings in which the same letters
refer to like parts in all the views.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus with the holder shown in section.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the apparatus provided with a locking device on
the holder shown in section.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the apparatus shown in Fig 2.
Referring first to Fig. 1, D is a clasp or sleeve, which slides up and down on
the bar A. The holder K is attached to this sleeve by means of a screwed pin E
provided with a collar Q which locks it against the sleeve. The other end of the
pin is made with a collar I and carries the body of the holder which is kept in
place by the washer and nut J screwing tight against the collar I, but so as to
leave the block K free to turn on the pin; a recess is cut in the block for
the reception of the nut and washer. The sleeve is moved along the slide until
at a suitable height, when the handle of the cycle to be held is placed in the
groove and kept in position by the elastic web L which is provided with a
clasp M fastening on to a pin N. The holder is retained in its correct position
by the cycle itself, and drops down to the bottom of the slide when the cycle
is removed.
Referring now to Figs. 2 and 3, a device is there shown for fixing the holder in
the required position so that it will remain there whether the cycle is in the
holder or not, and is for use in cases where the same cycle is frequently placed
in the holder. In this case the screwed spindle. E instead of being tightly
fixed in the sleeve D passes completely through one side of the sleeve and bears
on a packing strip G resting against the slide A. Attached to E is a lever or
handle F and the pin is continued as before to carry the block K which is free
to turn on it, being held in its place between the washer H and the washer
and nut J screwed against the collar I.
By turning the lever F the screw E presses the strip G against the slide A
and thus grips the sleeve on to the slide. While the lever is in the position
shown dotted in Fig. 3 the holder may be moved up the slide until a height is
reached to suit the cycle to be held, when it is turned down into the position
shown at Fin full, and this action immediately grips the holder on to the
slide and retains it there until unlocked by again turning the lever F.
Distance pieces B and C are provided for keeping the slide away from the
support, and if room is of importance these distance pieces may be sunk into.
the wall, or other support, until only sufficient space is left for the turning of
the lever F.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my sala
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The use in combination with a cycle holder for holding the cycle by the
handle or handle bar, of a support upon which it can move up or down to suit
the varying height of different cycles while the said holder is free to turn on
its attachment to the support, substantially as herein described.
2. The use in combination with a cycle holder for holding the cycle by the

page_text: handle or handle bar, of a support upon which it can move up or down, and
means for fixing the holder in position while free to revolve about its attach-
ment to the support, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 10th day of July 1900.
SYDNEY E. PAGE,
28, New Bridge Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant