Improvements in Velocipede Saddles or Seats.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 12th June, 1895-Accepted, 13th July, 1895
Improvements in Velocipede Saddles or Seats.
I EDWIN WOODS of 13 Wilson-Patten Street, Warrington in the County of
Lancaster, Wire Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The object is to provide a resilient open work saddle or seat for velocipedes.
The invention consists essentially in the combination of a bow or fork, and end
frames, with spirally interwoven tempered steel wire.
The bow or fork is made with fixed or movable grooved or recessed end frames
into which the ends of the spirals fit, and into which they are secured by means of
binding pieces and set screws or equivalent devices.
The end frames are so made and disposed that when the woven wire is secured
in position the edges curve downwards towards the said frames.
The resilient seat is preferably woven so as to be wider at one end than the
other. The seat is secured to the velocipede by clips or in any usual way.
Dated the 11th day of September 1894.
J. JOHNSON,
Patent Office, 4 Clayton Square, Liverpool, Agent.
I, EDWIN WOODS of 13 Wilson-Patten Street, Warrington in the County of
Lancaster, Wire Manufacturer, 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:-
The object is to provide a resilient open-work saddle or seat for velocipedes.
The invention consists essentially in the combination of a bow or fork and end
frames with spirally interwoven tempered steel wire.
The bow or fork is made with fixed or movable grooved or recessed end frames
into which the ends of the spirals fit and into which they are secured by means of
binding pieces and set screws or equivalent devices.
The end frames are so made and disposed that when the woven wire is secured in
position the edges curve downwards towards one of the said frames.
Under one modification the resilient seat is woven so as to be wider at one end
than the other.
The seat is secured to the velocipede by clips or in any usual way.
Fig. 1 is an elevation and Fig. 2 a plan of a velocipede saddle or seat constructed
in accordance with my invention. a is the bow or fork having secured thereto by
means of screws and nuts a' the end frames b, c, d, spirally interwoven tempered
steel wire. The said end frames a, b, are recessed or grooved or formed with two
binding pieces b, b, c, c', so that the ends of the spirals will fit in the recesses or
grooves or between the two binding pieces, where they are secured in position by
the rivets or set screws e which draw the binding pieces or the edges of the grooved

page_text: or recessed frames close. together. The frames. a and b are practically at right
angles to each other so that the woven wire curves downwards towards the rear
frame a as shown at ' for the purpose of securing the required resilience. f is the
usual clip for attaching the saddle to the velocipede.
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 :-
First. The combination of the bow or fork end frames and spirally interwoven
tempered steel wire when the end frames are so disposed that the interwoven wire
curves down towards one of the frames.
Second. The improvements in velocipede saddles or seats substantially as herein
set forth.
Dated the 11th day of June 1895.
J. JOHNSON,
4 Clayton Square, Liverpool, Agent.