Improved Device for Attaching a Cyclometer to a Bicycle or other Vehicle.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Device for Attaching a Cyclometer to a Bicycle or other
Vehicle.
We, WENDELL LOUIS SHEPARD, of No. 108, Chestnut Avenue, Waterbury, Con-
necticut, U.S.A., and THE WATERBURY BUCKLE COMPANY, a Corporation organized
under the laws of the United States of America, doing business at No. 602, South
Main Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.A., 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 :-
The invention relates to an improved device for attaching a cyclometer to a bicycle
or other vehicle, and the object of the invention is to provide an improved device of
this character which is simple in construction and operation and by means of which
a cyclometer inay be easily and quickly attached to or detached from the vehicle.
Primarily the invention comprises the combination with a cyclometer case, and a part
on the vehicle to which it is to be attached, of a clamping lever for securing said
cyclometer to the vehicle part referred to.
Secondly the invention comprises the combination with a part secured to the
vehicle, and a cyclometer case, of a clamping lever pivoted to the cyclometer case
and adapted when manipulated to bind against the part secured to the vehicle.
Thirdly the invention includes an arm secured to the vehicle axle, a cyclometer case
having a downwardly extending projection with a lateral projection thereon and a
clamping lever pivoted on said downward projection between which lever and the
lateral projection the arm passes. Finally the invention consists in the matters
hereinafter described and referred to in the appended claims.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a bicycle showing a cyclometer secured
thereon by my invention;
Figure 2 is a detail view of the cyclometer case with the clamping lever thereon;
and
Figure 3 is a detail view of the arm on the front wheel axle to which the cyclo-
meter is clamped.
In these drawings, 1 is the front wheel of a bicycle and 2 the axle thereof supported
in the front fork 3. Secured upon the axle between the fork 3 and the nut 4 is the
arm or plate 5 having opening 6 fitting over the axle. It is formed of spring metal
and at its upper end it slotted at 7 and bent inwardly to form shoulders 8.
The cyclometer case and cyclometer used are of the type mentioned in Application
for British Pateut number 21,075 of A.D. 1897, the case comprising a barrel 9,
having the downwardly projecting lugs 10, between which is secured by bolt 11, the
plate 12. It will be understood that it is not desired to be limited herein to the
precise manner in which the plate 12 is formed, as it may be simply a projection
from the cyclometer case, or attached thereto in any suitable way. This plate 12 is
provided on either face with a projection 13 formed, in this instance, of a pin passing
through the plate, and there is also pivoted to the plate 12 a cam lever 14 slotted to
embrace the plate 12 and having the two cam shoulders 16. The plate has a vertical
slot as shown at 15 within which fits the upper end of the plate 5. When the
plate 12 is put in position on the plate or arm 5, the upper portion of the latter lies

page_text: between the projections 13 and cam lever 14 and the latter when swung to clamping
position will wedge tightly against the plate 5, thus rigidly holding the cyclo meter
thereon.
It will be understood that various minor modifications and changes in the
details of construction of the attachment may be made without departing from the
spirit of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
1: The combination with a cyclometer case and a part on the vehicle to which it
is to be attached, of a clamping lever for securing said cyclometer case to said vehicle;
substantially as described.
2: The combination with a cyclometer case and part on the vehicle to which it
is to be secured, of a cam clamping device for securing said cyclometer case to said
vehicle part; substantially as described.
3: The combination with a cyclometer case and a part on the vehicle to which it
is to be secured, of a clamping lever pivoted to one of said members and adapted
when manipulated to bind against the other member; substantially as described.
4: The combination with a cyclometer case and a part on the vehicle to which it
is to be secured, of a clamping lever pivoted to the cyclometer case and adapted when
manipulated to bind against the part secured to the vehicle; substantially as
described.
5: The combination with the plate or arm secured to the vehicle, a cyclometer
case having a projecting plate or arm, a lateral projection thereon, and a clamping
lever pivoted on said projecting plate or arin between which lever and the lateral
projection, the plate or arm on the vehicle passes; substantially as described.
6 An attachment for securing a cyclometer to a bicycle comprising a plate
secured to the bicycle, a plate secured to the cyclometer case, a lateral projection
thereon, and a pivoted cam lever adapted to clamp the plate on the bicycle against
the lateral projection; substantially as described.
7: An attachment for securing a cyclometer to a bicycle comprising a plate 5
secured to the bicycle slotted at its upper end and having shoulders, a plate secured
to the cyclometer case, lateral projections on opposite sides of said plate and a slotted
cam lever pivoted to said second plate, its shoulders bearing against the plate 5 and
beneath the shoulders thereof; substantially as described.
Dated this 19th
amhan 1000
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst., C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Chartered Patent Agent, 70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Associate Agent.