Improvements in and relating to Pedals for Cycles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Pedals for Cycles.
We, HARRY PINCH BECK, Director, and THE MARRIOTT CYCLE Co., LTD.,
all of 71 Queen Street, London, E.C. do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in and relating to pedals and my inven-
tion consists in the improved manner of attaching the pedal to their cranks as
hereinafter described.
In carrying out my invention, I form that end of the pedal spindle which is to be
attached to the crank, with a screw thread, and a suitable distance from the
extreme end I form or provide said spindle with a collar or equivalent. The outer
end of the crank is formed or provided with a suitable and preferably slightly
elongated aperture and the screwed end of the spindle above referred to is
correspondingly flattened or cut away, the arrangement being such that said screwed
end may be pushed through the aperture until the collar or shoulder rests against
the side of the crank, the spindle being prevented from turning when placed in
position by reason of the more or less flat parts fitting the correspondingly
elongated aperture.
Said spindle is retained in position by means of a "countersunk" nut which is
screwed on to the spindle, the aperture in the crank being correspondingly counter-
sunk to receive said nut. By this arrangement the spindle is attached to the crank
without any portion of the nut or end of the spindle projecting beyond the face of
the crank and also without to any very great extent weakening the crank.
The nut may be formed or provided with suitable apertures to enable its being
tightened up or loosened by means of a Key.
Dated this 30th day of September 1906
HORN, SON & Co.,
151 Strand (next to Somerset House), London,
Agents for the Applicants.
We, HARRY PINCHBECK, Director, and THE MARRIOTT CYCLE Co., LTD.,
all of 71 Queen Sreet 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in and relating to pedals for cycles and
the invention consists in the improved manner of attaching pedals to their cranks
as hereinafter described.

page_text: In order that the invention may be readily understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawing wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts in the several figures and in which:-
Fig. 1 represents the invention in side elevation the crank C and nut N being
shewn in section.
Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of a portion of the crank C and
Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the spindle A shewn in side elevation in Fig. 1.
Referring to the drawings, A represents the pedal spindle having its end a
which end is to be attached to the crank C--formed with a screw thread, said end
being also flattened or cut away at opposite sides as shown.
The spindle is also formed with a collar or equivalent and the outer or free
end of the crank C is formed with a suitably shaped aperture in which the
correspondingly flattened or other suitably shaped end a fits, said end being pushed
through the aperture c until the collar b rests against the inner side of the crank.
The spindle is retained in position by means of a countersunk" nut N which
is screwed on to the end a of said spindle the aperture in the crank being
correspondingly countersunk so that the nut N may be screwed on until its outer
face is flush with the crank so that the spindle A is attached to the crank C without
there being any projection on the outer face of the crank and practically without
weakening the crank.
The nut N is provided with two or more apertures n to enable its being tightened
up or loosened by means of a key in the well known manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
The combination of a pedal spindle A having a collar b and a screwed end a
said end being flattened on opposite sides or otherwise shaped and a crank C
having a suitably shaped and countersunk aperture c adapted to receive the end a
of the spindle A and a nut N adapted to be screwed on the end a until said nut is
flush with the outer side of the crank Call for the purposes and substantially as
set forth.
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HORN, SON & Co.,
151 Strand (next to Somerset House), London, Applicants' Agents.