Improved Cycle Stand for Home-training.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 16th May, 1898-Accepted, 9th July, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improved Cycle Stand for Home-training.
I, JOHN MEULI-HILTY, of Maerstetten, Canton Thurgau, Switzerland, Doctor of
Medicine, 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:-
The present invention concerns bicycles and the special object thereof is a
support designed for this class of vehicles and enabling the cyclist to train
himself at home.
With the aid of this support the cyclist can apply himself to any cycling
exercise in his room, moreover military cyclists can practice shooting and other
military exercises.
This result is obtained by placing the bottom bracket and the axle of the drive-
wheel on a suitable support so that the drive-wheel is slightly lifted from the
ground and can turn freely between the uprights of the support as more fully
described and claimed hereinafter.
In the annexed drawing is shown, as an example, an embodiment of this inven-
tion and in this drawing:
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the support the bicycle being arranged thereupon;
Fig. 2 is a detail showing a front view of the bottom bracket and its upright;
Fig. 3 is a side view of the bottom bracket and its support.
Fig. 4 shows the hub of the drive-wheel with the two uprights upon which is
laid the axle thereof.
Fig. 5 is a side view of one of the uprights supporting the drive-wheel.
In the different figures similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts:
a is the bottom plate of the support, bare the vertical uprights supporting the
drive-wheel, is the upright supporting the bottom bracket, a is a felt facing of
the upright, e are also felt linings of the uprights b, f indicates diagonal braces
connecting the uprights b and c, g is the bottom bracket of the bicycle, h are the
cranks, i is the pedal chain-wheel, is the pinion of the drive-wheel and j and j¹
are steps.
The support is composed of a bottom-plate a upon which are firmly fixed the
wooden or metal uprights b and c, the said uprights being provided at their upper
ends with semi-circular grooves with linings e and d and d' of felt or any other
suitable material, to prevent the damaging of the varnish of the bicycle by its
direct contact with the uprights.
The back uprights are connected with the front upright c by diagonal
braces f ensuring the rigidity of the support (Fig. 1).
b
The upright supports the bottom bracket g of the bicycle, said bracket being
lodged in the grooves of said upright (Figs. 2 and 3) and the uprights 6 support
the drive-wheel, the axle of which, for this purpose, terminates in the 2 steps j
and , one of which exists with all bicycles, and the other is screwed on the
end of the axle-pin in lieu of the nut which is generally screwed on (Figs. 4
and 5).
The steps are lodged in the upper grooves of the uprights 6 and these

page_text: latter are set sufficiently apart to allow the drive-wheel to revolve freely; the
upright c is also arranged between the chain-wheel i and the crank h, so as not
to hinder their revolving.
We can easily see that, the leading-wheel of the bicycle being placed upon the
bottom plate a of the support and the drive-wheel being slightly lifted, the bicycle
is in its ordinary working position and allows the cyclist to effectuate all desired
exercises,
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:-
In a bicycle support for training the combination of a bottom plate or base, a
front upright secured in a suitable way to said plate or base and having semi-
circular grooves on its upper end lined with felt or any other suitable material
to support the bottom bracket of the bicycle, of two back uprights also secured to
the plate or base of the support and having semi-circular grooves in their upper
ends the said grooves being lined with felt or other suitable material, to support
the steps secured on the ends of the axle-pin of the drive-wheel, so as to lift the
said wheel, finally diagonal braces connecting the back uprights with the front
uprights to ensure the rigidity of the support, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
Dated this 14th day of May 1898.
L. DUVINAGE,
Patent Agent, 8, Rue des Princes, Brussels, Belgium.