Improvements in Bicycle Daddies.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Bicycle Daddies.
I, WILLIAM NELSON MOORE, of 615 Seventh Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.,
in the United States of America, 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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My invention relates to improvements in Bicycle Saddles, and the objects of my
invention are to provide a saddle, which can be adjusted instantly to suit any sized
rider and which will remain at the desired adjustment under all conditions ;
further to provide a saddle which will be of ornamental and attractive appearance
and which can be readily applied and detached; further to provide a saddle which
will insure proper ventilation; further to provide a saddle which may be adjusted
to make the seat sections or tops hard or soft as the rider desires; further to provide
a saddle which will be of inexpensive, simple and durable construction and which
will support the body of any rider directly upon the pelvic bones and remove all
harmful pressure, thus producing a saddle which can be used by all riders and
which will prove practical, healthful and comfortable.
To attain the desired objects the invention consists of a bicycle saddle embodying
novel features of construction and combination of parts substantially as disclosed
herein,
In order that the construction and numerous advantages of my bicycle saddle
may be readily understood and appreciated I invite attention to the accompanying
drawings in which :-
Fig. 1 represents a top plan view of my improved bicycle saddle.
Fig. 2 represents a bottom plan thereof; and
Fig. 3 represents a side elevation.
Referring by letter to the drawings:--
A designates the cross-piece or support, which is curved or segmental in form
and is arranged transversely with reference to the machine and is formed or
provided with the lug B, provided with the opening to receive the usual post and
having the clamping or binding screw C, for rigidly securing the support...
Mounted upon the support on each side are the clamps D, which are provided
with binding blocks E, and with clamping screws F, which clamps act upon the
springs G, to hold said springs in any desired position.
The clamps D, are preferably made from a single block of material and are
provided with the upper longitudinally-disposed opening in which fits the spring G,
and the clamping or binding block E, and the clamps are further provided with
the lower transversely-disposed opening in which fits the cross-piece A upon which
bears the clamping-screw F, as most clearly shown in Figure 3.
To the rear ends of the springs are rigidly connected the plates H, and to the

page_text: forward ends of the springs are connected the adjusting devices J, and to the
adjusting devices and the plates are connected the tops or covers K. The purpose
of the adjusting devices is to take up slack or wear on the leather tops and always
retain them in the proper stretched position and also to permit the tops to be
made soft or stiff according to the desires of the rider.
The adjusting devices J, consist of a screw J', which is connected to each end of
the spring at L, and to the saddle-top at M, and when a key is inserted on the
portion J, of said adjusting devices the screw can be turned and the leather
stretched and by turning the screw in the opposite direction the leather may be
made loose, thereby permitting the saddle-tops or covers to be made hard or soft,
as the rider desires.
From the description and drawings it is evident that I provide a saddle of
simple and inexpensive construction which is capable of every adjustment to
universally adapt it to any sized rider and to any desired position the rider may
wish, which removes all harmful pressure and imposes the weight directly upon
the pelvic bones under which I provide a spring or cushion which positively
removes shocks or jars and insures easy, comfortable and healthful effects, which
provides proper ventilation and in fact overcomes all defects in saddles in general
use making the saddle absolutely perfect.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A bicycle consisting of a rigid or stationary curved support, two saddle
sections mounted upon said support and constructed to have their rear ends spread
apart and front ends closed and also capable of lateral, longitudinal and incline
adjustments directly on said support.
2. A bicycle saddle consisting of a support adapted to be rigidly connected to
the frame, two saddle sections mounted upon said support and constructed to be
adjusted laterally, longitudinally and to various inclines upon said support.
3. A bicycle saddle consisting of a cylindrical curved support, clamps having
transverse openings to fit on the support and longitudinal openings, springs
arranged in said openings and carrying the seat sections; whereby by the manipu-
lation of the clamps the seat sections may be adjusted laterally, longitudinally
and to various inclines and may be spread at the rear and closed at the front
without moving the support.
4. A bicycle saddle consisting of a transverse support adapted to be rigidly
connected to the frame, two seat sections mounted upon said support and capable
of lateral, longitudinal and incline adjustments directly on said support and
adjusting devices, for making the seat sections yielding or stiff.
5. A bicycle saddle consisting of a support, two springs mounted upon said
support, two seat sections carried by the springs, and clamps surrounding the
springs and support constructed to permit each section to be adjusted laterally,
longitudinally and to various inclines by manipulation solely of the clamps.
6. A bicycle saddle consisting of a cylindrical curved support, clamps having
transverse openings to fit on said support and longitudinal openings, springs
arranged in said openings and carrying the seat sections and adjusting devices
for the sections; whereby the sections may be adjusted longitudinally, laterally
and to various inclines.
7. A bicycle saddle consisting of a support adapted to be rigidly connected to
the frame of a bicycle, and two seat sections mounted independently upon said
support of every possible adjustment without affecting or moving the support.
8. A bicycle saddle consisting of the support, clamps adjustable on said support
in any and all directions, springs mounted in and carried by said clamps, and seat
sections connected to the springs.
9. A bicycle saddle consisting of a support, springs carrying seat tops or

page_text: sections, and clamps surrounding the support and springs and permitting the seat
sections to be adjusted to any desired position on the support.
Dated this 9th day of March 1897
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CHARLES JUNGE,
Agent for Applicant.