Improvements in Saddles for Velocipedes and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Improvements in Saddles for Velocipedes and the like.
I. WILLIAM LOWE of No. 246 Belgrave Gate Leicester in the County of
Leicester Veterinary Bandage Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in saddles for velocipedes an the like
to provide arrangements for tensioning, supporting and adjusting such saddles that
they do not jump like salles suspended on helical, coiled, C or the like springs
made secure at both or all of their ends and acting only on the centre of the
saddle thereby causing distress to the rider when pressure is put thereon.
The object of this my invention is to provide a property in saddles that shall
obviate distress to the rider and which shall be adjustable vertically at the rear end
to regulate the inclination, and in combination therewith the front or poinmel end
which is adjusted longitudinally by the aid of screw and movable joint. To carry
out my invention a suitable wire frame is used for mounting the saddle thereon,
such saddle being made of any suitable material and of suitable dimensions; at
the pommel or front end of the saddle is a loop or screw threaded lug through
which passes a screw, the outer end of which carries a washer and nut, the inner
headed end holding the upwardly curved end of the wire frame, also a sliding uut
having ears or lugs to which is attached a pivotal link connection the lower
square end of which is bored out and forms the joint to receive the axial ends of
two curved blade springs, which are secured thereto and to the forward ends of
the curved box or frame attached to the pin or saddle pillar. The free or outer
ends of such blade springs are provided with oblong slots through which is passed
screw threaded pins projecting from the rear sectional saddle support. Upon these
pins are milled headed nuts, above and below the said springs, so that each can be
made to support the springs at any inclination, and such milled headed nuts, are
further secured by screws in the side thereof, the said curved box or frame inclines
to the forwar or pommel end of the saddle and can be also adjustable on the
pillar by a set screw in the side thereof, upon the inside of the said curved box
or frame is a split box fitting the tube of the pillar or the shorter horizontal
part thereof, and is secured by nuts and bolts passing therethrough, the lower bolt
is adjustable in slots in the said box or frame.
By this arrangement the fulcrum or bearing for the saddle being on the front
or pommel end instead of in the centre as is now the case when pressure is put
thereon by the rider.
Dated this 3rd day of December 1894.
W. B. MAXFIELD.
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: Improvements in Saddles for Velocipedes and the like.
I, WILLIAM LOWE of No. 246 Belgrave Gate Leicester in the County of
Leicester Veterinary Bandage Maker do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 saddles for velocipedes and the like
to provide arrangements for tensioning, supporting and adjusting such saddles
that they do not jump like saddles suspended on helical, coiled, C and the like
springs made secure at both or all of their ends, and, acting only on the centre of
the saddle, thereby causing distress to the rider when pressure is put there on.
The object of this my invention is to provide a property in saddles that shall
obviate distress to the rider, by reason of its being vertically adjustable at the
rear end to regulate the inclination, and in combination therewith at the front or
pommel end it is horizontally adjustable by aid of screw and movable joint.
That my invention may be well understood a sheet of drawings accompanies
this Specification in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section of the velocipede saddle according
to this invention.
Figure 2 is an under view of the same.
Figure 3 an end view of same looking from the pommel end of the saddle.
Figure 4 a side view of the screw threaded lug B.
Figure 5 a side view of the screw threaded loop L drawn to a larger scale.
Figure 6 a perspective view of the unt J through which the stem of the loop L
passes, and
Figure 7 is an upper view of the washer K.
Same letters of reference are used in like parts in all the figures wherein they
are used.
and
To carry out my invention I make a suitable wire frame A screw threaded at
the single end, and loop at the double en1, the curved block B and enl curve g
supporting the saddle thereon, such saddle being made of any suitable material
and of suitable dimensions, at the pommel or front en 1 of the saddle is a loop or
screw thre ded lug B through which is passed the screw on the outer en of
which fits the nut D, the inner nut on the same screw holling the adjustable frame
secure to the recessed lug B having cars, to which the saddle is securel
by pins Figure 3. To the pivot end of the lug B is attached the pivotal
link F, the lower square end of which is bored out and forms the joint
and receives the axial ends of two curved blades or springs G securel thereto
to the formal end of the carved box or frame H which is attach. I
as hereinafter described to the pin or saddle pillar I. The free or outer
ends of said blades or springs are -lotted as at y Figure 2, and through which
are passed screw threaded pins g', projecting from the rear hollow saddle supporting
frame g², upon said pins are nuts 9, and leather washers g, above and below the
said slotted ends of the springs G, and each support the springs at any inclination
desired by the rider. The box or frame H inclines to the forward or pommel end
of the saddle and is also adjustable at its lower end on the loop L fitting the
pillar by the aid of the toothed nut J having a square hole therein to keep it
from turning round on the pin 1. The lower end of the frame H being corre-
spondingly toothed on the curved shorter end thereof h and is secured by the
curved nut K and the screw nut N the screw pin or bolt / passes therethrough said
screw being adjustable in the slot M "Figure 2," of the box or frame H and when
in the position desired, it is tightened by the screw nut N, said box or frame is by
preference cast in malleable iron but it may be made of any other light and

page_text: serviceable material if desired with the curved neck or pivotal joint F. This
arrangement allows of no slide slip and the fulcrum or bearing for the saddle is
thrown on the longitudinally adjustable front or pommel end instead of, as is now
the case, the centre upon pressure being put thereon by the rider.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. In saddles for velocipedes and the like the longitudinal adjustment of the
pommel end and lower frame, and means for regulating the inclination thereof by
the means substantially as herein described and illustrated.
2. In the longitudinal adjustment of a velocipede saddle the employment of a
movable joint substantially as herein described.
3. In saddles for velocipedes and the like the combination of a carrying
adjustable frame or box such as H the neck thereof forming the pivotal link F
secured to the lug B the latter having ears by which the front end of the
saddle is secured, the recessed and screw threaded portion of said lug, carrying
the front end of a longitudinally adjustable wire frame such as A and nuts E
and D, with the serrated lower end of the under frame H fitting a serrated
nut J, the screw stemmed loop L, nuts K and N, curved blades or springs such
as G having their outer ends slotted and held adjustable on pins by the means and
for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore described and as herein illustrated.
4. Improvements in saddles for velocipedes and the like constructed and arranged
in the manner and for the purpose as hereinbefore described and set forth.
Dated this 24th day of August 1895.
W. BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Registered Patent Agent,
19 Bowling Green Street, Leicester, Applicant's Agent.