Year: 1897

page_text: We, HENRY WRIGHT, and GEORGE TURNER, trading together as Wright &
Turner, of 57, Edward Street, l'arade in the City of Birmingham, Cabinet Makers,
do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of the hereindescribed new or improved bicycle stand
for holding a safety bicycle in a vertical position with its wheels above the ground
in a convenient position for examination or cleaning. Our improved bicycle stand
is so constructed as to be manufactured very cheaply and it is or may be adjustable
in height to suit bicycles of various sizes.
Our said improved stand is by preference made of wood (although it may if
desired be made of metal) and it consists of an upright stem preferably of square
section fitting in a corresponding upright socket fixed to a suitable base the said
stem being adjustable up or down in the socket and adapted to be fixed at any
desired height as by a cross peg engaging in holes in the stem or in the socket.
The top of the stem is by preference shaped to fit against the underside of the
bottom bracket of the bicycle. Fixed at one side of the top part of the stem there
is an arm or horn which projects upwardly in an inclined direction and is by
preference slightly curved and grooved to fit against the bottom tube of the bicycle
frame which extends from the bottom bracket to the lower part of the steering head.
At the other side of the upper part of the said stem there is a projecting lug
adapted to take under the bottom fork of the bicycle frame which latter extends
from the bottom axle to the back wheel axle. This projecting lug has an upwardly
projecting peg or pin adapted to fit between the bottom fork of the cycle frame
close to the bottom bracket of the same.
In using the bicycle stand above described, the bicycle is placed on the top of
the stand with the bottom bracket resting or almost resting on the top of the stem
and the bottom inclined front tube of the bicycle frame resting in the groove of
the arm or horn, the back bottom fork of the bicycle frame resting on the said lug
and being retained in this position by the peg or pin part of the lug fitting in
between the bottom fork of the bicycle frame.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: A New or improved Bicycle Stand.
We, HENRY WRIGHT and GEORGE TURNER trading together as Wright &
Turner 57 Edward Street Parade Birmingham Cabinet Makers, 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 consists of the hereindescribed new or improved bicycle stand
for holding a safety bicycle in a vertical position with its wheels above the ground
in a convenient position for examination or cleaning. Our improved bicycle stand
is so constructed as to be manufactured very cheaply and it is or may be adjustable
in height to suit bicycles of various sizes.
Our said improved stand is by preference made of wood (although it may if
desired be made of metal) and it consists of an upright stem preferably of square
section fitting in a corresponding upright socket fixed to a suitable base the said
stem being adjustable up or down in the socket and adapted to be fixed at any
desired height as by a cross peg engaging in holes in the stem or in the socket.
The top of the stem is by preference shaped to fit against the underside of the
bottom bracket of the bicycle. Fixed at one side of the top part of the stem there
is an arm or horn which projects upwardly in an inclined direction and is by
preference slightly curved and grooved to fit against the bottom tube of the bicycle
frame which extends from the bottom bracket to the lower part of the steering head.
At the other side of the upper part of the said stem there is a projecting lug
adapted to take under the bottom fork of the bicycle frame which latter extends
from the bottom axle to the back wheel axle. This projecting lug has an upwardly
projecting peg or pin adapted to fit between the bottom fork of the cycle frame
close to the bottom bracket of the same.
In using the bicycle stand above described, the bicycle is placed on the top of
the stand with the bottom bracket resting or almost resting on the top of the stem
and the bottom inclined front tube of the bicycle frame resting in the groove of
the arm or horn the back bottom fork of the bicycle frame resting on the said lug
and being retained in this position by the pin or peg part of the lug fitting in
between the bottom fork of the bicycle frame.
In order that our invention may be fully understood, we will now refer to the
annexed drawings in which :-
Figure 1, is a side elevation of our invention shewing the bicycle in position.
Figure 2, sectional side elevation of the rest to enlarged scale.
C
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, is the base piece having the socket in which the
upright slides, d being a thumb screw which engages upon the upright or recesses
therein for the purpose of securing the upright in required position. This upright
carries a curved supporting arm e upon the frame of the bicycle rests in the
groove f. The projection engages between the tubes of the bottom frame h.
is a spring contained in the socket of suitable strength for the purpose of
facilitating the up and down adjustment of the stand or support when carrying the
machine. The stand can be made of any suitable material such as wood or metal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
In bicycle stands: socket pieces carried upon a base piece: an upright sliding
inside socket and acted upon by a spring; a side upright carrying a grooved

page_text: arm and projecting piece supporting the frame of bicycle; a thumb screw for
securing the upright in the desired position in the socket substantially as
described.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.