Improvements in Toe Clips for Velocipede Pedals.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 25th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 20th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 25th May, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toe Clips for Velocipede Pedals.
I, JOHN JAMES HENRY STURMEY, of Coventry, in the County of Warwick,
Journalist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved toe clip for use on velocipede pedals, and it
consists of a length of steel plate or wire bent at one end to form a clip to embrace
the toe of the rider's foot, and shaped at the other end to form a spring clip
adapted to embrace the barrel surrounding the pedal pin, the object being to
obtain a toe clip of a light weight and easy attachment to or detachment from the
pedal.
I attain this end by taking a strip of spring steel about three quarters to one
inch in width and of about 22 gauge, and I bend one end of this strip over to form
a clip adapted to receive the toe of the rider's foot, and the other end I shape to
form a spring clip of a suitable size to be sprung on to and engage with the barrel
of the pedal pin. This toe clip after being sprung on to the barrel of the pedal
pin is pressed down until it bears on and extends over the front bar of the pedal.
As a modification of this construction I form the toe clip out of a piece of metal
of increased width which is split for a portion of its length; the two parts are spread
out and the ends thereof are bent to form spring clips and the other end is bent to
form the toe clip thus giving a double support on the pedal.
As a further modification the toe clip may be made out of one or more pieces of
steel wire shaped to form the toe clip and the spring clip or clips adapted to
embrace the band of the pedal pin.
In my improved toe clip I prefer to make the toe piece slightly out of centre
with the spring clips so as to fit the shape of the foot, in which case each pair of
toe clips require to be made right and left-handed, which is effected by turning over
the part adapted to form the toe piece in the one clip a different direction with
respect to the spring clip than in the other clip.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toe Clips for Velocipede Pedals.
I, JOHN JAMES HENRY STURMEY, of Coventry, in the County of Warwick,
Journalist, 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 toe clip for use on velocipede pedals, and it
consists of a metal strip or plate, or a length of wire bent at one end to form a clip
to embrace the toe of the rider's foot, and shaped at the other end to form a spring
clip adapted to embrace the barrel surrounding the pedal pin, the object being to
obtain a toe clip of a light weight and of easy attachment to or detachment from
the pedal without the use of a spanner or other tool.

page_text: In the accompanying drawing which shows-by way of illustration only-some
methods of carrying my invention into practical effect :-
Figures 1 and 2 are views in side elevation and plan respectively of one form my
invention may assume, and
Figures 3 and 4, 5 and 6 and 7 and 8 are respectively similar views of
modifications thereof.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2. I take a strip of sheet steel or other metal A and
I turn one end of it over to form a clip B for the toe, and I fashion or shape the
other end of the strip of metal A to form a spring clip C adapted to embrace the
pedal pin barrel as shown.
As a modification the metal strip A may be split for a portion of its length and
spread out to form two spring clips C, C, as shown by Figures 3 and 4.
Instead of making the spring clip C out of the metal strip A it may be made out
of a separate piece and rivetted or otherwise fixed to the strip A as shown by
Figures 5 and 6. This facilitates the hardening and tempering of the spring clip
and allows the part forming the toe clip to be made of any metal.
The width of the strip A whether divided or undivided is such that it allows the
clip to be moved transversely on the pedal pin barrel to adjust the toe clip to fit
over the middle of the toes of the foot, but when the clip is made of a width to fit
closely between the side plates of the pedal, the part forming the toe clip B is
placed out of centre with the part or parts forming the spring clip, in which case
the clips are made in pairs right and left handed.
The toe clip as hereinbefore described is intended for use with pedals having
rubber bars and it may if desired be provided with one or more projections a as
shown by Figure 5, to engage with the front rubber bar of the pedal and prevent
any lateral movement with respect thereto.
For pedals of the rat-trap type I prefer to construct the clips of wire as shown by
Figures 7 and 8 the whole being formed out of a single length, but it may be made
out of more than one length of wire, or out of one length of wire in combination
with spring clips formed out of plate metal.
Although the toe clip shown by Figures 7 and 8 are particularly adapted for use
with rat-trap pedals, they may also be used with pedals having rubber bars.
To attach the toe clip to a pedal the spring clip is sprung over the pedal pin
barrel which it grips tightly and it is then pressed down until it bears on the
front bar of the pedal as shown by Figure 1.
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 toe clip for the pedals of velocipedes, substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
2. A toe clip for the pedals of velocipedes, cousisting of a strip of metal,
fashioned and shaped at one end to form a toe clip, and at the other end to form, or
having attached thereto, one or two spring clips, as set forth.
3. A toe clip for the pedals of velocipedes consisting of a length of wire
fashioned and shaped at one end to form a toe clip and at the other end to form one
or two spring clips, as set forth.
Dated this 20th day of April 1894.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.