IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SADDLES OR SEATS FOR BICYCLES TRICYCLES AND OTHER מתחתInto ALSO IN THE BACK RESTS FOR SAME
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Boultbee Brooks of Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF SADDLES OR SEATS FOR BICYCLES TRICYCLES AND OTHER
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Boultbee Brooks at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 28th March 1883.
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Manufacturer "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SADDLES OR SEATS
FOR BICYCLES, TRICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES AND ALSO IN THE BACK
RESTS FOR SAME"
The Object of my invention is to afford greater pliancy and yielding tendency
of bicycle tricycle and other saddles or seats to the movements of the rider and
also to provide an adjustable back rest or support to such saddles or seats when
desired.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the upper part or support on which
the rider sits, of a series of lengths or links of metal, secured or jointed together
by loops, pins or otherwise, the rear or back end of this support is secured to a
steel or other metal plate of a convenient shape to correspond with or be suitable
for the leather covering or padding of the finished saddle, the said plate being fixed
to the base plate or frame, by suitable nuts screws or otherwise.
The fore or front part of the upper hinged or jointed support is connected to a
short metal plate having ears or lugs formed on the underside by which it is hinged
to a curved lever or spring attached to the fore or corresponding part of the base
or frame of the saddle the lever being attached by a pin or other means the said
pin serving as an axis for the said lever to work on when in use. At a suitable
distance from the axis on which the lever works and in connection with it, a
spring is secured thereby keeping the upper hinged or jointed support in a state of
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suspension affording great pliancy and yielding tendency to the movements or
action of the rider when in use.
In some cases instead of the upper part or support of the saddle being formed
of the jointed links it may be formed of a continuous length of any suitable metal
which may be hinged or otherwise secured to the rear plate or base of the saddle
the fore or front end carrying ears or lugs to which the curved lever or spring is
secured having the same effect as before described.
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When constructing saddles where a back rest or support is desirable I attach to
the underside of the base or support a sliding plate slotted so as to work on a pin
projecting from underneath the base and at the rear end of this plate I form a
socket in which a rod works carrying the back rest or instead of the slotted plate
a screw rod may work in ears or lugs fixed underneath the saddle and kept in
position by a pin or cotter or a pin may be extended from the underside of the
saddle rearwards, and a vertical rod carrying the back rest may slide on the pin
and be regulated by a suitable wing nut and screw or its equivalent, a socket being
formed under the back rest so that it may be regulated in height and distance from
the seat as desired
In some cases the bar or plate (for carrying the vertical rod having the back rest
attached) that is fixed to the underside of the saddle may have a socket formed on
the rear end allowing the vertical rod to slide or work in same and a socket being
formed at the top of the said rod allows the back rest (having a pin attached at
the back) to be adjusted.
By this arrangement the back rest or support can be moved higher or lower
or backwards and forwards to suit the pleasure or convenience of the rider.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said John Boultbee Brooks in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
28th September 1883.
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Manufacturer "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SADDLES OR SEATS
FOR BICYCLES TRICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES AND ALSO IN THE BACK
RESTS FOR SAME
"
The object of my invention is to afford greater pliancy and yielding tendency of
bicycle tricycle and other saddles or seats to the movements of the rider and
also to provide an adjustable back rest or support to such saddles or seats when
desired
In carrying my invention into effect I form the upper part or support on which
the rider sits of a series of lengths or links of metal, secured or jointed together
by loops pans or otherwise the rear or back end of this support is secured to a steel
or other metal plate of a convenient shape to correspond with or be suitable for
the leather covering or padding of the finished saddle, the said plate being fixed to
the base plate or frame by suitable nuts screws or otherwise
. The fore or front part of the upper hinged or jointed support is connected to a
short metal plate having ears or lugs formed on the underside by which it is
hinged to a curved or other shaped lever or spring attached to the fore or
corresponding part of the base or frame of the saddle the lever being attached by
a pin or other means the said pin serving as an axis for the said lever or spring to
work on when in use. At a suitable distance from the axis on which the lever
works and in connection with it a spring is secured thereby keeping the upper
hinged or jointed support in a state of suspension affording great pliancy and
yielding tendency to the movements or action of the rider when in use.
In some cases instead of the upper part or support of the saddle being formed
of the jointed links it may be formed of a continuous length of any suitable
metal which may be hinged or otherwise secured to the rear plate or base of
the saddle the fore or front end carrying the ears or lugs to which the
curved or other shaped lever or spring is screwed having the same effect as before
described.
When constructing saddles where a back rest or support is desirable I attach to
the underside of the base or support a sliding plate slotted so as to work on a pin
projecting from underneath the base and at the rear end of this plate I form a
socket in which a rod works carrying the back rest or instead of the slotted plate
a screw rod may work in ears or lugs fixed underneath the saddle and kept in
position by a pin or cotter or a pin may be extended from the underside of the
saddle rearwards and a vertical rod carrying the back rest may slide on the pin
and be regulated by a suitable wing nut and screw or its equivalent, a socket being
formed under the back rest so that it may be regulated in height and distance from
the seat as desired
By this arrangement the back rest can be moved higher or lower or backwards
and forwards to suit the pleasure or convenience of the rider
But as my improvements will be more readily understood by aid of the Drawings
hereunto annexed I will proceed to describe the same reference being made to the
figures and letters marked thereon
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
Figure 1. represents a vertical section of a Bicycle or Tricycle saddle constructed
in accordance with the first part of my invention and Figure 2. is an underside
view of the top or seat portion of the same the position of the base or frame
being indicated by dotted lines. A A. is the usual leather covering with it's padding

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plate B. B. is secured by the pins a. a. a. a. or otherwise being of a corresponding
shape with the leather covering at that part as seen at Figure 2. to this plate the
linked chain or series of links of metal marked C. C. is secured at D. by screwing
rivetting or otherwise and also at the front or fore part of the saddle to a short
plate marked E. and also to the leather covering A. thus the series of lengths or
links of metal forms a suspended yielding support to the rider, on the underside
of the plate E. a further plate F. is secured shown detached at Figure 3. and to this
plate the lever G. is hinged at H. the free end I. of the said lever bearing and
acting upon the spring J. secured to the base plate K. of the saddle by the pins or
rivets L. thus it will be seen that by these means the series of lengths or links of
metal forming the support proper of the weight of the rider is always kept in a
state of suspension affording great pliancy and yielding tendency to the movements
of the rider when in use
Figure 4 is a detached view of the series of lengths or links of metal C. C. C.
showing the attachment with the lever G. and connection to the spring I. and base
or frame K. Figure 5 represents a detached top view or plan of the base or
frame K. hinged lever G. and spring J.-In some cases instead of securing the
lever action to the fore part of the saddle as before described I may apply it
to the rear or back part as shown in a plan of the base of a saddle at
Figure 6. and underside view of the supporting or connecting plate Figure 7.
marked B. B.
In this view I have simply shown the continuous links of metal connected to the
plate B. B. and broken at the fore end for convenience M. M. M. are three small
plates with loops or lugs marked N. N. N. on the same which form the seat for the
pin or axis O. of the curved lever or spring P. P. Figure 6 to work in-In action
when the weight of the rider upon the series of links forming the support of the
saddle the plate B. B. presses upon the ends b. b. of the spring lever P P. and the
other ends c. c. of the spring lever presses against the base or frame K. K. thereby
producing the same pliant and yielding support as in the former case
Figure 8. represents a vertical section of the parts shown at Figures 6. and 7
connected together as described and simply requires the leather covering and
padding to complete the saddle the fore end of the series of links and base part
being connected together by the pin rivet and plate as shewn at Q. and R. figures 6.
and 8.
At Figures 9. 10. 11. and 12. sheet 2. I have exhibited a saddle forming a further
modification of my improvements and in this case also I apply the lever action to
the rear end of the saddle as seen in vertical section at Figure 9. plan of the base
or frame at Figure 10. underside view of the leather covering and supporting
plates and parts at Figure 11. back view of figure 9. at Figure 12. one half of the
back of the base being broken away to show interior but which is shown complete
at the other half-the arms G¹. G. of the lever are connected to the plate B. B. by
passing in and working over the loops S. S. attached to the plate B. B.; the
pin 001. (forming the axis of the said lever to work in) also passes through ears
marked T. formed in the base plate K. and also supports the spring J'. the outer
end of which marked d. bears against the bar U. as shewn at figures 9. and 10. the
inner end e. bearing against the back of the base or frame K K. thus providing the
same pliancy and yielding support as in the former cases-To compensate for the
variation in weight of riders or to vary the yielding power of the saddle I provide
the two screwed pins V. V. passing through the arms G. G. of the lever and through
the bar U. against which the end d. of the spring J¹. bears-these screws can be
readily screwed forward or backward according to the tension required by a screw
driver inserted through the orifices W. on the back of the base or frame K. K. as
seen at figure 12-In this case I substitute for the series of jointed links or support
a continuous length or plate of suitable metal marked Y. to the fore part of which
and the leather covering of the saddle I secure the metal loop Z. and at the end of
the base or frame I form a corresponding loop marked A'. and a connection is made
by the partly screwed pin B¹. being passed first through the loop A', and then

page_text: screwed through by the nut C'. into the loop Z. sufficiently to firmly hold the fore
part of the metal plate and covering and the base in position-the connection at
the rear end being formed by the arms G¹. of the lever G. engaging with the
loops S.-When found desirable I may sometimes use the auxilliary lever G. and
spring J". for affording additional resistance, or the said lever G and spring Ju
may be used alone
Figures 14. 15. and 16. represent an adjustable back rest and modifications of
same shewn partly in section constructed according to the second part of my
invention, f. f. is a sliding plate slotted at f¹. f. so as to work on the screw pin g.
or its equivalent; projecting from underneath the base or frame, h. h. is a socket
connected to the sliding plate f. f. in which the verticle rod k. k. works carrying
the back rest the leather portion of which I have not shewn the said rod &c: being
kept in position by the screw S., it will be seen that the rest can be adjusted higher
and lower or backwards and forwards to suit any requirement of the rider-In
some cases instead of using the slotted bar f. f. I may use a screwed rod l. l. l. shewn
at figure 15. working in the ears or lugs m. m. connected to the base or frame:
When it is necessary to adjust the back rest, the rod can be screwed backwards or
forwards in the lugs m. m. and secured in position by suitable screws passing
through the holes n. n. in the ears or lugs and thereby into the groove O. formed
in the screw rod l. l. L., or the rod may be kept in position by suitable set screws
or nuts or a suitable cotter may be passed through the holes in the ears or lugs and
through corresponding holes in the screwed rod.
Figure 16 is a modification of the preceding figures and in this case the vertical
rod k. k. carries a socket which slides upon a pin or bar p. p. secured to the
underside of the base or frame by the bolts and nuts q. q. this bar or pin is formed
square at that part where the socket of the vertical rod works-A socket is formed
on the part . r. sliding or working on the vertical rod k. k having the same effect
for adjustment as before described
Having now described the nature of my said invention and the best manner of
carrying the same into effect I wish it understood I do not purpose confining
myself to the exact details herein described and exhibited as the same may be
varied without affecting the spirit of my invention but what I claim and wish to
protect by these my in part recited letters patent is
Firstly the construction of saddles or seats for bicycles and tricycles substantially
as herein described and exhibited from figures 1 to 12 that is to say the
construction of the upper part or support by means of a series of links or lengths of
metal in combination with plates levers and springs or their equivalents connected
to the base or frame and leather covering as herein described and exhibited for
increasing and adapting the yielding tendency of such saddles or seats to the
weight or use of the rider
Secondly the construction of back rests of seats for tricycles by providing means
substantially as herein described and exhibited for adjusting the said back rests to
the requirments of the rider In witness whereof I the said John Boultbee Brooks
have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twenty seventh day of September in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
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