Improvements in Cycles or other Vehicles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 24th July, 1896-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycles or other Vehicles.
JAMES READ RICKARD Engineer Doris Street, Kennington S.E. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
An improved cup or cone for cycles or other vehicles, for the purpose of
strengthening parts of the steering gear, more especially the front forks of cycles
or other vehicles, as follows, the fork sides of front wheel are run from the centre
of wheel to the top adjusting cone or cup. This cup or cone is made with two
projecting arms which are attached to each side of the fork. The cup or cone is
also fitted with a split internal nut for adjustment.
I, JAMES READ RICKARD of Doris Street, Kennington, in the County of
Surrey, Engineer, 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 improvement in the steering heads of velocipedes
or other vehicles being specially adapted for use on tandem or other multicycles,
and it consists essentially of studs formed on or fixed to the top cone or cup of
the ball head, the said studs being adapted to receive the ends of extensions of
the members of the front fork which form braces or stays which materially
strengthen and stiffen the head, and of an internal split nut fitted in the top
cone or cup.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates this invention;
Figure 1 is a broken view in side elevation-partly in section-of the steering
bead of a velocipede fitted with this invention.
Figure 2 is a view in front elevation-partly in section-thereof, and
Figure 3 is a view in plan of the split nut.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
Into the members A A of the front fork are brazed or otherwise fixed tubes BB
which extend upwards and have small slots b cut or formed in their free ends.
These members B may if desired form extensions of the members A of the front
fork. On to the adjustable cone C of the ball bearing of the steering head are
formed studs D adapted to engage with the slotted ends of the tubes B and to be
locked thereto by means of nuts d screwed on the studs D.
Instead of using the ordinary adjusting out with the cone C, I prefer to use a
nut E having a tubular sleeve e which is threaded internally to adapt it to screw
on to the threaded part of the steering pillar F and is split at one or more
places e so that when the split socket C¹ forming part of the adjustable cone or
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page_text: cap C is contracted by means of the transverse screw c it binds the nut E on to
the steering pillar F.
This split nut may be used with all types of ball bearings.
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 :-
(1.) The improvements in cycles and other vehicles, substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
(2.) In a cycle or other vehicle having a single front steering wheel, the
combination with the steering socket or head and the fork carrying the steering
wheel, of upward extensions of the members of the said fork adapted to be
clamped to the top adjustable cone of the steering head in the manner aud for the
purpose set forth.
(3.) In a cycle or other vehicle, the combination with an adjustable cone of
a ball bearing having a split socket formed on or attached to it, of a nut having
a split sleeve adapted to fit within the said split socket, as and for the purpose
set forth.
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ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.