Tricycles, and other Velocipedes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Tricycles, and other Velocipedes.
I, JAMES ALFRED LAMPLUGH of the firm of Lamplugh and Brown of Great
Colmore Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN LUGGAGE CARRIERS
AND BAGS FOR BICYCLES, TRICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES," to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object first, to render more convenient and efficient
luggage carriers; and secondly, a ready means of securing luggage bags to either
luggage carriers, or to other parts of a bicycle, tricycle or other velocipede; and
my said invention consists in making the arms of the said carriers, folding or
swivelling, so that when they are not in use, they can be turned or moved in the
longer direction of the backbone of the machine, so as to be out of the way.
The luggage bag consists of an ordinary bag, having longitudinal or cross strips
of pliable metal, attached to the back or underside, while the metallic strips or
lengths, extend to a short distance beyond their attachment to the bag leaving free
ends by which the bag is secured or suspended to a machine.
In carrying out my invention, I proceed as follows:-
The carrier consists essentially of two folding arms working after the manner
of a rule joint; that is, the inner ends of these arms are jointed and work
horizontally upon a pin or fulcrum centre, so as to be able to lie in the same plane
when closed, as the back bone upon which it is secured, and when opened or
extended, the arms stand at right angles.
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These jointed arms turn upon, and are connected to a bracket clip encircling or
embracing the back bone; thus, the clip consists of two semi circular half rings
with flanged ends, through which ends, affixing screws take, for securing a carrier
to a back bone or other part of a machine.
The opening and closing of the arms of the carrier, are limited by shoulders
on the arms and projections on the brackets; these determine when the arms are
fully opened and fully closed.
The direction of folding of the carrier arms is opposite to the pull or push of
the bag, when suspended or being carried, so that when the arms are distended or
opened out, they become practically rigid.
The arms are provided near their ends with longitudinal holes or piercings
through which the extended ends of the metallic strips on the back of a luggage
bag take, or through which straps pass, in securing or carrying an object.

page_text: When the carrier is not in use, the arms are turned upon their joint centres, so
as to lie above, and in the same plane as the back bone or frame of a machine.
The carrier instead of being made in two parts, may be made in the form of a
single arm or limb, pivoted and swivelling about its middle, so as to be able to turn
in the longer direction of the back bone or at right angles thereto. Suitable stops
are arranged for determining the opened and closed positions.
The arms of the carrier may be made, if necessary, to slide or screw telescopically
one within the other, so as to reduce the breadth of the extended arms when the
carrier is not in use. The terminal ends may also be made removable, and connected
in the rear of the carrier bracket when not in use.
The luggage bag is an ordinary bag with steel strips or lengths of metal secured
to the back or underside thereof, and preferably running near the two opposite
edges, with the terminal ends of the strips left exposed, or extending a short
distance from the enclosing or partly enclosing material. These ends take into the
holes or piercings in the sides of the carrier arms before named.
In applying my invention, I take two of the said carriers and secure them at
suitable distances apart, on the back bone or frame part of a velocipede, and in
such a position with respect to each other, that when the arms of the carrier are
extended or opened out, the resistance is in an opposite direction to the folding;
that is, the respective carriers fold towards each other, and open out away from
each other, so that when fully opened, and pressure applied between them, they
form as it were, rigid cross bars.
In connecting a bag to the carrier arms, when the arms are open, it is only
necessary to slightly bend or arch the bag about its middle, and insert the terminal
ends of the yielding strips lying at the back thereof, into the holes or piercings in
the sides of the arms, when on liberating the bag, it resumes its normal figure,
with the ends of the strips resting within and between the carrier arms, thereby
effectually securing the bag to the machine.
To dis-connect the bag, it is only again necessary to bend the bag as before, and
remove the ends of the steel strips from the holes in the arms.
Instead of employing two strips or lengths of yielding metal, a single strip may
In this form, the
be employed, passing down the middle of the back of the bag.
bag can be attached to loops or eyes attached to the frame of the machine, instead
of by the carrier arms described.
The strips instead of being made yielding may be made rigid, and secured to the
carrier arm, by spring or other catches. Or the equivalents of the ends of the strips
may be substituted by tongue like pieces attached to the back of the bag, which
is secured to the carrier arms or to the frame of a machine exactly in the same
way as has already been described.
When the connecting tongues or ends of the strips are disposed transversely to
the bag, the carrier arms are provided with pierced snugs or projections on their
upper sides, through which piercings the terminal ends of the steel strips or tongues,
pass on connecting a bag to a carrier.

page_text: Tricycles, and other Velocipedes.
I, JAMES ALFRED LAMPLUGH of the firm of Lamplugh and Brown of Great
Colmore Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN LUGGAGE CARRIERS
AND BAGS FOR BICYCLES, TRICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES, 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 bags and luggage carriers as hereinafter
described, by which said improvements, they are rendered more convenient and
efficient when in use than those of the ordinary kind.
The luggage bag consists essentially of an ordinary bag, having longitudinal, or
cross strips of steel or other pliable metal; attached to the back or underside
thereof, and with the ends of the said strips or lengths extending to a short
distance beyond the top and bottom or boundary edges, or extending a distance
beyond their attachments to the bag, so as to leave free ends, by which the bag is
secured to the luggage carriers of a machine.
The luggage carrier consists essentially of loops or eyes, attached to the framing
or backbone of a machine, and through the holes or eyes of which, the terminal
free ends of the yielding strips aforesaid of the bag, pass.
I will describe the bag portion of my invention in connection with carriers or
carrier arms described and represented in the application for Letters Patent made
by me on the 5th day of January 1886 and numbered 135, and which said carrier
consists essentially of two folding arms working after the manner of a rule joint;
that is, the inner ends of the arms are jointed and work horizontally upon pin or
fulcrum centres, to admit of folding up, in order to lie in the same plane as the
backbone or framing upon which it is secured, when not in use.
In connecting a bag to the carrier arms, when the arms are open, it is only
necessary to slightly bend or arch the bag about its middle, and then insert the
terminal ends aforesaid of the strips into the holes or piercings in the sides of the
arms, when on liberating the bag, the said bag and strips resume their normal
figure, with the ends of the strips resting within and between the carrier.arms.
To disconnect the bag, bend again the bag as before, when the shortening of the
distance between the end of the strips, allows the bag to be removed.
Instead of two lengths or strips of yielding metal, I employ a single strip,
passing down the middle of the back of the bag; in this form, the bag may be
attached to loop or eye carriers as before described.
The strips instead of being made pliable or yielding, may be made in the form
of a rigid bar or bars, and secured to a carrier or carrier arms of a machine, by
spring or sliding catch bolts or bar extensions.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which the same is to be performed.

page_text: Figure 1 represents in back elevation a luggage bag constructed according to my
invention. Figure 2 is the same used in connection with a luggage carrier or
carrier arms, made in accordance with the invention described in the Specification
before cited. Figure 3 shows the bag attached or secured to the back-bone of a
bicycle. Figure 4 shows a plan of the carrier arms separately opened out. Figure 5
represents a bag provided with a single connector strip.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in figures 1 to 5 of the
drawings.
a is the back bone or frame of a bicycle, b b are two folding arms working after
the manner of a rule joint; that is, the inner ends of these arms work horizontally
upon a pin or fulcrum centre c, so as to lie in the same plane when closed, as the
backbone of a machine. d are brackets clips encircling the back bone or framing
of a machine. e is a back stop and f is a front stop, best seen in figure 4 for
limiting and determining the position of the arms when they are fully opened, or
fully closed.
The direction of folding of the carrier arms is opposite to the pull or push of the
bag carried or suspended; so that when the arms are opened out in a direction at
right angles to the back bone or frame of a machine, they practically become rigid,
by pressing against the back-stop e-To ensure the arms working stiffly, so as to
retain them in position, and also to compensate for wear between the fixed and
movable parts, a spring washer g is interposed.
The carrier arms b b are provided near their ends with longitudinal holes or
piercings 6 6 through which the terminal or extended ends h of the metallic
connector strips h of the bag i take; that is, the luggage or carrier bag is provided
with yielding metallic strips h secured to the back of the bag i. The ends h² of
these strips take into the recesses or holes 62 in securing the bag to a bicycle or
other velocipede.
In applying my invention for the carrying of a bag, I take two of the said
carriers and secure them at suitable distances apart on the back bone or frame of a
velocipede, as represented at figure 4; so that when the arms are extended or
opened out, the resistance is in an opposite direction to the folding.
In connecting a bag to the carrier arms when the arms are opened out, bend or
slightly arch the bag about its middle so as to diminish its length and the length
of the strips, then insert the terminal ends h³ into the eyes or holes 62 of the
arms b, then on liberating the bag, the flexible longitudinal strips resume their
normal figure with their ends resting within the holes or piercings in the carrier
arms, thereby effectually securing the bag to a machine. The bag is also secured
about its middle by a strap passing through loop or loops k.
To disconnect the bag, bend it about its middle as before, and remove the ends
of the yielding or spring bands or strips from the holes within the arms when the
bag can be readily removed.
The yielding metallic strips or bands instead of being placed in the longer
direction of the bag may be placed cross-wise or in the shorter direction.
Figure 6 represents in vertical section a luggage carrier, and figure 7 a plan of
the same. This carrier consists essentially of loops , secured upon the back bone
or framing of a machine, and within the eyes or holes 2 of which, the ends h* of a
luggage carrier figure 5 are inserted, in the manner already described, by the
bending or arching of the bag about its middle.
The said bracket eyes may be provided with adjustable clips, or they may be
attached to the framing by riveting, brazing or otherwise.
5 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 -
First A luggage carrier bag, having longitudinal or cross metallic or yielding
strips or bands with free ends h, (or a single strip as in figure 5.) by which a

page_text: bag or other luggage is secured to carrier arms, or to a machine, substantially as
described and set forth in figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Secondly A luggage carrier consisting of loops with holes or piercings
through which latter the free ends of the yielding attachment strips on the back
of a luggage bag, engage, substantially as described and represented in figures 6
and 7.