Improvement in Clips for Connecting Saddles or Seats to the L Pin of Bicycles, Tricycles, and Velocipedes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 24th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Clips for Connecting Saddles or Seats to the L Pin
of Bicycles, Tricycles, and Velocipedes.
:
EDWARD LYCETT 105 Yardley Road Smallheath Birmingham Commercial'
Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of the combination of parts hereinafter described for an
improvement in clips for connecting saddles or seats to the L pin of bicycles,
tricycles and velocipedes.-The object of my combination of parts being to produce
a simple, effecient and inexpensive clip.
:
My invention consists of three parts. No. I is a metal ring, half round
or flat metal with a projection of suitable, length, split or solid which is
threaded and fitted with a nut and washer. No. 2 part is a piece of metal with a
hole in the centre large enough to admit threaded projection of part No. 1. The top '
of No. 2 is V shaped in middle with a round base raised-the lower part at outer
edges is grooved so as to clip frame of saddle either round wire or plates.
No. 3 part consists of a flat peice of metal with a groove on top of the two sides to -
grip frame of saddle, corresponding with grooved of part No. 2. Part No. 1. is.
placed round L pin of saddle projection downwards. Part No. 2 is threaded.
through the hole in centre, the grooved edges resting on frame, the. V shaped part
being against the pin, No. 3 part is then threaded through hole in centre by
projection on No. 1 the grooved fitting underneath frame of saddle the washer is
placed on screw, and the nut tightened. The pressure thus caused against part
No. 3. causes No. 1 and No. 2 to grip the pin and No. 2 and No. 3, to grip the
frame making simple and effective clip. I make a projection and groove on No. 2
and No. 3 at each end, to cause them to fall into exact position. Part No. 1
bearing against (No. 2.) V shaped part allows it to grip several sized L pins. I
claim to use this Patent upside down if preferred.
Dated this 24th day of April 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Clips for Connecting Saddles or Seats to the ✓ Pin
of Bicycles, Tricycles, and Velocipedes.
EDWARD LYCETT Traveller 105 Yardley Road Smallheath Birmingham. I do
hèreby 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:
My invention relates to the attachment of saddles to bicycles tricycles and the
like vehicles and consists of an improved combination clamp or clip capable of
firmly securing the saddle to the pin of the frame and also capable of easy
adjustment to replate the pitch of the saddle.
My improved clamp, which is constructed of any suitable metal, consists first in
an eyelet or ring of suitable diameter to encircle the L pin of the machine, the
said eyelet being provided with a shaft threaded to engage with a nut.
Second in a pair of dove-tailing plates through which the shaft of the said
eyelet passes and third of a nut to screw on the end of the shaft of the eyelet.

page_text: The accompanying drawings serve to illustrate my invention in which
Fig. 1. is a front elevation of my improved clamp.
Fig. 2. a side elevation of the same shewing the manner in which the springs of
the saddle are gripped.
Fig. 3. is a plan of the clamp when attached to a saddle the leather cover of
which is removed.
In the drawings a. is the upper plate and b. the lower plato with lugs to engage the
plate a. the two plates being provided with depressions on their inner sides to
cecivo and grip the wire frame of the saddle.
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c. is an eyelet or ring which may be readily changed according to the diameter
of the pin which it is required to grip.
The shaft of the eyelet is provided with a thread on which works the nut d. so
that it will be seen, upon the tightening of this nut the ring c. grips firmly the
L pin of the machine whilst the two plates a &b grip the wire frame of the
Baddle.
The pitch of the saddle can be readily adjusted by loosening the nut d when
the saddle can be either drawn forward or backwards through the two plates a & h.
And
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim as my invention is :-
A saddle clip for bicycles tricycles and the like consisting of an eyelet to grip
the pin, a pair of plates to grip the frame of the saddle and a nut for securing
and adjusting the same all constructed, combined, and operating substantially as
-described.