Improvements in Cycle Saddles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Oct.,-1889
Complete Specification Left, 14th July, 1890-Accepted, 6th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle Saddles.
We, ERNEST JAMES WILLIS, and ROBERT WILLIS, of the West London Cycle Stores,
of No. 79, Wells Street, Oxford Street, W., in the County of London, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in cycle saddles.
In carrying it into effect, we make the connection between the saddle bar, or back-
bone, and the upright, or bracket, to which the saddle seat is attached, a rigid one.
To the top of the bracket there is pivotted the end of a bent bar, to which bar the
pominel of the saddle is attached. The opposite end of the bar is bent downwards
and then connected to a spring adapted to pull the bar-end inwards, and to so keep
the saddle tight.
We do not confine ourselves to the position of the spring above mentioned for it
may be varied.
Thus, if the saddle bar be tubular the spring may be inside it. Or the bent bar
may be shortened so as to not extend much beyond or beneath the pommel; and the
spring be placed hetween it and the front end of the saddle bar. The spring may be
arranged either as a compression or a tension spring, or one of each may be used
placed in any suitable position adapted to allow of their exerting their action upon the
saddle-pommel in the direction of stretching the saddle.
The position of the pivot described above as at the top of the bracket may be
varied inasmuch as we may bring this down near the saddle bar.
Dated this 12th day of October 1889
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicants.
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle Saddles.
We, ERNEST JAMES WILLIS, and ROBERT WILLIS, of the West London Cycle
Stores, No. 79, Wells Street, Oxford Street, in the County of London, 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in cycle saddles.
In carrying it into effect, we make the connection between the saddle bar, or
backbone, and the upright, or bracket, to which the saddle seat is attached, a rigid one.
To the top of the bracket there is pivotted the end of a bent bar, to which bar the
pommel of the saddle is attached. The opposite end of the bar is bent downwards,
and then connected to a spring adapted to pull the bar-end inwards, and to so keep
the saddle tight.
We do not confine ourselves to the position of the spring above mentioned, for it
may be varied.
Thus if the saddle-bar be tubular, the spring may be inside it. Or the bent bar
may be shortened so as to not extend much beyond, or beneath, the pommel, and
the spring be placed between it and the front end of the saddle-bar. The spring
may be arranged either as a compression or a tension spring, or one cf each may be
used placed in any suitable position adapted to allow of their exerting their action
upon the saddle-pommel in the direction of stretching the saddle.
The position of the pivot described above as at the top of the bracket may be
varied inasmuch as we may bring this down near the saddle bar.
In order that our invention, and the means by which the same is to be carried

page_text: Tactical elect, may be thoroughly understood, we will now describe them in
detail, referring in so doing to the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as
part of this specification and read therewith.
Corresponding parts are throughout the figures marked with the same reference
letter.
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Fig. 1 is a sectional longitudinal élevation.
Fig. 2 is a plan thereof.
Figs. 3 to 7 are sectional longitudinal elevations of modifications.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2,
A is the saddle; and B, the saddle bar necessarily tubular for a reason which will
become apparent as the reader proceeds. C is the usual socket adapted in point of
position and diameter to receive, and also to grip, the saddle-stalk at any desired point
upon the horizontal part thereof.
D is a compression spring inside the saddle bar. E is a compression rod; and
e, a nut on the outer end of it, of sufficient size to engage the adjacent end of the
spring. Any equivalent for the nut e may be made use of. The opposite end of the
spring is in constant contact with the closed, or stopped, end 6 of the tubular saddle
bar. The compression rod is continued through the said end 5. and is caused to
engage, by means of nuts F on it, with the lower end of a stretcher-bar G, the
opposite, or upper, end of which has fastened to it the pommel of the saddle, the
stretcher-bar being suitably bent for that purpose.
H is a rocking piece depending from the upper end of the stretcher-bar G. Its
lower end is pivotted to, or upon, the top of a post I fast upon the saddle-bar, but
adjustably so by means of the clip-shaped lower end and tightening screw J.
The action of the above described invention is as follows. The rider's weight upon
the saddle rocks the piece H over, thereby placing and keeping the spring permanently
in compression, but not to the extent of depriving it of all resilience.
In Fig. 3, D is the compression spring; and K is a tension spring, both ends of
which are made fast to the pins k and k', respectively, the former a continuation of
the post I, and the latter of the stretcher-bar G. It will be noticed that the post L
is unlike its equivalent as a post in Fig. 1 to the extent of being non-adjustable upon
the saddle-bar.
M is a lever having its fulcrum upon the end of the saddle bar by which the motion
of the point k' in either direction is transmitted to the spring
In Fig. 4 the compression spring of Fig. 3 is suppressed, d the shape of the
saddle-bar modified accordingly.
In Fig. 5, the tension and compression springs, K and D, are both above the
saddle bar B, the former pulling from it, and the latter pressing upon it.
In Fig. 6 there is only one spring, a compression one B, upon a compression
rod E working through a bracket N.
In Fig. 7 also there is only one spring, a tension one, K, the ends of which are fast
to the stretcher-bar G and a bracket N, respectively.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nrsure of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
1. Preventing the shocks, imparted to a cycle while travelling, reaching the saddle,
by interposing between it and the frame of the machine, spring devices as described
with reference to any of the accompanying figures.
2. The combination of compression-spring, compression rod, axis of post in front of
the front end of the saddle-bar, and said post adjustable upon the said bar, as set forth
with reference to Figs. 1 and 2.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
No. 22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, Agents for the Applicants.