Improvements in and relating to Velocipedes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 26th Jan. 1892-Accepted, 27th Feb.. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Velocipedes.
I DANIEL ALBONE, of the Ivel Hotel Biggleswade in the County of Bedford-
shire, Hotel Proprietor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to an improved seat for carrying a child as a passenger on
a front-steering cycle, and it consists of a seat preferably made of basket or wicker-
work mounted on an iron frame adapted to be attached to the front of the handle
bar of the cycle, by any form of simple clip adapted to embrace the said bar. The
iron frame is extended below the seat to carry a platform for the feet. This plat-
form is cut away in the centre to allow of the seat being brought as near down to
the periphery of the steering wheel as possible, in order that the centre of gravity
may be kept as low as possible. The "cut away" portion of the platform is closed
by a suitable cover preferably forming part of the said platform, and the said cover
together with the sides of the platform form suitable recesses for the feet of the
child.
The seat, or the frame carrying it, is carried on a fork attached to the axle of
the steering wheel outside the prongs of the main fork, a spring of rubber or metal
being interposed between the crown of the fork and the seat or frame. The fork is
attached to the seat, or to the frame carrying it, in such a position that it is vertical
with the horizontal plane and thus directly supports the weight carried on the seat,
the connections to the handle bar being merely to support the back of the seat
and steady it.
In order that this seat may be adapted to all machines having a single front-
steering wheel, the fork carrying it is made adjustable in length in any convenient
manner, and the width of the fork and also of the clearance in the platform is such
that the seat may be used with any type of tyre. The attachments to the handle
bar are also made adjustable both in diameter and height so that this seat may
be fitted to machines with any sized handle bar, or with any length of steering
pillar.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E., ETC.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70-72, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Velocipedes.
I DANIEL ALBONE of the Ivel Hotel, Biggleswade, in the County of Bedford-
shire, Hotel Proprietor, do hereby 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 an improved seat for carrying a child as a passenger on
a front-steering cycle, and it consists of a seat preferably made of basket or wicker
work mounted on an iron frame adapted to be attached to the front of the handle
bar of the cycle by any form of simple clip adapted to embrace the said bar. The
iron frame is extended below the seat to carry a platform for the feet. This plat-
form is cut away in the centre to allow of the seat being brought close down to
the periphery of the steering wheel in order that the centre of gravity may be

page_text: kept as low as possible. The "cut away" portion of the platform is closed by a
suitable cover preferably forming part of the said platform, and the said cover
together with the sides of the platform form suitable recesses for the feet of the
child.
The seat, or the frame carrying it, is carried on a fork attached to the axle of
the steering wheel outside the prongs of the main fork, a spring of rubber or metal
being interposed between the crown of the fork and the seat or frame. The fork
is attached to the seat, or to the frame carrying it, in such a position that it is
vertical with the horizontal plane and thus directly supports the weight carried on
the seat, the connections to the handle bar being merely to support the back of the
seat and steady it.
In order that this seat may be adapted to all machines having a single front-
steering wheel, the fork carrying it is made adjustable in length in any convenient
manner and the width of the fork and also of the clearance in the platform is such
that the seat may be used with any type of tyre. The attachments to the handle
bar are also made adjustable both in diameter and height so that this seat may
be fitted to machines with any sized handle bar or with any length of steering
pillar.
In order that my invention may be fully understood i append a drawing hereto
showing how it is carried into practical effect.
In the drawing
Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing the application of my carrier to a
rear driving safety bicycle.
Figure 2 is a view in perspective of the carrier alone.
Figures 3, 4, and 5 are views in side & back elevation and plan respectively of
the carrier, and
Figure 6 is a view showing the construction of the metal framework when the
carrier is made of wicker or basketwork.
Throughout these views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
Referring to the drawings. A designates the seat. B designates the platform the
centre of which is cut away. and covered in, forming a recess b to fit over the
steering wheel of the cycle. The covered in portion of the platform forms with
the sides thereof two recesses 'b' for the feet of the child. The seat A is carried
by a vertical fork C adapted to be fixed to the axle of the steering wheel. The
prongs of this fork may if desired be made adjustable in length so as to fit a
machine with any sized steering wheel. This fork is bolted to the underside of
the seat as illustrated, and if the cycle to which it is to be fitted has not pneumatic
tyres a block of rubber is inserted between the crown of the said fork and the
underside of the seat. To the back of the seat A are fixed two arms D, D,
carrying adjustable clips d, d, adapted to embrace the handle bar of the machine
and so steady and support the carrier. These arms are fixed to the back of the
seat by bolts passing through the back of the seat at the desired positions. As a
modification the arms may be made adjustable in length.
It will be seen that with this carrier the centre of gravity of the machine and
rider is not materially raised, and therefore the stability of the machine is not
impaired.
I do not limit myself to the use of any particular material for the construction of
the carrier neither do I bind myself to attach or support it in the specific manner
herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing, but I hold
myself at liberty to make such modifications as fairly fall within the spirit and
scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improved child carrier as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
accompanying drawing.

page_text: 2. In a child carrier adapted to be fixed over the steering wheel of a cycle, the
combination with the seat, of a platform recessed to receive the steering wheel and
form pockets or recesses for the feet of the child, as set forth.
Dated this 27th day of January 1892.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.