Holder for Oil Cans and for the Pumps used on Velocipedes having Pneumatic Tires.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th July, 1892-Accepted, 27th Aug., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Holder for Oil Cans and for the Pumps used on Velocipedes having
Pneumatic Tires.
I, JOSEPH WOOD CUSHMAN, a Citizen of the United States, of No. 172
Ninth Avenue, in the City, County and State of New York, U.S.A., Merchant, 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 :-
My invention relates more especially to a holder adapted to receive and retain
an oiler of an elongated cylindrical shape, such for instance as the oiler which is
It
well known to the trade as the "Perfect" Pocket Oiler.
may, however, be
modified in shape to hold oilers of other designs, and it may be adapted to hold the
small portable pump used on velocipedes having pneumatic tires. The holder is
adapted to be securely attached to bars of various diameter, such for instance
as the handle or other bars of bicycles and tricycles. The holder is formed of
sheet metal and has the general shape and characteristics described below and set
forth in the accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation.
Fig. 2, a bottom end view, and
Fig. 3, an elevation of the rear side.
Between
The holder proper is formed of a single piece of sheet metal, having at one end a
laterally projecting portion a, on each side, which are turned up towards each other,
their main portions being preferably curved in the arc of a circle struck from a
center located between them, so that they will be adapted to embrace an oiler or
pump that is of general cylindrical shape. Their outer ends a', are however curved
in an opposite direction so as to form a flaring opening to receive and guide
the oiler B, into its place. The opposite end of the holder is provided with
similar projecting portions b, which are turned up in the same manner and have
their ends 6', similarly turned outward. The bottom of the holder is formed by a
projecting portion c, that is turned up at right angles to the body of the
holder and has its end c', slightly flared or curved outwardly.
the parts a, b, on each side, are projecting portions d, that are turned up
towards each other in a direction the reverse of that in which the parts a, b, are
turned, and their outer ends d', are left flat and in the same plane with each other.
The parts d, form one-half of the socket or clamp that cinbraces the bar X,
which may be the handle bar of the bicycle. The opposite half of the clamp is
formed by a separate piece of metal, suitably curved, and having its flat ends in
the same plane. Clamping bolts f. pass through the ends of the plate e, and
through the parts d', of the holder. These latter parts may each be provided
with a threaded metal hub d³, to form a proper socket for the threaded bolt.
Preferably the clamping plate G, and the back of the holder are corrugated, as
shown at y, so that they will take a firm hold of the bar X, that is clamped between
them. This construction also gives a certain amount of elasticity to the parts and
enables them to adapt themselves to bars of different sizes.
A holder of this character may readily be struck up from sheet metal having
the proper resiliency to receive and firmly retain the oiler B, when it is snapped
or pressed into its place as shown in Fig., and there will be no liability of its
being loosened or displaced by the jarring or vibration of the bar to which the
holder is attached. The side of the hol'r being open by reason of the portion d,
being turned outwardly, the oiler may readily be grasped and withdrawn from its
socket

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A holder made of sheet metal comprising the forwardly-projecting pieces a
and b, flaring at a and b, as described, the portions d, between the portions a and b,
bent backwardly and formed with straight, flat portions d', in combination with the
independent curved plate e, and securing devices which attach it to the parts d'.
2. A holder made of sheet metal comprising the forwardly-projecting pieces a
and b, flaring at a¹ and as described, the portions d, between the portions a
and b, bent backwardly and formed with straight, flat portions d', and a bottom
piece c, inclined at c', as described, in combination with the independent curved
plate e, and securing devices which attach it to the parts d'.
3. A holder made of sheet metal and having the portions a, b, c, bent up to
form a socket for the reception of the oiler, the intermediate portions d, bent in a
reverse direction to form one part of the clamping socket for the reception of the
bar to which the holder is to be attached, the corrugated plate e, forming the other
portion of said socket and the clamping bolts.
Dated this 15th day of June 1892.
JOSEPH WOOD CUSHMAN.