An Improved Cushion for Velocipede and Riding Saddles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Oct., 1891-Accepted, 7th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cushion for Velocipede and Riding Saddles.
I, ARON JOSEPH MEYER of 167, Boulevard Pereire, Paris, France, Manu-
facturer of Indiarubber Goods do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention relates to the application to velocipede and other riding saddles of
an air or water inflated cushion for the purpose of relieving the hardness of the
seat and rendering it soft and elastic and also deadening the effects of jolts and
concussions.
The cushion, which is shaped to the contour of the saddle so as not to impede
the movements of the rider's legs, is composed of an inner bag of india rubber
provided with a screw-plug at one end at which either air or water is introduced.
This inner bag is secured in place on the saddle by being covered with or enclosed
in a loose outer protective case or cover of any suitable fabric or leather provided
with a slit through which the india rubber cushion is introduced, the aperture
being afterwards closed by lacing. This outer casing preserves the air cushion
from injury and also serves to limit its expansion under the varying pressures to
which it is subject in use while it can be readily replaced when worn out.
Suitable provision is made for ventilating the seat, to prevent heating, by
through apertures at suitable points for the circulation of air. The seat is firmly
attached to the saddle so as to prevent slipping, preferably by lacing through
eyelets provided at the sides of the cover and in the saddle, but the seat may be
secured to the saddle in any other manner which will ensure the absolute fixity of
the seat and prevent it shifting.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1891.
A. J. MEI
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cushion for Velocipede and Riding Saddles.
I, ARON JOSEPH MEYER of 167, Boulevard Pereire, Paris, France, Manu-
facturer of Indiarubber Goods 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 the application to velocipede and other riding saddles of
an air or water inflated cushion for the purpose of relieving the hardness of the
seat and rendering it soft and elastic and also deadening the effects of jolts and
concussions.
The cushion which is shaped to the contour of the saddle so as not to impede the
movements of the rider's legs is composed of an inner bag of india-rubber provided
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with a screw-plug at one end at which either air or water is introduced.
inner bag is secured in place on the saddle by being covered with, or enclosed in, a
loose outer protective case or cover of any suitable fabric or leather which preserves
the air cushion from injury and also serves to limit its expansion under the varying
pressures to which it is subject in use while it can be readily replaced when worn
out. To enable the cushion to be inserted in the casing, the latter has an opening
which is closed by lacing. Suitable provision is made for ventilating the seat

page_text: to prevent heating, by through apertures at suitable points for the circulation
of air.
The seat is firmly attached to the saddle so as to prevent slipping, preferably by
lacing through eyelets provided at the sides of the cover and in the saddle but the
seat may be secured to the saddle in any other manner which will ensure the
absolute fixity of the seat and prevent it shifting.
The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings,
forming part of this Specification, wherein
Figure 1 shews a central longitudinal section of a cushion as applied to a
velocipede saddle and Figure 2 shews a plan thereof.
In these figures a is the inner india-rubber bag provided with a filling orifice a¹
closed by a screw-plug or stopper a² at which the water or air is introduced, and b
the case or cover made of any suitable textile, leather, or other material, which
wholly encloses the bag a to which it corresponds in shape, both the bag and cover
being provided with the ventilating apertures c c¹. The cover b has a suitable
opening around the edges of the ventilating aperture e, for the introduction of
the bag, which is closed by lacing.
The means by which the inner bag is secured within the cover may, however, be
varied and the precise means to be adopted is somewhat immaterial, as the necessity
for removing and replacing the bag within the cover will not often arise. The
cushion is secured to the saddle by laces e passing through eyelets around the edge
of the cover and through eyelets in the saddle or otherwise.
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-
The herein described cushion for velocipede and other saddles, consisting of an
inner bag of india-rubber provided with a filling orifice closed by a screw-plug or
stopper and an outer protective case or cover, substantially as specified.
Dated this 2nd day of October 1901.
A. J. MEYER,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.