IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF VELOCIPEDES
Year: 1885

page_text: I, CHARLES EDWARD READ of 1 Queens Square Upton Park in the County of
Essex Architect do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF VELOCIPEDES" to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the so constructing and arranging a bicycle that
it may be converted into a tricycle having a pair of wheels and a seat combined
with it for carrying a second person the rider by propelling the front bicycle part
drawing the hinder part containing a lady or other passenger (or it may be the
body of a vehicle for carrying merchandise) after him.
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For this purpose the back bone and hind wheel of a bicycle is so connected to
the " Stanley or other head that it can be readily detached therefrom and set
aside until again required. Another backbone connected with a pair of wheels is
then connected to the head thus converting the bicycle into a tricycle the front
wheel being propelled by treadles and guided the same as when used as a bicycle.
The machine can easily be reconverted into a bicycle.
The hind wheels are arranged in combination with a chair seat or seats to carry
one or two persons.
My improvements can be readily applied to existing bicycles.
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,.
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction and Arrangement of
Velocipedes.
I, CHARLES EDWARD READ of 1 Queens Square Upton Park in the County of
Essex Architect 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 has for its object the so constructing and arranging a bicycle that
it may be converted into a tricycle having a pair of wheels and a seat combined

page_text: with it for carrying a second person the rider by propelling the front bicycle part
drawing the hinder part containing a lady or other passenger (or it may be the
body of a vehicle for carrying merchandise) after him."
For this purpose the back bone and bind wheel of a bicycle is so connected to
the "Stanley" or other head that it can be readily detached therefrom and set
aside until again required. Another backbone connected with a pair of wheels is
then connected to the head thus converting the bicycle into a tricycle the front
wheel being propelled by treadles and guided the same as when used as a bicycle.
The machine can easily be reconverted into a bicycle.
The hind wheels are arranged in combination with a chair seat or seats to carry
one or two persons.
My improvements can be readily applied to existing bicycles.
And in order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to describe the drawings hereto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shows a section of an ordinary Stanley head A of a bicycle to which
the back bone B of the bicycle is attached as shown by Figure 2.
By detaching the back bone B .from the Stanley head and attaching the back
bone C combined with an axle and a pair of wheels D and seat E the machine
is converted into a tricycle as shown by Figure 3 with the face of the passenger
facing towards the front of the tricycle.
Figure 4 shows the tricycle arranged with the seat for the passenger to travel
backwards.
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 improved arrangement and construction of velocipedes so that by sub-
stituting one back bone for another with a trailing seat a bicycle is readily
converted into a tricycle substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein-
before described and represented in the drawings hereto annexed.
2. I also claim the improved construction of a tricycle arranged with a seat for
a passenger to sit with the face to the driver substantially as described with
reference to Figure 3 of the drawings annexed.
"Dated this 18th day of May 1886