Year: 1897

page_text: I LEONARD WILKINSON SUTCLIFFE of 22 Victoria Street, Manchoster, in the
County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:--
My said invention has for its object an improved stand or carrier for bicycles
consisting in its main features of a framework provided with lifting or holding
appliances mounted on a wheeled carriage or board for facilitating transport.
On a base board or carriage having a central pair of wheels are upright bars to
form the frame of the apparatus. These upright bars are provided with sliding
bolts or catches by means of which any desired inclination may be given to the
carriage when at rest and which when the carrier is at resi iake against the ground
and act as a brake to prevent it accidentally moving oven when on an incline. On
a cross bar (extending from each upright bar) as a fulcrum are levers which are
connected at one end to a bar or handle (herein referred to as the lever bar) by
means of which the levers can be turned about the cross bar. The other ends of
the levers are provided with swinging hooks which when depressed take under
convenient parts of the bicycle.
On pushing down the lever bar the hooks will lift the bicycle clear of the
ground.
Hooks or catches are provided for engaging with the lever bar so as to keep
the bicycle suspended.
A cord or cords with slip or adjustable nooses or loops are provided so as to take
on to the handles for the purpose of preventing the front wheel swivelling.
A sliding catch or catches are also provided which drop on to the forks or other
parts of the framework of the bicyclo to prevent it swinging.
Such a carriage stand may be easily moved about from place to place and owing
small.
to the central position of the wheels it may be turned about in a very space.
All the parts of a bicycle carried on such a stand are readily accessible for
purpose of cleaning examination or adjustment.
A further advantage is that the weight of the bicycle is taken off the tyres
when the bicycle is at rest.
The various parts are made adjustable so as to take bicycles of different shapes
or sizes.
Dated this 30th day of March. 1897.

page_text: ILIONARD WILKINSON SUTCLIFFE of 22 Victorin Street, Mauchester, in the
County of Lancaster, 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:-
My said invention has for its object an improved staud or carrier for bicycles 6
consisting in its main features of a framework provided with lifting or holding
appliances mounted on a wheeled carriage or board for facilitating transport.
In order that my said invention may be more clearly understood I will describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawing in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the stand or carrier showing a bicycle in dotted 10
lines in position thereon.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation as seen from the left hand of Fig. 1.
On a base board or carriage a provided with wheels & which are preferably central
are upright bars which combined with the struts form the frame of the
apparatus. The upright bars are provided with sliding bolts or catches d by 15
means of which any desired inclination or tilt may be given to the carriage to
suit the contour of the ground when at rest aud which when the carrier is at rest
take against the ground and act as a brake to prevent it accidentally moving even
when on an incline.
The said sliding bolts or catches d are provided with slots d' having a stud 20
engaging with the lower slot, and a pinching screw engaging with the upper
slot for securing the bolts or catches in any desired position. On a cross bar e
(extending from each upright bar) as a fulcrum are levers f which are connected
at one end to a bar or handle g (herein referred to as the lever bar) by means of
which the levers can be turned about the cross bar e. The other ends of the 26
levers are provided with swinging hooks which when dopressed take under
convenient parts of the bicycle. The said swinging hooks are preferably
covered with rubber or other material, so as to prevent the hooks damaging the
bicvele.
On pushing down the lever bar y the hooks will be raised thus lifting the 30
bicycle clear of the ground as shown in dotted lines at Fig. 1.
Hooks or catches & connected to the strengthening bar are provided for en-
gaging with the lever bar g so as to prevent it rising. Thus the bicycle is held
suspended in the carrier.
Secured to the cross bar e is a cord or cords m with slip or adjustable nooses or 36
loops formed thereon so as to take on to the bicycle handles (see Fig. 2) for the
purpose of preventing the front wheel swivelling.
In order that the stand may be used for bicycles of different shapes or sizes, tho
swinging hooks are detachable and hooks of different lengths may be substituted
for each other. In order that the same hooks may be used for different shapes or 40
sizes they may be made of the shape shown in Fig. 2. The bolts on which
they swing may be passed through any of the holes in the shanks of the hooks.
The levers are free to slide longitudinally on the lever bar g and their fulorum
bare so as to suit different sizes or shapes of bicycles.
Such a carriage stand may be easily moved about from place to place and if the 45
wheels of the carriage are centrally placed as shown in the drawing it may he
turned about in a very small space.
If desired sliding catches hooks or straps may be applied to the uprights
take hold of the frame of the bicycle and thus prevent it swinging in the hooks.
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page_text: All the parts of a bicycle carried on such a stand are readily accessible for pur-
pose of cleaning examination or adjustment while at the same time the stand is
constructed so as to enable the pedals to be operated when it is desired to turn the
back wheel of the bicycle.
A further advantage is that the weight of the bicycle is taken off the tyres when
tho bicycle is at rest.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A stand or carrier for lifting and suspending a bicycle substantially as set
forth.
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2. A stand or carrier for bicycles consisting of a wheeled carriage a framework
mounted thereon carrying lifting levers; provided with suspension hooks and
means for holding the bicycle when elevated substantially as hereinbefore described
and shown.
3. A stand or carrier for bicycles consisting of a wheeled carriage a upright
bars having adjustable bolts or catches d levers f carrying swinging hooks h
operated by a lever bar g hooks or catches & and a cord or cords m with slip or
adjustable nooses or loops substantially as and for the purpose set forth and shown.
Dated this 23rd day of June, 1897.
E. T. WHITELOW, A.M. Inst. C.E.,
70 Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.