Improvements in connection with Mud-guards for Cycles.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connection with Mud-guards for Cycles.
I, JAMES WITHNELL, Cycle Maker, of Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in connection with mud-guards for
cycles and has for its object to provide means whereby the said guards may be
rolled up or collapsed into a small compass when not required for use.
For this purpose each mud-guard is composed of a band or strip of canvas or
other flexible material connected at one end to a roller or cylinder the inside of
which is fitted with a coiled spring for causing the same to automatically turn
for winding up the band when the hold on the latter is released.
The spring roller is carried by a bracket elamped or screwed to the upper
part of the frame below the saddle, and the other end of the band, extending over
the rear portion of the wheel, is connected to a double-armed wire stay, or rod
pivoted to a bracket fixed to the frame on each side of the wheel near the axis
of the latter.
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The said wire stay, or rod is kept in its lowered position against the force of
the spring roller by any suitable device such as a spring catch, or pin, on
the outer sides of the said brackets, which automatically enters a hole in each
side of the latter and a hole in a disc or flange on the pivoted ends of the wire
stay, or rod.
Another wire stay, or rod is also pivoted to the brackets for holding up the
central part of the band, for which purpose it may be provided with a stud or
pin for engaging with an eyelet in the band.
When the said catches, or pins are unlocked the spring roller winds up the
band drawing up the stays with it into a vertical position against the framing.
The band or guard for the front part of the wheel is likewise connected at one
end to a spring roller carried by the upper bracket, its lower end being provided
with a hook or catch for engaging with a loop or projection fixed to the frame near
the crank axle bracket for keeping the band in its drawn out or extended
position.
Dated this 6th day of October 1898
Improvements in connection with Mud-guards for Cycles.
Í, JAMES WITHNELL, Cycle Maker, of Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
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page_text: performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to improvements in connection with mud-guards for
cycles and has for its object to provide means whereby the said guards may be
rolled up or collapsed into a small compass when not required for use.
For this purpose each mud-guard is composed of a band or strip of canvas or
other flexible material connected at one end to a roller or cylinder the inside of
which is fitted with a coiled spring for causing the same to automatically turn
for winding up the band when the hold on the latter is released.
The spring-roller is carried by a bracket clamped or screwed to the upper
part of the frame below the saddle, and the other end of the band, extending over
the rear portion of the wheel, is connected to a double-armed wire stay, or rod
pivoted to a bracket fixed to the frame on each side of the wheel near the axis
of the latter.
The said wire stay or rod is kept in its lowered position, against the force of
the spring roller by any suitable device such as a spring catch or pin, on
the outer sides of the said brackets, which automatically enters a hole in cach
side of the latter and a hole in a disc or flange on the pivoted ends of the wire
stay or rod.
Another wire stay or rod is also pivoted to the brackets for holding up the
central part of the band, for which purpose it may be provided with a stud or
pin for engaging with an eyelet in the band.
When the said catches or pins are unlocked the spring roller winds up the
band drawing up the stays with it into a vertical position against the framing.
The band or guard for the front part of the wheel is likewise connected at one
end to a spring roller carried by the upper bracket, its lower end being provided
with a hook or catch for engaging with a loop or projection fixed to the frame near
the crank axle bracket for keeping the band in its drawn out or extended
position.
In the annexed sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a bicycle frame
with the improved mud guard attached, in its open or working position. Fig. 2
is a similar view with the mud guard rolled up or collapsed and Fig. 3 is a rear
end view.
a is the canvas or other band forming the mud guard and connected at one
end to the roller 6 which is fitted with a coiled spring and is carried by the
bracket c clamped to the upper part of the rear fork d of the frame.
The other end of the band is connected to the outer end of the bent wire or
double-armed stay e pivoted to the brackets f fixed to the lower ends of the
fork d.
The stay e is kept in its lower position against the force of the spring roller b
by a spring catch or pin y which automatically enters a hole in the brackets f
and a hole i in the flanged or enlarged end of the stay e, as the latter is turned
into its lowered position.
is the wire stay or rod for supporting the central part of the band a, passing
over the rear wheel, and is also pivoted to the brackets f, and provided with
the stud m engaging with an eyelet n in the band.
Upon disengaging the catches from the holes in the brackets and stays the
spring roller winds up the band drawing up the stays with it into the vertical
position shewn in Fig. 2.
The guard or band a¹ for the front part of the wheel is also connected at
one end to the spring roller o carried by the bracket c, its other end being provided
with the hook which engages with the pin or catch q carried by the clamp q',
a similar catch r holding the band when released or drawn up by the roller o, as
shewn in Fig. 2.
When not required for use the improved mud guards may thus be easily and
quickly rolled up out of the way thereby increasing their wearing qualities.

page_text: 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) The improved mud-guards for cycles comprising canvas, or other flexible
bands connected at one end to spring rollers carried by the frame of the machine,
and at the other end to a catch or pin or a pivoted stay locked by spring catches
so as to cause one of the bands to partially extend over the rear wheel, the said
band being supported in the centre by a second pivoted stay substantially as
described.
(2) In mud-guards for cycles the combination of canvas or other flexible
bands a, a, and spring rollers b, o, connected therewith a pivoted stay e also
connected to the band a, a pivoted stay for supporting the band a and a fixed
catch or ping for holding the latter extended substantially as described.
Dated this 23rd day of June 1899
J. B. FLEURET,
Agent for the Applicant.
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.
J. B. FLEURET,
Agent for the Applicant.
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.