Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 6th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 26th Feb., 1898
We, FRANK MORRIS HUTTON and HUGH HUTTON, both of 115, Summer Hill,
Dublin, Ireland, Carriage Builders, trading as John Hutton & Sons, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has reference to a new or improved bicycle stand of simple and
effectual construction, and possesses the peculiar advantage that while acting as a
stand it serves the purpose of enabling the bicycle to be readily moved about, thus
facilitating the operations of examining, repairing, or cleaning.
Our invention consists in the formation of a device resembling in appearance the
letter X, the lower arms of which are somewhat longer than the upper and are
provided with lugs at their extremities for the purpose of securing the device to a
platform as presently described.
The extremity of one or both of the upper arms of the device, and also the junc-
tion formed by the two upper arms expand into semi-circular grooves the former being
at right angles to the latter;—that is, the expanded groove on the end of the arm
or arms is, or are parallel to the plane of the device, while the expanded groove at
the junction of the two arms is at right angles to the said plane.
As thus constructed this device is secured by means of screws through the lugs
of the lower arms to a suitable platform, of wood or other convenient material
which is mounted on suitable castors whereby the device can readily be moved
about.
The manner in which our improved stand is used is obvious.
The bicycle is simply placed so that its crank bracket will rest in the junction
of the device, while the upper arms engage the lower frame tube, and the diagonal
tube respectively of the machine.
The bicycle is thus supported in an upright position, its wheels being completely
free from the ground, and remembering that the platform upon which it is mounted
is in turn mounted on castors, the machine can readily be moved about while its
wheels are free to be rotated.
Thus our invention affords a convenient method of, not only supporting a bicycle,
but also of enabling same to be readily subjected to the operations of examining,
cleaning, or repairing.
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J. K. FAHIE & SON,
Agents for Applicants, 9, Westland Row, Dublin.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.

page_text: declare the nature of this invention and ein what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention has reference to a new or improved bicycle stand, of simple and
effectual construction and possesses the peculiar advantage, that while acting as a
stand it serves the purpose of enabling the bicycle to be readily moved about, thus
facilitating the operations of examining, repairing or cleaning.
The accompanying drawings will enable the nature of our invention to be more
readily understood and carried into practice.
Fig. 1, is an elevation of the stand supporting in outline a bicycle of the ordinary
safety type.
Fig. 2, is an elevation on an enlarged scale of the stand alone, and,
Fig. 3, a plan on same scale as that shewn in Fig. 1.
Our invention consists of a device A, resembling in appearance the letter X,
the lower arms of which are provided with lugs at their extremities for the purpose
of securing the device by screws, or bolts to the platform B which may be composed
of wood or other suitable material.
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The upper arm C is provided with a deep flanged groove C' which engages the
bottom tube of the bicycle.
This arm may be detachable and adjustable so as to accommodate different forms
of frames used in the construction of bicycles. The adjustable arrangement which
we prefer consists in providing the heel of the detachable arm with a disc C2 the face
of which is milled, or serrated radially and the centre of which is pierced with:
plain or threaded aperture.
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A corresponding disc is cast on the device whereby when the two discs are placed
opposite, and parallel to each other (the milled or serrated faces in contact) they may
be clamped together by the insertion of a winged screw C³ passed through
the central apertures or when the apertures are plain by an ordinary bolt
and nut.
By this means the arm C may readily be set at any convenient angle
as indicated in dotted lines (Fig. 2) and thus engage the lower frame tube of any
formation of frame.
The arm D is pointed and is provided with a moveable grooved piece which is
slipped on when the bicycle is placed in the stand and engages the diagonal tube of
the machine.
The platform B is mounted on suitable castors whereby the stand may readily be
moved about. The inner surfaces of arms C and D as well as the grooves are faced
with leather, or other suitable material for the purpose of preventing injury to the
enamel of the machine.
The mode of using our improved stand is obvious.
The arm C being adjusted to suit the frame of the machine to be held, and the
grooved piece D¹ being removed, the bicycle is placed so that its crank bracket rests
in the junction of the device whereupon the grooved piece D¹ is restored, and the
bicycle is held firmly and securely, as shewn in Fig. 1.
The bicycle is thus supported in an upright and solid position, (its wheels being
free from the ground can be rotated) whereby the examination, cleaning, or
repairing of same facilitated, and remembering that the platform upon which
the machine is held is in turn mounted on castors, the machine can readily and
conveniently be moved about.
Thus our invention affords a convenient method of, not only supporting a bicycle
but also of enabling same to be readily subjected to the operations of examining,
cleaning or repairing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
The use and application of apparatus for holding or supporting bicycles con-

page_text: structed arranged and operating in the manner substantially as herein described
and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of January 1898.
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
Agents for Applicant, 9, Westland Row, Dublin.