Improvements in Appliances and Arrangements for the Storage of Bicycles during Transit or Stowage.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1899--Accepted, 15th Apr., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances and Arrangements for the Storage of
Bicycles during Transit or Stowage.
I, HENRY TAYLOR SAYER, of 86, New Kent Road, London, S.E., Builder, 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 improvements in appliances and arrangements for the
storage of bicycles during transit, stowage etc. and refers to certain improvements
upon my former Letters Patent No. 30803 A.D. 1897, more particularly as regards
constructional details, the object being to render the supporting device described
in the specification of the said former patent, more reliable and efficient, and to
afford increased facilities for easily and quickly connecting the machine with the
supporting device, and of removing it therefrom.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now proceed to
describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved supporting device showing some of
the improvements in connection therewith.
Fig. 2 is a view of the upper part of the device taken at right angles to Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a detail of one of the extremities...
Fig. 4 is an elevation of a portion of a supporting device fitted with extremities
or clamps of slightly modified form.
Figs. 5 and 6 being views of said clamps or extremities taken at right angles to
the views given of them in Fig. 4.
Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section through a part of the tubes of the device showing
the mechanism for clamping the sliding tube in position.
Figs. 8, 9, 10, and 11 are detailed views hereinafter more fully described.
This improved supporting device, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, comprises an
outer tube a and an inner sliding tube b, said outer tube a being connected by a
short rod c to a suitable bracket such as d. Upon the bar or rod c a sliding
collar ³ is arranged, furnished upon each side with a projection or clutch di
preferably of the shape shown and designed to take into correspondingly shaped
recesses or indents in the side plates of the bracket d. The collar d³ and
clutches are normally retained in the raised or forward position by a spiral
spring e, resting or bearing against the fixed collar y, for supporting or retaining
the device in a vertical position when required for use, as shown in Fig. 1, while
when the device is not wanted, the sliding collar is drawn down thereby with-
drawing the clutches d¹ from the lower indents or recesses in the side plates of the
bracket d, when the device may be swung up at right angles to a vertical line
through the centre thereof and retained in the raised position by the said
clutches taking into the upper indents or recesses in the side plates of the
bracket d.
To the extremity of the inner sliding tube 6 and at right angles thereto, is
pivoted a tubular cross piece f the forward extremity of which is furnished with
a rubber covered forked piece f¹, and which is shown in plan in Fig. 3. This forked
piece is designed to embrace the top of the tubular head of the machine or the

page_text: stem of the handle bars, while to one of the arms of the said forked piece a chain,
as indicated by dotted lines at f is connected, said chain being designed to pass
around the said tubular head or handle bar stem and to be finally secured by
means of a small padlock to a projecting lug f suitably arranged upon the
tubular cross piece f. The rear arm or extremity of the said tubular cross piece f
carries a sliding strap y furnished with buckle g', while a stop g² is placed upon
the extremity of the tubular cross piece to prevent the said strap from being
removed. This strap is free to slide along the rear arni of the said tubular cross
piece and may be secured in any convenient manner to the saddle or other suitable
part of the machine. This device is more particularly designed to suspend bicycles
for storage and cleaning purposes.
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 illustrate a slightly modified form of the invention more par-
ticularly as regards the extremities employed or the connections designed to be
brought in contact with the velocipede.
As shown in the said figures, the tubular cross piece f is pivotally connected
to the extremity of the inner sliding tube b, and to the forward end of the said
tubular cross piece is pivotally connected a double forked piece, comprising the
two forks h having a central part ', while to and between the arms of each
fork h a strip of leather or other suitable material is rivetted, designed to come
into contact with the plated surface of the handle bars when the said double forked
piece is brought over same and forced tightly down. The rear extremity of the
said tubular cross piece of carries a single broad fork-piece k likewise fitted with
a central portion of leather or other suitable material, and which is designed to
be brought into contact with the peak of saddle or other suitable part of machine,
and which slides in a similar manner to the strap g hereinbefore described, a
similar stop g² being necessary.
Fig. 8 illustrates a different form of supporting device inasmuch
as the
extremity of the inner sliding tube 6 has fitted directly to it a double forked
piece of the form and construction herein before described with reference to
Figs:-4-and-5-of-the-accompanying drawings,-and-which-may-be-brought against
the handle bars or the top horizontal tube of the frame of the machine as
required.
In still another form of supporting device and as shown in Fig. 9 of the accom-
panying drawings, the extremity of the inner sliding tube 6 has directly secured
to it a rubber covered fork m such as described and shown in Figs. 1 and 3, a
chain m¹ being provided to pass round the front of the machine and to be secured
by a small padlock to the lug m³.
The sliding tube in any of the forms of the device illustrated in the accompanying
drawings may be secured in the required position, and in the majority of cases
for forcing the machine into close contact with the ground, by means of the
clamping device shown in Fig. 7. This comprises a loose metal block n arranged
within the inner tube said block being furnished with a screw threaded hole or
perforation n¹ into which the screw o operated by the handle p takes, said screw
also passing through a loose washer . Upon tightening up the screw by
means of the handle the block n is drawn against the inner surface of the
inner tube 6 drawing said tube against the outer tube a and tightly clamping the
two together, while the inner tube bis furnished with a longitudinal slot b¹ to
allow of its sliding up and down the required distance.
If found advisable the inner tube may be made a fixture with the outer tube to
slide over it, while in all cases a small hook q is secured to the outer tube upon
which to hang a small ticket or disc bearing a number or combination of letters
and numbers for the purpose described in the specification of my aforesaid former
patent.
I may further arrange a sufficiently powerful spiral spring within the vertical
tubes of the device for the purpose of normally retaining the sliding tube in the
raised position, so that upon the clamping device being released the sliding tube
pressing the machine into contact with the ground or to which it is secured through

page_text: the tubular cross piece f, is immediately raised instantly freeing the machine, and
allowing it to be removed.
As shown in Fig. 10, where the inner tube is the sliding one, the spring s will
be secured at one extremity at or near the top of the outer tube a by means of
a cross pin t, while the lower extremity of the spring would be secured to a cross
pin tarranged a sufficient distance down the inner sliding tube a and above the
clamping device. As shown in Fig. 11 where the outer tube a is the sliding
one and the inner tube 6 fixed, the lower extremity of the spring would preferably
be fitted to a hook v arranged at the bottom of the said outer tube, while the upper
extremity would be secured to a cross pin w passing through the inner fixed tube,
and below the clamping device.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The combination with a cycle supporting device comprising a tube pivotally
connected directly or indirectly to a suitable bracket such as d, and an inner or
outer sliding tube fitted with suitable connections; of a sliding collar d³ furnished
with clutches d' designed to take into correspondingly shaped recesses or indents in
the side plates of the said bracket d and normally kept in the raised position for
engagement therewith by means of a suitable spiral spring such as e, bearing upon
a fixed collar y, substantially as herein described and shown with reference to
Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings, and for the purposes specified.
2. The combination with a cycle supporting device comprising a tube pivotally
connected to directly or indirectly a bracket such as d, an inner or outer sliding
tube and a tubular cross piece such as f pivotally connected to the sliding tube;
of a forked piece such as f' secured to the forward extremity and furnished with
a chain designed to be secured to a lug f, and a sliding strap carried by the rear
arm or part of the said tubular cross piece f, substantially as herein described and
shown with reference to Figs. 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings and for the
purposes specified.
3. The combination with a cycle supporting device such as herein described,
of a double forked piece h furnished with an inner leather part j; and a broad
forked piece k furnished with an inner leather part substantially as herein
described and shown with reference to Figs. 4, 5, and 6 of the accompanying
drawings and for the purposes specified.
4. The combination with a cycle supporting device such as herein described,
of the clamping mechanism comprising an inner loose block or core n furnished
with a screw threaded hole or perforation, and a screw o operated by a suitable
handle such as p and a loose washer p¹, substantially as herein described and shown
with reference to Fig. 7 of the accompanying drawings, and for the purposes
specified.
5. The modified forms of the invention substantially as herein described and
shown with reference to Figs. 8 and 9 of the accompanying drawings.
6. The combination with a cycle supporting device such as herein described,
of a spiral spring such as s arranged substantially as herein described and shown
with reference to Figs. 10 and 11, of the accompanying drawings and for the
purposes specified.
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1000
F. G. CASSELL,
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.
Agent for the Applicant.