Improvements in Pedals for Velocipedes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 16th May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pedals for Velocipedes.
I, GEORGE TOWNSEND, of Aston Cantlow Mills, Studley, Redditch, in the
County of Warwickshire, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:--
This invention relates to an improved method of attaching dust-proof caps to the
side plates of pedals of velocipedes to protect the outer bearing from dust and dirt.
Hitherto these caps have been simply sprung or pressed on to the projecting part of
the side plate and have been liable to work or shake loose and become lost.
According to my invention I form on the cap two fangs adapted to pass through
holes or slots in the side plate of the pedal and to be turned over or clinched on the
inside thereof to hold the cap in position.
By making the cap of some ductile material such as brass or copper the fangs can.
be easily straightened when it is desired to remove the dust-proof cap.
Dated this 12th day of June 1895.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
I, GEORGE TOWNSEND, of Aston Cantlow Mills, Studley, Redditch, in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturer, 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 an improved method of attaching dust-proof caps to the-
side plates of pedals of velocipedes to protect the outer bearing from dust and dirt..
Hitherto these caps have been simply sprung or pressed on to the projecting part of
the side plate and have been liable to work or shake loose and become lost.
According to my invention I form on the cap two fangs or ears adapted to pass.
through holes or slots in the side plate of the pedal and to be turned over or
clinched on the inside thereof to hold the cap in position.
By making the cap of some ductile material such as brass or copper the fangs can.
be easily straightened when it is desired to remove the cap.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates this invention :-
Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a pedal frame showing the cap in position..
Figure 2 is a view in broken plan thereof-partly in section, and
Figures 3 and 4 are views of the cap.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
The cap A has two or more fangs or ears a formed on its edge and in the outer
side plate B of which are cut or formed holes b to receive the fangs or ears a on
the cap. The body of the cap A is preferably though not of necessity made of a
suitable size to fit on the extension d of the bearing barrel D of the pedal as shown..
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page_text: The cap A is retained in position by bending or turning over the ends of the
fangs a either as shown on the left hand side of Figure 2 or as shown by dotted
lines on the right hand side of the same figure.
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 :-
(1.) The improved method of attaching dust-proof caps to the pedals of velocipedes
substantially as herein before set forth.
(2.) In a velocipede pedal, a dust-proof cap having fangs or ears adapted to pass
through holes in the side plate from the outside thereof and to be turned over or
clinched on the other side thereof, as and for the purpose set forth.
(3.) A dust-proof cap for the pedals of velocipedes having two or more fangs or
ears a formed on or attached to it which provide a means of attaching it to the
pedal, as set forth.
Dated this 19th day of March 190e
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.