Improvements in the Construction of Cycles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 17th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 20th June, 1896
Improvements in the Construction of Cycles.
I ALBERT JAMES MCLEOD of 65 Exmouth Street, Stepney, E. Gentleman do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved construction of cycle especially intended
for use with safety bicycles, and has for its object to provide a means by which the
vibration and jolting will be greatly reduced.
In carrying out my invention instead of the frame of the machine being carried
directly by the axles of the front and driving wheels, I interpose a spring of
peculiar form between the extremity of the front and rear forks and their
respective axles.
A spring is fitted on each side of the wheels, and consists of a strong band of
spring metal bent into almost circular form. At one end of this spring a clamp is
provided, consisting of a socket through which the end of the axle is passed with a
set screw, which serves to secure the spring rigidly in place.
The socket and extremity of the axle are preferably of square form so that they
can be fitted together more firmly.
The upper end of the spring is furnished with an eye or a second socket,
through which a pin at the extremity of the fork is placed, thus completely
suspending the frame on the springs at the front and back.
Any vibration or jolting owing to riding over rough roads will thus be taken by
the springs, and will not be transmitted to the frame.
Dated this 10th 1 of T.... 1905
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Construction of Cycles.
I, ALBERT JAMES MCLEOD of 65, Exmouth Street, Stepney, E. Engineer's
Clerk, 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 relates to an improved construction of cycle especially intended
for use with safety bicycles, and has for its object to provide a means by which the
vibration and jolting will be greatly reduced.
In carrying out my invention instead of the frame of the machine being carried
directly by the axles of the front and driving wheels, I interpose a spring of
peculiar form between the extremity of the back and rear forks and their
respective axles.
A spring is fitted on each side of the wheels, and consists of a strong band of
spring metal bent into almost circular form. At one end of this spring a clamp is
provided, consisting of a socket through which the end of the axle is passed with
which serves to secure the spring rigidly in place.
a set screw,
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page_text: The socket and extremity of the axle are preferably of square form so that they
-can be fitted together more firmly.
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The upper end of the spring is furnished with an eye or a second socket,
through which a pin at the extremity of the fork is placed, thus completely
suspending the frame on the spring at the front and back.
Any vibration or jolting owing to riding over rough roads will thus be taken by
the springs, and will not be transmitted to the frame.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1. shows a bicycle fitted with my improvement, and
Fig. 2. is a detail view of one of the springs.
As shown in Fig. 1 the axle of the front wheel A is provided with the curved
spring B, the lower end of which is secured to the axle. The extremity of the
fork a is connected to the upper end of this spring, a spring being provided at
each side of the wheel.
A similar spring B is fitted to the rear wheel A', the rear fork a¹ having a pin
at its extremity adapted to engage with the end of the spring.
As shown in the detail view the spring is formed with a square socket 6 at its
lower end adapted to receive the end of the axle which is formed accordingly.
To secure the spring in place the small set screw 61 is provided screwed
against the face of the axle. The other end of the spring is furnished with
the eye or socket 6 through which a pin or projection on the front or rear
fork passes.
Instead of the special form of spring shown other shapes may be employed, the
chain arrangement remaining the same.
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 :-
(1.) Improvements in bicycles, consisting in interposing a spring between the
extremity of the front and rear forks and the axles at each side the spring being
secured to the axle at one end and to the extremity of the fork at the other,
substantially as and for the purposes specified.
(2.) Improvements in bicycles, consisting in providing a spring B between the
extremities of the front and rear forks and the axles, the spring being secured to
the axle by the socket 6 and to the fork by the eye 62 serving to receive the
pin or projection, substantially as described and shown and for the purposes
specified.
Dated this 17th day of April 1896.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.