Improvements in Cycle Saddles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 19th May, 1896-Accepted, 27th June, 1896
Improvements in Cycle Saddles.
We, THOMAS MIDDLEMORE, trading as William Middlemore, of 101, Holloway
Head, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, and WALTER ALBERT
DE LATTRE, of Bayley's Buildings, Little Park Street, Coventry, in the County
of Warwick, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :-
This invention relates to improvements in cycle saddles, our object being to
produce a saddle that will afford a greater degree of ease and comfort to the'
rider than those at present in general use, without causing inconvenience or
obstruction in mounting or dismounting, or in the pedalling or propulsion of the
machine.
In the application of our invention to the construction of a saddle for a safety
or other bicycle or cycle, we form the spring or other under frame of the saddle in
the usual manner and rivet or otherwise secure thereto the ordinary upper or seat
portion. Upon such leather upper of the saddle we sew' or otherwise secure a seat
pad, consisting preferably of an enclosing cover of wash leather or other soft
material, with an interposed cushioning substance between the under side of the
cover and the upper side of the ordinary leather seat. We form the pad to
correspond with the shape or configuration of the leather upper, and thus provide
a comfortable seat for the rider, whilst preserving a convenient general outline of
the saddle, such as will cause no obstruction in mounting or dismounting, or in the
propulsion of the machine.
We do not limit the application of our invention to any one form of saddle
but adapt it to the varying types and patterns constructed to suit the requirements
of cyclists.
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page_text: In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter
referred to. —
Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Figure 2 a plan representing my improved
saddle.
In the application of our invention to the construction of a saddle for a safety
or other bicycle or cycle, we form the spring or other under frame of the saddle in
the usual manner and rivet or otherwise secure thereto the ordinary upper or seat
portion such as A. Upon such leather upper of the saddle we sew and rivet or
otherwise secure a seat pad B, consisting preferably of an enclosing cover of wash
leather or other soft material, with an interposed cushioning substance between
the underside of the cover and the upper side of the ordinary leather seat A. We
form the pad B to correspond with the shape or configuration of the leather upper,
and thus provide a comfortable seat for the rider, whilst preserving a convenient
general outline of the saddle, such as will cause no obstruction in mounting or
dismounting, or in the propulsion of the machine. We preferably form a
depression such as C in the centre of the pad, and pro vide ventilating eyelets such
as D, as illustrated at Figure 2.
We do not limit the application of our invention to any one form of saddle,
but adapt it to the varying types and patterns constructed to suit the requirements
of cyclists.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is.
The improved cycle saddle having a pad such as B sewn and rivetted or
otherwise secured to the seat A, substantially as and for the purposes described
and as illustrated..
Dated this 18th day of May 1896.
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.