A Novel or Improved Attachment to Cycles to be used as a Cycle Stand.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 19th July, 1897
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Novel or Improved Attachment to Cycles to be used as a Cycle
Stand.
We, JOIN CHARLES FELLOWES, of St. James's Vicarage, Clerk in Holy Orders,
and Tom PIDD, of the Stockton Malleable Iron Company, Limited, Engineer,
both of Stockton-on-Tees, in the County of Durham, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows; -
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Our invention relates to a device to be used as a stand for cycles, the useful
feature of which is that the stand takes the form of an attachment to the cycle
frame, which when folded up in position is compactly portable as a cycle acces-
sory, but which whenever required can be opened or spread out for use as a cycle
stand in the manner hereinafter described.
At present cycle stands of the kind to which our invention is more especially.
applicable are wholly detached from the cycle itself and are not designed to be
portable as an attachment to the cycle frame consequently such stands are only
available at cycle depôts or the like places or where they are permanently kept.
It will be seen from the following description of our invention that we have
discovered a simple way of constructing and using cycle stands which can be
attached to the cycle frame and carried in the closed position as an accessory
when the cycle is running, or can be spread or set out for use as a stand when
the cycle is stationary.
In carrying out our invention we attach to the bottom bar of the cycle frame,
assuming the frame to be in this respect of the ordinary or usual design, two
bars or struts extending from one clasp and passed through holes or open lugs
in another clasp, both clasps being adjustably attachable to the bottom bar in
any required positions.
The struts are hinged or jointed at some convenient point near. to the upper
clasp to which they are secured to enable them to be set to any required angle
to support the cycle. And in order that the lower clasp may accomodate itself
to the required angular adjustment of the struts, the two clasps are brought nearer
together or set farther apart as the case may be other adjustments being used
in connection therewith to limit the extreme position to which the struts can be
set. When brought quite close together the struts are free to be set to any
angle to which the hinged joints and their adjustments are adapted. As the
two clasps are set further apart, this angular movement becomes more and more
restricted until the struts are carried by the lugs of the lower clasp in a line
or nearly so with the bottom bar to which the clasps are secured and in this
position the cycle stand becomes a compactly portable accessory to the cycle
frame. Sockets or thimbles can be provided if desired on either side of the
bottom bar of the cycle frame for the reception of the free ends of the struts to
prevent all risk of the said ends catching the skirts of a ladies dress.

page_text: By the expression "bottom bar" it will be understood that we include whatever
bar in the cycle frame is found most convenient for the purpose of our invention.
Dated this 17th day of July 1897
G. J. CLARKSON,
Chartered Patent Agent, Stockton-on-Tees and Hull,
Agent for the Applicants.
A Novel or Improved Attachment to Cycles to be used as a Cycle
Stand.
We, JOHN CHARLES FELLOWES, of St. James's Vicarage, Clerk in Holy Orders,
and TOM PIDD, of the Stockton Malleable Iron Company, Limited, Engineer,
both of Stockton-on-Tees, in the County of Durham, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be parti-
cularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
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Our invention relates to a device to be used as a stand for cycles the useful
feature of which is that the stand takes the form of an attachment to the cycle
frame, which when folded up in position is compactly portable as a cycle acces-
sory, but which whenever required can be opened or spread out for use as a cycle
stand in the manner hereinafter described.
At present cycle stands of the kind to which our invention is more especially
applicable are wholly detached from the cycle itself and are not designed to be
portable as an attachment to the cycle frame consequently such stands are only
available at cycle depots or the like places or where they are permanently kept.
It will be seen from the following description of our invention that we have
discovered a simple way of constructing and using cycle stands which can be
attached to the cycle frame and carried in the closed position as an accessory
when the cycle is running, or can be spread or set out for use as a stand when
the cycle is stationary.
And in order that our invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accom-
panying drawings in which are illustrated convenient modifications embodying
the essential features of our said invention. Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 which
illustrate in outline a side elevation of the wheels of a cycle and the lower part
of a frame of the ordinary or usual design the device is shown attached to the
bottom bar a of the cycle frame folded up in Fig. 1 and spread out for use in
Fig. 2. This device consists of two bars or struts b b extending from opposite
parts of one clasp c and passed through holes or open lugs d in another clasp cl
both clasps being adjustably attachable to the bottom bar a in any required
positions. The struts b are hinged or jointed at some convenient point near
to one of the clasps namely that to which they are secured which clasp may be
the upper clasp but is preferably the lower clasp c as shown in the figures so
that the ends of the struts when folded up are turned away from, instead of
towards the rider. These struts are adapted by their hinged joints to be set to
any required angle to support the cycle as shown in Fig. 2, and in order that the
upper clasp may accomodate itself to the required angular adjustment of the
struts, the two clasps are brought close together other adjustments being used
if required in connection therewith to limit the extreme position to which the
struts can be set. As the two clasps are set further apart the struts are drawn
ap alongside the bottom bar a of the cycle frame as shown in Fig. 1 and in this
position the cycle stand becomes a compactly portable accessory to the cycle
frame. Each clasp is secured either adjustably as by a setscrew spring catch

page_text: or pin, or the clasp c is permanently secured whilst the other clasp c¹ is adjust-
ably secured. Should the device be attached to the bottom bar in the inverted
position, that is so as to fold up with the points towards the rider sockets or
thimbles are preferably provided on either side of the bottom bar of the cycle
frame for the reception of the points or free ends of the struts to prevent all risk
of the said ends catching the skirts of a lady's dress.
In these
Figs. 24, 2 and 2° illustrate in detail and to an enlarged scale the method
of hinging the struts 6 and of connecting them to the movable clip c¹ in which
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device folded up. Fig. 2 is a side view, and
Fig. 2 a corresponding end view showing the device spread out for use.
figures a represents the bottom bar which is shewn in the horizontal position but
is intended to be taken as representing the angle illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The
struts b extend from the clasp c and pass through holes or open lugs & in the mov-
able clasp c¹, both clasps being adjustably attachable to the bottom bar a in any
required positions. The struts bare hinged or jointed at b₁ near the clasp c to
which they are pivotally secured so that when the clasps are set apart the struts
are drawn up alongside the bottom bar a of the cycle frame to the closed posi-
tion as shown in Fig. 2. When the two clasps are brought close together the
struts are extended to the requisite angle to support the cycle as shown in
Figs. 2 and 2º.
By the expression, bottom bar, it will be understood that we include whatever
bar in the cycle frame is found most convenient for the purpose of our invention
and modify the device in certain details of construction accordingly. An example
of such a modification is illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 in which Fig. 5 is a
view of a cycle in side elevation showing in outline the wheels and lower part
of the frame as in Figs. 1 and 2 and Figs. 3 and 4 are corresponding views of
the stand drawn to an enlarged scale, the stand being folded in Fig. 3 and opened
out or extended in Fig. 4. In this construction a bar a¹ is provided secured
to and extending downwards from the bottom bar a of the cycle frame.
clasps c and c¹ are secured to this bar a as shown instead of to the bar a the
struts 66 are similarly secured to clasp c by hinged joints, but are connected
to the clasp c' by the tie bars e e which impart rigidity to the struts when the
clasp c is secured in position, whilst all fold up close together by sliding the
clasp cl up the bar a as shown in Fig. 3 in which position the cycle stand be-
comes as before a compactly portable accessory to the cycle frame.
The
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is-
1. A cycle stand which by its arrangement and combination of parts takes
the form of an attachment to the cycle frame, and which when folded up is com-
pactly portable as a cycle accessory, but which can be opened or spread out for
use as a cycle stand, the whole being arranged, combined and operated substan-
tially as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2. A cycle stand, the struts of which are secured by a clasp to the cycle frame
and adapted to be set out or folded up by the adjustment of another clasp on
the cycle frame to which the struts are connected by lugs or their equivalents
as hereinbefore described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying
drawings or by the tie bars as herein before described with reference to
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 of the same drawings, all combined, arranged and operating
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Lattu
G. J. CLARKSON,
Chartered Patent Agent, Stockton-on-Tees and Hull,
Agent for the Applicants.
G. J. CLARKSON,
Chartered Patent Agent, Stockton-on-Tees and Hull,
Agent for the Applicants.