Attaching to the Frame of Velocipedes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Attaching to the Frame of Velocipedes.
I WILLIAM HENRY CODDINGTON of N° 11, Montpellier Terrace, Brighton in the
County of Sussex, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
A NEW OR IMPROVED EXPANDING FRAME and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
Referring to the Drawings,
Fig. 1 is a section of the Bars or Rods of the Back, Front & Bottom (cut across
at the centre of Frame) and an elevation added of the Side Frames (expanded) and
the Supporting brackets.
Fig. 2 is a plan for one half of the Frame (the second half being similar) of the
parts delineated in Fig. 1. with the addition of the hinge-adjuster.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the Side Frame (closed) with the hinge-adjuster and
supporting brackets.
Fig. 4 is a plan for one half of the Frame (the second half being similar) of the
parts delineated in Fig. 3.
Fig. 5. is an elevation of the end portion of the Back with the lugs and hinge-
adjuster in place.
The Back is marked A is made of one single piece with enlarged ends and with
a pair of lugs or eyes at top & bottom near each end, having holes at the centre
point between the pair of lugs for the bolt securing the hinge-adjusters D and also
holes for the bolts or rivets securing it to the part of the supporting brackets
marked E-The Hinge-adjuster is marked D is made of one circular piece with
short projecting handle, with two notches cut out of the circumference and two
inclined planes made on and along the edge, it revolves round the bolt which
secures it to the Back-The Supporting Brackets are made in two pieces shaped
like nutcrackers with a bolt and a fly nut, the top piece is marked F and is hinged
at H to the bottom piece marked E which latter is lengthened and turned-up to
carry the Back and to which it is secured firmly, at a convenient point with a rivet
or ordinary screwed bolt & nut; the top piece F is made to tighten-down towards
the bottom piece E by neaus of the screwed bolt and fly nut marked G.
Duins G21

page_text: The Sides are made up of the series of flat bars or rods marked B those at back
are wider than those nearer the front, each bar excepting the first & last has three
holes for the rivets fastening each to the other and for the ends of the bars forming
the Front & Bottom, washers are placed between the bars at all crossings; the two
first bars are short with only two holes, but have projecting knuckles formed for
stopping against the Back when the Frame is expanded or against the Hinge-
adjuster when the Frame is partly or fully closed, the two last bars are only
half lengths with holes at each end for the ends of the bars forming the Front
& Bottom of the Frame.
The Front is made of the two bars or rods marked K (the outside one is extra
strong) they are reduced at each end to pass through the holes in the two last bars
forming the Sides and are rivetted-down after passing through.
The Bottom is made up of the series of bars or rods marked C. (the first one is
extra strong) they are reduced at each end to pass through the holes at bottom-ends
of the bars forming the Sides and are rivetted-down after passing through.
The Frame is constructed of any suitable Metal, Wood or Material and is
especially suited for carrying light Articles on any Bicycle, Tricycle or other such
Machine or carriage or on or in any other conveyance and is also suited for fixing
up to any ordinary support-It is attached to a round bar by passing the top
-portion of the supporting brackets over the Bar and then screwing-down the fly
nut G, it is attached to any flat surface by ordinary screws or rivets or by bolts &
nuts passing through the back A It is expanded by first turning-down the handles
of the hinge-adjusters D so as to free the action of the Side bars and by then
pulling forward the Front bar K It is closed or held at any intermediate position
by pushing back the Front bar K and then turning up the handles of the hinge-
adjusters D until the knuckles on the first Side-bars are locked in position-It is
suited for carrying any light Articles with or without any loose lining or covering
resting on the bars or rods or with any fixed or attached lining or covering secured
to the Bars or rods or it is suited for carrying a small Bag, Box or Valise in which
to place the Articles to be carried,
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
The construction and employment of Expanding Frames having Lattice Side
Bars, Hinge-adjusters, and Nutcracker supporting Brackets substantially as before
described and illustrated in the Drawings.