Improvements in Mud-guards for Cycles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd July, 1894
Complete Specification Lelt, 2nd Apr., 1895-Accepted, 4th May,
1895
Improvements in Mud-guards for Cycles.
I, JOHN MULLINEUX, of 19 Ringford Road, Wandsworth, in the County of
Surrey, Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to mudguards for cycles generally; but more especially
to a means of carrying mudguards on the back wheel of reardriving safety
bicycles.
Mudguards made of pliable material such as American cloth, leather, canvas etc.,
unless properly carried over the wheel, are ineffective. They are usually suspended
from the saddle & are easily swayed about by the wind & the movement of the
machine. By my mudguard carrier I am enabled to carry the mudguard in the
best position for guarding the rider from splash, & to prevent the swaying above
referred to.
1 construct my carrier of a piece of strip steel or other metal with a hook at
each end forming a clip in shape like the letter C. I place the clip round the
stays at the top where they are narrow enough to pass through the opening of the
clip; & by lowering, it will fix itself in proper position being made a suitable size
In order that the clip may
not to pass lower down than just above the wheel.
grip properly 1 taper the sides of it to meet the taper in the stays.
At right angles to the clip & extending to the rear over the top of the wheel
I fix a further strip to carry the mudguard which may be tied on in the usual
manner.
The mudguard being attached at the lower end will prevent the carrier from
rattling or shifting but where there is a transverse support to the stays I prefer to
fix my carrier at that spot & tie the mudguard to it.
In order to prevent scratching the enamel or plating 1 line inside of clip with
leather, india rubber tubing, or other soft substance.
Instead of strip metal I inay construct my carrier of wire forming an outline of
the strip metal above described. Or I may use a strip for the clip & a wire loop
to extend over the wheel. This would be advantageous where the mudguard
is made of a very pliable substance & requires support to keep it out the full
width.
Another form of my invention is to fix a piece of strip steel to the transverse
support to the fork by screws or ties & continue it through the stays following
the circumference of the wheel. Or may attach it to the stays by a clip as
before described.
Instead of making my carrier of strip steel or wire I may have it cut out of
sheet metal & bent to shape.
In another form of my invention suitable for machines with the transverse
support of stays I use a wire bow spring the ends of which are curved round the
I fix this
transverse support about a semicircle & then outwards round the stays.
by pressing the two ends of the bow spring together so that they will pass within
the stays above the transverse support; I then draw them back placing the curve
round the transverse support & on releasing the spring the outward curves will
extend beyond the stays & so fix the carrier.
Dated this 3rd day of July 1894.
JOHN MULLINEUX,
Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Mud-guards for Cycles.
1, JOHN MULLINEUX, of 19 Ringford Road, West Hill, Wandsworth in the
County of Surrey, Clerk 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 :-
This invention relates to mud-guards for cycles generally, but more especially
to a means of carrying those made of leather, canvas, paper or other similar
substances, known as detachable mud-guards.
Fixed metal mudguards are objectionable on account of the weight, trouble of
taking off to clean, tendency to rattle, and other reasons, Leather, canvas &c. is
therefore substituted but a difficulty arises in carrying the leather over the hind
wheel of a safety bicycle in such a position as to be effective. By my invention
the mudguard may be carried directly over the wheel so as to secure the rider
absolutely from splash, with a very slight addition to the weight of the machine
and no inconvenience in mounting.
construct my carrier of metal in the form of a clip A so as to fit round the
stays of the back wheel B about two inches above the tyre. To this I attach by
rivetting the ends or other means a wire frame C which follows the contour of the
wheel D to any desirable length; and on this frame the leather mudguard is
attached by lace, straps, or other means.
I line the inside of the clip A with leather in those parts where it comes in
contact with the stays to prevent scratching.
To fix the carrier I place the clip A over the back stays B at the top where they
are narrowest as shewn by dotted line C' in Fig. 1, and by lowering it will fix
itself and thus hold the wire frame C firmly in the required position.
When not in use the carrier may be reversed and fixed in the manner above
described inside the frame of the machine, with the end of the carrier between the
back forks, as shewn by the dotted line C Fig. 1. The wire frame is shaped to
pass between the back forks readily to prevent it interfering with the chain.
In order to provide for the various widths of back stays, I may make my clip A
in two pieces with a slot in each, to admit of adjustment, and held together by a
small bolt as shewn in Fig. 3; and in order that the bolt may not come in contact
with the cross piece supporting the stays which is fixed in some machines I set
back the clip so as to clear it; or I may make the clip with a twist so that the
holt head & nut would appear on the top & bottom as shewn in Figs. 4 & 5. In
joining the two pieces of the clip, it is obvious that, instead of slots, I may use
several holes tapped for set screws instead of bolts.
Instead of a wire frame, I may use a strip of steel or other metal as shewn in
Figs. 6 & 7.
This method would apply specially when the material of the mud-
guard was stiff enough to hold out without support at the sides.
Instead of keeping the carrier distinet & separate, I may have it or any part
thereof sewn to the leather or other mudguard; or I may have the mudguard
constructed with a pocket into which the carrier could be placed instead of being
attached by lace or straps.
I may also have my carrier constructed entirely of wire, instead of wire and
strip metal.
In another form of my invention I place a separate clip permanently on each of
the back stays, having a slot at the back & front of the stay and parallel to it into
which I place the hooked ends of the wire frame as shewn in Figs. 8 & 9.
In reversing I move only the frame in this case.
Another form of any invention is shewn in Figs. 10 & 11. In this case the
clip is also permanently fixed and the wire frame is made to slide through holes

page_text: therein. When drawn out to the full extent the hooked ends will attach to the
clip and hold the frame firmly; when not required to carry mudguard the wire
frame may be pushed forward so as to be quite out of the way. I may attach a
roller to the end of the wire frame in this case, on which to roll the mudguard when
made of suitable material.
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 detachable mudguard carrier for cycles constructed as hereinbefore
described, having a clip for attachment to back stays and a projecting wire frame
or metal strip on which the mudguard may securely ride.
2. The use of carrier or clip attached to a mudguard itself as hereinbefore
described as a means of holding mudguards in the position necessary to render
them effective.
Dated this 2nd day of Anril 1895
JOHN MULLINEUX,
Applicant.