Improvements in Bicycle Stands or Holders.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date claimed for Patent under Sect. 103 of Act.
being date of first Foreign Application (in 11th Sept., 1895
United States of America),
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 31s: Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 31st Jan., 1896-Accepted, 13th June, 1896
of America),
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 31s: Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 31st Jan., 1896-Accepted, 13th June, 1896
Improvements in Bicycle Stands or Holders.
I, HARRY CODRINGTON PHILLIPS, of 21 Birch Crescent Rochester, in the
County of Monroe, State of New York, United States of America, Gentleman,
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 :-
My present invention has for its object to provide an improved bicycle-stand or
holder, in which are employed two members relatively adjustable, preferably
pivoted and engaging separated portions of a bicycle frame, and arranged to hold
the bicycle on the stand, and to these and other ends it consists in certain
improvements in construction and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter
fully described and the novel features pointed out in the claims at the end of this
specification.
In the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a holder constructed in accordance with my
present invention showing a portion of a bicycle-frame thereon in position for
cleaning or adjusting.
Figure 2, a similar view showing the position to which the parts are adjusted
when the device is used as a rack.
Figure 3 is a similar view showing the stand folded.
Figure 4, a sectional view of the saddle-holding clamp.
Figure 5, a detail view of the clamping device for holding the bicycle
handle-bar.
Similar reference letters in the several figures indicate similar parts.
The frame of the stand, which is preferably constructed of strap iron, consists
generally of two members or sections, one adapted to grasp and support the handle
bar, or corresponding part of a bicycle, and the other to engage or support the
saddle or rear end of the machine; said members being preferably pivoted
together to receive bicycles of different lengths. The first-mentioned member, in
the present embodiment of my invention, consists of the two side pieces A, A,
connected by a loop or U-shaped bracket B and having at their upper ends
clamping devices for engaging the handle-bar, constructed, in the present instance,
of stationary curved prongs or fingers A', and corresponding movable curved
fingers or pins A2, pivoted at a to the side pieces A, and adapted to be moved and
clamped against the handle-bar when between them, by means of a movable
block Chaving an aperture through which passes a curved pin C' secured to the
side pieces A, as shown particularly in Figure 5. These blocks or plates C are
capable of being moved down upon the pins C' toward the pivots of the arms A'
so that said arms may be moved toward the arms A' to grasp handle-bars of various
sizes, and clamp them firmly to the movable member.
The lower ends of the side pieces A. are pivoted at 6 to the end of the base

page_text: frame composed of side bars D extending upward diagonally and connected
preferably by a pivot 2 with the leg or support E, preferably formed of a single
piece of strap iron, bent as shown. The parts D and E connected by a hook or
link F pivoted to the part D and adapted to be engaged with one or the other of
a series of holes in the side of the leg E, thereby adjusting the height of this
member of the support. It is not essential that the parts D and E be pivoted
together, but I prefer this arrangement as it enables the holder to be folled up,
as shown particularly in Figure 3, and also to permit the adjustment of the
height.
Pivotally mounted upon the pin connecting the parts D and E is a saddle-
support G adapted to turn freely upon said pivot, and provided with a strap Glor
other connecting device, adapted when the saddle of a bicycle rests upon said
support to engage it and hold the machine firmly in position; said support being
permitted to tilt to accommodate itself to the pitch or angle of the saddle. Upon
the underside of the saddle-support G is a forked bracket or casting H, and
connecting the forward portions of the strips D is a forked connecting bracket ..
These forks H and J and the connecting bracket D are arranged to engage and
support the wheel of a bicycle when the parts A are folded down to the position
shown in Figure 2, the holder then serving as a rack into which the machine can
be placed by the operator to maintain it in vertical position, when resting upon
the floor.
In order that the rear saddle M of the bicycle may be clamped to the saddle-
support G, if desired, I prefer to secure to the rear side of the latter a bracket K
carrying a movable jaw K with a hook at its forward end, while its rear end
projects downward and is provided with a perforation through which passes the
guiding extension k of the bracket K, a bolt K2 having a thumb-nut K³ and
operating through a small slot formed in the clamping jaw K' and a spring K
serving to lift said jaw and hold it in engagement with the underside of the thumb-
nut, as shown in Figures 1 and 4.
From this construction it will be seen that the saddle can be clamped to the
saddle-support and the clamp adjusted vertically and longitudinally for saddles of
various lengths and heights. This clamping device is desirable, but is not at all
essential to the operation of the support.
The manner of using the device will be apparent from an inspection of Figures 1
and 2, the member composed of the strips A, A, being capable of movement on the
pivots to accommodate the device to different lengths of frame, and the adjust-
ment of the parts D and E permitting the adjustment for height. When the
bicycle-frame is longer or shorter than the distance between the pivots a and the
saddle-support G, the weight of the bicycle serves to clamp it to the holder, while
the movable clamping devices A2, A2 may be tightened and prevent any lateral
movement in the holder.
The device is simple, performs the functions of both a stand and rack or holder,
is adjustable for different lengths of machines, and the parts are so arranged that
the weight of the machine locks it to the stand, and when not in use the holder can
be compactly folded, as in Figure 3.
It will be understood that other forms of clamping devices could be used on the
upper ends of the member A for engaging the handle-bars, and though I prefer
the ones shown, on account of simplicity, I do not wish to be confined to this.
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. In a bicycle holder, the combination with the base frame adapted to rest upon
the floor and a saddle-support thereon, of the movable member pivoted below its
upper end to the frame and having devices at its upper end for engaging the
bandle-bar of a bicycle, the upper end of said movable member being adjustable
toward and from the saddle-support, substantially as described.

page_text: 2. In a bicycle-holder, the combination with the collapsible base-frame, adapted
to rest upon the floor and composed of the two parts pivoted together, and the
saddle-support thereon, of the movable member pivoted to the base-frame below
its upper end and having devices, as hooks, at its upper free end for engaging the
handle-bar of a bicycle, substantially as described.
3. In a bicycle holder, the combination with the base-frame adapted to rest upon
the floor and composed of the two parts adjustably connected, and the saddle-
support thereon, of the movable member pivoted to said frame below its upper end,
and having clamping devices for positively engaging and clamping the handle-bar
of a bicycle; substantially as described.
4. In a bicycle-holder, the combination with the base-frame composed of the
parts D and E pivoted together, the detachable connection between them, and the
bracket J, of the pivoted member A, A, the forked bracket B, and the securing
devices arranged on the upper end of the pivoted member and on the base-frame
for positively engaging separating parts of a bicycle-frame and preventing the
movement of the movable member, substantially as described.
5. In a bicycle-holder, the combination with the base-frame composed of the
parts D and E pivoted together, a locking device for securing them, the pivoted
saddle-support, the forked bracket thereon, and the bracket J, of the pivoted
member A, A, the forked bracket B, and clamping devices on the end of the
pivoted member, substantially as described.
6. In a bicycle-holder, the combination with the base-frame, a saddle-support
thereon, and a saddle-attaching device, of the movable member pivoted to the
base-frame below its upper end and having the relatively adjustable prongs at its
upper end adapted to clamp the handle-bar of a bicycle, whereby the bicycle may
be held and locked by its weight to the stand, substantially as described.
7. In a bicycle-holder, and as a means for clamping the handle-bar thereto, the
combination of an arm or support, the stationary curved fingers, the movable
co-operating curved fingers, the guide pins C and the movable blocks C,
substantially as described.
8. In a bicycle-holder, the combination with the frame, a saddle-support thereon,
and the pivoted member having handle-attaching devices, of the saddle-clamp on
the saddle-support having the downwardly extending hook for engaging the under-
side of the saddle, and adjustable vertically and also longitudinally of the support
to secure the saddle thereto, substantially as described.
9. In a bicycle-holder, the combination of the base-frame, and the movable
member pivoted below its upper end to the frame, of a pivoted saddle support, and
devices thereon for engaging a bicycle-saddle, and clamping devices, as hooks,
for engaging a bicycle-handle bar, said support and clamping devices being
arranged upon the frame and movable member and relatively adjusted toward and
from each other by the movement of the member on its pivot, substantially as
described.
10. In a bicycle-holder, the combination with the frame, and a saddle-support,
of the bracket secured to the support, the vertically and longitudinally adjustable
clamp arm on the bracket and the clamping bolt, substantially as described.
Dated this 31st day of January 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.