Improvements in Cycle Bosses or Clips.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 12th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1896
Improvements in Cycle Bosses or Clips.
We, THOMAS MIDDLEMORE, of 101 Holloway Head, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, and CHARLES ROSSITER, of Little Park Street, Coventry, in the
County of Warwick, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:
Our invention relates to cycle bosses or clips suitable for use with an L-pin or
an upright pillar, and our object is to produce a simple and effective boss or
clip which can be applied indifferently to either an L-pin or an upright pillar.
In one construction carrying our invention into effect we provide two opposing
clipping pieces which slip on to the L-pin. Each piece has a curved groove on
its outside surface, shaped to fit the bent portion of a saddle wire. The wires are
fitted outside of these clipping pieces, and they are pressed into the grooves by
two plates, each of which has a similar groove. The plates are pulled together
by bolts which cause the plates to press upon the wires, and cause the wires to
press upon the internal clipping pieces, thus forcing the clipping pieces against the
L-pin. In this manner two bolts with suitable nuts hold together the saddle wires
and cause the clipping pieces to bite firmly upon the L-pin within them or an
upright pillar.
The tilting of the saddle is effected by moving the bent part of the saddle wires
in the grooves in the usual manner.
To make the bosses applicable indifferently to a horizontal or L-pin and a
vertical pillar, the clipping pieces are provided with semi-circular surfaces or
recesses at right angles to each other, so that it is only necessary to fit the L-pin
or the upright pillar into either one recess or the other, so that without alteration
the boss can be attached indifferently to either. The alteration may also be
effected by providing sets of grooves at or near right angles to each other to take
the wires in different positions.
1000
We, THOMAS MIDDLEMORE, of 101 Holloway Head, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, and CHARLES ROSSITER, of Little Park Street, Coventry, in the
5 County of Warwick, Engineer, 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:-
Our invention relates to cycle bosses or clips suitable for use with an L-pin

page_text: or an upright pillar and our object is to produce a simple and effective boss
or clip which can be applied indifferently to either an L-pin or an upright
pillar.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter
referred to;-
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 a front or end elevation representing
one form of our improved cycle saddle boss or clip.
Figure 3 is a side elevation and Figure 4 an end elevation of the bolt plates.
Figure 5 is a sectional end elevation of the boss with the bolts removed.
Figure 6 is a side elevation and Figure 7 an end elevation of one of the clipping
pieces.
The same reference letters in the different views indicate the same parts.
In carrying our invention into effect we provide two opposing clipping pieces
such as A A which slip on to the L-pin. Each piece has a curved groove Bon
its outside surface, shaped to fit the bent portion of a saddle wire. The wires
are fitted on the outside of the clipping pieces A A' and they are pressed into the
grooves B by two plates C C¹ each of which has a similar groove. The plates
are pulled together by bolts D D' which cause the plates to press upon the wires,
and the wires to press upon the internal clipping pieces A A' which are thus
forced against the L-pin. In this manner two bolts with suitable nuts secure
the saddle wires and cause the clipping pieces to bite firmly upon the L-pin
or pillar.
The tilting of the saddle is effected by releasing the bolts D D' and moving the
saddle wires to the required position in the grooves where they are again clamped
and secured by means of the bolts.
To make the bosses applicable indifferently to a horizontal or L-pin and a
vertical pillar, the clipping pieces are provided with semi-circular surfaces or
recesses at right angles or nearly so to each other, thus forming two clear ways
through the boss as indicated by the dotted centre lines a b and c d at Figure 1.
We sometimes provide a second pair or set of curved grooves similar to the
grooves B but in a position about at right angles to the same; the adjustment
from an L-pin to an upright pillar can then be effected by removing the
saddle wires from one pair of grooves and placing and securing them in the other
pair or set.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A cycle saddle boss or clip adapted for use both with an L-pin and with an
upright pillar substantially as described.
2. In cycle saddle bosses or clips the combination of a pair of clipping pieces
such as A A¹ with plates C C₁ and bolts D D substantially as and for the purposes
described and as illustrated.
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.