Improvements in Saddles for Cycles and other similar purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Saddles for Cycles and other similar purposes.
I, WALTER BRAMPTON, of Formosa, Great Malvern, in the County of
Worcester, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to
be as follows:→
My invention has for its object improvements in saddles for cycles and other
similar purposes and is intended to afford more support to the underside of the
foundation or base of the saddle at or near the centre thereof which sometimes
has a tendency to fall or sag at that part.
My invention has reference to saddles which which are more or less padded
under the seat, the padding being built upon a foundation of strong leather or
equivalent material which extends under the padding and above the under frame.
The underframe I make from metal wire and preferably of rectangular section
and from tempered steel so as to form convenient slide bars or rails for the
boss to slide upon. I do not confine myself to any particular boss as the rails
are adapted to suit most of the bosses now in use. The under frame is made
from a length of wire, by preference rectangular or of slightly oblong section.
This wire is bent into an eye at the middle of its length and each end curves
downwards from the foundation and forms an inverted bridge below the founda-
tion and upon which the boss is mounted and slides the ends of the wires are
then opened out and carried outwardly around the back of the saddle returning
towards the front but bending inwards at about the centre of the length of the
saddle and the ends continue inwards until they meet or almost meet and the
ends may then again curve outwards and may be finished with a curve or curl.
The ends are bent slightly and are tapered down in thickness and rounded at
the junction with the foundation. The inwardly bent ends are best set upwards
towards the foundation so that their normal tendency is to press the foundation
at that particular part where the strain comes in an upwards direction and they
thus lend support at the exact position where the saddle is the weakest and
most likely to sag, which is near the centre when the padding is a divided one
with a space between the two pads. This construction of spring frame affords
independent freedom to each leg on each side of the seat and avoids stiffness
and permanent set in the saddle or its foundation.
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page_text: Improvements in Sales for cycles and other similar purposCS.
I, WALTER BRAMPTON, of Formosa, Great Malvern, in the County of
Worcester, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
My invention has for its object improvements in saddles for cycles and other
similar purposes and is intended to afford more support to the underside of the
foundation or base of the saddle at or near the centre thereof which sometimes
has a tendency to fall or sag at that part.
My invention has reference to saddles which which are more or less padded
under the seat, the padding being built upon a foundation of strong leather or
equivalent material which extends under the padding and above the under frame.
The underframe is made from metal wire and preferably of rectangular section
and from tempered steel so as to form convenient slide bars or rails for the
boss to slide upon. I do not confine myself to any particular boss as the rails
are adapted to suit most of the bosses now in use. The under frame is made
from a length of wire by preference rectangular or of slightly oblong section.
This wire is bent into an eye at the middle of its length and each end curves
downwards from the foundation and forms an inverted bridge below the founda-
tion and upon which the boss is mounted and works, the ends of the wire are
then opened out and carried round outwardly around the back of the saddle returning
towards the front but bending inwards at about the centre of the length of the
saddle and the ends continue inwards until they meet or almost meet and the
ends may then again curve outwards and may be finished with a curve or curl.
The ends are best slightly tapered down in thickness and rounded at the junction
with the foundation. The inwardly bent ends are best set upwards towards the
foundation so that their normal tendency is to press the foundation at that par-
ticular part where the strain comes upwards and they thus lend support at the
exact position where the saddle is the weakest and most likely to sag which is
near the centre when the padding is a divided one with a space between the two
pads. This construction of frame affords independent freedom to each leg or
each side of the seat and avoids stiffness and permanent set in the saddle or its
foundation.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of draw-
ings upon which I have shewn examples of my saddle and frame.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my saddle complete.
Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a side elevation of a slightly modified form of my saddle spring
or frame with the seat removed.
Figure 4 is a plan view of Figure 3.
In carrying my invention into practice I make the underframe A preferably
from hardened and tempered steel wire of rectangular section so as to form con-
venient slide bars or rails for the clip or boss B to slide upon. This boss or
clip B may be of any suitable pattern as I do not confine myself to any par-
ticular clip the rails being adapted to suit most of the bosses or clips now in
use.
When making the underframe A I take a length of wire of rectangular
or slightly oblong section and bend it so as to form the eye a¹ at the middle
of its length through which the pin or stud №¹ for attaching this end of the
frame to the base or foundation D passes. This foundation upon which the
padding forming the seat S is built must be of sufficiently stiff material to with-

page_text: stand the strain or pressure put upon the seat and to transmit such pressure to
the frame A and from this eye the wire is then curved downwards at a² and
forms an inverted bridge below the foundation 1) of the saddle and upon which
the boss or clip B is mounted as shewn at Figure 1. The ends of the wire are
then opened out and carried round outwardly around the back or cantle of the
foundation or base of the saddle returning towards the front so as to form the
supports a upon which the back portion of the foundation or base 1) rests and
which is fixed thereto by the staples or their equivalents as shewn at Figures 1
and 2 but the extreme ends at of the wire are bent inwards at about the centre
of the length of the saddle until they meet or almost meet as clearly shewn at
Figures and 4. In some cases these ends at may finish with a curve such as a
as shewn in dotted lines Figure 2 or a curl such as a as shewn in dotted lines
Figure 4 if desired and may be slightly tapered down in thickness and rounded
at the junction with the foundation. Or these ends at may be set upwards
towards the foundation as clearly shewn at Figure 3 so that their normal ten-
dency is to press the foundation upwards at that particular part where the strain
comes thus lending support at the exact position where the saddle is the weakest
and most likely to sag-that is at the part near the centre when the padding is
divided leaving a space between.
Saddles constructed with spring frames as herein described afford independent
freedom to each leg on each side of the seat and avoid stiffness and also a per-
manent seat in the saddle or its foundation.
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;-
:—
CLAIMS.
First The improvements in saddles for cycles and other similar purposes
consisting of a wire rod A formed into an eye at the front end and rails for
the boss at a and after forming a support for the foundation D) each end turns
inwardly near the centre of the saddle finishing straight as seen at Figure 2 or
as per dotted lines-so as to support the centre of the foundation D substan-
tially as herein set forth and shown by Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings.
Second: In saddles which are the subject of the first claim the wire rod A
formed into an eye a¹ and rails a² and after forming a support to the founda-
tion D the rod then passing in a diagonal direction towards the centre of the
saddle and either finishing with straight ends as seen at a Figure 4 and, with
or without the curve a³ or the curl a substantially as herein set forth and shewn
by Figures 3 and 4 upon the drawings.
Third: Cycle and other saddles consisting of a padded seat S mounted upon
a foundation D and in combination with and supported by a metal frame A such
as shewn by Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings and substantially as herein
set forth.
Dated this 17th day of December 1898