Improvements in Velocipedes.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipedes.
I, MONTAGU WILLIAM CONSETT, of 58 Sloane Street, in the County of
Middlesex, Lieutenant Royal Navy, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to velocipedes and has for its object to provide
convenient and compact arrangement of apparatus for inflating the pneumatic tyres
whereby the inflation can be effected without the necessity of the user's.assuming
the stooping position which is required when employing an ordinary air pump.
According to my invention I arrange the air pump so that its barrel constitutes
the horizontal portion of the saddle stalk or post and serves to receive the clip.or
clamp which holds the saddle in position.
The nozzle of the pump is preferably directed towards the front of the
velocipede and is so constructed that a flexible tube of suitable length can be
connected thereto when inflation of the tyres is to be effected.
The plunger or piston of the pump is operated by a tee shaped handle which is
preferably made hollow for sake of lightness and a spring clip or other device may
be provided to prevent the said handle from becoming displaced and projecting
from the barrel while the velocipede is travelling.
I prefer to provide in addition to the ordinary non-return valve on the tyre, a
second non-return valve either.upon the pump itself or on the flexible tube.used for
connecting the pump with the tyres.
The said flexible tube may if necessary be provided with a left hand thread at
one end and a right hand thread at the other for facilitating.its connection to the
pump nozzle and the tyre valves.
It will be readily understood that from the position of the pump the user can
stand in an upright, natural position whilst inflating the tyres, and further that.as
the pump forms an integral portion of the machine considerable force can be exerted
in operating it; there is also no likelihood of its being lost or unintentionally.left
behind. Moreover I can dispense with the use of clips or other-devices for
securing the pump to the frame of the velocipede and thereby overcome the liability
of injuring the enamel of the frame.
If desired the said pump may be detachably arranged so that it can be removed
for cleaning purposes or repair and for this purpose it..may be.screw threaded .at
the part where it passes through the saddle part and may be furnished with a fixed
collar to abut against the said saddle part and with a detachable screw.threaded
collar for retaining it in place.
1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.. {

page_text: I, MONTAGU WILLIAM CONSETT, of 58 Sloane Street, in the County of
Middlesex, Lieutenant Royal Navy, 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 has reference to velocipedes and has for its object to provide a
convenient and compact apparatus for inflating the pneumatic tyres without the
necessity of the operator's assuming the stooping position which is required when
employing an ordinary air pump.
According to my invention I arrange the air pump so that its barrel constitutes
the horizontal portion of the saddle stalk and serves to receive the clip or clamp
which holds the saddle in position.
In order that my said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the same more fully with reference to the
accompanying drawings wherein
Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a velocipede saddle having its stalk
composed of an air pump in accordance with my invention.
Figure 2 shows a sectional elevation of the flexible tube used for connecting the
air pump with the tyre valve.
B is
A is the barrel of the air pump which is of approximately the same diameter as the
saddle stalk heretofore in use. The said barrel is rigidly secured within the
socket A' which is integral with the vertical portion of the saddle stalk.
the saddle spring which is held firmly in position by the clip or clamp C adjustably
attached to the barrel of the air pump.
D is the nozzle of the air pump so
constructed that a flexible tube D' of suitable length can be connected thereto when.
inflation of either of the tyres is to be effected, and preferably directed as shown
towards the front of the velocipede.
The plunger or piston of the air pump is operated by a tee shaped handle E which
is preferably made hollow for sake of lightness.
Attached to the rear portion of the barrel of the air pump is a light collar a to
which is pivotally connected a slightly flexible metal hook al capable of engaging
with the handle E so as to prevent the latter from becoming displaced and
projecting from the barrel while the velocipede is travelling.
The flexible tube D', which may be of india rubber or other suitable material, is
preferably provided with a right hand screw thread d at one of its ends and a left
band screw thread d¹ at the other end for the purpose of facilitating its
connection with the tyre valve and the nozzle D of the pump. F is a non-return
valve of ordinary construction either fixed within the tube D¹ in proximity to the
nozzle D, as shown, or placed on the pump itself, the said valve being adapted to
prevent the return to the pump of air forced into the tube D' during the operation
of inflating the tyre.
Communication having been established between the nozzle D and the tyre valve
by means of the said flexible tube the inflation of the tyre is effected by the
operation of the piston or plunger within the barrel of the air pump in the
usual way.
It will be readily understood that the above described arrangement of the pump
allows the operator to stand in an upright, natural position whilst inflating the
tyres, and further that as the pump forms an integral portion of the machine
considerable force can be exerted in operating it there is no likelihood of its being
lost or forgotten. Moreover the use of clips or other devices, for securing the pump

page_text: to the frame of the velocipede can be dispensed with and thereby the liability of
injuring the enamel of the frame will be diminished.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim in velocipedes having inflatable tyres is:
1. The saddle stalk with its horizontal portion constructed to serve as an
air-pump for inflating the tyres substantially as described with reference to Figure 1
of the drawings.
2. The combination with the air pump of a flexible tube provided with right and
left hand screw-threaded end pieces, and of a non return valve situated either within
the said flexible tube or upon the pump, substantially as described and for the
purposes specified.
Dated thin and day of Fahmuar 1907
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.