An Improved Saddle for Cycles and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 10th June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Saddle for Cycles and the like.
GEORGE SIMMONITE West House Sculcoates Station Hull in the County of
York, Engineer and HERBERT LACY HOLDERNESS of 3 Seaton Street Hull in
the County of York, Wood Turner. We do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to saddles for cycles and the like and may be described as
follows. The saddle has attached to it, one roller in front and two rollers behind
which travel in a concave surface, allowing the saddle to be always on a level,
whatever angle the machine is placed in. In travelling up hill or down hill the
saddle is always in a horizontle position. The concave surface of the saddle on
which the rollers travel is attached to a plunger or rod, which fits into a cylinder
containing a spirial spring the said plunger or rod moving up and down to the
movement of the machine when in motion. The aforesaid cylinder is attached to
the machine by means of two eyes to the rod or tube used in carrying ordinary
saddles.
Dated this 19th day of July 1892'
GEORGE IMMONITE.
HERBERT LACY HOLDERNESS.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION
An Improved Saddle for Cycles and the like.
We, GEORGE SIMMONITE of West House, Sculcoates Station, Enginner and
HERBERT LACY HOLDERNESS of Seaton Street, Fountain Road, Wood Turner,
both in Hull in the County of York, 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:-
Our invention relates to saddles for cycles and the like, and has for its object,
diminishing the vibration and allowing the saddle to be always level whether
travelling up hill or down
An Improved Saddle for Cycles and the like.
We, GEORGE SIMMONITE of West House, Sculcoates Station, Enginner and
HERBERT LACY HOLDERNESS of Seaton Street, Fountain Road, Wood Turner,
both in Hull in the County of York, 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 :—
Our invention relates to saddles for cycles and the like, and has for its object,
diminishing the vibration and allowing the saddle to be always level whether
travelling un hill or down
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. is a front elevation of saddle with our improvements applied.
Fig. 2. is a modification of Fig. 1.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of springs and L pin shown in Fig. 2.
Fig. 3. is an elevation of a modification of Figs. 1 and 2.
Fig. 4. is a plan of Fig. 3.
A is the saddle which has attached to it one or more rollers B in front, and two
rollers C behind, which rollers travel in or upon a concave or other surface D,
allowing the saddle A to be always on a level whatever angle the machine is placed
in, whether up-hill or down or upon the level, the concave or other surface of the
saddle on which the rollers travel, is (see Fig. 1.) attached to a plunger or rod E,
which fits into a cylinder F, containing a spiral spring G, the said plunger or
rod E moving up and down to the movement of the machine when in motion.
The aforesaid cylinder F is attached to the machine by means of two eyes H, to
the ordinary L pin E or tube used for carrying saddles."
In Fig. 2, the saddle is attached to rods on pins E, on which are the spiral
springs G, connected to these rods or pins E, is the L pin E' of cycle, which passes
through the centre boss of the connecting link G'.

page_text: In Figs. 3 and 4, the saddle A has spiral springs G attached between it and the
brackets M of the hind runners or rollers C. C, the front roller or rollers B being
connected to the axle of the hind rollers, and held a convenient distance apart by
rod ; the concave bearings being formed by wire bracket or support D' between
and upon which the rollers B and C travel, the said wire support D' being held
by clip or clips L, and secured by the same to the ordinary L pin E of the
machine.
.
By the aforesaid improvements a pleasant and upright easy seat is obtained,
with little vibration, as the saddle slides or oscillates upon the concave or other
bearing, and regulates itself to the position of the cycle whether up-hill or down,.
.the jar or jolting to the rider is reduced to a minimuin.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention,
and in what manner the same is to be perforined, we declare that what we
claim is
.
1. The construction of sliding spring saddles of cycles, so that they automatically
adjust themselves to the position of the cycle and remain always level, whether
travelling up-hill or down-hill, or upon level ground, as shown and described.
2. The combination of the saddle A, with runners B and C, upon or within
supports D or D', with springs G, (attached to L pin of machine), substantially as
and for the purposes shown and described.
Dated this Seventh day of Auril 1893.
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JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicants.