Improvements in Bicycle and Tricycle Saddles and Springs.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Bicycle and Tricycle Saddles and Springs.
I, WILLIAM COOк of Headless Cross near Redditch in the County of Worcester
Tool Maker do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN BICYCLE AND TRICYCLE SADDLES AND SPRINGS, to be as follows:-
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This Invention consists in forming the saddle or seat of bicycles and tricycles
of a framework of wire or thin metal and continuing the same wire or thin metal
at the back and the front of the saddle or seat in the form of coils so as to forin
the saddle springs; thus forming the saddle and springs in one piece.
The leather forming the seat of the saddle is stretched over the framework and
secured with rivets or other attachments or the leather may be placed over the
framework and its edges laced together on the underside thereby enabling the
saddle to be tightened up when desired.
The saddles above described may be attached to the "back bone" of the machines
by causing a coil or coils of the wire where it forms the front spring to clip a pin
or projection and coiling the wire where it forms the back spring round a pin or
bar carried by a piece of metal which clips the "back bone."
An adjustable saddle may be made by carrying both front and back portions
upon such clips.
Dated this 21st day of Ato07

page_text: Improvements in Bicycle and Tricycle Saddles and Springs.
I, WILLIAM COOK of Headless Cross near Redditch in the County of Warwick
Tool Maker, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN BICYCLE AND TRICYCLE SADDLES AND SPRINGS and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to
the letters and figures marked thereon :—
This invention consists in forming the Saddle or Seat of Bicycles and Tricycles
of a frame work of wire and continuing the same wire at the back and the front of
the Saddle or Seat in the form of coils so as to form the Saddle Springs thus
forming the Saddles and Springs in one piece, the leather forming the seat of the
Saddle is stretched over the frame work and its edges laced together at the under
side, thereby enabling the Saddle to be tightened up when desired.
The Saddles above described may be attached to the back bone of the machine,
by causing a coil or coils of the wire where it forms the front Spring to clip a pin
or projection and coiling the wire where it forms the back spring round a pin or
bar carried by a piece of metal which clips the back bone.
An adjustable saddle may be made by carrying both front and back portions
upon such clips.
I do not confine myself to any particular form of Saddle or arrangement of coil
springs, but will illustrate my invention by
Referring to the drawings in which the similar letters upon the figures represent
similar parts. Fig. 1. illustrates the frame work and back springs for a side driving
tricycle made of one piece of wire (a) being the frame work of the seat and (c) the
springs, the front portion at (6) will clip a pin or projection upon. the bicycle or
tricycle, the ends of the coil portions (c) being rivetted or otherwise attached to
the plate (d) which is attached to the machine by an ordinary clip (e). (S) is an
ordinary flat spring to carry the front portion (b) of the saddle frame.
Fig. 2 is a view of the underside of a saddle in which view the coil springs have
been omitted for the better illustration of the other parts, the leather (f) is turned
over and stretched upon the frame work (a) and its edges laced to the under leather
or cantle (9) as shown at (x) and tied at (y) behind the back of the plate (d), which
plate is attached to the machine in the ordinary way at (z).
Fig. 3. illustrates a complete saddle as applied to a bicycle or centre driving
tricycle.
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
1 claim is-
1st The construction of the frame work and springs of bicycle and tricycle saddles
or seats of one piece of wire substantially as herein set forth and specified.

page_text: 2nd The lacing of the leather saddle over the frame work forming the seat
substantially as herein set forth and specified.
3rd Forming a bicycle or tricycle saddle by stretching and when desired lacing
a leather seat over a frame work of wire which frame work is in one piece with all
or some of the springs beneath the saddle.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
Agents for the Applicant.