Improvements in Velocipede Saddle Springs, and in Connections therefor.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 1st Jan., 1894-Accepted, 30th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipede Saddle Springs, and in Connections
therefor.
:-
I JOHN BYROM of 37 Renshaw Street Liverpool in the County of Lancaster,
Violin Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object is to obtain the required resilience between the saddle and the
velocipede frame in an improved manner.
An air
The invention consists essentially in interposing between and connecting to the
saddle and the frame an. air cushion or spring of improved construction.
cushion or spring under my invention consists of an upper and lower plate united at
the edges by textile material, the enclosed space containing an air tight bag or
receptacle. The textile material is secured to the plates by means of rings or wires
tightened by expanding pieces or toggles. The bag or receptacle is inflated through
a valve in one of the plates. The saddle and frame are connected to the spring by
clips or equivalent devices. The textile material is most advantageously seamless
and woven to enclose the rings or wires.
Dated this 29th day of March 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipede Saddle Springs, and in Connections
therefor.
I JOHN BYROMм of 37 Renshaw Street Liverpool in the County of Lancaster,
Violin Maker, 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 object is to obtain the required resilience between the saddle and the
velocipede frame in an improved manner.
The invention consists essentially in interposing between and connecting to the
saddle and the frame an air cushion or spring of improved construction. An air
cushion or spring under my invention consists of an upper and lower plate united at
the edges by textile material, the enclosed space containing an air tight bag or
receptacle. The textile material is secured to the plates by means of rings or wires
tightened by expanding pieces or toggles. The bag or receptacle is inflated through
a valve in one of the plates. The saddle and frame are connected to the spring by
clips or equivalent devices. The textile material is most advantageously seamless
and woven to enclose the rings or wires.
C
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a vertical section, and Fig. 2 is a
horizontal section of a velocipede-saddle-spring; and Figs. 3 and 4 are detail
perspective views of the wire tightening appliances. a, a¹ are the upper and lower
frame plates of the spring formed with bosses b, b'. The saddle c which is of any
desired construction is secured to the boss b, whilst the boss b' is secured to the back
bone or other convenient portion of the velocipede. The top plate a may be made
so as to form a saddle if desired. d is the resilient air receptacle. e indicates the
air valve and way through which the receptacle is inflated. f is the retaining cover
Price Bdl

page_text: woven with or made so as to form pockets or their equivalents g g¹ which contain
wires h h. The ends of the said wires h h' cross each other and are each made
with hooks i, into which take toggle pieces jj¹. k links jointed to the said toggle
pieces at 1, 1, or the said toggle pieces may be jointed directly to each other.
m cramps, one for each pair of toggles for forcing the toggle pieces into position,
and tightening the wires. 'n set bolts or nuts for actuating and securing the cramps.
o indicate the saddle connections. At f¹ Fig. 1 one edge of the binding cover is
shown detached. In Fig. 2 the ends of the wires are shown without the toggle-
pieces in position. In Fig. the toggles are shown fitted into the hooks i i¹ ready
for tightening the wires, and in Fig. 4 the wires are shown tightened and the toggles
secured. The plates a, a' are made with recesses a to receive the wired edges of
the binding cover. It will be obvious that by loosening the toggles the wires will
be slackened and the cover may be easily removed.
Figs. 5 and 6 show how a single toggle piece j may be used for tightening
wires h h¹.
Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing how a frame plate a may be made of two
pieces a² a³ fitting together. One of the pieces a³ is made with slots a* to receive
the hooked ends of the crossed wires whilst the other piece a² fits therein and secures
the wires in position. The flanges aº of the said pieces form recesses aⓇ to receive the
wired edge of the binding cover. The pieces a² a³ are secured together by a
bayonet joint or in any convenient manner. a is the plate carrying the boss b or b¹.
Instead of toggles, other well known or usual tightening devices may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. The combination of frames a a¹ or the equivalent thereof; resilient air
receptacle d binding cover containing crossed wires and securing and tightening
devices for the said wires substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Second. The combination of a binding cover woven with pockets or their
equivalents, crossed wires, a frame or frames, and tightening devices substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
Third. In a frame or frames the combination of recesses a with the wired edges
of a cover, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated the 30th December 1893.
Per pro J. T. KING,
J. Johnson,
Agent.