Improvements in connection with Velocipedes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 1st Sept., 1893-Accepted, 21st Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connection with Velocipedes.
We, WILLIAM BOWN, 308, Summer Lane, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer and JOSEPH HENRY, HUGHES, 68 Park Lane, Aston
juxta Birmingham aforesaid, Machinist do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :---
This invention has special reference to that part of a velocipede called the
"crown head," and our improvements consist in forming the horizontal portion of
the said "crown head" out of square, oblong or any other similarly shaped tubing
placed angular. The lug which carries the down tube of the ball head being
suitably secured in the centre of the said horizontal square tube; also brazed onto
the ends of the horizontal square tube are the two lugs which carry the front forks
of the machine.
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Our improvements are also applicable to the bottom brackets of velocipedes.
Instead of forming the horizontal portion of a bottom bracket round as hitherto
we form the said horizontal portion out of square, oblong or other similar shaped
tubing.
By the use of our improvements we are enabled to considerably strengthen the
crown heads and bottom brackets of velocipedes and at the same time materially
lighten them.
Dated this 30th day of November 1892
WILLIAM BOWN.
JOSEPH HENRY HUGHES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connection with Velocipedes.
We, WILLIAM BOWN, 308 Summer Lane, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer and JOSEPH HENRY HUGHES, Park Lane Aston,
juxta Birmingham aforesaid Machinist, 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 :-
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This invention has special reference to that part of a velocipede called the
crown head" but is equally applicable to bottom brackets and our improvements
consist in forming the horizontal portion of the said crown head and bottom bracket
square oblong or other similar shape.
In order that our invention may be better understood we have annexed the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
At Fig. 1 which is front elevation we have shewn our invention as applied to
the " crown head" of a velocipede. A is the horizontal portion which is made out
of square tubing and is placed angular as shewn. The lug B which carries the
ball head C is braized or otherwise secured on the centre of the said tube A and
the lugs D and D' which carry the front forks of the machine are braized onto the
ends of the said tube A.
At Fig. 2 which is end elevation of the body portion we have shewn our
invention as applied to a bottom bracket. E is the body or horizontal portion
which we form square, oblong or other similar shape either out of tubing, sheet
metal or a casting and provide the same with the usual lugs F for the tubing which
forms the frame of the machine to be secured to. The cone G is suitably secured
into the end as shewn.

page_text: 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:
Forming crown heads and bottom brackets of velocipedes square, oblong or other
similar shape substantially as herein shewn and described.
Dated this 31st day of August 1893.
WILLIAM BOWN.
JOSEPH HENRY HUGHES.