An Improved Stand or Frame for Supporting Cycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stand or Frame for Supporting Cycles.
I, ROBERT JAMES MITCHELL, of Atterby Terrace, Stockton-on-Tees, in the
County of Durham, Clothier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to a cycle stand of the kind in use for supporting and
retaining safety and the like bicycles in a fixed and erect position.
The object in view is to construct a cycle stand in the form of an open frame of
simple and cheap construction which when opened out and placed on the floor is
adapted to receive the cycle wheel within a frame or dock in which the tyre is
gripped and the cycle wheel supported and retained in the vertical or erect posi-
tion, the wheel being incapable of movement in any direction until lifted clear of
the cycle stand. But the stand unless required to be made rigid in all its parts
can be folded up for the purpose of packing storage or for being hung up out of
the way when not in use.
In a cycle stand constructed according to my invention the frame or opening for
the reception of the wheel, and which I will for convenience term the dock, con-
sists of an open frame of the proper width to receive the tyre of an ordinary pneu-
matic cycle which fits in between the two sides of the frame or dock so that no side-
ward movement of the wheel can take place within the said frame or dock. This
dock is mounted on legs or struts which are splayed out and suitably inclined to
require the requisite base of support, the struts in front being higher and longer
than those behind so that the frame forming the dock is placed at an incline thus
gripping the tyre of the wheel at or near the ground level at one part and at a
suitably higher level at another part, so as to embrace a sufficient section of the
circumference of the tyre to hold it up, the tyre being in contact with the ends of
the dock as well as the sides. It will thus be seen that the wheel can have no
movement whilst in the dock of the stand, either sideways or endways. Upon the
distance between the ends of the dock combined with the angle at which the
frame is set depends whether and how far the cycle wheel is lifted clear of
the ground.
The upper connection of the long struts may be rigidly fixed to the sides of the
dock frame, or may be elbowed over into line with them and pivotted thereto,
pins on the struts taking or supporting the sides of the dock when the stand is
opened out and placed in position for use, otherwise the frame can be doubled over
and folded against the longer struts. The shorter struts are preferably rigid and
near enough in line with the deck frame not to prevent the stand being compactly
folded up.

page_text: An Improved Stand or Frame for Supporting Cycles.
I, ROBERT JAMES MITCHELL, of Atterby Terrace, Stockton-on-Tees, in the
County of Durham, Clothier, 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:-
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This invention relates to a cycle stand of the kind in use for supporting and
retaining safety and the like bicycles in a fixed and erect position.
The object in view is to construct a cycle stand in the form of an open frame of
simple and cheap construction which when opened out and placed on the floor is
adapted to receive the cycle wheel supported and retained in the vertical or erect
position the wheel being incapable of movement in any direction until wheeled
clear of the cycle stand. But the stand unless required to be made rigid in all its
parts can be folded up for the purpose of packing, storage or for being hung up out
of the way when not in use.
Having thus described the nature and utility of my invention I will now proceed
to further describe the same by referring to the accompanying drawing in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a corresponding plan view of a cycle stand
constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 3 illustrates my stand in the
position of supporting a cycle of the usual construction.
In the drawing a represents the frame or opening for the reception of the wheel,
and which I will for convenience term the dock. This dock consists of an open
frame of the proper width to receive the tyre of an ordinary pneumatic cycle which
fits in between the two sides of the frame or dock so that no sideward movement
of the wheel can take place within the said frame or dock. This dock is mounted
on legs or struts which are splayed out and suitably inclined to provide the
requisite base of support, the struts being of such height that the frame forming
the dock is placed at an incline thus gripping the tyre of the wheel at or near the
ground level at one part a¹, and at a suitably higher level at another part a² so as
to embrace a sufficient section of the circumference of the tyre to hold it up the
tyre being in contact with the ends of the dock as well as the sides. It will thus
be seen that the wheel can have no movement whilst in the dock of the stand either
sideways or endways. Upon the distance between the ends of the dock a¹ and a²
combined with the angle at which the frame is set depends whether and how far
the cycle wheel is lifted clear of the ground.
The upper connection of the struts b may be rigidly fixed to the sides of the
dock frame a or may be elbowed over into line with them and pivotted thereto as
shown at c; pins d on the struts taking or supporting the sides of the dock when
the stand is opened out and placed in position for use, otherwise the frame can be
doubled over and folded against the struts. If shorter struts are used at the lower
end these are preferably rigid. It is obvious that the stand can accommodate
either the front or back wheel of the cycle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
A stand or support for cycles in which the open frame or dock a is mounted at
a suitable incline on splayed out legs or struts b, pivotted at c and furnished with

page_text: pins or projections & substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described
with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Date: 19h D
1
1007
G. J. CLARKSON,
Chartered Patent Agent,
Stockton-on-Tees and Hull, Agent for the Applicant.