An Improved Form of Bicycle Stand or Support.
Year: 1897

page_text: An Improved Form of Bicycle Stand or Support.
I, HAROLD BRADNEY WILLIAMS, of 23, Pier Road, Rosherville, in the County of
Kent, Cashier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It relates to an improved device for retaining a bicycle, of the safety type, in
an upright position, when not in use, for purposes of storing, cleaning, repairing
or the like, or for lessening the risk of damage to the said bicycle during con-
veyance by trains, vans, or other like means of carriage.
The device consists of a base- or bed plate of wood, stamped or wrought steel,
or other suitable material, doubly cruciform in shape, provided at one end with
a quadrant, block, Y piece or other suitable contrivance for holding one wheel of
the bicycle in position, and also, at the extremity of each of the four arms, with a
hook or eye, to each of which, one end of a flexible stay or guy of adjustable length
is fastened, the other end being attached by means of hooks or loops, to the handle
bar & saddle pin, or other convenient parts of the bicycle which it is desired to
support, so that when the said stays or guys are tightened up, the bicycle is held
rigidly in position with both wheels upon the base plate.
In cases where very great rigidity is not required, the construction of the bed-
plate may be simplified by omitting one pair of arms.
The baseplate, may, if desired, be hinged in the middle for convenience of trans-
port or package, when not in use.
The said baseplate is also provided with two suitable studs or recesses, (in the
pair of arms further removed from that end of the apparatus provided with the
aforementioned quadrant, or other wheel-holding contrivance,) for retaining in
position, the support or crutch hereinafter described.
When it is desired to support the bicycle in such a position that one of the
wheels may be free to revolve, use is made of a V-shaped support or crutch, con-
sisting of a tube or rod of iron, steel, or other suitable material, flattened, shaped,
& padded at the angle, so as to securely hold the framework of the bicycle without
damaging the enamel. The shaped & padded angle of this crutch or support
is inserted in the angle of the frame just behind the head of the bicycle, if the
front wheel is desired to be raised, or in the angle under the saddle, if it is the rear
wheel which it is required to so treat, the legs of the crutch being fixed into or upon
the above mentioned recesses or studs in the arms, & the adjustable stays before
referred to, being tightened up so as to firmly hold the bicycle in its new position.
The crutch or support must be made of such dimensions, that when fixed in the
manner described, above, the vertical height from the padded angle to the ground,
shall exceed that of both of the angles of the bicycle in which it is to be fixed.
It may, if desired, be fitted with a hinge at the angle, or be made of two tubes or
rods, joined at the angle by suitable flexible material, so as to take less room when
not in use.
The same result may also be obtained, by placing supports under the centre bracket,
back-stays, foot-rests or other convenient & suitable parts of the bicycle. & then

page_text: tightening up the flexible stays or guys, as before; or a crutch, on the same
principle as that described above as an example, but of different construction,
may be used.
An Improved Form of Bicycle Stand or Support.
I, HAROLD BRADNEY WILLIAMS, 23, Pier Road, Rosherville, in the County of
Kent, Cashier, 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 1
by the following statement:-
It relates to an improved device for retaining a bicycle of the safety type in an
upright position when not in use, for purposes of storing, cleaning, repairing or
the like or for lessening the risk of damage to the said bicycle during conveyance
by trains, vans, or other like means of carriage owing to the machine being
supported in an upright position instead of being caused to lean upon the side or
bottom of the vehicle.
The device consists of a base or bed plate of wood, stamped or wrought steel,
or other suitable material doubly cruciform in shape, provided at one end with a
quadrant, block, Y piece or other suitable contrivance for holding one wheel of the
bicycle in position and also, at the extremity of each of the four arms, with a hook
or eye, to each of which one end of a flexible stay or guy of. adjustable length
is fastened, the other end being attached by means of hooks or loops to the handle
bar and saddle pin or other convenient parts of the bicycle which it is desired to
support, so that when the said stays or guys are tightened up, the bicycle is held
rigidly in position with both wheels upon the base plate.
In cases where very great rigidity is not required the construction of the bed
plate may be simplified by omitting one pair of arms.
The base plate may if desired be hinged in the middle for convenience of
transport or package when not in use. The said baseplate is also provided with
two suitable studs or recesses (in the pair of arms further removed from that end
of the apparatus provided with the aforementioned quadrant or other wheel holding
contrivance) for retaining in position the support or crutch hereinafter described.
When it is desired to support the bicycle in such a position that one of the wheels
may be free to revolve, use is made of a V shaped support or crutch, consisting of
a tube or rod of iron, steel or other suitable material, Hattened, shaped, and padded
at the angle so as to securely hold the framework of the bicycle without damaging
the enamel. The shaped and padded angle of this crutch or support is inserted in
the angle of the frame just behind the head of the bicycle if the front wheel is
desired to be raised, or in the angle of the saddle if it is the rear wheel which it is
required to so treat, the legs of the crutch being fixed into or upon the above
mentioned recesses or studs in the arms, and the adjustable stays before referred to
being tightened up so as to firmly hold the bicycle in its new position.
The crutch or support must be made of such dimensions that when fixed in the
manner described above, the vertical height from the padded angle to the ground,
shall exceed that of both of the angles of the bicycle in which it is to be fixed. It
may, if desired, be fitted with a hinge at the angle, or be made of two tubes or
rods joined at the angle by suitable flexible material so as to take less room when
not in use. The same result may also be obtained by placing supports under the
centre bracket, back stays, foot rests, or other convenient and suitable parts of the

page_text: bicycle, and then tightening up the flexible stays or guys as before; or a crutch
on the same principle as that described above as an example, but of different con-
struction may be used.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now refer to the
annexed drawings, in which:
Figure 1. is a side elevation of my invention.
Figure 2. Plan view of base or support.
Figure 3. enlarged view of means for adjusting the stays or guys.
The bicycle is placed upon the base or support a, and the guys, ropes or the
like are attached to the handle or seat as shewn by means of hooks or other suitable
form of clip and are then hooked into the hooks c or such convenient means of
fastening. The length of the guy may be adjusted as required by means of the
piece or any other well known & convenient means. The bent-up guide d
receives the front wheel of the machine as shewn or it may receive the rear wheel
if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
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1. A support or stand for velocipedes, substantially as described and illustrated
herein.
2. In supports or stands for velocipedes: a base piece having projecting arms
to which guys, ropes, or stays are attached for the purpose of maintaining a
velocipede in an upright position, one end of said guys, ropes or stays, being
secured to a suitable part of the velocipede.
Datad
Jan of Ontahan 1007