Improved Locking Device and Support for Cycles and other Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: I GEORGE BROWNING of 14 Corwen Avenue, Church Lane, Harpurhey, Man-
chester, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My said invention relates to an improved device for preventing the theft of cycles
or the like vehicles.
According to my said invention I provide a staple mounted on a bar sliding or
otherwise working in or on a tube or holder provided with means for locking the
same. When the staple is open it can take over or on to the handle bar or other
convenient part of the vehicle. When the staple is closed it may be locked in that
position so that the vehicle cannot be removed until unlocked. The staple holder
may be attached to a rigid projection from, a wall post or other fixture or may have
a hinged or sliding connection therewith so as to be put aside or down when not
in use and to enable it to be used for vehicles of different heights.
In some cases I assemble a number of such devices radially round a pillar and
in combination therewith I may use struts bars or other aids for preventing the
tilting of bicycles.
The staple itself is in some cases covered with india-rubber or other like soft
material in order to prevent scratching or injury to the paint or enamel or plating
of the object held.
In one form of my said invention the staple when closed automatically locks
itself and can only be opened by the use of the proper key...
To accommodate handle bars or other objects of different sizes the lock is so
arranged as to engage at more than one point.
Dated this 16th day of October 1896
E. T. WHITELOW, A.M. Inst. C.E.,
70 Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Locking Device and Support for Cycles and other Vehicles.
I, GEORGE BROWNING, of Bedford Road, Bootle, in the County of Lancaster,
Mechanic, late of Manchester, in the aforesaid County, do hereby declare the
O 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 an appliance for supporting or securing bicycles in
public or semi-public or other places for the purpose of preventing theft or of their
removal by unauthorized persons.

page_text: I consider it will be found particularly applicable for use at wayside inns,
recreation grounds, cricket fields and other similar places.
It consists essentially of a hinged or pivoted bar to be attached to a wall or
other fixture, provided at its free end with a staple or hook shaped catch to engage
with the handle bar wheel or other convenient part of the cycle, and a locking
device for closing the staple shaped catch around the bar or wheel, so that the
cycle cannot be removed until the catch is unlocked.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig 1. Elevation of the apparatus as applied to the wheel of bicycle.
Fig. 2. Plan of same.
Fig. 3. Front elevation.
Tig. o. M
Key.
Fig. 9. Elevation showing apparatus applied to the handle bar of the cycle.
Fig. 10. Longitudinal section of modified arrangement of lock.
Fig. 11. Sectional plan of same.
Fig. 12. Sectional plan showing position of parts when locked.
The bar A which carries the locking device is pivoted at one end to a suitable
bracket B which is rigidly attached to a wall, post, or other fixture. The bracket
may be made as shown in Fig. 2 with a recess b to receive the rim or tyre of the
wheel, or may be of any other convenient shape or construction to carry the end s
of the bar A pivoted or jointed thereto.
The locking device for securing and supporting the cycle is affixed at or near
the end of the pivoted bar A and comprises the staple shaped catch C and a
sliding latch or bolt D which slides out below the catch C to close it. The sliding
latch or bolt D slides over a spring pawl E or its equivalent and is provided
internally with a tooth c or ratchet teeth or equivalent device, with which the
pawl E engages to lock or hold the bolt D in position when the staple_shaped
catch C is closed. The pawl is released by a key such as G and the bolt or latch D
is drawn back by a spring F.
In a modified arrangement shown in Figs. 10, 11, and 12, the staple shaped
catch C slides to and fro in a tubular end a of the bar A the upper part of which
is cut away at a' at the end for about 1 or 1 inches which when the staple shaped
catch is drawn back form a bar or bolt D to close it. The spring pawl E is
affixed to the end of the sliding bar d' which carries the catch E and engages with
a notch e or a tooth or its equivalent in the tubular end a of the bar A. The
pawl E is released by a key such as G or other convenient form of key and the
staple shaped catch or hook is shot or moved forward by the spring F.
The keys G are made with the projections or wards g of different lengths or
otherwise differently shaped so that each key will only fit its own lock. Any
other form of locking device may be applied to close the staple or hook shaped
catch C.
The locking appliance and catch C may be arranged or adapted either to engage
with the wheel H as in Fig. 1 or with the handle bar K as in Fig. 9 or other
convenient part of the vehicle.
In some cases as illustrated in Fig. 9 a number of such locking appliances or
devices are assembled radially around a pillar and in combination therewith may
be used struts bars or other aids for preventing the tilting of the vehicles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An appliance for supporting and securing bicycles and other vehicles.

page_text: structed with a pivoted arm secured to a bracket or other fixture and provided at
the free end with a staple shaped catch or hook to engage with a handle bar wheel
rim or other convenient part of the vehicle and a locking device for closing the
catch around the handle bar wheel rim or other convenient part of the vehicle to
prevent theft or removal by unauthorized persons substantially as described.
2. In appliance for supporting and securing cycles the combination with the
pivoted arm A of a staple or hook shaped catch at the free end and a sliding bolt
or latch (or its equivalent) to close the catch and a spring pawl or the like to lock
the bolt when closed substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. An improved locking device for cycles and other vehicles constructed and
arranged substantially as and for the purposes described and shown.
Daved HIS OU Qay OLUY ON
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool & London, Patent Agents.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool & London, Patent Agents.