IMPROVED MEANS FOR FITTING SEATS OR SADDLES ON VELOCIPEDES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL STECIFICATION,
I, JOHN KEMP STARLEY, of West Orchard, Coventry, and at the Office for
Patents, 17 and 18, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, Velocipede
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVED MEANS
FOR FITTING SEATS OR SADDLES ON VELOCIPEDES," to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object improved means for fitting seats or saddles on
velocipedes, and relates to further improvements or modifications of the invention
described in a previous application made by me, No 10,349 of 1884.
In the specification of the before recited application I have described a method
of pitching the seat or saddle to the proper angle by a cylinder or roller clamped
or attached thereto and capable of being clamped to the flat spring or flat surface
carried by a spring by suitable bolts.
My present invention is designed to give better means of adjustment. I arrange
a clamp plate to be secured to the spring by bolts or otherwise and carrying a boss
at its one end in which I drill or bore a hole: the seat or saddle is attached to or
carries a plate having lugs or arms having a pin or stud or pins or studs passing
through the hole in the said boss and so pivotting the seat or saddles thereto.
To adjust the seat or saddle in the desired position I attich a clamping device,
such as making in one of the lugs or arms on the seat or saddle plate a segmental
slot through which a bolt or screw passes into a lug carried by the before named
clamp plate, or I can extend the end of the clamp plate backwards to carry a pin
or stud and pivot a notched lever or arm to the seat or saddle plate to engage
therewith, or notch the clamp plate and put the pin on the lever, or instead of
using a notched lever or arm use a screwed arm working in a milled nut.
It will be seen that the details for adjusting the seat or saddle pivotted in this
arrangement can be greatly varied if necessary or desired.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I JOHN KEMP STARLEY of West Orchard Coventry and at the Office for
Patents 17 and 18 Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex Velocipede
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVED MEANS
FOR FITTING SEATS OR SADDLES ON VELOCIPEDES" and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:―
This invention has for its object improved means for fitting seats or saddles on
velocipedes and relates to further improvements or modifications of the invention
described in a previous application made by me No 10349 of 1884.
In the specification of the before recited application I have described a method
of pitching the seat or saddle to the proper angle by a cylinder or roller clamped
or attached thereto and capable of being clamped to the flat spring or flat surface
or a block carried by a spring, by suitable bolts.
Now my present invention is designed to give different means of adjustment for
tilting a saddle or seat.
I arrange a clamp plate to be secured to the spring by bolts or otherwise and
carrying a boss at its one end in which I drill or bore a hole.
The seat or saddle is attached to or carries a plate having lugs or arms having
a pin or stud or pins or studs passing through the hole in the said boss and so
pivotting the seat or saddle thereto.
To adjust the seat or saddle in the desired position I attach a clamping device
such as making in one of the lugs or arms on the seat or saddle plate a segmental
slot through which a bolt or screw passes into a lug carried by the before men-
tioned clamp plate, or I can extend the end of the clamp plate backwards to carry
a pin or stud and pivot a notched lever or arm to the seat or saddle plate to engage
therewith or notch the clamp plate and put the pin on the lever or instead of
using a notched lever or arm use a screwed arm working in a milled nut.
It will be seen that the details for adjusting the seat or saddle pivotted in this
arrangement can be greatly varied if necessary or desired.
The accompanying three sheets of drawings illustrate several methods of carrying
my invention into practice.
Saddles are shewn fitted but seats may be so arranged.
Fig 1 Sheet I is a side elevation.
Fig 2 a plan.
A is the saddle B a plate screwed thereto carrying a lug or arm C in which
I form a segmental slot D. E is a clamp plate having a boss F at one end through
a hole in which passes a pin G which pivots plate B thereto.
The plate E or its boss F has an arm or lug H carrying a pin I which engages
in the slot D so that on tightening the nut J on the screwed end of this pin, the
latter can be retained in any desired part of the slot so tilting the saddle or seat to
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page_text: Instead of a segmental slot and pin secured therein, I use a lug or arm C¹ on the
plate B and I pivot thereto a lever D' having notches in its end.
I extend the clamp plate E backwards and fit a pin F at its end so that after
the boss F is adjusted on the pin G any notch in the lever D¹³ can engage with
the pin F¹ or the notches can be in the plate E and the pin F¹ on the lever D'.
The transverse plate or bar K is used as before.
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Figs 5 and 6 Sheet 2 shew respectively an elevation and plan of a slight variation
of Figs 1 and 2.
A¹ is the saddle B' a plate secured thereto carrying lugs or arms CƠ³ which
are pinned to the boss on the clamp plate E¹ by a pin G³ which pin has a nut
or nuts on its end or ends.
A plate with a boss H is fastened (as shown) to the rear of the saddle or it can
be fastened to the front, or to the front and also the rear, and in a pin I' on this
boss I pivot a lug or arm Ja with a slot in which engages a pin J* fastened to the
clamp plate El and capable of being secured in any part of the slot in the lug or
arm J by a nut J. The saddle or seat thus tilts on the pin G³ and is held in
position by the pin J' and slotted lug or arm J³.
Figs 7 and 8 shew respectively an elevation and plan of a variation of Figs
3 and 4.
Instead of notches in the lever D' before referred to, I cut a thread on its end
and pivot a bracket L to the rear end of the clamp plate E by a pin M. Between
the arms of the bracket L' works a milled nut N and the thread on the end of
lever or spindle D' passes through the bracket L¹ and nut N so that by turning
the latter the lug or arm C¹ shifts the saddle or seat on the pin Gas before,
exactly as in the case where a notched lever and pin is used but this latter plan
gives more correct adjustment.
Although flat springs are shown in the drawings I may adapt my arrangements
to fit a "cradle" or other like spring.
With regard to Figs 5 and 6 I might if desired put the slot in the clamp plate E
and pivot the lug or arm Ja with a pin at its end to work in the slot in the
plate E instead of the pin J' in the plate working in a slot in the lug or arm J³.
A further modification of Figs and 2 is shewn in Sheet 3 Fig 9 being an
elevation and Fig 10 back view.
In this arrangement I use plates pressed out by a die and then bent to shape
by which means I make the arrangement cheaply and strongly.
B is the plate secured to the saddle or seat carrying a lug or arm C in which
I form a segmental slot D as before. E is the clamp plate formed as shewn with
lugs F3 F bent down, being equivalent to the boss F in Figs 1 and 2.
The lug F extends downwards carrying a pin I which engages in the slot D
as before
G is the aforesaid pivot pin passing through the bent lugs C C' FS F' or separate
pins can be used to each side of the lugs.
The clamp plate E is secured to the spring by the transverse plate or bar K
as before.
The plate B of course is adjusted as in Figs 1 and 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
Firstly. The arrangement for fitting saddles or seats on velocipedes substantially
as described in the accompanying drawings (or any mere modification thereof)
with reference to Figs 1. 2. 5. 6. 9. 10 consisting of the combination with the pivot
pin connecting the saddle or seat to the clamp plate arranged to be secured on the
carrying spring, of a slot and a pin capable of being clamped in the required
portion of the said slot for the purposes described.
Secondly. The alternative arrangement substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings (or any mere modification thereof) with reference

page_text: to Figs 3. 4. 7. 8 consisting of the combination of the pivot pin connecting the
saddle or seat to the clamp plate, arranged to be secured on the carrying: spring,
with the lever, notches, and pin, or its equivalent the screwed lever or spindle and
nat, for the purposes described.
E. GARDNER COLTON,
Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents,
Of the Firm of Popplewell, Colton, & Co.,
17 and 18, Southampton Buildings, W.O.,
Agents for the Applicant.
Dated this 17th day of April 1885.
:
E. GARDNER COLTON,
Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents,
Of the Firm of Popplewell, Colton, & Co.,
17 and 18, Southampton Buildings, W.O.,
Agents for the Applicant.
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