cycle bicycle brakes stands supports
Year: 1897

page_text: JOHN CRAWFORD MOORE, Meads, Eastbourne, in the County of Sussex, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
This invention has for its object, improvements in cycle or bicycle brakes, stands
or supports.
In order to do this I place two prongs or rods one on each side of the rear running
wheel or wheels and not far from the ground where they are supported by a spring.
These prongs are carried forward and upward to a point not far from the crank
spindle where they are rigidly connected together and pivotted to some suitable
part of the frame. Two steps are placed on these prongs, one on each side, and
out of the way of the treadles in a convenient part for placing the rider's feet on
for pressing the prongs on the ground for the purpose of supporting and braking
the machine. These prongs may be made of tube or otherwise and of any suitable
material and in such a shape as to make a support or stand for the bicycle when
not in use.
Dated this 15th day of April 1897.
JOHN CRAWFORD MOORE, The Meads, Eastbourne, in the County of Sussex,
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:-
Reference being had to the accompanying drawings where like letters represent
like parts
Fig. 1 of the drawings hereunto annexed is a side elevation of my improved
brake, stand and support and a portion of a bicycle.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the prongs or rods forming the brake stand and support,
G is the rearrunning wheel of a bicycle. C shows one of the back stays with a
portion broken out of it to show A³. A is the brake stand and support. B¹ is a
spring carrying A which is shown made fast at one end to the upright stay C
supporting the seat and at the other end to the spoon or horn A³. I some instances
I place the spring between A and e near A. A shows the pivoted connections
between A and the two stays e the spoon or horn A² which is fast on A, can be made
to brake the back wheel G by rivetting leather or other suitable material on it
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page_text: in layers to bring it in contect with the wheel G or the tyre when A is pressed
down thus if desired, forming a compound brake by the rider pressing his feet
on the shoulders A Fig. 2. By this means also A is a support for the rider and
the machine in riding form when not in motion. To make a stand for the bicycle
when not in use a foot is pressed on the prong at A3 and by holding it down and
lifting the wheel G off the ground, the tongue B2 (which when not in use rests on
the point of A2) will drop into the notch A5, the bicycle will now stand alone on
the two prongs at A3 with the wheel G off the ground. To bring the machine into
riding form again it is necessary to pull the cord H Fig. 1 which is connected at
one end to the tongue B³ and is carried up C and made fast at the other end to
a suitable part near the saddle. The pull of this cord will draw the point of B²
from the notch A. G will now come to the ground and A will be supported on the
spring B. The tongue B is pivoted to the stay or stays e and is made of steel or
other suitable materiel. d is the stay of a bicycle running from the bottom bracket
to the fork head. F is a pedal showing its position. The front of A is placed
under e up to the step A' and is pivoted at the two front corners A6 Fig. 2, by means
of caps bolted or brazed on to the two stays c, but I do not confine myself rigidly
to the form or drawings as shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. In a bicycle or cycle two prongs or rods moveably or pivotally connected to
the two stays e between the front of the back wheel G and the bottom bracket
with steps or shoulders thereon in a suitable position, for the purposes herein set
forth and such as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. In a bicycle or cycle two prongs or rods forming a brake for the bicycle, a
support for the rider and machine and a stand for it, when not in use, in the
manner herein described and illustrated.
3. In a bicycle or cycle the combination of the various parts forming a brake a
stand and a support, as herein set forth, described and illustrated.
Dated this 10th day of January 1898.
JOHN CRAWFORD MOORE,