Improvements in Cycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Cycles.
We, THOMAS HENRY COLLINGBOURNE, Manager, RICHARD RYDEN, Merchant, and
THOMAS SHUTT, Gentleman, all of Ribblesdale Cycle Works, Whalley Banks,
Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster, and trading as the Ribblesdale Cycle
Company, Cycle Makers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention, relates to improvements in cycles and consists. Firstly. Of
improvements in rim brakes and foot rests. Secondly. Of improvements in the
method of and means employed for securing the pedal to the pedal crank and also
the pedal crank to the axle. Thirdly. To improvements in the method of securing
the outer covering of pneumatic tyres to the rims. Fourthly. To improvements
in the manufacture of the stay lugs of the frame.
According to this invention we employ a brake lever as ordinary and said brake
lever may actuate the connecting rod either in an upward or downward direction.
The lower end of the connecting rod is forked and passes on each side of the wheel
the ends of the fork being connected to the ends of two bell crank levers mounted
on stud fixed by bracket or clips or collars to the forks. On the opposite ends
of the bell crank levers are rubber or leather pads which act upon the rim of the
wheel when the brake is applied. The brake will be applied in the ordinary
manner and the connecting rod will either depress or raise the brake into the
operative position according to the position of the centres or fulcrums.
The bracket or clip supporting the bell crank levers may be made in two parts
secured to the forks by binding screws, and the outer part may be formed as a
foot rest or the foot rest may be separate and have a shield extending alongside
the fork.
The improved means of attaching the pedal to the crank is as follows: —The
crank is slightly recessed and the chased end of the pedal pin after passing through
the crank as ordinary is secured by means of a flat headed screw screwed into a
tapped hole in the end of the pedal pin and the head of the screw is received in the
recess and is flush with the crank. Instead of the flat headed screw a ring screw
may be employed and screwed on to the chased end of the pedal pin and into the
recess and in this case the tapped hole in the end of the pin is not necessary. The
pedal may be further secured by a cotter pin passed through the end of the crank
and on such cotter pin there is a flat side which engages on the thread of the pedal
pin and the thread cuts its own bed on the cotter and is locked thereby.
To fasten the crank to the axle we form in the latter a hole having a flat side
like the letter D and the end of the axle is semi circular so that when the axle
is in the hole a true circle is formed and the protruding ends are chased and held
together by a nut or locking ring screwed thereon and received in a recess in the
crank so as to be flush therewith. The ends of the two half circles may be drilled
and tapped and a flat headed screw screwed therein if desired and the whole may
be enclosed with a can nut.

page_text: The improved means of fixing the wires to the rims of pneumatic cycles and
dispensing with all nuts and loose parts consists in cranking or bending the enda
of the wires and forming a button or head at each end said buttons are passed
through a hole in the rim and the necks or wires pass down slots from the hole
and are held thereby. By moving the buttons opposite the hole, when the tyre
is deflated the outer covering and wire can be removed and when the tyre is inflated
the wires are held securely in the slots. We prefer the wire should pass twice
around the rim.
The stay lugs of the frame are made of sheet steel and are brazed and pinned
into saw gates cut in the ends of the frame which are previously rounded by V
grooves being formed in their ends and then swaged so that a round appearance is
given the end of the frame and a flat stay lug is produced.
BRIERLEY & HOWARD,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Cycles.
We, THOMAS HENRY COLLINGBOURNE, Manager, RICHARD RYDEN, Merchant, and
THOMAS SHUTT, Gentleman, all of Ribblesdale Cycle Works, Whalley Banks,
Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster, and trading as the Ribblesdale Cycle
Company, Cycle Makers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in cycles and consists.
Firstly. Of
improvements in rim brakes and foot rests. Secondly. Of improvements in the
method of and means employed for securing the pedal to the pedal crank and also
the pedal crank to the axle. Thirdly. To improvements in the method of securing
the outer covering of pneumatic tyres to the rims. Fourthly. To improvements
in the manufacture of the stay lugs of the frame.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
in which:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved rim brake and foot rest.
Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the foot rest.
Fig. 4 is a plan view of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of the improved crank shewing the method of
attaching the pedal thereto and the crank to the axle.
Fig. 6 is a sectional view of part of Fig. 5..
Fig. 7 is a front elevation of part of the improved crank.
Fig. 8 is a front elevation of part of the crank.
Fig. 9 is a view of a portion of a rim, and
Fig. 10 is a view of the ends of the fixing wires.
Fig. 11 is a view of the end of a stay rod as cut before being swaged and rounded.
Fig. 12 is a view of the end of the stay rod after being rounded.
Fig. 13 is a view of the completed stay rod and lug.
According to this invention we employ a brake lever as ordinary (see Figs. 1
and 2) and such brake lever may actuate the connecting rod 1 either in an upward
or downward direction. The lower end of the connecting rod 1 is forked as at 3

page_text: and passes on each side of the wheel 2, the ends of the fork 3 being connected to
the ends of two bell-crank levers 4 mounted on studs 5 fixed by bracket or clips
or collars 6 to the forks 7. On the opposite ends of the bell-crank levers 4 are
rubber or leather pads 8 which act upon the rim 10 of the wheel when the brake is
applied. The brake will be applied in the ordinary manner and the connecting
rod 1 will either depress or raise the brake into the operative position according to
the position of the centres or fulcrums.
The bracket or clip 6 supporting the bell-crank levers 4 may be made in two parts
(see Figs. 3 and 4) secured to the forks 7 by binding screws 11 and the outer
part may be formed as a foot rest 12, and the foot rest 12 may have a shield 13
extending alongside the fork 7.
The improved means of attaching the pedal to the crank (see Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8)
is as follows:-The crank 14 is slightly recessed as at 15 and the chased end 16 of
the pedal pin 17 after passing through the crank 14 as ordinary is secured by
means of a flat headed screw, 18 screwed into a tapped hole in the end of the pedal
pin 17, and the head of the screw is received in the recess 15 and is flush with
the crank 14 (see Fig. 6). Instead of the flat headed screw 18, a ring screw 18"
may be employed and screwed in to the chased end 16 of the pedal pin 17 and into
the recess 15, and in this case the tapped hole in the end of the pin 17 is not
necessary. The pedal may, if desired, be further secured in the ordinary manner
by a cotter pin passed through the end of the crank 14, and on such cotter pin
there is a flat side which engages on the thread 16 of the pedal pin 17 and the
thread cuts its own bed on the cotter and is locked thereby.
To fasten the crank 14 to the axle 19 we form in the latter a hole 20 having
a flat side 21 like the letter D (see Fig. 8) and the end of the axle 19 is semi-
circular so that when the axle 19 is in the hole 20 a true circle is formed and the
protruding ends 22, 22 are chased (see Fig. 5) and held together by a nut or locking
ring 23 screwed thereon and received in a recess 24 in the crank 14 so as to be
flush therewith. At 24, 24" are holes whereby the locking rings or nuts may be
screwed into position by aid of a key.
The improved means of fixing the wires to the rims of pneumatic cycles and
dispensing with all nuts and loose parts (see Figs. 9 and 10) consists in cranking
or bending the ends of the wires 25-25 and forming a button or head 26 at each
end. Said buttons 26 are passed through a hole 27 in the rim 28 and the necks or
wires 25 pass down slots 29 from the hole 27 and are held thereby. By moving
the buttons 26 opposite the hole 27 when the tyre is deflated, the outer covering
and wire can be removed, and when the tyre is inflated the wires 25 are held
securely in the slots 29. We prefer the wire should pass twice around the rim.
The stay lugs 30 of the frame (see Figs. 11, 12 and 13) are made of sheet steel.
The ends of the frame 33 have V grooves 34 formed in them (see Fig. 11). The
ends are then rounded leaving slots 32 (see Fig. 12) into which the flat stay
lugs 30 are placed and braized and pinned at 31 (see Fig. 13).
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. A brake rod 1 forked at its ends, bell-crank levers 4, 4, pads 8, and clips or
collar 6, all in combination as and for the purpose herein described and substan-
tially as illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2 of the annexed drawings.
2. A brake rod 1 forked at its ends, bell-crank levers 4, 4, pads 8, clips or collars 6
combined with the foot rests 12, all in combination as and for the purpose
herein described and substantially as illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2 of the annexed
drawings.
3. The improved method of and means employed for attaching the pedal to the
crank as herein described and substantially as illustrated by Fig. 5 of the annexed
drawings.
4. The improved method of and means employed for attaching the pedal to the

page_text: crank as herein described and substantially as illustrated by Fig. 6 of the annexed
drawings.
5. The improved method of and means employed for attaching the crank to the
axle as herein described and substantially as illustrated by Figs. 5 and 8 of the
annexed drawings.
6. The improved method of and means employed for fixing wires to the rims
of vehicle wheels for securing the outer rubber covering thereto, as herein
described and substantially as illustrated by Figs. 9 and 10 of the annexed
drawings.
7. The improved method of and means employed for fixing the lugs to the stay
rod of cycles, as and for the purpose herein described and substantially as illustrated
by Figs. 11, 12, and 13 of the annexed drawings.
Dated this 12th day of August 1898
THOMAS HENRY COLLINGBOURNE.
RICHARD RYDEN.
THOMAS SHUTT.
By their Agents, Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.
THOMAS HENRY COLLINGBOURNE.
RICHARD RYDEN.
THOMAS SHUTT.
By their Agents, Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.