Improvements in or relating to Mudguard Flaps for the Wheels of Cycles and like Vehicles.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Mudguard Flaps for the Wheels
of Cycles and like Vehicles.
I, CORNELIUS PARISH, of No. 4, Broadgate, Preston, in the County of Lancaster,
Cycle Trader, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to mudguard flaps for the front wheels of cycles and
like vehicles.
My said invention consists of a piece of waterproofed woven fabric or other
suitable material which is so formed at its inner end as to be capable of being
readily attached to the lower extremity of the curved sheet metal mudguard
commonly in use. The essential feature of my invention consists in stiffening
that end of my improved mudguard flap which is to be attached to the ordinary
curved sheet metal guard by means of transversely disposed strips or bands of
flexible material (preferably soft metal) which may be readily bent or shaped
between the finger and thumb to suit the curvature of the said ordinary sheet
metal mudguard. I also prevent my improved mudguard flap from slipping off
the ordinary curved sheet metal mudguard by means of wires, hooks, clips, or
other flexible material (preferably soft metal) which may be readily wrapped
round or hooked to the ordinary curved sheet metal mudguard.
I employ by choice elastic straps and buckles as the fastening medium for
securely attaching my improved mudguard flap to the ordinary mudguard.
Dated this 23rd day of April 1899.
CORNELIUS PARISH,
Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to Mudguard Flaps for the Wheels
of Cycles and like Vehicles.
I, CORNELIUS PARISH, of No. 4, Broadgate, Preston, in the County of Lancaster,
Cycle Trader, 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:
My invention relates to improvements in mudguard Haps for the wheels of
cycles and like vehicles and has for its object the keeping free from mud the
machine and rider.
In order that my invention may be clearly rendered reference may be had to
the accompanying sheets of drawings in which Figs. 1 and 3 are external plan
views and Figs. 2 and 4 are sectional elevations of the improved mudguard flap.
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page_text: Similar letters of reference are used to indicate like parts in both views.
In constructing a mudguard-flap according to my invention I employ a piece
of waterproofed woven fabric a, Fig's. 1 and 3 or other suitable material which
is so formed at its inner end as to be capable of being readily attached to the
The
lower extremity of the curved sheet metal mudguard b, commonly in use.
essential features of my invention consist in stiffining that end of my improved
mudguard flap a which is to be attached to the ordinary curved sheet metal
mudguard b, by means of transversely disposed strips or bands c, of flexible
material (preferably soft metal) which may be readily bent or shaped between
the finger, and thumb to suit the curvature of the ordinary sheet metal mud-
guard b.
b
I fastin my improved mudguard flap a to the ordinary mudguard 6 by means of
friction which is caused either edge way or side way by means of a screw or
spring clip pulling cross way to or against the ordinary mudguard b or by choice
elastic straps d (or other pliable material) and buckles e and to also prevent my
improved mudguard flap a from slipping off the ordinary mudguard b by means
of wires hooks clips for other flexible material (preferably soft metal) which
may be readily wrapped round hooked or clipped to the ordinary sheet metal (or
other material) mudguard b.
The action is as follows: By placing inside mudguard b and by buckling
round same it is forced just to shape and is pressed tightly against the mud-
guard b.
The two wires f are then twisted round the mudguard stays and firmly
fix the flap a.
I do not comprise in my invention any form of mudguard or any means of
connecting the mudguard stays to the ordinary mudguard.
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. In a cycle (or other vehicle) mudguard flap the combination of parts which
admit of its fitting any ordinary mudguard by flexibility and being firmly fixed
by friction substantially as herein described and shewn.
2. In a cycle mudguard flap the combination of flexible bands adjustable clips
or buckles wires or hooks to waterproofed material substantially as herein
described with reference to the appended sheets of drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1900.
CORNELIUS PARISH,
Applicant.