Year: 1897

page_text: We, GEORGE ALFRED JOHNSON and Toм DIXON, trading as Johnson, Dixon and
Company, of 7, Cook Lane, Keighley, in the County of York, Forwarding Agents,
and JOSEPH SMITH, of 7, Cook Lane, aforesaid, Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows, that is to say:-
In the production of supports or stands for bicycles it is most desirable that
they should be so constructed that the parts of the bicycles upon which they lay
hold should be those which are firm and substantial otherwise they (said bicycles)
are liable to be thereby damaged, with this in view and with the desire to produce
supports or stands at comparatively little cost, we follow the method hereinafter
described.
Upon an appropriately formed base piece, which may be of any ornamental or
artistic design, we secure two upright pieces which are preferably formed out of
bar iron and so shaped that they will receive the hub (or part adjoining thereto)
of the bicycle on each side of the wheel.
We preferably secure these upright pieces to the base-piece by nuts or bolts so
that they may be readily detached therefrom to facilitate the packing of them in
cases or in the store room, while by constructing them of bar iron they will yield
to accommodate any variations in the sizes of bicycles that they may be desired
to support.
Those parts of the uprights which are for contact with the hubs may be covered
with india-rubber or other similarly suitable substance, while should it be desired
to enable these supports to hold the bicycle so that the wheel between them may
be rotated, appropriate adjusting pieces are secured to them to come into contact
with the fork or framework of said bicycle by which the parts are held clear of
the wheel's hub, but in contact with the part adjoining.
Dated this 25th day of March 1897.
GEORGE A. JOHNSON.
TOM DIXON.
JOSEPH SMITH.
Per Samuel Hey, Agent.

page_text: Improvements in Supports or Stands for Bicycles.
We, GEORGE ALFRED JOHNSON and Toм DIXON, trading as Johnson, Dixon and
Company, of 7, Cook Lane, Keighley, in the County of York, Forwarding Agents,
and JOSEPH SMITH, of the same place, Engineer, 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, that is to say: -
In the production of supports or stands for bicycles it is most desirable that
they should be so constructed that the parts of the bicycles upon which they lay
hold should be those which are firm and substantial, otherwise they (said bicycles)
are liable to be thereby damaged, with this in view and with the desire to produce
supports or stands at comparatively little cost, we follow the method of construction
hereinafter described and illustrated by the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Figs. 1 and 2 are side and end elevations of a support or stand made in accord-
ance with our invention and shows same in position as when holding a bicycle.
Figs. 3 and 4 are side and top views of said stand but drawn to an enlarged
scale.
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Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 1 but shows a part of the stand or holder
differently shaped so that it may lay hold of a different part of the bicycle.
Fig. 6 is an elevation showing a slight modification whereby the support or
stand may be fixed to a wall..
Fig. 7 is an end elevation drawn to an enlarged scale showing a formation of
the stand as hereinafter explained.
To carry our invention into effect we mount or secure upon an approximately
formed base piece a, which may be of any ornamental or artistic design, two
upright pieces bc which are preferably formed of bar or wrought iron and so
shaped (as shown by Fig. 3) that they will receive the hub d (or part adjoining
thereto) of the bicycle f on each side, of the wheel g.
Or these parts b c may be shaped as shown by Fig. 5 to enable the bottom
bracket h to rest thereon while the framework k lies between them.
We preferably secure these pieces b c to the base piece a by screws m or other-
wise so that they may be readily detached therefrom to facilitate the packing of
them in cases or in the store room, while by constructing them of bar iron they
will yield laterally to accommodate or receive any of the varied widths of wheels
or brackets of the several different makes or constructions of bicycles for which
they may be used.
Those parts p of the pieces b c which are for contact with the hubs and other
parts of the bicycles are covered with india-rubber or other similar or suitable
substance, while should it be desired to enable the supports to hold the bicycle
so that the wheel between may be rotated, their upper ends may be bent and
formed to lay hold of the bicycle's forks st or other parts fixed thereto as shown
by Fig. 7.
By forming the upright parts bc of the forms shown by Fig. 6 they are
enabled to support a bicycle whether their base piece a is placed on the floor or
ground or secured to a wall was shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. A stand or support for a bicycle constructed with a base-piece and parts
attached thereto for contact with said bicycle substantially as herein specified.

page_text: 2. A stand or support for a bicycle comprising a base-piece and detachable
pieces secured thereto the same being constructed and arranged in combination
substantially as herein specified.
3. A stand or support for a bicycle the same being constructed and arranged
so as to perform the functions desired of it substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 24th day of December 1897.
G. A. JOHNSON.
T. DIXON.
J. SMITH.
Per Samuel Hey, Agent.