Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Dec., 1894--Accepted, 26th Jan., 1895
object, to provide sails, which can be easily folded, packed in a suitable case and
fixed to the frame, without adding unnecessarily to the weight of the vehicle.
In the accompanying drawings;
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a sail connected with the steering head or forkhead
of a cycle,
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same,
Fig. 3 shows the sail on a larger scale,
Fig. 4 indicates the method of folding the sail.
The sail chiefly comprises a bracket a attached to the steering head c by means
of a screw clamp b, and a mast d to which are pivoted the upper yard e and the lower
yard f.
Between these yards, which may be of different lengths, is mounted the sail cloth
The mast d and the yards e
or sail proper g, which is also attached to the mast d.
and are preferably made of tubes, and the mast is mounted with its lower end on
the bracket a; for connecting the two parts, the lower end d' of the mast d is armed
with a slotted collar d² which can be tightened by means of a screw h¹ provided with
a handle. This joint enables the mast to be turned at any desired angle, according
to the direction of the wind, and then to be fixed in position.
As already mentioned, the yards e and f are adapted to turn on the mast d, and
they have prolongations e¹ and f' beyond their fulcrum. To e¹ is secured a tension
wire or cord i provided at its lower end with a screw clamp k for securing it to a
pin or stud on the arm f. By turning the screw to the right, the stud ƒ³
which has sufficient clearance in the shackle k is forced upward or the shackle
drawn down, whereby the prolongations e¹ and f¹ of the yards are drawn together
and the yards ef forced apart, so as to stretch or extend the sail cloth.
The yards e and f have preferably such a length, that when folded as indicated
by Fig. 4, they form one straight line and may be turned parallel to the mast d.
When folded in this manner, the sail g has the shape of a triangle and is then simply
rolled up around the mast and the yards, in which condition the sail may be packed
in a light case and buckled to the cycle frame.
The upper end d³ of the mast is armed with a cap 1, from which two wires or
cords m extend downwards. The latter are provided at their lower ends with
hooks n, n, or other devices suitable for attaching the said wires to the handle bar,
in order to act as stays capable of retaining the mast d in position even in the
strongest wind.
When the cyclist desires to use the sail, the sail is detached from the machine
frame (to which it has been buckled) and then mounted on the bracket a, the
yards e and fare spread out, the tension wire i is fixed and adjusted by means of
the screw clamp and thereby the sail spread out or tightened. The position of the
sail is then regulated according to the direction of the wind by means of the
screw h.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is ;-
1. A cycle sail fixed to the steering head by means of a bracket a and having a
mast d, yards e, f, pivoted to the said mast and a sail cloth or sail proper mounted
between the yards e and f and secured also to the mast, substantially as
described.
2. In a cycle sail, of the type described above, a tension wire or cord i applied
to the extensions of the yards and adapted to spread the same apart.
3. In a cycle sail of the type described above, a pair of wires or cords m, secured
to the top of the mast and adapted to serve as stays.
4. A cycle sail constructed and adapted to operate substantially as described and
shown.
Dated this 6th day of December 1894.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
Agents for the Applicant.