A New or Improved Parcel Carrier adapted for Cycles.
Year: 1898

page_text: A New or Improved Parcel Carrier adapted for Cycles.
ALICE JANE HEWETT, Birling Place, Birling, near Maidstone, Gentlewoman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A safe light and handy contrivance for carrying parcels on cycles. It consists of
two elastic bands of equal length connected by one or more shorter bands at right
angles. The two long parallel bands fasten round the parcel by hooks and eyes or
hooks and rings, or buckles or strings. A short elastic band is attached to one of the
connecting bands in the middle and fastens by hook and eye, or hook and ring, on to
the handle bar or round the saddle pin according to the position in which it is desired
that the parcel should be carried. And in addition my invention can be made of the
following materials namely leather and elastic or woollen braid and elastic or ribbon
and elastic, or webbing and elastic or metal and elastic.
Dated this 30th day of September 1898.
A New or improved Parcel Carrier adapted for Cycles.
I, ALICE JANE HEWETT, of Birling Place, Birling, near Maidstone, Kent, Gentle-
woman, 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in parcel carriers for use upon cycles and
the like, the object being to provide a simple carrier which, while being of light
weight will securely clip and support any parcel or article which may be placed
within it.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings
Figure 1 is a general view showing one convenient form of my carrier when con-
structed for attachment to the handle bar pin or front fork stem.
I arrange two carrying bands or strips A of elastic, leather, canvas, cord or other
suitable material for passing round the parcel or article which is to be carried and on
the ends of these strips or bands I provide fastenings such as buckles, hooks and eyes
or rings B, B¹ as shown, or the ends may be left plain for tying in a bow or knot. I
may make my strips A of a composite character employing one portion of an elastic
and another portion of inelastic material. The two bands or strips A I unite together
by one or more short connecting bands C of metal, leather, canvas or other suitable
material, and on to the connecting band or bands I attach a fastening band D with a
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page_text: buckle, hook and eye or other ordinary uniting device F, F¹ thereon, or the ends may
be left free for tying when so desired. The fastening band or bands D I make of
elastic, leather, cord, braid or other suitable material and I unite it to the cross con-
necting band C by means of a loop or the like device E formed upon or attached to
the cross piece C. I find it convenient to attach my parcel carrier to the saddle by
passing the ends of my carrying strips or bands A through the holes which carry the
wallet or through loops arranged upon the saddle, and to suspend the parcel therefrom
keeping it in position by securing the central fastening clip or band D to the Lor
saddle pin of the machine. I vary the number of bands or cross pieces and the
number of carrying bands or strips, together with the form of fastenings for the same
to suit the material, size and strength of the carrier to be constructed and to suit the
portion of the machine to which the carrier is to be secured.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:- --
A new or improved parcel carrier for attachment to cycles substantially as herein-
before described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 06th day of June 1800
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.