Appliances and Arrangements for the Stowage of Bicycles during Transport or Storage.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification 1 eft. 1st Feb. 1898-Accepted. 16th Apr., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Appliances and Arrangements for the Stowage of Bicycles during
Transport or Storage.
I, HENRY TAYLOR SAYER, of 86, New Kent Road, London, S.E., in the County
of Surrey, a Builder, Partner in the Firm of William Sayer & Sons, of above
address, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the safe support and stowage of bicycles in railway
vans, hotels, or any suitable room or apartment, my object being to provide for
the safe and compact stowage of cycles in railway vans or any suitable vehicle for
transport, or any room, warehouse, shop or suitable apartment. When not in use
my apparatus can be secured out of the way that the van or apartment may be
used for any other desired purpose.
For this purpose I secure to the ceiling or roof of the van or apartment a bar
or rod capable of being lengthened or shortened as may be required, with a suit-
able joint at the top, that, while it may be slung to ceiling or roof, where a hook
is secured with a pin or swivel joint to receive same and keep it out of the way
when not required for use, I have an arrangement whereby the bar or rod cannot
move in any direction when being used to hold a bicycle.
The bar is provided with a clamp, screw or ratchet, as desired, that it may be
fixed at any required length or height.
At the end of this bar is a clamp, the jaws of which are covered with some soft
substance, that they may not injure the machine, and which can be tightened to
grasp the machine and hold same in an upright position.
This clamp can be substituted by suitable forks if wished or the bar as described
below can be secured with a swivel joint in its place.
For holding a lady's machine I provide an additional telescopic bar which has
a claw or fork at either or each end, also covered with some soft material and pro-
vided with a swivel or pin joint. This bar is fixed in a horizontal position between
the back stay or seat pin and the head of machine and the afore-described bar holds
this one firmly at the desired level.
By means such as are described above a number of machines may be stored, or,
if in a vehicle, carried, side by side in such a manner that one can be removed
without disturbing the others and bicycle holders not in use can be utilized with-
out disturbing the machines already in place.
As will be evident in the carrying out of my invention, the nature of which
may be variously modified to suit the requirements of particular aplications and
apartments this invention provides for the hanging of bicycles from ceiling of
apartments or the keeping same firmly to floor as more particularly required in
the case of lugage vans and with wooden bars secured on floor this object would
be the better accomplished.
I provide against theft of bicycles by having fastened to each vertical bar a
small plate with certain numbers or letters thereon which receives a metal or card

page_text: ticket with similar numbers or letters and which is given to owner of bicycle &
must be returned before the bicycle is given up.
Dated this 30th day of Darambon 1907
2 Appliances and Arrangements for the Stowage of Bicycles during
Transport or Storage.
I, HENRY TAYLOR SAYER, of 86, New Kent Road, London, S.E., in the County
of Surrey, Builder, Partner in the Firm of William Sayer & Sons, of above address,
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 follow-
ing statement:----
My invention relates to the safe support and storage of velocipedes in railway
vans, hotels, or other suitable rooms or apartments, the object being to provide
simple means for firmly securing and holding in position velocipedes as aforesaid.
The means I employ is of simple construction, not liable to get out of order and
while holding or securing the velocipede in such a manner as to prevent any
possibility of its shifting about, it also allows of any single velocipede being
quickly and easily removed when required, while when my improved means or
device is not in use for supporting or holding a velocipede, it can be swung up
overhead by reason of its construction so as to occupy no floor space, and thus in
the case of railway luggage vans, the space can be used for the storage of ordinary
Juggage.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed
to describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which,
Fig. 1 is an elevation of my improved device for supporting, securing or holding
velocipedes.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the lower pivotal joint drawn to an enlarged scale
as compared with Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a view at right angles to Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a clamp suitable for use in connection with my
improved device.
Figs. 5, 6 and 7 show three views of a fork suitable for use in connection with
my improved device, intended to be more particularly used in connection with
gentlemen's machines, while,
Figs. 8, 9 and 10 show three views of a slightly different form of fork, more
particularly intended for use in connection with ladies machines.
My improved device comprises a rod or bar a pivoted to a suitable bracket c
and which may be secured in either a vertical position for use, or in a horizontal
position when not required for holding a velocipede by means of a pin d passing
through the holes d¹ or d² as required, the second position of the bar being slightly
indicated in dotted lines, while the pin d is preferably secured to the bracket c
by a means of a short length of cord, chain or the like, so as to prevent the said
pin being lost.
The rod or bar a is arranged to slide telescopically within the tube a¹, and may
be secured at any required position by a suitable set screw or the like such as e,
while to the end of the tube a¹ is pivoted a tubular arm a² carrying a rod a³
arranged to slide telescopically within same and designed to be secured at any
required position by means of the set screw e', while the ends of the tubular

page_text: arm a² and rod a³ are furnished with suitable clamps clips or forks f as herein-
after more fully referred to.
When my improved device is required for supporting securing, or holding a
ladies machine it is employed in the position shown in Fig. 1, in which case the
clamps which may be of any suitable construction, such for instance as that
shown at Fig. 4, are secured preferably, one to the tubular stem of the handle bar
and one to the saddle pin, or it is obvious that they may be secured to any other
suitable part of the velocipede frame..
The machine when firmly secured to the device as above described can then
be either raised from the ground or floor or forced into close contact with same
by either raising or lowering the tubular part a', by means of the telescopic
arrangement, when it is clamped in the required position by means of the screw e.
Where the machine is intended to be forced against the ground or floor and
secured in this manner; which is a very suitable method to employ, in railway
luggage vans, transit vans; and the like, the clamps f may be replaced by suitable
forks such as shown in Figs. 5 to 10, a fork of the construction shown in Figs. 8
to 10 being preferably arranged to secure the handle bars of the machine in which
the side arms g embrace the tubular stem of the handle bar, while the upper
arm g¹ passes over same, while a fork such as shown at Figs. 5 to 7 is arranged
to pass around the saddle pin or the main down tube of the machine, the distance
between the two forks, which are of course carried by the ends of the rod a³ and
tubular anna, being regulated by the telescopic arrangement of these parts.
case,
Where my improved device is intended for supporting or holding a gentleman's
machine, the tubular arm a² and rod a³ are turned into a vertical position as
shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and retained in that position preferably by means
of any suitable spring clip such as h.
In this case the lower clip f embraces the top bar of the frame when the
machine may be either raised from the ground or brought into close contact with
it, while for this latter purpose the clamp may be dispensed with and a fork such
as shown in Figs. 5 to 7 employed.
The arms or jaws of the forks or clamps are preferably covered upon their inner
surface with india-rubber or other suitable soft material, to prevent the plating or
enamel of the machines from being damaged.
I do not restrict myself to any particular form of construction of clamp or
forks although those shown in the drawings are very suitable for the purpose.
As a slightly modified form of my invention, I may dispense with the tubular
arm and rod a³, and instead, secure to the end of the vertical tube a¹ a double
clip such as h, a double clamp such as shown at Fig. 4 or a double fork such as
shown at Fig. 5 either of which is intended to embrace the horizontal arms of the
handle bar one on each side of the tubular stem of same, and when the tube a¹
has been sufficiently lowered the machine is firmly held or secured in close contact
with the ground or floor.
In order to provide against theft or to prevent the unlawful claiming of a
machine, I arrange preferably upon the vertical tube a¹ a small metal disc or case
permanently marked with suitable letters or figures or a combination of same,
while within said case I also arrange a small loose metal plate or tablet bearing
corresponding letters or figures or a combination of same. The plate or tablet is
intended to be handed to the person depositing the machine which is then secured
to the support bearing the corresponding number or the like, said plate or tablet
having to be produced or shown before the machine can be claimed.
I do not restrict myself to the particular shape or form of case, or plate or
tablet, as they may be varied according to requirements.
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 is:-
1. The new or improved method of supporting, securing, or holding a velooi-

page_text: pede by forcing it in close contact with the ground or floor, and which may be
effected by a device or means, substantially as herein described and shown, and
with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2/. The new or improved device for supporting, securing or holding a veloci-
pede either by suspension or by forcing it into close contact with the ground, com-
prising essentially a telescopically arranged rod a and tube a¹, with means for
securing them in any required position, a pivoted or swivelled tubular arm a³ and
rod a³, with means for securing them in the required position, in combination
with a suitable clamp, clip, or fork or suitable clamps, clips, or forks, and a bracket
such as c for allowing of the device being swung and secured in a horizontal posi-
tion by means of a pin or peg d, the whole combined, arranged and operating,
substantially as herein described and shown, and for the purposes specified.
3/. The combination with a device for holding, supporting or securing a veloci-
pede, such as above claimed, of a metal case and plate or disc bearing letters,
numbers, or the like, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
4/. The new or improved method of and means for supporting, securing or
holding velocipedes, substantially as herein described and shown, and for the
purposes specified.
Dthin lat dov of Tohruony 1908
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.