Improvements relating to Spring Supports for Cycle Saddles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Oct., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Spring Supports for Cycle Saddles.
We, LOUIS LEWIN, of Farbergraben 4, and JOSEPH HAIDER, of Paulanerplatz 24,
both in Munich, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improved saddle pillar is provided with a spring and is intended to increase
the clasticity of saddles and further permits of the use of springless saddles.
The arrangements of the parts is so contrived that the spring is given a constant
easy play.
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The saddle pillar consists of two parts the first carries the saddle and the latter
is adjusted in the saddle pillar tube of the cycle frame. The latter rod is provided
behind with a somewhat oblique straight arm which carries cross pieces between
which a spiral spring in a suitable casing is arranged.
This spring carries by means of a rod the part which the saddle is fastened.
The rod therefore gives to the saddle part under the counterpressure of the spring,
suitable guidance in the cross pieces.
To prevent a lateral turning of the saddle part and at the same time to secure
free play of the spring a second rod is arranged parallel with the first rod and
is also guided in the cross pieces.
On account of the backward oblique direction of the arm the advantage is such
that the direction of the spring pressure is in line with the direction of thrust
of the cyclists body.
Howe of the adjustment of the spring at will
Improvements relating to Spring Supports for Cycle Saddles.
We, LOUIS LEWIN, of Farbergraben 4, and JOSEPH HAIDER, of Paulanerplatz 24,
both in Munich, in the Empire of Germany, 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 to an improved spring support for cycle saddles and
the like. The annexed drawings illustrate various forms of construction of the
same.
The invention is such that its elastic movement is in the direction of thrust
of the cyclist's body.

page_text: The frame tube carrying the saddle pillar being arranged obliquely to the
direction of thrust of the body in previous elastic saddle supports, the shock was
received at an acute angle to the thrust direction of the body of the cyclist, so
that the same did not effect the desired purpose.
The present support has on its elastic supported part a receiving the saddle
an arm 6 arranged in an oblique backward direction, and has also a guide rod e
for preventing lateral movement. It moves freely in an obliquely arranged
bracket o d d of the saddle tube al so that the elastic saddle support a in its
movement follows the direction of thrust of the body.
As in this construction the saddle support a' moves, freely, on the spring g the
shocks are entirely absorbed as the pressure of the body is immediately and
directly caught by the spring g
By adjusting the screw f the elasticity can be regulated according to the weight
of the rider.
The spring g can also be arranged in the hind wheel fork tube y (Fig. 2) for
better appearance.
In this case the guiding rod e is outside the frame tube but it can be dispensed
with by utilising a socket vas shown in Fig. 3 which by means of a pin m guides
the movement of the saddle support in the slots n acting in the same manner as
the guiding rod c.
By this construction it is possible to displace. the saddle support upwards or
downwards as the socket v can be moved and consequently the whole support can
be adjusted as desired and fastened in the known manner by means of the screw i.
In order to be able to displace the new support more towards the front (the
front wheel) the guiding means be and the buffer spring 9 can be arranged in
duplicate (as in Fig. 4) which shows a side view in section and a back view in
Fig. 5 so that between both arrangements sufficient room z remains for the
upper frame tuber of the bicycle..
In this construction the saddle support can be arranged on the front part of
the supports so that the elasticity is more towards the front wheel.
The saddle support can be arranged fixed on the supports or movable by means
of a collar i. The support s could also be entirely dispensed with and the saddle
support a can be suitably arranged directly on the frame tuber itself.
In this construction the two guide bars e can also be dispensed with.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
An improved spring support for cycle saddles and the like in which the elastic
supported part a receiving the saddle is provided with an arm 6 having an
oblique backward and downward direction by which it can move freely in a
suitable obliquely set bracket d d of the saddle supporting tube a¹ or of the
frame tube of the cycle.
Dated this 10th day of
1000