Improvements in Bicycle Stands.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bicycle Stands.
We, RENÉ FRANCIS, REIGNIER CONDER, Gentleman 22ª Queen Anne's Gate
London, S. W. and WILLIAM HERBERT HILLSDON, Engineer, 14 Harbour Street,.
Folkestone, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The stand consists of a vertical support which engages at the bottom with two.
cross bars forming a foot, fastening with nut in centre. A detachable cross-bar,.
hooked at either end, fits on top of the vertical support so as to revolvo, the ends
of which fasten by the hooks on the front and back diagonal tubes of either a.
gentleman's or lady's bicycle, and support the machine with both wheels off the
ground. The whole stand takes to pieces by unscrewing nut at the foot of the
vertical support, so that the four parts can be easily packed for travelling. Rollers
may be fixed to the feet, so that the bicycle can be moved in any direction without.
being detached from the stand..
"Dated this 16th.don it Narainkon 1908
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We, RENÉ FRANOIS REIGNIER CONDER Gentleman, 22 Queen Anne's Gate-
London S. W. and WILLIAM HERBERT HILLSDON, 14 Harbour Street, Folkestone,.
Engineer, 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 :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a stand constructed according to this invention..
Figure 2 is a plan of the bar D. Figure 3 is a plan of the arm H.
A is an upright support, which may be of ordinary iron tubing, and which.
engages when fixed with two cross bars, or a T shaped foot B. B. to which it is.
fixed by a nut C. The two portions of this foot are fastened in the centre by a
nut, so that they can either be taken apart, or folded together in a line the one
with the other. The ends of this foot may be furnished with small wheels or
rollers, so that the whole may be moved when supporting the bicycle.
D is a détachable cross bar hooked transversely at either end D' D' and
furnished at the centre below with a short stud Fat right angles to it. This.
cross bar is furnished with a handle E on the top. The hooks D'D' at either end
are made to engage with the front and back diagonal or curved tubes of the frame-
of either a gentleman's or lady's safety bicycle. When so adjusted the bicycle
can be raised by the handle, its own weight on the hooks of the cross bar keeping
it firm. The cross bar alone can thus be used as a cycle carrier. When required.

page_text: to put the bicycle on the stand, the stud F'is inserted into the top of the support A,
fitting into the hollow or socket. We fit a thumbscrew G on the support. The
bicycle can then he completely turned round on the support, or can be made firm
by tightening the thumbscrew G. When thus placed on the stand, the support A
passes between that part of the frame of the bicycle commonly called the bracket,
and one of the pedal cranks. We make the support A sufficiently high to
raise the bicycle with both wheels off the ground, which can then be freely
revolved.
We also provide a detachable and adjustable arm H, with a semicircular end,
which slides up and down the support A, and fixes with a thumb-screw J. This
arm can be adjusted to engage with the rim or tyre of the front wheel of the
bicycle and prevents, its swinging from side to side, in the case of bicycles not
supplied with a steering look, while allowing the wheel to revolve. It is optional
whether it forms part of the stand being unnecessary in the case of bicycles
furnished with a steering lock, to keep the front wheel rigid.
The stud is taken to pieces by removing the crose bar D out of the socket, and
unscrewing nut C at bottom of support, when the cross bars of the foot can either
be taken apart or folded one over the other.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The cross bar D with its hooked ends D' D', made to engage with the front
and back diagonal or curved tubes of the frame of either a gentleman's or lady's
safety bicycle, substantially as described.
2. The combination of the hooked cross bar D with the upright A substantially
as described.
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Biovele standa substantially as described and shown in the drawings.