AN IMPROVED ATTACHMENT TO TRICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES FOR SHIELDING THE LEGS AND FEET FROM VIEW
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Emil Weidlich and Henry Mitchell both of Watling
Street in the City of London for an Invention of "AN IMPROVED ATTACHMENT
TO TRICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES FOR SHIELDING THE LEGS AND FEET
FROM VIEW
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Emil Weidlich and Henry
Mitchell at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 30th August
1883.
EMIL WEIDLICH and HENRY MITCHELL both of Watling Street in the City of
London "AN IMPROVED ATTACHMENT TO TRICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES
FOR SHIELDING THE LEGS AND FEET. FROM VIEW
"
The main object of this invention is to provide tricycles and other velocipedes
which are or may be used by ladies, with an attachment for shielding the feet and
legs from view. For this purpose we construct a shield of a general straight or
nearly straight form but curved at each side and form it with spring hooks or
other means for detachably connecting it to the frame of the machine. In some
cases we make it a permanent attachment by screws and nuts or otherwise. The
shield may be made of a double curve in plan or with a central bent up part or
rib. The shield is so fixed as to protect from view from behind and in some cases
partly from the sides also. By this means we increase the usefulness and more
general application of such vehicles.

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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Emil Weidlich and Henry Mitchell in the Patent Office on the
20th February 1884.
EMIL WEIDLICH and HENRY MITCHELL both of Watling Street in the City of
"AN IMPROVED ATTACHMENT TO TRICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES
London
FOR SHIELDING THE LEGS AND FEET FROM VIEW.
The main object of this invention is to provide tricycles and other velocipedes
which are or may be used by ladies with an attachment for shielding the feet and
legs from view. For this, purpose we construct, a shield of a general straight or
nearly straight form but curved at each side and form it with spring hooks or
other means for detachably connecting it to the frame of the machine. In some
cases we make it a permanent attachinent by screws and nuts or otherwise. The
shield may be made of a double curve in plan or with a central bent up part or
rib. The shield is so fixed as to protect from view from behind and in some cases
partly from the sides also. By this means we increase the usefulness and more
general application of such vehicles.
And in order that this our invention may be more fully understood we will
describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings which show modes
of carrying our invention into effect.
Figure 1 is plan of a shield for a tricycle or other velocipede Figure 2 vertical
cross section Figure 3 side view and Figure 4 plan of an eye bracket for attaching
the shield. Figure 5 a perspective view of a so called "sociable" tricycle to be
driven by two persons and fitted with a shield on the right hand side; Figure 6.a
front view of an ordinary tricycle to be driven by one person and fitted with a
shield; and Figure 7 a plan view of a modified form of shield.
The shield is of the general form shown that is to say a straight or nearly
straight back which protects from view behind and by preference curved at oach
side forming side wings which protect from view sideways, the side wings or one
of them may if desired be carried forward more than here shown so as to shield a
lady's dress from contact with the driving chain or gear and in that case be there
connected to some part of the framing. Or the back may in plan be made with a
double curve as shown in Figure 7 for giving increased stiffness.
As lightness, strength, and stiffness are essential and as the least.obstruction to
the wind or air while travelling is very desirable wo prefer to make the shield of a
light steel frame A by preference tubular as shown and rolled with a small light
Bange.a on one side for ready attachment of the cane-work or wire work or
netting or other light open worked material. Or the shield may be made of thin
sheet steel which is perforated as much as compatible with the required strength
and stiffness and which is wired all along the edges
The shield will in most cases most readily be attached to the upright rod B
which carries the saddle or other seat at its upper end, and, we therefore construct
the shield with a T shaped steel rib C along the inner side of the back as shown in
section in Figure 4, and form it with holes for fixing the eye brackets D, D thereto
in any required position as to height the rod B will for this purpose be made
longer than now usually made.
The eye brackets D form the means of attachment to the rod B and for this
purpose are provided with set-screws d and leather bearing pieces d for preventing
rattling and shaking loose.
Instead of the eye brackets D we may use a light tubular socket which fits
on the rod B and is fixed thereon by set screws and which is united to the
Trib C

page_text: Having now described the nature of the said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed We declare that we claim :-
The application of a shield to tricycles and other velocipedes substantially as and
for the purpose set forth.
In witness whereof I the said Emil Weidlich for myself and on behalf of the
said Henry Mitchell have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh
day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
eighty four.
E, WEIDLICH (L.S.)