An Improved Wall Bracket for Suspending Cycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Wall Bracket for Suspending Cycles.
I, JOHN WILLIAM NESHAM, of Bright Street, Middlesbrough-on-Tees, in the
County of York, Cycle Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
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This Invention relates to a bracket adapted by its shape and construction to be
slung from a peg or hook in the wall and when in position to be used as a means
of suspending cycles broadside against the wall or equivalent structure.
The bracket when constructed according to my invention can be detachably
secured in position and be folded up when not in use, so as to hang against the
wall without projecting inconveniently therefrom.
The cycle bracket consists of a skeleton or open bar frame which takes any
convenient form such as two sides of a triangle at the point or apex of which is
an opening or eye to slip the bracket on to the peg or hook in the wall from which
the diverging sides extend downwards alongside the wall or wall framing to some
convenient length to serve as hanger bars with their lower ends projected outwards
rigidly for a short distance so as to form elbows and by a hinged connection for
a greater distance the parts so extending therefrom serving as fore bars to the
hanger bars and terminating each in a claw or hook from which the cycle is
slung clear of the ground or floor level. These fore bars are so hinged at the
elbows that they can be turned upwards flush with the hanger bars when not in
use, but when the outward position is reached for sustaining the cycle the inner
ends of the fore bars engage with stop pins or their equivalents on the hanger bars
of the bracket frame by means of which they become rigid in the direction
required to take the weight of the cycle.
The bracket can be attached to a horizontal surface such as a roof or ceiling,
and can take one or more machines. The frame could take the form of a bar from
which any number of hangers could be suspended.
Rubber tipped ends are slipped onto the claws to protect the enamel of the
machine.
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page_text: and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This Invention relates to a bracket adapted by its shape and construction to be
slung from a peg or hook in the wall and when in position to be used as a means
of suspending cycles broadside against the wall or equivalent structure.
The bracket when constructed according to my invention can be detachably
secured in position and be folded up when not in use, so as to hang against the
wall without projecting, inconveniently therefrom.
I will in describing my invention refer to the annexed sheet of drawings in
which Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate my improved cycle bracket in one form whilst
modifications thereof are shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The cycle bracket as shown in
Figs. 1 and 2 consists of a skeleton or open bar frame a a which takes any con-
venient form such as two sides of a triangle at the point or apex of which is an
opening or eye b to slip the bracket on the peg or hook c in the wall from which.
the diverging sides extend downwards alongside the wall or wall framing to some
convenient length to serve as hanger bars with their lower ends d d projected
outwards rigidly for a short distance so as to form elbows and by a hinged con-
nection at e for a greater distance the parts f f so extending therefrom serving
as forebars to the hanger bars and terminating each in a claw g from which the
cycle is slung clear of the ground or floor level. These forebars are so hinged
at the elbows that they can be turned upwards flush with the hanger bars when
not in use as shown in Fig. 2 but when the outward position is reached for sustain-
ing the cycle the inner ends of the fore-bars engage with stop pins h. or their
equivalents on the hanger bars of the bracket frame by means of which they
become rigid in the direction required to take the weight of the cycle.
The bracket can be attached to a horizontal surface such as a roof or ceiling or
be mounted on a standard and can take one or more machines. The frame could
take the form of a bar from which any number of hangers could be suspended.
Modifications of this kind are illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. In these construc-
tions the hinged joint and forebar arrangement is dispensed with, each arm
terminating in an eye at B. by which it fits on to the pin c. the outer end ter-
minating in a claw gas before. Two such bars are used together for supporting
a cycle in the manner shown in Fig. 3. When not in use the bars can be folded
together or set apart flat against the wall.
Where a standard is used as in Figure 4 other two bars can be conveniently
fitted to the same pin, and, all folded together when not in use.
The claws are
provided with rubber gloves to protect the enamel of the machines.
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:
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A cycle bracket adapted by its shape and construction to be detachably secured
in position and be folded up when not in use the arms of which terminate in
claws which are preferably provided with rubber gloves substantially as herein-
before described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 19th dow of Ontahan 1907
G. J. CLARKSON,
Chartered Patent Agent, Stockton-on-Tees and Hull,
Agent for the Applicant.