Apron or Rain Guard for Bicycles and other. Velocipedes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Sept., 1894-Accepted, 13th Oct., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apron or Rain Guard for Bicycles and other. Velocipedes.
I, THOMAS COLE, of The "Acacias," Wimborne Road, Winton, Bournemouth,
in the County of Hampshire, Builder and Contractor, 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:-
My invention relates to an apron or rain guard, more particularly designed to
protect the legs of a velocipedist from wet, but as will be obvious from the
description hereinafter given, it is applicable to other useful purposes.
My said apron or rain guard is so constructed that it can be readily fitted to a
bicycle or other velocipede, and when not in use, taken apart, folded, and rolled up
into a small parcel which can be easily carried.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will refer to the
accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is a side view of a bicycle furnished with my apron or rain guard.
Figs. 2 & 3 show respectively a plan and side view of my apron or rain guard.
Fig. 4 is a plan of details hereinafter explained.
Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.
A is a piece of oil cloth or fabric. One end of the said cloth or fabric is
extended on, and suitably secured to a rib or rod B which is preferably made in
two pieces b, b', of equal length, and connected together by a hinge-joints, so that
when not in use the said pieces may be folded together for convenience of carrying.
C, C', are two arms or supports, each arm is hinged at one end to the rib or rod B,
and at the other end bent or shaped in a semicircular or approximately semicircular
curve to suit the size and shape of the neck (n) of a velocipede. These arms when
connected together form a clamp to hold the rib or rod in the extended position―
shown more particularly at Fig. 4 of the drawings. d is a clamping screw or
holder adapted to secure the arms C, C¹, when brought together.
One end of the screw d is pivotted at e to a lug provided on the arm C'. The
other end of the screw d fits in a slot 9 provided in corresponding lug f¹ provided
on the arm C. is a butterfly-nut fitted at one end to the screw d which is slipped
into the slot 9 when the arms C, C¹, are brought together. The nut h is then
screwed down to secure said arms and the rib or rod in position.
To fit my apron or rain guard to a bicycle or other velocipede-I secure first the
rib or rod B in position by clamping the arms C, C¹, together round the neck (n)
of the velocipede. One end of the cloth or fabric A is extended on, and by a lace
or other suitable means, secured to the rib or rod B, and the other and opposite
end to the handle bar of the velocipede so as to form a flat or slightly curved screen
in front of the rider and protect more especially his legs from wet.
The said apron or rain guard may also serve as a protection against wind and
dust or be used as a sail-when the wind is favourable to assist a velocipedist.
To take my apron or rain guard apart and fold it for convenience of carrying-.
the nut is released, & the screw d' drawn out of the slot g, the arms C, C', are
then separated, as indicated by dotted lines Fig. 4., the piece b folded on the piece b',
or vice versa, and the cloth or fabric A rolled upon said pieces.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
An apron or rain guard for bicycles and other velocipedes, consisting of the
parts constructed and arranged substantially as described for the purpose specified.
Dated this 30th day of August 1894.
W. H. MURCH,
Upper Terrace Road, Bournemouth, Agent for the Applicant