Improvements in Luggage Carriers for Cycles, applicable to other purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Luggage Carriers for Cycles, applicable to other
purposes.
I, CHARLES JOSEPH RHODES, of Duncan House, Thornes, Wakefield, in the
County of York, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to luggage carriers for cycles although such carriers may
be used for any other purposes for which same are applicable.
According to my present invention I arrange a metal or other suitable plate
provided with slots crosswise near each end through which a strap is passed or the
latter or any equivalent or suitable means for holding the luggage, parcels, etc.
-may be fixed or secured to the plate in any other suitable manner.
To the centre or thereabouts of this plate I pivot swivel or otherwise affix a
fastening such as a plumber-block or the like or other suitable means by which
said plate can be secured to the handle-bar or any suitable part of the cycle and
there adjusted and fixed in position.
For instance I may swivel one part of the plumber-block or other fastening to
the said plate and the other part or cap of said fastening I fix by two screws
passing through both said parts and the head of each screw passes through the
plate which has two circular slots concentric to said swivel and each extending
about one-fourth of a circle so that the said plate can be turned with respect to
said plumber block through a quarter circle or thereabouts thus enabling the
said plate to be placed in position for carrying or placed out of the way when not
in use.
Or instead of mounting the fastening to the plate on a swivol I may dispense
with same and the circular slots and in place thereof I provide slots with enlarged
portions which latter enable the aforesaid headed screws or equivalent on the
fastener to pass through the plate and then be slid along in said slot and thereby
the plate may be readily attached to and detached from the fastener as required.
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page_text: Improvements in Luggage Carriers for Cycles, applicable to other
purposes.
I, CHARLES JOSEPH RHODES, of Duncan House, Thornes, Wakefield, in the
County of York, 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:-
My invention relates to luggage carriers for cycles-although such carriers may
be used for any other purposes for which same are applicable.
According to my present invention I arrange a metal or other suitable plate
provided with slots crosswise near each end through which a atrap is passed or the
latter or any equivalent or suitable means for holding the luggage parcels, etc.,
-may be fixed or secured to the plate in any other suitable manner.
To the centre or thereabouts of this plate I pivot swivel or otherwise affix a
fastening such as a plumber-block or the like or other suitable means by which
said plate can be secured to the handle-bar or any suitable part of the cycle and
there adjusted and fixed in position.
For instance I may swivel one part of the plumber-block or other fastening to
the said plate and the other part or cap of said fastening 1 fix by two screws
passing through both said parts and the head of each screw passes through the
plate which has two circular slots concentric to said swivel and each extending
about one-fourth of a circle so that the said plate can be turned with respect to
said plumber-block through a quarter circle or thereabouts thus enabling the
Baid plate to be placed in position for carrying or placed out of the way when not
in use.
Or instead of mounting the fastening to the plate on a swivel I may dispense
with same and the circular slots and in place thereof I provide slots with enlarged
portions which latter enable the aforesaid headed sorews or equivalent on the
fastener to pass through the plate and then be slid along in said slot and thereby
the plate may be readily attached to and detached from the fastener as required
or the plate can also be swivelled on to the plumber-block into carrying position
or taken entirely off the plumber-block by means of a bayonet joint.
The accompanying drawings illustrate my present invention as carried into
practice.
Fig. 1 is a plan of the carrier showing the 2nd position thereof in dotted lines.
Fig. 2 is an end view that is looking in the direction of the arrow 1 Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a view at right angles to Fig. 2.
a is the metal plate provided with suitable slots a' al through which a strap
is passed, said plate a is swivelled at a that is same is adapted to turn on the
screw or axis b screwed into the plumber-block c to which latter are affixed spring
clipsd adapted to fit around and be tightly clamped in position (i.e., on the
handle-bar or other part of a cycle not shown) by means of the screw and nut c.
Thus it will be seen that the plate a and strap etc. for carrying the luggage,
parcels, etc., when in use can be either placed in the position shown in full lines
in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 or into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 when out
of use.
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:
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page_text: bars or other part of a cycle of a plate swivelled to said mount and means provided
on said swivelled plate by which to secure luggage, parcels, etc. substantially in
the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
2. The arrangement and combination of a swivelled plate such as a provided
with a strap or other suitable means for securing the parcel etc. thereto swivelled
to a plumber-block such as c and clips such as d adapted by means of a screw and
nut such as e to be clipped on the handle-bars of a cycle etc. substantially in the
manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
Dated this 5th day of March 1898.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
uthampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.