Year: 1888

page_text: I ROBERT JAMES RUSSELL of 106 Finsbury Park Road South Hornsey, in the
County of Middlesex, Mechanic, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
An invention designed to increase the usefulness of Bicycles, more especially that
class of Machine having low wheels of equal or nearly equal size, and known as
Safties.
The object of this invention is to meet the requirements of modern Cycling, by
adding to the machine, a device by means of which the Bicycle will stand alone, the
device may be brought into action while the Bicycle is proceeding at a slow pace, and
will support the Bicycle and rider or riders, in the event of circumstances compelling
the said rider or riders to stop in consequence of the traffic or any other cause.
This invention will be especially useful to Lady riders, by enabling them to mount
and dismount without assistance, this invention will be a useful addition to a Safety
Bicycle of the pattern described in my Specification furnished with my Application
for a Patent No. 2672 dated February 21st 1887, a machine designed for Lady riders,
or any rider prefering a machine giving greater facilities for dismounting.
A Bicycle that will stand alone, will better meet the requirements of Tradesmen,
Postmen and for military service, because much time will thereby be saved as the
machine stands ready for the rider to mount.
.
The device above mentioned can be put in action by pressing a lever similar to that
used for applying the brake, or any other convenient way of raising or lowering the
said device, to bring it in .contact with the ground. The said device having not less
than two contacts with the ground, one on each side of the machine, the line of
these two contacts with the ground being by preference at right angles with the
length of the machine, the parts coming in contact with the ground being two
small wheels, or I may use any other form of rests, as steel slides or any other
convenient device to answer the purpose herein set forth and explained.
The device for holding machine upright can be raised when not required, so as not

page_text: to come in contact with any obstacle in the road, the Bicycle shall have all the
advantages of a single tract machine.
I do not claim as new the idea of making Bicycles stand alone, but what I do claim
is the idea of adding a device to the machine by means of which, a rider when
reducing speed with the intention of stopping, or dismounting, can bring into contact
with the ground, and the parts of the aforesaid device touching the ground being free
to rise and fall with the uneveness of the road, or difference of level, as found at road
sides the Bicycle at the same time being perpendicular. I also provide means for
locking the device for holding the Bicycle upright, at the moment of stopping, no
matter what position the device may have when in contact with the ground in respect
to the machine.
In using wheels or slides for the contacts with the ground, they may work caster
fashion, if I use wheels, I provide a brake arrangement, which in addition to the
brake of the Bicycle will make the whole machine stand very rigid.
I claim to fix a device as herein described on any part of the machine, as the most
advantagous position for fixing the same will vary according to the design of the
machine, and the position occupied by the rider.
.
I claim as part of this invention the idea of having small wheels working caster
fashion, so as to yield freely to the steering, in which ever direction the steering wheel
may take.
I also claim the idea of using wheels, or steel slides or blades, similar to those used
for skating on ice, for the purpose of rising and falling over the inequalities of the
road. I also claim as part of my invention, the idea applying a device to engage or
come in contact with the road for holding the Bicycle upright, before the said
Bicycle has stopt.
I also claim to apply and use a device by means of which a Bicycle can be made to
stand alone, and raising the aforesaid device at any time at the will of the rider, after
the machine has been put in motion.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1888

page_text: I ROBERT JAMES RUSSELL of 106 Finsbury Park Road in the Parish of South
Hornsey in the County of Middlesex, Bicycle Maker 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 :-
An invention designed to increase the usefulness of Bicycles, more especially that
class of Machine having low wheels of equal or nearly equal size and known as
Safties.
The object of this invention is to meet the requirements of modern Cycling by
adding to the machine a device by means of which the bicycle will stand alone, ther
device may be brought into action while the bicycle is proceeding at a slow pace, and
will support the bicycle and rider or riders in the event of circumstances compelling
the rider or riders to stop, in consequence of the traffic or any other cause, this
invention will be especially useful to Lady riders by enabling them to mount and
dismount without assistance.
This invention will be a useful addition to a Safty Bicycle of the pattern described
in my Specification accompanying my Application for a Patent No. 2672 dated
February 21st 1887. A Machine designed for Lady riders or any rider prefering a
machine giving greater facilities for dismounting. A Bicycle that will stand alone
will better meet the requirements of Tradesmen, Postmen, and for Military service,
because much time will thereby be saved as the machine stands ready for the rider to
mount. The device above mentioned can be put in action by pressing a lever
similar to that used for applying the brake, or any other convenient way of raising or
lowering the said device for bringing it in contact with the ground, the said device
having by preference two contacts with the ground one on each side of the machine,
the line of these two contacts with the ground being by preference at right angles
with the length of the machine, the parts coming in contact with the ground being
two small wheels or 1 may use any other form of rests, as steel slides or any con-
venient device to answer the purpose herein set forth and explained.
The device for holding machine upright, can be raised when not required, so as not
to come in contact with any obsticale in the road, the Bicycle shall have all the
advantages of a single tract machine. I do not claim as new the idea of making a
Bicycle stand alone, but what I do claim is the idea of adding a device to the
machine by means of which a rider when reducing speed with the intention
of stopping, or dismounting can bring into contact with the ground, and the
parts of the aforesaid device touching the ground being free to rise and fall with
the uneveness of the road, or difference of level as found at road sides, the
Bicycle at the same time being perpendicular, I also provide means for locking the
device for holding the Bicycle upright at the moment of stopping no matter what
position the device may have when in contact with the road in respect to the machine.
In using wheels or slides for the contacts with the ground they may work castor
fashion, if I use wheels I provide a brake arrangement which in addition to the brake

page_text: of the Bicycle will make the whole machine stand rigid I claim to fix a device as
herein described, on any part of the machine, as the most advantageous position for
fixing the same will vary according to the design of the Bicycle, or the position
occupied by the rider I claim as part of this invention the idea of having small wheels
working castor fashion so as to yield freely to the steering, in which ever direction
the steering wheel may take.
I also claim the idea of using wheels or steel slides, or blades similar to those used
for skating on ice, for the purpose of rising and falling over the inequalities of the
roads.
I also claim as part of my invention the idea of applying a device to engage or
come in contact with the ground for holding a Bicycle upright, before the said
machine has stopt.
I also claim to apply and use a device by which a Bicycle can be made to stand
alone and, raising the said device at any time at the will of the rider after the machine
has been put in motion.
This description of my invention will be better understood by reference to the draw-
ings. Figure 1. shows an ordinary Safty Bicycle fitted with the device for holding
the Bicycle upright suspended from the frame just in rear of steering wheel, and
shown in the position when not in use. Figure 2 shows the same device as seen
from the rear, the same letters of reference apply to the same parts in both Figures.
A is a cross section of the backbone or frame, B is a ferrule on the said frame to
which the two legs CC) are suspended at the hinged joint D, E is a flat plate against
which the flat ends of the tops of the legs slide when expanding same, this plate is
not necessary but would give support FF1 are the two wheels connected to rods
working freely in the tubes or legs CC₁ being free to fall by their own weight when
the lever is released. To put the device in action the lever G on being pulled towards
the rider presses down the rod H the action being to expand the two legs after the
manner of expanding the ribs of an umbrella, the two legs or tubes have slots [ I¹
facing each other through which project lugs afixed near the tops of the rods jj' on
the bottoms of which, the two small wheels are carried, a short length of chain, gut,
or other band is fixed one end to each of the lugs, the said chain or band passing
over the little wheel K so that when the rod is raised by the lever G causing the legs
to close, the small wheel K being on the top of the rod H raises the two wheels F F¹,
the rods jj, pass through holes in the lugs thereby being free to work castor fashion
and within a certain range O is a plate fixed on the end of the piece of tube P against
which the expanding rods g g¹ find support when the legs are expanded. Figure 3
shows the device fitted to a Safety Machine with open frame Figure 4 the action and
object of this invention in supporting a Bicycle on uneven ground.
The lever G when raised or lowered can be secured in either of these positions by a
suitable catch or lock sliding up or down the lever G and operated by a finger while
holding lever G the saids liding catch or bolt S engaging in the teeth of the curved
rack T, Figure 1. When the device is lowered into contact with the ground, and the
machine stopped, the rider can fix the two wheels F F¹ by means of brakes one being
shown at R Figure 1. The said brakes can also at the same time be used as foot
rests. A brake can also be applied through the tube P to the rear wheel.
When the supporting device stands on uneven ground, the legs will be of uneven
length, the machine being vertical. I provide triggers or pawls on the tubes forming
the legs, the said triggers or pawls having teeth which engage with teeth or rings
on the rods inside the tube through suitable holes in the said tubes as shown in
Figure 5 the said pawls or triggers, and brakes for holding the Bicycle rigid are
operated by a second lever U, with an elongation V, this lever works on same
centre as G, and also has a lock or catch similar to G for locking and engaging in the
curved rack, on each leg of the supporting device there is a rod W for working the
brake R, the brake to hind wheel through P, also the trigger or pawl, X, and
connected at the top to a chain, band, or gut, passing over a small wheel and finally
terminating and joined to a small lever Y hinged to the frame, and having a back-
ward and forward motion.

page_text: The action and purpose of the whole device is this, When a rider desires to bring
the supporting device into action, the lever G is pulled towards the rider as far as it
will go and secured in that position as hereinbefore described, thereby expanding
the device, and the wheels or slides coming in contact with the ground the machine
may at the same time be in motion the small wheels rising and falling over any
inequalities in the road, further when the rider desires to stop, and secure the
machine in a vertical position and at the same time perfectly rigid and imovable it
is accomplished by pulling the second lever U Figure 1, which operates the rod W
thereby causing the trigger or pawl X, the brake through P, and the brake R to act.
On the middle of the lever G, I. fix a loop or band projecting forward, and passing
round the middle of lever U, so that in pulling down lever G, lever U is made to
follow, G has put the supporting device in action, but not the device for holding
and making machine rigid, this is done by pulling lever U towards the rider as far
as G, when the lower end of lever U will press forward the small suspended lever Y,
thereby operating the rod W. It will be seen that each lever has a seperate action
and purpose.
When the levers are pushed forward out of action, the brakes & pawls can be
assisted out of action by springs similar to the ordinary brake handle on handle bar
of Machine.
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
1st. I claim to fix a device as herein described and illustrated, to all that class of
Bicycles known as Safties, the said device being for the purpose of holding the
Bicycle in an upright position, and the said Bicycle retaining the vertical position
after the rider bas dismounted, as herein described.
2nd. I claim to fit a supporting device to a Bicycle, a device that can be brought
into action before the Bicycle has stopped, the said device having wheels or slides
touching the ground and rising and falling over the inequalities of the ground, as
herein described.
3rd. I claim the idea of applying or bringing into action this device for holding a
Bicycle upright at any time before the said Bicycle has actually stopped, and fixing
the said device and wheels of machine rigid and immovably at the instant of stopping
as illustrated in Figures 1 and 5, and as herein described.
4th. I claim the idea as new and novel the raising the said device out of action
after the machine has been put in motion, at any time at the will of the rider as
herein described.
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