Improvements in or applicable to Dress and other Guards for Cycles.
Year: 1897

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Improvements in or applicable to Dress and other Guards for Cycles.
CHARLES BURTON WINZER, of 17, Victoria Street, Basford, Stoke-on-Trent,
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to the improvements in dress-guards affixed to cycles,
which are necessary on all machines, where loose garments are worn by the
rider. Hitherto much inconvenience is experienced, in having to detach the
whole of the network if required to move the gear case, or to attend to
the cleansing of the hub and its appertainences; also when required to detach
the ordinary guard; the connecting hooks used on existing forms are a source
of annoyance and expenditure of time, owing to the complicated structure of the
network with which they are linked.
My invention is designed to overcome these inconveniences and instead of
employing an inseparable network I propose to construct my arrangement of
loose lengths of cords or laces of an elastic nature, or any other suitable material.
The lengths of these cords shall be equal to double the radius from mudguard
to the centre of hub, each end being provided with a straight metal tag securely
affixed to the lace. I also propose to affix rigidly a metal ring in the vicinity of
the axle of the said hub, and the mudguard to which the dress-guard is affixed,
is provided with the necessary number of round holes, the diameter of which is
sufficient to admit the passing of the tags through the top to the underside of
the said guard, which action in conjunction with the elastic nature of the cord,
causes the straight tag to assume an attitude underneath the guard, which
effectively prevents the tags from being released, except by pulling 'directly
from the top. Thus a cord; the tag of which is inserted from the top of mud-
guard is securely held; while the other tagged end is passed through the central
ring provided, and extended to the succeeding hole on top of guard, through
which the tag is passed and secured.
Thus a repetition of this application may be employed to complete the construc-
tion of a dress-guard of the desired size, the advantages, of which are, that each
length of cord is easily affixed and detached; and when desired can be replaced
by a new one, without the detaching of the whole guard. I do not confine myself
to any particular directions of the cords as it is obvious that they may be em-
ployed at various angles from the central ring, forming trellis, and other desired
patterns; also the tags may be employed when desired on existing network
guards; and to replace gear-cases when desired.
Dated this First day of December 1897.

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Improvements in or applicable to Dress and other Guards for Cycles.
CHARLES BURTON WINZER, 17, Victoria Street, Basford, Stoke-on-Trent,
Engineer, Manager, 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 improvements in dressguards affixed to cycles,
which are necessary on all machines where loose garments are worn by the
rider. Hitherto much inconvenience is experienced in having to detach the
whole of the network, if required to move the gear-case, or to attend to
the cleansing of the hub and its appurtenances, also when required to detach
the ordinary guard, the connecting hooks used on existing forms are a source
of annoyance and expenditure of time, owing to the complicated structure of the
network, with which they are linked.
My invention is designed to overcome these inconveniences. In the accom-
panying drawings Fig. 1, shows the back, wheel of a cycle, with such dress-
guard. Fig. 2, shows the fastening of the laces & Fig. 3, shows one of such laces
with an elastic centre.
The dressguard consists of loose lengths of cord, at the extremities of such
cords metal tags A, A are secured, an elastic section B, constituting the com-
pliment of same.
The cord is passed through a metal ring C, in the vicinity of axle, and metal
tags are inserted in holes D, of the mudguard; and cord is of such a length,
that its elastic qualities maintain the tags in a fixed and secure position. The
chain guard is constructed on exactly similar lines to the dressguard, except that
the complete cord covers a single radius only. The metal tags A, requiring to
be passed through the apertures on the outer side of the horizontal sections of
the chain guard frame E.
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:-
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Claim 1. A dressguard for cycles consisting of loose lengths of cord with
elastic centre and metal tags.
Claim 2. A dress-guard for cycles consisting of loose lengths of cord with
elastic centre, the ends of which are provided with metal tags.
Claim 3. A dress-guard for cycles consisting of loose lengths of cord, the
tags together with clastic centre form the new mechanism of the dress-guard,
substantially as described.
Dated this 27th day of August 1898.
CHARLES BURTON WINZER,
17, Victoria Street, Basford, Stoke-on-Trent.