Improvements in or relating to Velocipedes."
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 11th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 11th Dec., 1897
Improvements in or relating to Velocipedes."
I, HUGO BEYER, of 111 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, W. in the County of
Middlesex, Professor of Singing, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to velocipedes, more particularly to bicycles, and is designed
to provide a simple and convenient arrangement of brake, specially suitable for a
velocipede having pneumatic or inflated tyres, in combination with a rest or support
whereby the velocipede can be maintained in an upright position when not in use..
One feature of the invention consists in so constructing the combined brake and
rest that the same can be applied to or detached from the bicycle without necessita-
ting any interference with or disconnection of the parts of the latter. The said
brake and rest can therefore be readily fitted to ordinary bicycles.
A further feature of the invention consists in providing the brake with a pair of
shoes so that they act upon opposite sides of the rim of the wheel instead of upon
the inflated tyre, thereby giving a very powerful and well balanced brake action and
obviating any risk of bursting the tyre.
In applying my said invention to a bicycle I arrange upon or in proximity to the
bottom bracket a pair of movable arms normally extending backward and diverging
so as to lie on opposite sides of the adjacent part of the rim of the rear or driving
wheel. Each arm is provided on its inner face opposite the wheel rim with a
suitable brake shoe forined of india-rubber or other suitable material, and the two
arms are hinged or jointed to a short pivotted connecting piece which is adapted to
be turned about a horizontal axis carrying the arms with it and bringing them
into a vertical or approximately vertical position in which position they act as rests
or supports. The pivot of the connecting piece is mounted in a lug or clip,
detachably secured to the bottom bracket or to the frame of the machine, and carries
a pair of short levers one of which is connected by a rod or other suitable means of a
handle for operating the brake while the other is connected to a closing device for
causing the arms to move inward and press their clips or shoes against the wheel rim.
This closing device may conveniently consist of a pair of cheeks or slides working'
upon projecting ribs formed on the outer sides of the arms, these side cheeks or slides
being rigidly connected by a cross frame or plate beneath the arms. As the distance
between the cheeks or slides is constant it is obvious that when they are moved in
one direction the diverging arins will be pressed closer together, and conversely, as they
are moved in the other direction the said arms will be allowed to open, which they do
under the action of a spring situated between them.
The arrangement is such that when the operating handle, which is secured to the
frame near the steering head, is worked in one direction it actuates the aforesaid
short levers so as to cause the closing device to bring the arms together and apply
the breaks, whereas when moved in the opposite direction the brakes are removed
and in the continuation of such movement the arms are brought into a vertical
position wherein they serve as rests or supports, to facilitate which they are formed
with rounded or other suitably shaped ends,

page_text: The arms are normally held in their inoperative open position by a suitable spring
or springs.
Dated this 13th day of January 1897.
improvements in or relating to velocipedes.'
I, HUGO BEYER, formerly of 111 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, but now of Honor
Oak Park, London, Professor of Singing, do hereby declare the nature of this Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This Invention relates to bicycles and is designed to provide a simple and
convenient arrangement of brake especially applicable to bicycles having pneumatic
tyres, in combination with a support whereby the bicycle can be maintained in an
upright position when the bicycle is not in use, or at other times, such as when the
cyclist has occasion to stop his progress and does not wish to dismount.
The Invention will be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying
drawings; in which
Fig: 1, represents a side elevation of a rear-driven or safety bicycle fitted with the
combined brake and support attachment, showing the same as in position for use, for
the time being, as a brake;
Fig: 2, represents a like partial view, showing the attachment as in position for use,
for the time being, as a support to the bicycle;
Fig: 3, represents, on an enlarged 'scale, a detached view of the attachment, in the
position represented in Fig: 2;
And, Fig: 4, represents an elevation, partly in section, at right angles to Fig: 3.
The combined brake and support attachment is so constructed that it can be
readily applied to or detached from the cycle-frame without necessitating any inter-
ference with or disconnection of the parts of the frame, and can, therefore, be readily
fitted to bicycles in general. It is mounted in front of the rear or driving wheel of
the cycle on the cycle-frame, and, when in position for acting as a brake, is adapted
to act upon the opposite sides of the wheel-rim, instead of upon the inflated tyre
upon which brakes ordinarily act, thereby giving a very powerful and well balanced
brake action and avoiding liability of chafing and damaging the tyre.
The attachment consists essentially of a pair of arms e, carrying rubber or other
suitable brake-blocks i, and which are so supported, and actuated either by hand or
foot, as to be capable of being caused to assume two operative positions, in one of
which (vide Fig: 1,) the arms are caused to assume an angular position on each side
of the cycle-wheel j, and the brake-blocks i, are pressed laterally against the wheel-
rim, when the attachment acts as a brake, and in the other of which positions (vide
Fig: 2,) the arms are separated apart and are caused to assume a vertical or approxi-
mately vertical position, in which they come into contact with the road on the
opposite sides of the plane of the vehicle, when the attachment acts as a support to
the cycle.
The armse, are pivotally attached to a pin c', lying in the plane of the bicycle, and
about which they can laterally radiate to an extent determined by a forked extension
c2, and by the operative movements of shoes h³, which engage with the arms, and (as
will be readily understood on reference being had to Fig: 4,) when raised by the lever
connections h¹, h, d, d', d², operated by hand or by equivalent connections operated
by foot, cause the arms to close towards each other, and, when lowered by such con-

page_text: nections, cause the arms to separate apart or allow of their being separated apart by
a spring f, to an extent limited by the fork c².
The pivot c¹, and the fork c², are both carried by a carrier c, which is pivotally
supported by a pin a, arranged at right angles to the plane of the bicycle, and carried
by bearings b, which may be secured to the cycle back-stay k, in the manner repre-
sented in Figs: 3, and 4, or in any other suitable manner.
The lever arms d, h, are both pinned or equivalently connected to the pin a, which
can turn in its bearings 6, the arm d, being connected by a rod d¹, to a hand or foot
lever d², by which it can be conveniently operated, and the arm h, being connected by
a rod h¹, to a cross-head h³, connecting the two shoes h³, which directly engage with
flanged or webbed parts of the arms e.
A spring g, encircles one side. of the boss of the carrier c, and takes its bearings
against the bearing b, and the carrier c, on opposite sides of the pin a, in such
manner as to operate in tending to maintain the arms e at the sides of the cycle
wheel rim in the angular position represented in Fig: 1, but with the brake blocks i,
out of contact with the cycle wheel rim.
Another spring g¹, encircles the other side of the boss of the carrier c, and takes its
bearings against the bearing b, and the lever h, on opposite sides of the pin a, in such
a manner as to operate in tending to return the lever connections h¹, h, d, d¹, d², to.
their normal inoperative position ready for actuation, with the brake-blocks i, out of
contact with the cycle wheel-rim.
The operation of the device is as follows:-assuming the parts to be in their
normal inoperative position with the arms e lying beside the cycle wheel-rim, but
with the brake-blocks out of contact with the wheel-rim. When the cyclist wishes
to apply the brake, all that he need do is to forwardly push the lever d², which
causes the shoes h³, to slide down the arms e, to close the latter together, and to
apply the brake blocks i, to the wheel rim. If, on the other hand, he wishes to use
the attachment as a support to the bicycle, all that he need do is to rearwardly pull
the lever d², which then causes the shoes h³, to slide up the arms e, and, by the aid of
the spring f, to separate the latter apart, and to release the brake-blocks i, from the
wheel-rim, and also cause the carrier to turn on its pivot pin a, and to assume the
position represented in Figs: 2, and 3, when the outwardly bent ends of the arms e,
will come into contact with and rest on the road on opposite sides of the plane of the
cycle.
In the normal position of the hand or foot lever d², the springs g, g¹, maintain the
carrier and its attachments in their relative inoperative positions.
The road ends of the arms e, may be fitted with wheels or runners to facilitate such
arms taking and freeing themselves from the road.
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 :-
An attachment for bicycles and the like consisting of a combined brake and cycle
support, characterized by two arms e, suspended in front of the cycle driving
wheel, and adapted to be moved from their inoperative position by means of
connected shoes sliding on the arms and operated by suitable hand or foot operated
levers so as to be either raised towards the wheel rim and closed against the same,
when desired to be used as a brake, or separated apart from the wheel rim and
lowered into contact with the road, when desired to be used as a support, as set
forth.
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