IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SAFETY BICYCLES
Year: 1885

page_text: I THOMAS HOUGH Bicycle and Tricycle Manufacturer of Florence Works
Mander Street Penn Road Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
SAFETY BICYCLES to be as follows:-
My invention consists of an attachment which may be fixed to any Bicycle of
ordinary make, or to a Tricycle or any other kind of Velocipede having a wheel or
wheels that require to be peddaled or propelled in a manner similar to the ordinary
kind of Velocipede commonly known by the name of Bicycle, it is made thus,
A round pin or bolt is made about 2 inches in length and a thickness of about
inch one end of which as an head about 1 inch in diameter by of an inch in
thickness the other end of bolt or pin is flattened on two sides, and reduced
in thickness on those two sides to about an inch and made to fit the hole or
slot in crank which is made ordinarley for the pedal of a Bicycle, this bolt or pin
is then screwed or wormed, from the end which as been flattened as described
previousley, to the collar formed by the head as previousley described, this screwing
from end of the whole length, flattened, to collar of pin or bolt is only nessary
when a certain kind of ball bearing is used, which may generalley but not always
be used-When other than than this ball bearing is used it will only be nessury
to screw from the flattened end a distance of about of an inch. A nut is then
made and screwed to fit on this end-A ring or washer of about of an inch in
thickness-or of sufficent thickness to keep the nut which is used for fixing on the
pedal of machine from touching the end of the axle of the wheel of Bicycle or
Tricycle when being ridden-this pin or bolt can then be firmley attached to the
crank of Bicycle or Tricycle by means of the said screw and nut this pin or bolt
then projects from the crank of Bicycle or Tricycle about 1 inch upon this
projecting picce which forms the axle for the bearing, is fitted the bearing this
bearing may consist of what is commonly known in the trade, as a ball bearing,
or a bearing of any ordinary make be used at discretion, to this bearing is
attatched, by means of a screw a lengthing rod about 44 inches in length tapered
from about 1 inch in width at one end, to about in. at the other end by of
an inch in thickness, A hole or slot is made at one end of this to which is fixed
the pedal.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Velocipedes.
I THOMAS HOUGH Bicycle and Tricycle Manufacturer Florence Works,
Mander St Penn Road Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE
OF SAFETY BICYCLES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to bo
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My Invention consists of an attachment which may be fixed to any Bicycle of
ordinary make or to a Tricycle or any other kind of Velocipede having a wheel or
wheels that require to be pedalled or propelled in a manner similar to the ordinary
kind of Velocipede commonly known by the name of Bicycle-It is made thus-
A round pin or bolt is made about 2 inches in length and a thickness of about of
an inch-One end of which has a head about 1 inch in diameter by of an inch in
thickness. The other end of bolt or pin is flattened on two sides and reduced
in thickness on those two sides to about an inch and made to fit the hole or slot in
crank which is made ordinarily for the pedal of a Bicycle-This bolt or pin is then
screwed or wormed from the end which has been flattend as discribed previously, to
the collar formed by the head as previously discribed. This screwing from the
ends of the whole length flattened to the collar of pin or bolt is only necessary when
a certain kind of ball bearing is used, which may generaly but not always be used→
When other than this bearing is used it will only be neccesary to screw from the
flattened end a distance of about of an inch. A nut is then made and screwed to
fit on this end-This pin or bolt can the be firmly attached to the crank of Bicycle
or Tricycle by means of the said screw and nut-This pin or bolt then projects from
the crank of Bicycle or Tricycle about 1 inch upon this projecting piece which
forms the axle for the bearing is fitted the bearing, this bearing may consist of
what is commonly known in the trade as a ball bearing or a bearing of any
ordinary make may be used at discretion-To this bearing is attached by means
of a screw a lenghening rod about 4 inches in length taperd from about 1 inch
in length at one end to of an inch at the other end by of an inch in thickness.
A hole or slot is made at one end of this to which is fixed the pedal.
I will now proceed to discribe my invention with reference to accompaning
drawings.
Fig. No. 1 shows a round pin or bolt about 2 inches in length and a thickness
of about of an inch one end of which has a head about 1 inch in diameter
by of an inch in thickness-The other end of bolt or pin is flattend on two
sides A and so reduced in thickness to about an inch-to a distance of about
1 inch from the end and made to into the hole or slot in crank of Bicycle or Tricycle
-This bolt or pin is then screw'd or wormed from the end which had been
flatten'd as previously discribed to the collar formed by the head as previously
discribed This screwing of the whole length of the pin to the collar formed by
the head may only be necessary when a certain kind of ball bearing is used which
may generaly but not always be used-When other than this kind of ball bearing
is used or any other kind of bearing it may only be necessary to screw or worm
at the flattened end a distance of about of an inch.

page_text: Fig. No. 2 shows a nut which is then made and wormed or screwd to fit the
end of bolt or pin where flattened or screwd and as before discribed.
Fig. No. 3 shows the ball bearing which may generaly but not always be
used The round hole in centre A is wormed or screwd all through and made to
fit the bolt or pin Fig. No. 1-The round hole in the lug or projection (Fig. 3 C)
is wormed or screwd and by means of a common sett screw (Fig. 4) is fitted to
lengthening rod (Fig. 5) as shown in (Fig. No. 6).
Fig. No. 4 shows a common sett screw of an inch in length by of an inch
in diameter by this Figures 3 and 5 are joined together.
Fig. No. 5 shows a lengtheng rod about 4 inches in length by of an inch
in thickness taperd from about 1 inch to of an inch from end to end-B shows
a slot or oblong hole which is made to fit the ordinary Bicycle pedal-A shows a
round hole of an inch in diameter which is fitted to the bearing Fig. 3 by
means of the sett screw Fig. 4 and the round hole Fig. 3 C.
Fig. 6 shows the invention complete-By means of the flattened screwd end of
pin or bolt A and the nut B this invention may be fitted to the crank of an
ordinary Bicycle-The invention may also be applied to a Tricycle or any other
kind of Velocipede having a wheel or wheels that require to be pedalled or propelled
in a manner similar to the ordinary kind of Velocipede commonly known by the
name of Bicycle.
Haveing now particularly discribed the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
First. Constructing and makeing a Bicycle in most respects similar to an ordinary
Bicycle and by attaching thereto my invention as previously herein discribed in
that manner make it a Safety Bicycle.
Second. I claim my invention is applicable to Bicycles of exactly ordinary make
and that at my discretion I shall attach my invention to Bicycles of ordinary
make and by means of my invention as herein discribed and illustrated by
accompanying Drawings convert an ordinary, make of Bicycle into a Safety
Bicycle.
Third. I claim my invention may be applied to a Tricycle or any other kind of
Velocipede haveing a wheel or wheels that require to be pedaled or propelled in a
manner similar to the ordinary kind of Velocipede commonly known by the name
of Bicycle.