IMPROVEMENTS IN VELOCIPEDES
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM PARNALL of 108 Victoria Street, Bristol Scale Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN VELOCIPEDES
to be as follows:-
A metallic or other rod or hollow tube or frame-work. At the lower end which
comes in contact with the ground I attach a small bicycle fork, and fix between
this fork a small wheel and spindle said wheel may revolve. Above said wheel
I attach to the rod or tube or frame-work a lamp bracket, foot rest, luggage carrier
coil spring or stay rods. The upper end of said tube or framework I connect to
any convenient part of the velocipede.
I have invented this improvement more especially (though not exclusively) for
attachment to the front part of what are known as Humber or Humber-type
tricycles, but the invention may be applied to any form of velocipede which has a
tendancy (when coming in contact with road stones or the like substances, or when
the brake is suddenly and strongly applied) to tip the operator forward and throw
him to the ground.

page_text: I WILLIAM PARNALL of 108 Victoria Street Bristol, Scale Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN VELOCIPEDES and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in velocipedes, and its object is to give
greater safety and comfort to riders of those Velocipedes generally known as
the Humber or Humber type Tricycles and to make such modifications and
additions to that and other Tricycles, such as the Cheylesmore-Club, the Cruiser,
the Invincible the Rover, and the like, the before-named Tricycles being constructed
with two large wheels in front and a small wheel behind.
And in order that this my invention may be more readily understood and carried
into practical effect I have hereunto appended a sheet of drawings having the
various figures thereon marked with similar letters to denote similar parts and
reference being hereafter had thereto.
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of the Humber Tricycle.
Fig. 2. is a side elevation of the combined Safety-tube and Fork and wheel, the
Lamp Bracket, the Luggage Carrier, the Foot-Rests, and the Grip.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the Stay and foot-rests, detached from the Safety
tube and fork.
Fig. 4. is a perspective view of the Luggage-carrier, also detached.
Fig. 5, is a perspective view of the end of the tube, which in combination with
Figs. 6. 7. and 8 form the Grip which grasps the pillar of the tricycle at or about
the position a Fig. 1.
The safety tube Fig. 2 I make of metal, preferaby oval, or round steel tube, but
as an oval tube, at its narrowest edge, offers less resistance to the wind and looks
neater, I prefer this to any other form of tube, at b Fig. 2 is a small fork attached
to the lower end of the tube, and fixed by rivetting and brazing, this said fork
carries a small wheel c which revolves upon a spindle, said spindle may be fixed by
any ordinary means. The Lamp-Bracket at d Fig. 2 I make of metal, and allow it
to lean forward, and I fix it to the tube by rivetting and brazing. I place it near
to the Fork b, so that the lighted lamp when placed upon the Bracket, shall throw
its rays upon the ground immediately in front of the Rider, thereby giving him
greater safety and confidence.
Fig. 3 represents the detachable, combined stay and foot-rests, which I may make
of any suitable metal, at e is shewn the upper and lower caps, which grasp the
Safety-tube at f Fig. 2. The lower cap forms part of the stay, and is provided
with a hole on each wing, the upper cap is made to correspond in shape, and is also
provided with a hole on each wing, through these 4 holes pass bolts which are
secured by ordinary screwed nuts being screwed on to the ends of said bolts said
ends being cut with a thread to match that cut on the nuts. The
parts of the
Stay at g g are attached by screwed bolts or bolts and nuts, to the part of the
Tricycle Fig. 1. The Humber Tricycles are generally provided with holes at
the point h Fig. 1 and by means of these holes the Stay Fig. 3 may be attached to

page_text: the Tricycle by bringing the parts g and h into position and secureing them by
means of screwed bolts or bolts and nuts. The Foot-rests ii Fig. 3 are also parts
of the said stay, but I may make these said foot rests separately and fix them as
before described independant of the other parts of the said Stay. I do not confine
myself to the particular shape of the stay at g g but I may alter these points so
that I may attach them to other parts of the Tricycles herein before named or
referred to. I may also widen or shorten the apparent distance from g to g and
lengthen or shorten the distance from g to e. I may also provide indian-rubber
foot rests at ii instead of the rat-trap or saw edge shown by the drawing.
Fig. 4 represents a back view in perspective of the Luggage Carrier, which
I make of metal, but I give preferance to cast steel or malleable iron by the use of
these metals I secure a strong and light frame work, and am enabled to reduce the
weight by casting apertures in the framework as shown by the drawing at j, these
apertures are also of service for passing through them, leather straps, cord or string
and the like. The apertures specially made for straps to pass through, to hold the
goods to the Carrier are shown at k. The Clips are of metal and are provided
with 2 holes each through which passes the screws or bolts shown on the drawing
at m.
After the Luggage Carrier has been placed in position on the Safety Tube,
these clips are put into position and there secured, together with the entire
Luggage Carrier, by means of the screwing up close of the nut which is provided
for each screw.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the end of the safety tube at n which is formed.
by splitting open the tube and constructing the fork at this end of the tube
as shown, this fork is made wide enough to receive the pillar of the tricycle a
Fig. 1, after it is put into position against the pillar, the piece of metal Fig. 6 is
then placed inside between the holes or apertures o. p Fig. 5 so that the 2 oval
apertures at q fig. 6 shall be opposite the holes o. p Fig. 5, the Bolt fig. 7. is then
inserted and passed through the holes and apertures o. p. qq, the nut r is then
placed on the end of the bolt fig. 7, the long screw bolt s fig. 8 is then screwed into
the hole t fig. 7, this screw bolt is screwed up until the tube fig. 2 is in its proper
position and secure, the lock nut u is then screwed up close to the bolt fig. 7, this
completes the fixing of that end of the Safety fork and tube shown at n fig. 2.
When my invention is attached to a Tricycle the small wheel c fig. 2 does not
touch the ground by from about 2 to 6 inches, save and except when the back
wheel rises, or is lifted.
I wish it to be understood that I do not claim as my invention to provide against
the riseing and falling of the back wheel of Tricycles neither do I claim the various
pieces of mechanism shown at Figs. 6. 7. and 8. I am also aware that Luggage
Carriers have been made and used, in shape something like the drawing fig. 4, but
take notice without my improvements shown at j and the clips fitting flat oval
tubes. The Wheel at c the flat oval, oval, or round taper tubes, the lamp bracket,
the fork and spindle at b, are all of ordinary construction and now in use and I do
not claim them, but they are not used in combination or for the purposes to which
I by my invention apply them.
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.) To make Velocipede Luggage Carriers, to fit flat oval tubes, and to provide
same with apertures, clips, and screws, substantially as herein before described.
(2.) The application of a Lamp Bracket to a piece of tube, substantially as
hereinbefore described and set forth.
(3.) The application to the ends of a piece of tube forks substantially as berein-
before described and as shown by the drawings Figs. 5 and 2.
(4.) The application adaptation and use of a Stay and Foot rests (Fig. 3.)
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and set forth and any
mere modification thereof.

page_text: (5.) The application, adaptation and-use of a combined Safety tube, fork
and wheel, lamp bracket, stay and foot rest, to those Tricycles known as the
Cheylesmore-Club, Cruiser, Invincible, Rover, and the like, substantially as and
for the purposes hereinbefore described and set forth, and any mere modification
thereof.
(6.) The combination and arrangement of a Safety tube, forks and wheel fig. 2.
Lamp Bracket, Luggage Carrier fig. 4. Stay and Foot rests Fig. 3. also parts
figs. 5. 6. 7. 8. and application of same to all Humber and Humber-type Tricycles,
substantially as hereinbefore set forth and described and illustrated by the
accompanying sheet of drawings.