Improvements in Toe Clips for the Pedals of Velocipedes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1893
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Complete Specification Left, 29th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toe Clips for the Pedals of Velocipedes.
I EDWARD TILSTON of 6 Industrial Street Chorlton-on-Medlock Manchester
Draughtsman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My said invention relates to improvements in toe clips for the pedals of
velocipedes.
In accordance with my said invention I construct a reversible toe clip of spring
wire or like material to take in holes tubes or sockets on the side of the pedal.
When it is necessary to reverse the clip as for instance when the india-rubber on
the pedal is somewhat worn the clip may be released and sprung over the opposite
side of the pedal.
In soine forms of the said toe clip the sides are formed so as to embrace the
nuts by which the rubber bars are secured.
Dated this Eleventh day of August 1893.
EDWARD TURNER WHITELOW,
70, Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toe Clips for the Pedals of Velocipedes.
I EDWARD TILSTON of 6 Industrial Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester,
Draughtsman, 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 and accompanying drawings: :-
My said invention relates to toe clips or toe guards for the pedals of
velocipedes.
I make the said toe clips of spring wire preferably of steel and of the form
shown in plan in Figure 1 and in side elevation in Figure 2 of the accompanying
drawings.
The part a which is so bent as to curve over the toe of the rider forms a fence
or guard to prevent the foot slipping over the pedal. The in-curved or inwardly
projecting ends a' are sprung into and engage with orifices or sockets formed in or
secured to the side plates c of the pedal.
When the construction of pedal described in the Specification accompanying my
application for a Patent No. 12820 of June 30th 1893 is used the ends may be
conveniently sprung into one of the hollow lateral supports for the pads as shown
at 6 in Figure 2 of the drawing appended to this Specification.
To keep the guard in position one side of the clip is preferably curved over
the nut or bolt d which holds the side plate c while the other side of the clip is
bent under the corresponding nut or bolt at the other side as indicated by full and
dotted lines respectively in Figure 2.
When it is necessary to reverse the clip as for instance when the pads on one
side of the pedal are worn the clip may be easily released and may be then
sprung into position on the other side of the pedal.

page_text: 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 is,―
A spring toe guard for a velocipede pedal having engaging parts a¹ held in
position in the sides of the pedal by the resilient action of the toe guard itself 5
substantially as hereinbefore set forth and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 28th day of December 1893
E. T. WHITELOW, A.M. Inst. C.E.,
70, Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.