Improvements relating to Cycle Saddles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1897-Accepted, 18th Sept., 1897
Improvements relating to Cycle Saddles.
We, JOSEPH FOWLER STEELE, and HARRY VAUGHAN CURRIE, both of the Albion
Mills Saddlery Company, of Harford Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturers, and JOHN JONES, of 190 Anglesea Street, Aston, in the County of
Warwick, Saddler, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This Invention relates to the manner in which we arrange and connect the fore
end or peak of a cycle saddle with the springs of the underframe, whereby we
obtain a more efficient support and ensure a greater degree of comfort to the rider
than with the ordinary saddles at present in use.
In the application of our invention to a cycle saddle of the usual hammock
type, we construct and arrange the supporting springs on the underframe in any
convenient manner, providing an ordinary boss or clip for securing the same to
the saddle pillar of the cycle framing. The saddle seating we form preferably
from leather and connect it at the cantle or rear end with the cantle plate or to
the underframe by means of rivets or in any other suitable and well known manner.
On the underside of the peak or fore end of the seating we rivet or otherwise secure
a nut plate having an inward projection through which we form the screwed eye
for the reception of the adjusting screw for regulating the tension of the saddle.
The nut plate is provided with lateral lugs or cars for fitting within slots formed
in the sides of a guide and stay bracket to which the front ends of the springs
are attached.
The connection between the front ends of the upper springs and the guide and
stay bracke. is preferably formed by means of a cross piece attached between the
sides of the bracket, but the front end of the lower spring or springs we pivot or
hinge upon the bracket thus ensuring an effectual connection with freedom of
movement for the spring.
The head of the adjusting screw herein before described projects beyond the front
or closed end of the bracket and on turning the screw the nut with attached saddle
is moved and thus the latter is readily strained to the required degree of tension.
We adapt our invention to saddles having underframes of varying design or
pattern, making such modifications as may be necessary to meet any particular
requirement.
Dated this weth Joo. of Andahan 1000
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements relating to Cycle Saddles.
We, JOSEPH FOWLER STEELE, and HARRY VAUGHAN CURRIE, both of the Albion
Mills Saddlery Company, of Harford Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturers, and JOHN JONES, of 190 Anglesea Street, Aston, in the County of
Warwick Saddler, 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 the manner in which we arrange and connect the fore
end or peak of a cycle saddle with the springs of 'the underframe, whereby we
obtain a more efficient support and ensure a greater degree of comfort to the rider
than with the ordinary saddles at present in use.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter referred
to.-
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 an end elevation of our improved
saddle, having the seating part shown by dotted lines.
Figure 3 is a sectional end elevation and Figure 4 a plan of our fore end attach-
ment and tension adjusting device.
The same reference letters in the different views indicate the same parts.
In the application of our invention to a cycle saddle of the usual hammock
type, we construct and arrange the supporting springs on the underframe in any
convenient manner, providing an ordinary boss or clip for securing the same to
the saddle pillar of the cycle framing. The saddle seating we form preferably
from leather and connect it at the cantle or rear end with the cantle plate A and
thence with the underframe in any suitable and well known manner. On the
under-side of the peak or fore end of the seating we rivet or otherwise secure a
nut plate B having an inward projection through which we form the screwed eye
(6 Figure 3) for the reception of the adjusting screw C for regulating the tension of
the saddle seating. The nut plate B is provided with lateral lugs or ears for fitting
within slots formed in the sides of a guide and stay bracket D to which the front
ends of the springs are attached, or with shoulders for resting upon the upper
edges of such bracket as illustrated at Figure 3.
The connection between the front ends of the upper springs or rods E and the
guide and stay bracket D is preferably formed by means of a cross piece d attached
between the sides of the bracket, but the upper end of the lower spring as Fat
the fore end of the saddle we pivot or hinge upon the bracket D as at d Figure 1
thus ensuring an effectual connection with freedom of movement for the spring.
The head of the adjusting screw C projects beyond the front or closed end of the
bracket D and on turning the screw the nut plate B with the attached saddle
seating is moved and thus the latter is readily strained to the required degree of
tension.
We adapt our invention to saddles having underframes of varying design or
pattern, making such modifications as may be necessary to meet any particular
requirement.
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:-
.
1. The improved connection between the fore end or peak of a cycle saddle
and the underframe, substantially as described.

page_text: 2. A fore end attachment and tension adjusting device for a cycle saddle.
comprising a nut plate B, screw C, and bracket D, constructed and arranged
substantially as described and as illustrated.
Datod this 26th day of July 1807
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.