Year: 1897

page_text: I, WILLIAM MCCALL, of 145, Trongate, in the County of the City of Glasgow,
Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to a new or improved rest which would be fitted to
bicycles, and telescopically be brought down to position for supporting the bicycle
vertically when the rider dismounts.
According to my improvements I use an outer tube which would be slit open for
the greater part of its length, and an inner rod or tube to slide telescopically in or
out from this tube.
At the lower end of the inner rod I hinge or mount to swivel two legs or arms,
which shall come together in the form of the halves of a split tube to slide up as an
extension of the rod within the outer tube, but spread out by the action of a spring
when they slide out from tube, the spring used being preferably of steel wire secured
by looped ends and screws to the legs, and having a coiled loop at centre.
A radial screw threaded stud would be fitted to the upper end of inner rod to
project through slit in outer tube, and be fitted with a handle and overlapping washer,
so as to firmly fix the inner rod in either its extended out or telescoped in positions.
Forks or clips would be secured to the top and bottom ends of outer tube so as to
be permanently screwed or secured to the central or front diagonal tubular stays
of bicycle.
An additional joint may be formed near lower end of inner sliding rod to make the
moveable legs stand vertically when supporting bicycle.
I, WILLIAM MCCALL, of 145, Trongate, in the County of the City of Glasgow,
Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement, that is to say :-
This invention has reference to a new or improved rest which would be fitted to
bicycles, and telescopically be brought down to position for supporting the bicycle
vertically when the rider dismounts.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of carrying same into practice
may be properly understood I have hereunto appended a sheet of explanatory drawings
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page_text: in which Figures 1 and 2 represent elevations of the bicycle rest or support in its
housed and operating positions respectively.
Referring to these drawings:
According to my improvements I use an outer tube A which would be slit open
at A¹ for the greater part of its length, and an inner rod or tube B to slide
telescopically in or out from this tube A.
At the lower end of the inner rod BI hinge or mount to swivel at C¹-two legs or
arms CC which shall come together in the form of the halves of a split tube to slide
up as an extension of the rod B within the outer tube A as shown in Figure 1 but
spread out by the action of a spring D when they slide out from tube A as shown in
Figure 2 the spring D used being preferably of steel wire secured by their ends
engaging in slits in the legs C, and having a coiled loop at centre.
A radial screw threaded stud a would be fitted to the upper end of inner rod B
to project through slit A¹ in outer tube A and be fitted with a handle a¹ and
overlapping washer a² so as to firmly fix the inner rod B in either its extended out or
telescoped in positions. Forks or clips b would be secured to the top and bottom
ends of outer tube A so as to be permanently screwed or secured to the central or
front diagonal tubular stays b' of bicycle.
An additional joint at B1 would or may be formed near lower end of inner sliding
rod B to make the moveable legs stand vertically when supporting bicycle.
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 :-
First. A telescopic bicycle rest or support constructed with swivelling legs and
acting substantially as set forth.
Second. In bicycle rests or supports the combination of an additional joint such
as B at lower end of inner sliding rod, substantially as set forth.
Thi
محمد
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.