Year: 1896

page_text: I, PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN, of the Firm of Martin and Martins, of Granville
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to carrier attachments for cyoles, such as pump carriers,
cape and luggage carriers and has for its object a silent and non-scratching
attachment, consisting primarily of strap or straps, having contained within it
or within them double running loops, one for embracing the tubular member of
a machine, and the other the barrel of a pump or inflator.
In carrying out my invention in connecting with a pump carrier, I take a
single leather strap or length of other material, with one free end provided with
a buckle and the other with holes for the engagement of the tongue. The
middle of the strap or length of material is widened out at two separated parts at
distances about equal to the combined breadths of pump and tubular member of
machine. These widened out parts have cross piercings or slits wherethrough the
outer and narrower parts of the strap pass, thus forming a pair of running loops,
which when the said euds are drawn up, the said loops are contracted and drawn
tightly upon frame member and pump respectively, and with the materials of the
loops coming between the said member and pump, whereby metal to metal contact
is avoided and scratching prevented.
'The outer free ends are then connected together by buokling or by other
means.
Two of such attachments are employed and preferably remain fixed to a
machine and in securing the pump, open out its loops, then pass the barrel into
them and buckle up or connect the loose ends when the pump is drawn snugly
up to the tubular member, without metallic contact.
In carrying out my invention in connection with a carrier for luggage and a
pump, I take a shield or length of leather or other material and I take two such
double-looped attachments as before described with the middle parts of them
passing through slits or piercings at the two opposite ends of the front of the shield
and with a luggage strap to each looped attachment coming at the back of the
shield and passing through the piercings of the said attachment and other
adjacent piercings, so as to bring the free ends of the said luggage straps to the
back. These luggage straps after passing round the luggage to be carried are
secured by the free ends being connected together by buckles or other means,
the double running looped attachment is secured as before described.
Where no pump is required to be carried the straps for connecting the carrier
to the frame of a machine, then have only single running loops.
The double looped attachment may be employed as luggage carrier instead of a
pump carrier, and when so used the straps are made longer and the cross slits for

page_text: the ends to pass through to form running loops, are separated at greater distances
apart.
Dated this 19th day of August 1896.
acnments for Cycles.
I, PATRICK ALPHONSUS MARTIN, of the Firm of Martin and Martius, of Grauville
Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, 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 carrier attachments for cycles, such as pump carriers,
cape and luggage carriers and the like, and has for its object a silent and non-
scratching attachment, consisting primarily of strap or straps, having contained
within it or within them running loops which embrace both a tubular member
of a machine, and the barrel of a pump or inflator.
In carrying out one form of my invention in connection with a pump carrier, I
take a leather strap or length of other material, with one free end provided with
a buckle and the other with holes for the engagement of the tongue. The middle
of the strap or length of material is widened out at two separated parts, which have
cross piercings or slits wherethrough the outer and narrower parts of the strap
pass, thus forming running loops which, when the said ends are drawn up, are
contracted and drawn tightly upon frame member and pump respectively, with
the material of the loops coming between the said member and pump, whereby
metal to metal contact is avoided and scratching prevented.
The outer free ends are then connected together by buckling or by other
means.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a pair of this form of pump
carrier shown in use.
Figure 2 is a vertical section of one of the same upon the dotted liner Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an end view of one of the attachments or carriers separately and in
the position which it takes when buckled up.
Figure 4 represents the said carrier unbuckled and partly opened out.
Figure 5 is an underside plan of figure 4.
Figure 6 is a plan of the leather blank from which the carrier is made.
Fgure 7 is an edge view of the same.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in figures 1 to 7 of
the drawings.
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a is a pump carrier or clip made up from the strap a', whose end parts e, a³ 4
are passed respectively through the piercings a, a, thus forming a pair of
running loops, a', after which the free ends a, a, are connected together by
the buckle a. The loop a, which encircles the pump barrel b, is made prior to
loop a', is formed after the end a, has been passed around the tubular member c,
of a machine framing by passing the said end a, through the piercing as and then 4
drawing the said end up tight and afterwards connecting it to the end a8, by the
buckle a10.
Figure 8 represents a vertical section of a modified form of pump carrier made
up of two parts instead of one.

page_text: Figure 9 represents a plan of the parts separated and Figure 10 a plan of the parts
together and laid out flat.
Figure 11 is an edge view of the clip prior to the running loop being passed
around the frame member.
Figure 12 is a perspective view of the said attachment, and
Figure 13 represents a pair of the said carriers in use.
In figures 8 to 13, a is the running loop, which embraces the frame tube c, and
has end piercings a, a, wherethrough the pump-embracing strap passes as
shown in figures 10 and 12, after which the loose ends as, a of the same are
connected together by the buckle a. By drawing up the ends of the strap a,
the loops are run up and drawing tightly around the frame member c, and pump
barrel, by one and the same operation, as in the preceding arrangement.
In using this pump carrier, the parts are first placed in the positions shown in
figure 11. The strap a is then passed over the tuber, and next pass the free end a,.
of the strap, through the piercing a, after which the said ends a, a, are
connected together by the buckle a and the punip barrel b, is enclosed between
them.
In carrying out my invention in connection with a combined luggage and pump
carrier, I take a shield or length of leather or other material and also two such
double-looped attachments as shown in Figures 1 to 7, with the middle parts of
then passing through slits or piercings at the two opposite ends of the shield,
whilst luggage embracing straps coming at the back of the shield, pass through the
piercings of the said attachment and other adjacent piercings, so as to bring the
free ends of the said luggage straps to the back. These luggage straps after
passing round the luggage to be carried are secured by the free ends being
connected together by brackets or other means, and the double running looped
attachment is secured as before described.
Where no pump is required to be carried the straps for connecting the carrier
to the frame of a machine, then have only single running loops.
The double looped attachment may be employed as luggage carriers instead of
pump carriers, and when so used the straps are made longer and the cross slits for
the ends to pass through to form running loops, aro separated at greater distances
apart.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First In a pump or luggage carrier or like attachment, running-up or
tightening-up the combined contracting loops of such strap attachments as
described and represented, by the operation of connecting and tightening-up the
adjustable or loose connection-strap ends.
Secondly-A pump, luggage and like carrier attachment for cycles, consisting
of a strup having narrow end parts passing through piercings in broader parts
thereof, thereby forming double running loops which respectively embrace a
member of a machine framing and the pump, luggage or the like to be carried and
are drawn up on the free ends of the said strap being connected together by a
buckle or other fastener, substantially as described and set forth in figures 1 to 7.
Thirdly-The improvements in carriers or attachments for securing
luggage, pump and other articles to cycles, substantially as herein described and
set forth.
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