IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPLICABLE TO BICYCLES
Year: 1881

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Hubert Haes at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 8th September 1881.
HUBERT HAES, of Wednesbury, in the County of Stafford. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
AND APPLICABLE TO BICYCLES."
My Invention relates to that class of bicycles in which both wheels are in the
same plane. The present mode of constructing such bicycles has this disadvantage,
that the rider upon dismounting is not able to leave his bicycle standing, but is
obliged to lay it down or to find some support for it. The object of my Invention
is to provide means of support which shall be attached to the bicycle ready to be
used when required.
For this purpose I fit upon each side or upon one side of the bicycle two rods
which may be hollow or solid, and which are so constructed and arranged that
they can be raised or lowered by the rider either while on or off his saddle; also
that their ends shall rest upon the ground when they are lowered, and that they
shall not impede the rider when raised or while being lowered. The end of the
front rod is provided with a friction roller, and if desired, the said front rod may
be used as a break for reducing the speed of the bicycle. Suitable means are
provided for raising and lowering the said rods, and for retaining them in position
when up or down.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Hubert Haes in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 7th March
1882.
HUBERT HAES, of Wednesbury, in the County of Stafford.
AND APPLICABLE TO BICYCLES."
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
My Invention relates to that class of bicycles in which both wheels are in the
same plane. The present mode of constructing such bicycles has this disadvantage,
that the rider upon dismounting is not able to leave his bicycle standing, but is
obliged to lay it down or to find some support for it. The object of my Invention
is to provide means of support which shall be attached to the bicycle ready to be
used when required.
In the accompanying Drawing; Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a bicycle
embodying my improvements; Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same; Figures 3
and 4 are detail views to an enlarged scale.
According to my said Invention I provide two supporting rods A and B, the
rod B having a friction roller or wheel Ċ carried by a pin in its lower end, which
is forked to receive the said roller or wheel. These rods are so constructed and
arranged that they can be raised or lowered by the rider either while on or off
his saddle, and that they do not impede the rider when raised or while being
lowered.
The said rods are attached to the bicycle in the following manner, that is to
say An additional crank web a is secured to the crank pin or treadle pin b, and is
provided with a pin c which forms a continuation of the axle d, that is to say, it is
in the same straight line as the axle d. A rod or standard e having a stop s near
its upper end is first placed upon the pin or axle c, its upper end being secured upon
the handle-bar f on the inside of the handle g, and the said standard being bent,
as shewn in Figure 1. A slot his formed in the lower end of the standarde (see
Figure 4), in which a pin i fixed in the supporting rod A, and provided with a bowl
or runner is free to travel.
The rod A is provided with a slot ; fitting over the pin or axle c, so that the said
rod is free to slide and turn thereon, and on one side of the slot j is secured the
hook, the use of which will be hereinafter described.
The upper end of the rod A is enlarged and has fixed in it two pins and m;
upon the pin is pivoted a locking plate n, which is cut out in such a manner
that it will fit over the pin m and lock or hook under the pin or axle c outside
of the rod A, when the supporting rods are lowered thereby in conjunction with
the hook, preventing the said rods from shifting. The locking plate n is actuated
by means of the hand lever o and connecting rod p, the hand lever o being
pivoted upon the end o¹ of the handle-bar fand. being formed with a hook, the
purpose of which will be hereinafter described, and the connecting rod p being
pivoted upon the pin or stud n' in the locking plate n.
The pin o³ at the top of the rod p passes through the band lever o which is
pivoted thereon. Outside of the locking plate n upon the pin or axle c is placed
the supporting rod B provided with a curved slot q, in which the pin m provided
with a bowl or runner. fits and is free to travel. The supporting rod B has a pin r
fixed in it; this pin is caught by the hook upon the supporting rod A when the
supporting rods are touching the ground or in position to support the bicycle, the
hook thus assisting in preventing the said rods from shifting.
In the accompanying Drawing is shown a bicycle with my improvements applied
to only one side thereof; but if desired, similar supporting rods with their actuating
mechanism may be fitted upon each side.

page_text: The support hereinbefore described can be easily attached to or detached from a
bicycle after it has once been fitted thereto; and the said support may be fitted to
a bicycle during its construction, or it may be fitted to one that has already been
in use.
The mechanism hereinbefore described is operated as follows:-When it is
required to raise the supporting rods A and B the hand lever o is raised, which first
causes the locking plate n to turn upon the pin 7 until it is clear of the pin or
axle c; the straight edge of the locking plate n is then in line with the inside edge
of the slot j, and the said plate is in position to bear against the pin m; a further
upward movement of the hand lever o lifts the rod A and locking plate c, the said
rod being thus raised until the hook is clear of the pin r, and, the pin m reaches.
the curved part of the slot q. The rod A. is now at a sufficient height above the
ground to perinit of the second movement of the hand lever o, which is a backward
and slightly downward movement by which the rod A is brought parallel with the
rod B; the pin m is then at the end of the slot q. In order to raise the two
supporting rods into their proper position to be secured, the hand lever o is now
moved downward until the connecting rod p comes against the stop s. The rods
may be secured when up by any suitable means, the method I have shown is by a
hook t upon the hand lever o, the said hook being made sufficiently elastic to allow
of its being forced past the standard e by the last movement of the hand lever, and
then catching upon the said standard, and thereby retaining the rods in the desired
position. The reverse of the movements above described will bring the supporting
rods down into position for holding up the bicycle, and will secure them in this
position by means of the plate n hooking or locking under the pin or axle c, as
shewn in Figure 3, and the hook k catching over the pin r, as shewn in Figure 2.
The locking plate n is made of sufficient length to prevent it from catching on the
pin or axle c while it is being raised or lowered.
Having now described the nature, and object of my said Invention and in what
manner it may be carried into practical effect, I wish it to be understood that I do
not confine myself to the precise details herein described, but what I claim is,-
First. A bicycle provided with means for supporting it when desired, such
support being attached to and carried by the bicycle, substantially as specified.
Second. A support for a bicycle attached thereto and carried thereby, sub-
stantially as specified.
Third. The supporting rods in combination with mechanism for raising and
lowering them at will, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said Hubert Haes, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Third day of March, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty two.
HUBERT HAES. (L.S.)