Improvements in the Fittings of Railway or other Vans for the Safer Conveyance of Cycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Nov., 1897-Accepted, 18th Dec., 1897
DI LUITIONITION
Improvements in the Fittings of Railway or other Vans for the
Safer Conveyance of Cycles.
I, HUGH SIDNEY STREATFEILD of Ryhope Hall, Ryhope, in the County of
Durham, civil engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Fig 1, represents a general plan of part of a van, shewing the shelf A and the laths
on the floor B.
Fig 2, represents a sectional elevation of a van, shewing the shelf A, the laths on
the floor B and a cycle fitted in position.
Fig 3, represents a sectional elevation of the edge of the shelf or har, shewing a
method of fixing the head or saddle pillar and the eyes D.
Fig 4, represents a plan of part of the edge of shelf or bar shewing a method of
fixing the head or saddle pillar and the eyes D, with a strap E.
In carrying out my invention I employ a fixed or moveable shelf or bar A fitted
across the railway or other van at such suitable height from the floor as will allow a
wheel of the cycle to be run under it.
The shelf is suitably shaped to receive the heads or saddle pillars of the cycles
and the spaces are lined with material to prevent damage to the enamel, H,
Fig, 4.
On the floor of the van laths are fitted, B.
The cycles are placed with the wheels between the laths and the heads or saddle
pillars are fitted to the shelf by straps, cord or the like passing through eyes D fitted
to the shelf or by other similar meaus as shewn at E.
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Improvements in the Fittings of Railway or other Vans for the
Safer Conveyance of Cycles.
I, HUGH SIDNEY STREATFEILD, of Ryhope Hall, Ryhope, County of Durham,
Civil Engineer, 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 :-
In carrying out my invention I employ a fixed or moveable shelf or bar 'A,' fitted
across the railway or other van at such suitable height from the floor as will allow a
wheel of the cycle to be run nuder it (see drawings filed with my Provisional
Specification) The shelf or bar is suitably shaped to receive the heads or saddle pillars

page_text: of the cycles, the spaces being lined with inaterial to prevent damage to the enamel, 'H'
Fig. 3. The cycles are placed with the wheels between the laths B B' and the
heads 'F' or saddle pillars are fitted to the shelf by straps, 'E,' cord or the like
passing through eyes 'D' fitted to the shelf or by other similar means as shewn in
Fig.s 3 & 4.
Fig. 1. Plan of a van, the roof having been removed, fitted with one shelf in the
centre only. 'A' is the shelf fitted at such height above the floor as will allow a wheel
of the cycle to be run under it see 'A' Fig. 2. B B' are laths fitted to the floor of
the vau at such distance apart as will allow the tyres to rest between thein.
Fig. 2. Sectional elevation shewing the floor of the van with a lath 'B,' the
shelf 'A' and a cycle fitted in position. At E' the strap or other attachment is
fitted see Fig. 4.
Fig. 3. Transverse section of the shelf 'A' shewing a means of attaching the head
or saddle pillar of the cycle by a strap passed through the eye 'D.' The head 'F'and
plunger L'of the brake of a cycle are shewn in position.
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Fig. 4. Plan of the edge of the sholf'A' shewing the space 'H' shaped to receive
the head of a cycle, the eyes 'DD' and the strap E. The head or saddle pillar 'F'
of the cycle shewn in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invon-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1. The use of a shelf or bar fitted in a van for the purpose of holding cycles in
position by being attached to such shelf or bar with straps, cord or the like.
Dated this 1st day of November. 1897.