Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 13th Mar.,
1897
I WILLIAM UNETT COATES Clerk in Holy Orders of Hill Vicarage, Falfield
Gloucestershire 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 of this invention is to improve some of the details in the construction of
a bicycle rest, for which I applied for a Patent, and which is numbered 24853,
6th November 1896. The improvements consist in the construction of the joint at
which the leg of the rest turns: also in consequence of this alteration, the end of the
tie is allowed to move freely round the leg of the rest, instead of being fixed to it.
Also an improved plan for fixing the stud on which the one end of the tie turns.
an improvement in the telescopic arrangement of the leg of the rest, by means of
which it is more easily lengthened secured and shortened.
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Also
Fig. 1. an elevation of the bicycle frame work-S, S the saddle bar, on which a pin
is fixed at P-P BC the leg of the rest, when not in use. The leg P B C turns on
the pin P.-A B the tie, one end of which works on a stud at A. Fig. 1 the other end
of the tie moves with the leg at B.-When the rest is to be used, it is moved till
the end C of the leg comes to the ground at K. Fig. 2. and the tie comes into the
position A D. and the leg into the position PDK. The bicycle then rests upon the
leg and is thus supported. Fig. 2.
Description of the improvement in the construction of the joint at P-Figs. 3, 4
and 5 are sections of the pillar bar S at P.-F, a piece of clock spring or otherwise
which clasps the pillar bar S-Fig. 5. shows the clock spring by itself-G and H are
pieces of metal or other material-Figs. 3 and 4-which are fixed to F, and
screws K, X, pass through G and screw into H, by which means F is firmly
secured to S.
Fig. 7 is an elevation showing S the pillar bar in an upright position and the
band of clock spring round it also the position of the screws K. X. X-Figs. 3 and 4.
P, the pin on which the leg of the rest turns, it is fixed firmly to H and may be fixed
in the position shown in Fig. 3. or in Fig. 4-That in Fig. 3 is the best for a
gentleman's machine, while that in Fig. 4 for ladies', as it is more out of the way.-
A metal ring T is made to fit on P. Figs. 13 and 3. this ring T is kept in its place
on P by a washer 1 with a square hole in it-the washer I is kept in position by a
nut screwed tight. The ring T. Figs. 13. and 14 has two round studs Q and R fixed
to it. Q and R fit into holes M and N. Figs. 6 and 12, in LL the end of the leg
of rest, which is fitted on P-LL is divided at the end to allow ring T with its studs,
to fit into it-this is done by forcing the divided part of L L. open, wide enough to
allow T to go into its place―LL may be heated if necessary or ring T may be put
in its place without the studs, and the studs Q and R fixed to T into the divided
part of LL at M and N afterwards.-The studs turn freely in M and N.
Description of the alteration to be made in the tie. Fig. 9. elevation of leg of
rest at B Fig. 1. p, a band of metal fixed to the leg to keep the tie in its place-
g, a stud, also fixed to the leg, as shown in Fig. 9 and in plan, in Fig. 8.-The tie
works between p and q.-Figs. 10. and 11. show the end of the tie, made in the form
of a hook The opening in the hook. must be large enough to allow stud q to pass
through it. To fix the tie in its place at B. Fig. 1.-slip the hook along the leg,
& let the stud q pass through the opening-when the hook is at B, it will be kept
in place by p and y-working between them.

page_text: Description of the improved plan for fixing the stud, on which one end of the tie
turns, at A. Fig. 1.-The stud is fixed to the bicycle frame WA O. Fig. 1 at A. see
Figs. 15 and 16.-U, the stud, fits on the frame WO at A-U, has a screwed pin V
fixed to it-this pin V passes through a hole in WAO at A, and is screwed tight
by a nut f, underneath the frame WA O.
Description of the improvement in the telescopic arrangement of the leg of the
rest. Fig. 19. The leg of the rest in its entire length-it is made of metal tube.
Part of Fig. 19 is in section-there is a spring y-spiral or otherwise, fixed inside
the leg g, g. at the joint J.-the other end of the spring y, is fixed to h, which
telescopes in g-when his pulled down it stretches the spring y, and when let go,
the spring pulls h back into the position shown in Fig. 19.-The leg 9, Fig. 20, has
a steel spring d fixed to it by rivets z. z. or otherwise. The other end of d is made
with a nick in it, as shown in Fig. 20. it also has a handle 6 fixed to it, by means of
which the end t can be raised up-Fig. 18. a plan-Fig. 20 a section,-vertical-
the part which telescopes in g, has a pin a with a head to it-this pin a is screwed
into h, and passes through the stud, so that, when a is, moved up and down, the
stud e moves with it-there is a slot in the tube g,-Fig. 18. to allow pin a to pass
up and down, with h attached to it-The stud e, also moves with pin a; it, e, fits on
the top of g, on which it slides, it is made with a nick at the lower end, as shown in
Fig. 20-as a, is moved down towards d, it carries with it stud e, which presses
against spring d, at t, and lifts it up-the nick of t then falls into the nick of e, and
the pin a with stud e, and h cannot be moved back without lifting t.
When the rest is to be used-the front wheel of the bicycle is turned across the
frame of the bicycle, as shown in Fig. 2. The leg is then lengthened by pushing
down a, Fig. 19.-as far as it will go, when e and d will be fixed to each other,
and cannot be moved back again, then lower the leg till it comes to the ground
at k. Fig. 2. and let the bicycle rest upon it-When the rest is to be taken up-lift
it and release e, by raising t with the handle -h will then return to its normal
position, and the rest can be turned up to the position P BC, Fig. 1.
Fig. 6-The two parts M. and N are sometimes made in two pieces, screwed together
or otherwise.
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 :-
Certain improvements in the construction of a bicycle rest for which I applied for
a Patent and which is numbered 24853, 6th November 1896-and which improve-
ments are herein described by the specification and drawings.
1st. An improvement in the construction of the joint, by which the leg of the rest
turns, which improvement involves an alteration in the method of joining the tie to
the leg.
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2. An improved way of fixing the stud-on which the tie turns-to the frame of
the bicycle.
3. An improvement in the telescopic arrangement of the leg of the rest, by means
of which, the leg can be lengthened by merely pushing the telescopic part out as far
as it will go, when it fixes itself automatically, and when released it automatically
returns to its normal position.
Dated this Ninth day of February 1897.
W. UNETT COATES,
Applicant.