An Improved Attachment for Securing an Air Pump or Inflator to the Frame of a Cycle.
Year: 1897

page_text: An Improved Attachment for Securing an Air Pump or
Inflator to the Frame of a Cycle.
ANNIE MARY NAWELL, 219, Stretford Road, Manchester, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An improved pump sling for attaching pump or inflater to frame of cycle.
It is composed entirely of india rubber or similar substance, it is simply an endless
indiarubber band of suitable size.
When used the band is stretched over the frame of cycle, one end is then passed
through the other, into this projecting end the pump or inflater is passed, two of the
slings will hold a pump or inflater of any thickness or length, & will prevent
rattling or scratching as there is always the double thickness of the indiarubber
between the cycle frame & the pump. I. am not aware that endless indiarubber
bands have been used for this purpose before...
Dated this 24th day of March 1897
An Improved Attachment for Securing an Air Pump or
Inflator to the Frame of a Cycle.
I, ANNIE MARY NAWELL, of 219, Stretford Road, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, 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 relates to an improved appliance for attaching an air pump or
inflator or other article to the frame of bicycle for the purpose of carrying it or
transporting it whilst riding, and it is designed to provide such an appliance as will
hold the air pump or other article securely without rattle and will prevent the contact
of the two metallic surfaces.
It consists essentially of an endless rubber to be formed into a double loop to
embrace both the tubular frame and the air pump case with a layer or thickness of
rubber between the two metallic surfaces to prevent rattling or scratching.
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The device A is composed of rubber or other soft elastic material in the form of an
endless band or hoop capable of being looped around the tube B of the frame
forming a double loop 6 thereon and at the same time providing a loop a which can
be stretched or extended to receive the case of the air pump, (or other article). The

page_text: double loop b is formed by doubling the band in two, stretching it over the frame
and then passing one end through the loop in the other end leaving the loop a to be
stretched to receive the air pump.
Two of these attaching devices or slings will hold an air pump or inflator of any
ordinary thickness and length and as there is always a double ply of the rubber
between the two metallic surfaces rattling or scratching are prevented.
The stretch or elasticity of the rubber serves to securely hold the air pump in
position.
. Having now, particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An attaching device or appliance for securing an air pump or inflator or other
article to the frame of a cycle comprising an endless elastic band. capable of being
stretched and formed into a double loop to embrace both the frame and the air pump
substantially as described and shown.
2. The combination with a cycle frame and an air pump of an endless elastic band
formed into a double loop to embrace both substantially as and for the purpose.
described and shown.
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3. An improved attachment for securing an air pump or inflater to a cycle frame
substantially as described and shown.
Dated thin oond day of
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