Improvements in and relating to Cycle Saddles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1835
Complete Specification Left, 13th June, 1896-Accepted, 18th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Cycle Saddles.
I, THOMAS WEBB, of 92, Belgrave Road, Birminghum, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates first to an improved under-frame; secondly to an improved
clip, and thirdly to an improvement in the leather seat.
According to the first part of this invention the improved under-frame consists
essentially of two parts each constituting a double member formed out of a single
piece of wire. These two members are arranged to lie one under the other at a
convenient distance apart and their forward ends are shaped as hooks so as to grip
them between a bush of rubber or other suitable elastic material, the hooked part
of the top member being extended upwards to carry the front part of the leather
seat which may be attached to it by a hook or in any other suitable manner. The
rear ends of the two members of the under-frame after being suitably coiled have
eyes formed in them in the vertical plane which coincide and are adapted to receive
the fixing bolts on the cantle plate carrying the rear part of the leather seat to
which they are clamped by nuts in the well-known manner. The members of the
under-frame may also have coils formed in their forward ends if desired.
The improved clip consists essentially of a split clip adapted to receive the seat
pillar and having a hole through its cheeks to receive a transverse bolt on which
are mounted on each side of the said cheek a pair of washers the adjacent faces of
which are grooved to receive the members of the under-frame. The inner faces of
the inner washer of each pair have male cones formed on them adapted to engage
with coned recesses in the cheeks of the split clip, the said engaging coned faces
being toothed or serrated to prevent their movement with respect to each other
when the parts are locked together by the transverse bolt. It will be seen that by
the use of this clip the tilt and the position of the saddle with respect to the under
frame may be varied as desired irrespective and independent of its adjustment with
respect to the seat pillar.
To keep the edges of the slit in the leather seat close together they are con-
nected together by means of a strip of leather or other suitable material mounted
on the under side of the seat.
1, THOMAS WEBB of 92, Belgrave Road, Birmingham, Manufacturer, 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:-
This invention relates first to an improved under-frame, and secondly to an
improved clin

page_text: In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a cycle saddle embodying my invention.
Figure 2 is a view in plan thereof-with the leather seat removed for the sake
of distinctness.
Figure 3 is a view in section of the improved clip.
Figure 4 is a view in side elevation thereof, and
Figure 5 is a view in side elevation of one of the washers of the clip.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
The improved under-frame consists essentially of two parts A and A' each
constituting a double member formed out of a single piece of wire. These two
members are arranged to lie one under the other at a convenient distance apart
and their forward ends a and a' are shaped as hooks so as to grip them between a
bush B of rubber or other suitable elastic material, the hooked part a of the top
member being extended upwards to carry the usual hooked adjusting stud Ċ
supporting the front part of the leather seat X. The hooks a and a¹ are
confined on the rubber bush B by means of washers and screw . The rear
ends a² and a³ of the two members A and A' of the under-frame after being
suitably coiled have eyes formed in them in the vertical plane which coincide
and are adapted to receive the fixing bolts d by which they are attached
to the cantle plate D carrying the rear part of the leather seat. The
members of the under-frame may also have coils formed in their forward ends if
desired.
The improved clip consists essentially of a split clip E adapted to receive the
seat pillar and having a hole e through its cheeks to receive a transverse
bolt F on which are mounted on each side of the said cheek a pair of
washers G G¹ the adjacent faces of which have grooves g to receive the
members A A and A¹ A' of the under-frame. The inner faces of the inner
washer G of each pair have male cones g formed on them adapted to engage
with coned recesses e² in the cheeks e¹ of the split socket, the said engaging
coned faces being toothed or scrrated to prevent their movement with respect to
each other when the parts are locked together by the transverse bolt F.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
(1.) The improvements in and relating to cycle saddles, substantially as herein-
before described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
(2.) An underframe for cycle saddles consisting essentially of two parts each
constituting a double member the front or forward ends of the said parts being
shaped as hooks adapting them to embrace a bush of rubber or other suitable
flexible material, as set forth.
(3.) An underframe for cycle saddles consisting essentially of two parts each
constituting a double member, the front or forward end of one part being
adapted to support the front part of the leather cover or seat and the front or
forward end of the other part being adapted to engage with the front or forward
end of the other part through the medium of an elastic bush or its equivalent, as
set forth.
(4.) A clip for attaching the underframes of cycle saddles to their supports,
consisting essentially of a split clip adapted to embrace the said support and to be
clamped thereto by means of a transverse bolt the outer ends of the holes in the
cheeks of the said clip being coned or countersunk and also toothed or serrated, of
clamping washers located two on each side of the transverse bolt the abutting
faces of each pair of washers having grooves to receive the parts of the two
members of the underframe and the inner washers of each pair having male
cones on their outer faces, the said cones being toothed or serrated to enable them
to engage firmly with the cheeks of the split clip, as set forth.

page_text: (5.) In a cycle saddle, the combination of an underframe as specified by the 2nd
and 3rd claims and of a clip as specified by the 4th claim.
Dated this 13th day of June 1896.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.