An Improved Support adapted to Luggage Vans for the Conveyance of Bicycles by Rail.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 19th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 24th Dec.,
1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Support adapted to Luggage Vans for the Conveyance
of Bicycles by Rail.
I REGINALD GEORGE FRYER of 26 Perran Road Tulse Hill in the County of
London: Gentleman-do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This Invention, relates to an improved support which is fitted to a railway
luggage van for holding a bicycle in an upright and rigid position in the said van.
According to this invention I provide a plate or board hinged to the inside of
one of the ends or sides of the van.
This plate or board has fixed to each side or end a bar or rod to which are
hinged two other bars or rods of, about the same length as the first named ones,
whose outer ends are formed or provided with an inwardly curved flange one of
which slightly overlaps the other when the bars or rods are in a horizontal
position. The said flanged ends are supported by a rod or bar whose upper end is
formed with a pin which passes through or engages with two holes formed in a
line with one another in the overlapping portions of the said flanged ends, whilst
its lower end is provided with a screw thread which engages with a screw socket
fixed in the floor of the van.
The said hinged bars or rods are of sufficient length and width apart to enclose
a bicycle between them and are each provided with clips for clipping on to the
front and rear wheel forks of the said bicycle so as to hold the latter in an upright
and rigid position. When not required for use the outer bars or rods are folded
back upon the inner ones and the apparatus is turned into a vertical position.
When not required for use the outer rods or bars are folded back upon the
inner ones and the apparatus is turned in a vertical position, by means of the
hinged plate or board against the end or side of the van where it is kept by suit-
able clips which may be carried by a cross bar or board, the supporting rod or bar
being unscrewed from its socket and likewise suspended by a clip. It is evident
that more than one of the improved supports may be fitted to the van for use
with two or more bicycles.
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An Improved Support adapted to Luggage Vans for the Conveyance
of Bicycles by Rail.
I REGINALD GEORGE FRYER of 26 Perran Road Tulse Hill in the County of
London gentleman. do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
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page_text: manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement.
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This Invention relates to an improved support which is fitted to a railway
luggage van for holding a bicycle in an upright and rigid position in the van.
For this purpose I provide a plate or board hinged to the inside of one of the
ends or sides of the vau. This plate or board has fixed to each side or end a a
tubular bar within each of which is fitted a rod capable of sliding therein for
which purpose the said rods may be provided with a head or piston. The front or
outer ends of these rods are each formed or provided with a curved flange or
projection one of which overlaps the other when they are in a horizontal position.
These curved ends are supported by a rod or bar formed at its upper end with a
pin or stud which passes through or engages with holes in the said ends so as to
lock the same together. The lower end of the said rod or bar is provided with a
screw thread for screwing into a socket fixed in the floor of the van. Instead of
the said sliding bars hinged bars or rods may be provided.
The tubular bars and sliding rods support the bicycle. between them and in
order to remove or disengage the bicycle the forward enus of the sliding rods are
turned upwards so as to disengage them from the vertical supporting rod thus
leaving a free passage for the machine.
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When the support is not in use the sliding rods may be pushed back, or teles-
coped into the tubes and the latter turned on their hinges into a vertical position
where they may be secured to the wall of the van by hooks or clips. The side
tubes may also be provided with spring supports or stays which are hooked on to
the rear fork of the machine for holding the latter in a rigid position. And in
order to clearly understand my invention reference is had to the accompanying
sheet of drawings in which
Fig 1 is a general view with a bicycle in position Fig 2 is a front view showing
the supporting bars or tubes in their raised position when out of use. Fig 3
shows the arrangement of one of the bars or rods when hinged instead of sliding
or telescoping. Fig 4 is a section showing a portion of one of the sliding or
telescoping tubes and rods or supports. Fig 5 is a sectional plan of the spring
attachment carrying the supporting stays fixed to one of the side tubes and Fig 6
is a side elevation of the same. a is the plate or board formed of metal or wood
and hinged at a¹ to the end V of the van; b, b are the tubular bars riveted or
otherwise attached to the said plate or board and fitted with rods c, c provided
with pistons c¹ sliding in the tubes b. The rods c are formed with the curved ends
or flanges provided with a central hole 3 and are supported when in a horizontal
position by the rod or bar d provided with a pin d', and a screw threaded lower
end screwing into a socket e let into the floor of the van.
The pin d passes
through the holes 3 of the rods c the curved ends c³ overlapping each other and
resting upon a flange or shoulder on the rod d. A bracket a supports the plate a
in its horizontal position. Instead of the rods c sliding or telescoping within
the bars or tubes & they may be hinged to the latter at as shewn in Fig 3 and
doubled back or folded on the bars b when not in use. f is the spring attachment
fixed to one or both of the tubes b and fitted with a collar f¹ carrying pins f
passing through slots f³ and engaging with the ends of the rods or stays g, g¹
the stay 'g hooking on to the cross-stay of the rear fork of the bicycle B and the
stay g¹ hooking on to one side of the said fork as shewn as shewn in Fig 1. The
spring h bears against the collar fl so as to keep the said stays tightly engaged
with the fork in order to support the bicycle in a rigid position. In order to
disengage or release the bicycle the rods c are turned on their axis to the position
shewn in Fig 2 thus disengaging them from the pin d' and permitting of the
bicycle being drawn out from between the bars or supports b after uncoupling the
rods or stays g, g¹. When not in use the rods c are pushed back into the tubes b
and the latter turned by means of the hinged, board a into a vertical position
_ against the wall of the van as shewn in Fig. 2 where they may be secured by the
hooks or clips i.

page_text: I may arrange several supports side by side with one another so as to hold as
many bicycles as the van is capable of containing.
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:-
1. In supports for use in conveyance of bicycles by railway the application of
hinged sliding or telescopic bars or rods and tubes carried by a plate or board
hinged to a wall of the railway van so as to enclose and support the bicycle between
them substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(2) In supports as above claimed the combination of the plate or board a
hinged at a bracket a tubular bars rods e having pistons e curved ends
and holes rod or bar d formed with pin d and screwed end socket e attach-
ment fitted with collar fl pins and spring h stay g, g' and hooks or clips i
substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
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(3) The modification as shewn in and described with reference to Fig 3 of the
drawings.
(4) The improved support. applicable for use in the conveyance of bicycles by
railway luggage vans constructed arranged and operating substantially as described
and shewn in the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 10th day of Novambon 1907
J. B. FLUERET
5 Hatton Garden Holborn Circus London. E.C. Agent for the Applicant.