Improvements in Cycles and the like Vehicles.
Year: 1897

page_text: INOVIGRADECITICATION
Improvements in Cycles and the like Vehicles.
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FRANCIS BEAUCHAMP, Sunny Side, The Green, South Tottenham, in the County
of Middlesex, Engineer. I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
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Improvements in cycles and the like vehicles for this purpose I provide means
whereby a lady or gentleman can mount the machine whilst standing still thus
dispensing with the inconvenience of standing by the pavement or curb as is
done by the ladies at the present time to mount their machine in this invention
if the rider wishes to stop his machine he need not dismount as the machine can
stand upright with the rider seated on the same and he can start again without
dismounting. For this purpose I provide a bracket fixed to one side of the frame
of the machine projecting about the width of the pedal the other end of the said
bracket is provided with a spindle one end of the spindle has a small wheel or
roller made of rubber or any other suitable material the other end of the spindle
is provided with a piece of metal for the riders foot to rest there on at right
angles with the frame the said spindle is provided with a spring in a suitable boss
on the bracket for raising the spindle off the ground after the rider has mounted.
When the rider mounts the machine he places his foot on the step and presses
the spindle down and the roller at the other end of the spindle bears on the
ground. When the rider wants to stop and rest on his machine he places his foot
on the step and presses the spindle down for the roller to bear on the ground
whilst the other foot is engaged on the pedal for the purpose of starting the
machine off again the step is provided with suitable means to prevent it turning
round or putting itself out of position, only if the rider requires it to be turned
round to a suitable position to act as a stand for holding the machine upright after
the rider has dismounted which will act as a lock to prevent the machine from
being wheeled away. I sometimes dispense with the roller and use a straight
peice of tube to bear on the ground to act as a step for mounting the machine.
The bracket is so arranged that it can be applied to any bicycle, on either side
of the frame or on both.
Dated this 16th day of Sontember 1897
Improvements in Cycles and the like Vehicles.
FRANCIS BEAUCHAMP, Sunny Side, The Green, South Tottenham, in the County
of Middlesex, Engineer. I do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
Price 8d1

page_text: what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:—
This invention relates to means or devices whereby a lady or gentleman can
mount or dismount a cycle without the inconvenience of standing by the pavement
or curb as is done by ladies at the present time for mounting their machine.
And in order that the said invention may be fully understood I will now
proceed to describe the same with the aid of the accompanying sheet of drawings,
in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a lady's bicycle with this invention applied
thereto Figure 2 represents a front view of the step clamped onto the lower frame
tube of a cycle with the foot pressing the step down in the act of mounting
Figure 3 is a front view of the step after the rider has mounted showing the step
in its folded position Figure 4 is a modification of same without roller. Figure 1
shows one form of this invention applied to a ladys cycle showing the step
pressed down in a forward position ready for mounting. One of the parallel
motion arms marked B is provided with a projecting piece marked A, for the
riders foot to press thereon. The end of arm B is provided with a pin the said
pin works in a quadrant shaped slot marked F the lower end of the said slot
marked F acts as a stop to prevent the step going lower than is required. The
lower end of the pedal lever marked A is provided with rollers one on each side
marked G. In Figures 2, 3 & 4 underneath the foot piece of pedal lever
marked A. is provided with a stop piece marked F to bear on one of the parallel
motion arms marked B. Underneath the said parallel motion arm I provide
another stop piece marked F 1 for one end of the spring E to bear against and at
the same time to act as a second stop.
Referring to Figure 2. A is a pedal lever with the roller attached to the lower
end the said lever is connected to two links marked B B representing a parallel
motion. C is the lower frame tube. D D represent the clamping lugs the
end of each lug or clamp is pivotted to links, B B. E is a spring for lifting
the parallel motion B B in a folded position when the foot is taken off as shown
in Figure 3. F. is a stop piece to prevent the foot pressing the pedal lever A too
far down. G is a roller for the purpose of running on the ground when required.
H in Figure 4 is a small lever which acts as a wedge when required for holding
the step firmly on the ground to prevent the machine being wheeled away as well
as for keeping it in a upright position. This step can be fixed to either side of
a cycle or on both sides.
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:
1st. The mounting or dismounting device for cycles which consists of the pedal
or foot piece A. The links B B and the spring E combined and operating
substantially as described with reference to the drawings.
2nd. The mounting or dismounting device for cycles substantially as described.
Dated this 16th day of June 1898.
FRANCIS BEAUCHAMP.