A New or Improved Safety Apparatus to be Applied to Velocipedes and similar Vehicles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 9th Aug., 1887
Complete Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1887
· PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Safety Apparatus to be Applied to Velocipedes
and similar Vehicles.
JAMES DRAYTON 45 Fore Street Taunton Somerset Watchinaker & Jeweller do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It consists of an apparatus connected to the fork or upper part of the Velocipede or
similar Vehicles by means of arms or cranks connected to a wheel or break in the
front part regulated at the top or side.
To simplify my invention I would describe and illustrate it as follows.
Fig. 1 represents a side view of my invention.
A. represents a handle by means of which my safety apparatus can be adjusted.
B. represents a handle which keeps the apparatus in position. C. C. represents parts
of my apparatus to illustrate its attachment. D. represents fork of wheel E, Fork D.
being pivoted into tube F. which has a spring G. to keep wheel E. in position.
Fig. 2 represents a front view of Fig. 1 with similar fittings and worked in like
manner.
Fig. 3 represents a side view of upper part of Fig. 1.
H. represents a spiral spring by means of which my apparatus rises and falls with
the irregularities of the road, 1. represents a spring by means of which handle B is
kept in recesses I. I.
Fig. 4 represents a plan view of Fig. 3.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Safety Apparatus to be Applied to Velocipedes
and similar Vehicles.
JAMES DRAYTON Jeweller 46 Fore Street Taunton Somerset England do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following state-
ment :-
To simplify my invention I will illustrate it as follows.
Referring to the drawings accompanying my provisional specification No. 1.
represents a side view of invention.
A. represents a Handle which the hand rests on, by means of it, my safety apparatus
can be adjusted.
B. represents a Handle which keeps apparatus in position and when pressed forward
with the thumb releases the tail part of Handle out of recess J, the thumb being taken
off and Handle A. pressed forward it engages into recess J nearer the point of
bar. C. C. one recess J keeps wheel on ground the other recess J. keeps wheel about
three inches off ground.
C. represents parts of my apparatus to illustrate its attachment to a Bicycle, by
means of serows L. L. as shewn in Fig. 5.
D. illustrates Fork of Wheel E. fork D being pivoted into tube F which has a
spring G. which keeps wheel E. in position.
Fig. 2. illustrates a front view of same with similar fittings and marked in like
manner.
Fig. 3. illustrates a side view and upper part of Fig. 1.
H represents a spiral spring by means of which my apparatus rises and falls with
the irregularities of the road.
I. represents a spring by means of which Handle B. is kept in recesses J.
Fig. 4 is a plan view of the apparatus, C. C is the part connected to the upper part
of the Fork K. to the Bicycle, shewn in Fig. 5.
C in Fig. 5 shews its attachment to the lower part of the Fork K as shewn in
Fig. 5.
Fig. 5 represents my invention fixed to a Bicycle by means of screws L. L. which
fixes C. C. to Fork K. and when so fixed the rider is enabled to operate on the
Handles A. and B. for the purpose of preventing the rider from being thrown over
the Handles, by dropping wheel E. on the ground.
D represents Fork of wheel E pivoted into tube F.
G is a spring which keeps wheel E in position.
1 is a spring which keeps handle B in recesses J.
Inside the Spiral Spring H. is a cylinder N. as shewn
of cylinder N. Stud M. is fastened as shewn in Fig. 2.
Handle B. is pivoted on Stud M as shewn in Fig. 2.
in Fig. 3 and 4 on one end
When handle B. is pressed

page_text: forward the tail of handle B rises out of recess J, then handle A, Spiral Spring H,
Cylinder N, Spring I moves forward on point of C. C, as shewn in Fig. 4 and 5, the
thumb being taken off handle B, the spring I presses the tail of handle B into
recess J nearer the point of bar C. C. keeping cylinder N stationary as shewn in
3 4.
Fig is an und hole just under handle A which moves over cylinder N. allowing
wheel E to rise and fall with the irregularities of the road.
Spiral Spring H keeps upper part of the apparatus forward causing the wheel E to
keep on the ground when fail of handle B. engages into recess J. nearest point of bar
of C. C. as shewn in Fig. 4. The apparatus moves on screw L, as shewn in Fig. 1.
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 I claim is,
A new or improved safety apparatus to be attached to Velocipedes and similar
Vehicles for the purpose of preventing the Bicycle or rider from tipping forward and
to prevent the rider from being thrown over the Handles, as described and
illustrated.
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