An Improved Pneumatic Saddle Cover for Velocipedes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Feb., 1894-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pneumatic Saddle Cover for Velocipedes.
RICHARD JONES BRICE, Gentleman, 10 Atherton Road Forest Gate London E..
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An improved pneumatic saddle cover for velocipedes.
The cover is composed of india-rubber cloth after the manner of an air cushion.
The cover is strengthened by webbing placed on one or both sides, or strips of
webbing placed across the cover and may be extended beyond the edges to any
required length, at the end of webbing eyelet holes are placed for the purpose of
lacing the cover on to the saddle.
The aforesaid webbing is secured to. the cover by india rubber solution & the
cover may be sewn around the edge & over the said webbing.
Dated this Ninth day of December 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pneumatic Saddle Cover for Velocipedes.
I, RICHARD JONES BRICE of 10 Atherton Road, Forest Gate, London,.
Gentleman, 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 is designed to strengthen and protect air cushions constructed for
velocipede saddles and make it possible for them to be used on bicycles and tricycles..
and also to provide a secure and easy mode of attaching them to the support or
permanent saddle of the machine.
It consists of attaching to the usual waterproof cover of the air saddle, strips.
or bands of webbing which cross it laterally and may be placed on one or both
sides thereof.
These bands may project for any required distance beyond the edge of the saddle,.
and are furnished with eyelets for lacing beneath.
They may be attached to the waterproof covering of the saddle by means of
india-rubber solution or in any suitable way, and may be covered by a piece of
woollen cloth so as to present a scft and smooth surface.
I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
in which Fig. 1 shows a top or plan view of an inflated saddle cover constructed on
my system.
a, is the usual waterproof cloth or air-proof cover. b, b, are the strips of webbing,
crossing it transversely.
It will be seen that these bands of webbing if placed sufficiently near together,
will take all the wear from the waterproof cover, and thus greatly increase the
durability of the saddle. Moreover without these bands, and the means they afford
of lacing the saddle on to the machine this kind of cushion is of little or no value
to velocipedists.

page_text: 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 :-
In a covering for air-inflated saddles the addition to the ordinary waterproof
cover of cross straps or bands of webbing or similar material, the said straps being 5
cemented or otherwise attached to the said covering and laced beneath to the
support or spring which sustains the seat as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1894.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.