An Improved Cycle Support, partly applicable to other purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: This Print is in accordance with the Original Specification as it stands after
Amendment (under Section 11 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883) as required
by the decision of the Chief Examiner of the 4th day of August 1898.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cycle Support, partly applicable to other purposes.
I, THOMAS LOCKER, of Myrtle Cottage, New Sawley, in the County of Derby,
Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The principal object of my said invention is to provide an improved cycle
holder or support which may be attached to the machine so that when the rider
dismounts he may leave his machine in comparative safety, the secondary objects
of my invention are to utilize the said holder or support, when not actually
being used to support the machine, as a foot rest and luggage carrier.
In carrying out my invention I attach preferably to the front wheel axle of
the cycle two shorts arms one on each side of the wheel, to these are pivotted
two longer arms terminating at their outer extremities in a suitable cross-fram-
ing the centre part of which is so formed as to clip the tyre when the device is
turned downwards and the outer extremities to rest upon the ground, they being
padded with rubber or formed with any suitable feet for the purpose; the front
wheel thus being held securely the bicycle will be prevented from falling over.
When not required to support the cycle the device is folded up and fastened with
a clip or catch near the junction of the front fork with the handle pillar so
as to move with same in steering; in this position the short arms allow the
cross-framing to become detached from the tyre and the said cross-framing may
be used as a luggage carrier and footrest or additional devices may be fixed
thereto for the latter use.
I do not wish to limit myself to attaching the improved device to the front
wheel only of the cycle nor to the particular method stated of attaching it to
the front wheel, although I have described it in the form which I at present
prefer.
An Improved Cycle Support partly applicable to other purposes.
I, THOMAS LOCKER, of Myrtle Cottage, New Sawley, in the County of Derby,
Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
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page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The principal object of my said invention is to provide an improved cycle
holder or support which may be attached to the machine so that when the rider
dismounts he may leave his machine in comparative safety, the secondary objects
of my invention are to utilize the said holder or support, when not actually
being used to support the machine, as a foot rest or luggage carrier.
In describing my invention reference will be had to the accompanying sheet of
drawings upon which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bicycle shewing the appli-
cation of my invention and Figure 2 is an enlarged plan of my improved device.
In carrying out my invention I attach to either the front or back wheel axle of
the cycle two short arms A A¹ one on each side of the wheel, to these are pivotted
two longer arms B B terminating at their outer extremities in a suitable fram-
ing Cone part C¹ of which is so formed as to clip the tyre when the device is
turned downwards and the other portions C to rest upon the ground they being
padded with rubber or formed with any suitable feet or spikes D for the pur-
pose either wheel being thus held securely, the bicycle will be prevented from
falling over. When not required to support the cycle the device is folded up
and fastened with a spring clip E or catch secured on the short cross bar F
between the two sides of the back fork G when the device is applied to act
in conjunction with the back wheel, and near the junction of the front fork
with the handle pillar when the device is applied to act in conjunction with
the front wheel, so as to move with same in steering: in this position the short
arms A A' allow the framing C¹ to become detached from the tyre and the said
framing taking a course shewn by the dotted lines may be used as a luggage
carrier and foot rest when applied to the front wheel or as a luggage carrier
only when applied to the back wheel, or, additional devices may be fixed thereto
for these uses.
It will be understood that although I have shewn two devices attached to
the bicycle in the drawings it is for the sake of illustration only, one device
being quite sufficient for each machine in practice.
said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I would have it
understood that I am aware of the Specification of Letters Patent No. 13573/96
granted to Thomas Edmund Liddiard and I do not claim anything described and
claimed therein, but, I declare that what I claim is:-
The improved cycle support adapted to be secured on either the front or back
wheel axle of the machine and consisting of two short arms A A¹ acting in
conjunction with two longer arms B B and adapted to throw the framing C C¹
affixed to the latter away from the tyre or rim of the wheel when not acting
as a support to the machine, the said device being partly applicable to other
purposes substantially as described and illustrated.
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W. SWINDELL,
Imperial Chambers, Albert Street, Derby, Agent for the Applicant.