Certain Improvements in Saddle Pins for Bicycles and other Velocipedes and Motor Carriages.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 10th Dec., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in Saddle Pins for Bicycles and other
Velocipedes and Motor Carriages.
We, GEORGE ERNEST LANCELOTT, of 49, Tenby Street North, Birmingham,
Warwickshire, Manufacturer, and ALFRED CITARLES THOMAS, of 58, Lodge Road,
Hockley, Birmingham, aforesaid, Designer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the herein described improvements in saddle pins
for bicycles and other velocipedes and motor carriages. One of the said saddle
pins as usually constructed consists of two tubular limbs rigidly fixed together
one of the said limbs being usually slightly inclined to the vertical and fitting in
that tube of the cycle frame which extends from the seat pillar lug down to the
bottom bracket, the other limb of the saddle pin projecting towards the front of
the bicycle in a horizontal direction and to this limb the cycle saddle is fixed by
a clip or other means.
According to this invention instead of the two limbs of the tubular saddle pin
being rigidly fixed together as heretofore, we hinge or joint the two limbs together
so that the limb to which the saddle is fixed can with the saddle be turned about
its joint far enough to allow of a pneumatic pump, or other article being inserted
down the open end of the other limb of the saddle pin into the said tubular part
of the frame which extends from the seat pillar lug to the bottom bracket which is
a more convenient position than carrying the pump by clips on the frame as is
usual.
Another advantage which is gained by our invention is that when the saddle
is turned back into an inverted position as above described, the seat part of the
saddle is protected from rain and moreover the saddle can be locked in this posi-
tion so that then the bicycle cannot be ridden and therefore cannot readily be
stolen.
The said joint of what we call the horizontal limb of the saddle pin to the other
limb which fits in the cycle tube as aforesaid is a stop joint, that is to say, the
joint is so made that when the saddle has been turned forward again to its proper
position for riding the joint stops the horizontal limb from turning down too
far. The joint pin which secures the said two limbs of the saddle pin together is
by preference arranged at some little distance at the back of that limb which goes
down into the tube of the frame this limb being made with a lug at the top through
which the joint pin passes and which is embraced by side ears forming continua-
tions of the horizontal limb and through which ears said joint pin also passes
so that when the horizontal limb of the saddle pin is raised about its joint and
turned back as aforesaid there is a perfectly free access through the hole in the
other limb down into the tube of the cycle frame.
If desired the hole in the top of the tubular limb of the saddle pin which goes
down into the cycle frame may be permanently or temporarily closed by a cap or
other means but when permanently closed the said tubular part of the cycle frame

page_text: will not be available for containing the pneumatic pump or other articles but the
saddle pin will still have the advantage that by turning the saddle back into an
inverted position as above described the saddle is protected from wet and from
being ridden.
The horizontal limb of the saddle pin may have combined with it a spring or
other lock the bolt of which when the saddle is raised and turned back into an
inverted position as above described, engages with the other limb and locks this
limb in this position and prevents the same from being raised again to turn the
saddle into its right position for riding without the aid of a special key.
Certain Improvements.in Saddle Pins for Bicycles and other.
Velocipedes and Motor Carriages.
We, GEORGE ERNEST LANCELOTT, of 49, Tenby Street North, Birmingham,
Warwickshire, Manufacturer, and ALFRED CHARLES THOMAS, of 58, Lodge Road,
Hockley, Birmingham, aforesaid, Designer, 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 consists of the herein described improvements in saddle pins
for bicycles and other velocipedes and motor carriages. One of the said saddle
pins as usually constructed consists of two tubular limbs rigidly fixed together
one of the said limbs being usually slightly inclined to the vertical and fitting in
that tube of the evele frame which extends from the seat pillar lug down to the
bottom bracket, the other limb of the saddle pin projecting towards the front of
the bicycle in a horizontal direction and to this limb the cycle saddle is fixed by
a clip or other means.
We will describe this invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on
which Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section of a safety bicycle with our
improved seat pillar applied thereto, and Fig. 2 shews the seat pillar with one
limb of the saddle turned up to give access to the pump; Fig. 3 is a side elevation
and Fig. 4 is a plan of our improved seat pillar separately and Fig. 5 shews the
same seat pillar with the horizontal limb turned up.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.
According to this invention instead of the two limbs A and B of the tubular
saddle pin being rigidly fixed together as heretofore, we hinge or joint the said
two limbs together as by the joint pin C so that the limb A to which the saddle D
is fixed can with the saddle I be turned about its joint pin C as shewn in Fig. 2
far enough to allow of a pneumatic pump, or other article being inserted down
the open end of the other limb B of the saddle pin into the said tubular part E of
the bicycle frame which tube E extends from the seat pillar lug F to the bottom
bracket G which is a more convenient position than carrying the pump by clips
on the frame as usual.
Another advantage which is gained by our invention is, that when the saddle
is turned back into an inverted position as above described and shewn in Fig. 2,
the seat part of the saddle D is, by being inverted, protected from rain and more-
over the saddle D can be locked in this position by an ordinary padlock so that
then the bicycle cannot be ridden and therefore cannot readily be stolen.
The said joint of what we call the horizontal limb A of the saddle pin to the
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page_text: other limb B which fits in the cycle tube E as aforesaid is a stop, joint, that is to
say, the joint is so made that when the saddle D and limb A have been turned
forward again to their proper position, the joint stops the horizontal limb A from
turning down too far. The joint pin C which secures the two limbs A and B
together is by preference arranged as shewn at some little distance at the back
of that limb B which goes down into the tube of the frame this limb B being
made with a lug b' at the top through which the joint pin C passes and which is
embraced by side ears a¹ a² forming continuations of the horizontal limb A and
through which ears said joint pin C also passes so that when the horizontal limb A
of the saddle pin is raised about the joint pin C and turned back as aforesaid and
as shewn by Figs. 2 and 5, there is a perfectly free access through the hole 13 in
the other limb B down into the tube E of the cycle frame. When the limb A is
turned into a horizontal position as in Figs. 1 and 3 the part of the forked end
of the limb A takes against the other limb B and thus forms a stop to prevent the
limb A from turning down too far.
If desired the hole in the top of the tubular limb B of the saddle pin which
goes down into the cycle frame may be permanently or temporally closed by a
cap, or other means, but when permanently closed the said tubular part E of the
cycle frame will not be available for containing the pneumatic pump or other
articles but the saddle pin will still have the advantage that by turning the
saddle D and arm A back into an inverted position as above described the saddle
is protected from wet and from being ridden and can easily be examined
underneath.
The pump or other article which is to be carried in the tube E is not in any
way fixed therein but merely rests on a cork or other plug H fixed in the tube E
at the proper distance down the same to suit the length of the pump or other
article, so that a part of the pump or other article will project a little above the
top of the limb B to facilitate withdrawing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. A cycle saddle pin having its two tubular limbs so jointed together that the
horizontal limb to which the saddle is fixed can with the saddle be turned up
about its joint into an inverted position so as to enable the cycle pump to be
inserted through the other limb into the tubular cycle frame substantially as set
forth.
2. In a jointed cycle saddle pin of the kind denoted under Claim 1, the com-
bination of the limb B provided with the top lug and adapted to fit in the
cycle frame, and the horizontal limb A made forked and provided with ears a¹ a²
which embrace said top lug and are jointed thereto by a cross pin at the back,
the fork of the horizontal limb being shaped to take against the limb 13 and form
a stop joint to prevent the horizontal limb from turning down too far substantially
as set forth.
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CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.