Improvements in Saddles for Cycles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 15th May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 29th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 29th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Saddles for Cycles.
I, James MCCLELLAND, 3 Alloa Street Clifton Park Avenue, Belfast, Metal
Merchant and Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Whereas saddles now commonly used for cycles consist of suitably formed strips
of leather stretched across hard spring frames it is intended in this invention to
do entirely away with such strips, frames and springs and provide in their place a
suitably formed saddle moulded of woodite, whaelite, vulcanite, india rubber or other
suitable flexible material made hollow, filled with air and provided with suitable
apparatus for pumping up when necessary.
The moulded material may be stiffened if necessary by being thickened at certain
parts or by embedding one or more wires in it so as to secure the proper strength
without the hardness and rigidity of parts of the present saddles. À pocket, if
desired, may be moulded in one piece with the saddle and be provided with a flap
covering so as to serve as a tool bag instead of having the bag separate from the
saddle as at present.
Dated this 14th day of May 1890.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Saddles for Cycles.
JAMES MCCLELLAND Metal Merchant and Agent 8 Garfield Chambers Royal
Avenue Belfast, 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:
Whereas saddles for cycles now commonly used consist of suitably formed strips of
leather stretched across hard spring frames it is intended in this invention to do
entirely away with such strips frames and springs and provide in their place a
suitably formed saddle moulded of woodite whaelite, vulcanite, india rubber or other
suitable flexible material made hollow and filled with air and provided with suitable
means for pumping up when necessary.
The moulded material may be stiffened if necessary by being thickened at certain
parts or by embedding one or more wires in it so as to secure the proper strength
without the hardness and rigidity of parts of the present saddles.
The saddle will be moulded in one piece and will conform in general outline to the
shape of existing saddles and will have two or three longitudinal grooves meeting in
a circular recess in centre of seat-these grooves serving as air channels.
.
The saddles may be inflated more or less according to the weight of the rider
rendering a greater or less amount of stiffness necessary, and it will be supported by
a metal plate being fastened thereto by cement such as is used for fixing the rubber
tyres to wheels of machines. This plate may be of either cast or wrought iron, steel
or brass and will be attached to the machine in the same way as the plate carrying
the ordinary saddle.
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
1 claim is :-
First. A hollow cycle saddle moulded in one piece and with longitudinal grooves

page_text: meeting in circular recess in centre of seat and filled with air, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
Second. The use of woodite, whaelite, vulcanite, india rubber or other mouldable
flexible materials in which wire or other strengthening material may be if necessary
embedded for the formation of such hollow cycle saddles.
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320
1000
Witness,
RICHARD L. MONTGOMERY,
35, New King Street, Belfast, Clerk.
JAMES MCCLELLAND.