An Improved Stand or Support for Bicycles.
Year: 1896

page_text: An Improved Stand or Support for Bicycles.
We, GEORGE ALFRED JOHNSON, and TOM DIXON, trading as Johnson, Dixon
& Co. of 7 Cook Lane Keighley in the County of York, Forwarding Agents, and
JOSEPH SMITH of the same place, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
That is to say-It relates to an improved stand or support for bicycles which
we construct in such a manner that the bicycle being supported may be held
thereby clear of all other parts surrounding, thus all the surfaces of the india-
rubber wheel-tyres are equally exposed to the drying actions of the atmosphere
while the bicycle is supported by a part that cannot be readily damaged by being
thus laid-hold-of.
In carrying our invention into effect we construct a bearing or part, which may
be of wrought or cast iron or other metal or which may even be made out of wire,
bent and folded into the desired shape, in order to facilitate its fixing against a
wall, as the wall of a store room, shop or even railway van.
On this bearing plate are formed looped projections which extend from its
outer surface for receiving arms that will thus be hinged to be free for movement
in either direction laterally.
These arms, which may be of cast or wrought metal, or of strong wire, are
preferably made detachable although if desired they may be formed to be per-
manently secured to their bearing plate, while their outwardly extending ends
are made of an appropriately hooked form to receive any part of the framework
of the bicycle which may be placed or hung thereon.
The arms by being hinged to move in a lateral direction may be adjusted to
receive any parts of the bicycle's framework while the bearing plate may be
arranged to always carry two of these arms or only one of them as will be well
understood.
Further, separate projecting pieces without bearing plate common to all may
be formed to be secured to the wall in suitable positions for receiving our improved
form of arms, but we preferably make these plates as first before described.
Dated this 30th day of October 1896.
GEORGE A. JOHNSON,
TOM DIXON,
JOSEPH SMITH.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent,

page_text: An improved Stand or support for Bicycles.
We, GEORGE ALFRED JOHNSON and Tox DIxOx. trading as Johnson, Dixon
and Company of 7, Cook Lane Keighley in the County of York, Forwarding
Agents, and JOSEPH SMITH of the same place, 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 :-
That is to say: It relates to an improved stand or support for bicycles which
we construct in such a manner that the bicycle being supported may be held
thereby clear of all other parts surrounding, thus all the surfaces of the india-
rubber wheel-tyres are equally exposed to the drying actions of the atmosphere
while the bicycle is supported by a part that cannot be readily damaged by being
thus laid hold-of.
In the accompanying sheets of drawings which are illustrative of our in-
vention:-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of our improved device fixed in position as when
secured to a wall against which the extending arms are laid or opened.
Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. 1 but drawn to a reduced scale and shows our
improved device in position for supporting or holding a bicycle which latter is
shown in broken lines.
Fig. 3 is an elevation showing our improved device mounted upon bearings
which extend from the floor or ground, so as to support two bicycles.
Figs. 4 and 5 are side and plan views of the parts shown by Fig. 3.
In carrying our invention into effect we construct a bearing or part a, which
may be of wrought or cast iron or other metal, formed or shaped so as to facilitate
its fixing against a wall b, as the wall of a store room, shop or even railway van,
by screws c or otherwise.
On this bearing plate a are formed looped projections d which extend from the
outer surface for receiving arms f f that will thus be hinged thereon or swivelled
so as to be free for movement in either direction laterally.
These arms ff, which may be of cast or wrought metal but which are pre-
ferably of the latter and are therefore the only kind illustrated, are made
detachable although if desired they may be formed to be permanently secured to
their bearing plate «, while their outwardly extending ends g are made of an
appropriately hooked form to receive any part of the framework of the bicycle
which may be placed or hung thereon.
The arms ff, by being hinged to move in a lateral direction, may be adjusted
to receive any parts of the bicycle's framework while the bearing plate a may be
arranged to always carry two of these,arms f f or only one of them as may be
desired, or by the bearing plate al being extended so as to be secured by its bottom
or end piece h as shown by Figs. 3, 4 and 5, arms f f may be fixed on both sides
of it while the said plate a is thus prepared to be fixed either to a wall as before
or even be left standing or to rest on the ground or floor.
Further separate projecting pieces d¹ (see Figs. 3, 4 and 5) may be used and
secured in any suitable positions against a wall or otherwise for receiving the
arms ff, still we preferably employ the said plate a or a¹ as before described.
The outer ends g of the arms ff are covered with india-rubber or the like so
as to prevent them from marking the parts they lay hold of.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
1. In a stand or support for a bicycle, pivotted arms and the means for support-
ing same substantially as herein specified.
2. A bicycle stand consisting of pivotted arms and bearing plates with looped
projections for receiving said arms substantially as set forth.
Dated this 30th day of July 1897
GEORGE A. JOHNSON,
TOM DIXON,
JOSEPH SMITH.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.
GEORGE A. JOHNSON,
TOM DIXON,
JOSEPH SMITH.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.