Improvements in Velocipede Luggage Carriers.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 15th Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipede Luggage Carriers.
I, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Great Charles Street in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In velocipede luggage carriers as ordinarily constructed, the back framing part
is connected to the front framing part in a rigid manner, so that the carrier partakes
of the motion and vibration of the framing of a machine, to which it is attachedly
connected.
One of the principal objects of my invention, is to isolate the said connections
from the framing, by mounting the carrier, or its fore part, upon yielding connections
in the form of coil and loop jointed springs.
Thus, the framing of the carrier, which may be made up of horizontal and upright
bars, connected together with a shelf front, is mounted upon yielding supports,
connected to the framing of a machine, by yielding semi-horse shoe shaped or other
clips, which may be plain or made adjustable, by transversely directed screw pins,
with thumb turns or levers at their ends.
I will first describe my invention in connection with a "frame" carrier, consisting
of a rectangular frame, or an elongated rectangular frame with the lower part bent
or shaped outwardly into a shelf support, upon which articles to be carried, rest.
This said rectangular frame constitutes primarily the front of the carrier, and between
an upper horizontal bar, and the upper end of the attachment framing, coiled springs
are disposed.
The lower and opposite ends of the said attachment framing, are connected to the
rear ends of loop jointed springs, whilst the fronts of the said springs are connected
to the front framing, and which said last named springs consists of arms with looped
coils near their ends; so that the front lower part of the carrier, levers upon the
lower springs, with the upper part of the carrier working vertically upon the upper
springs; so that the carrier proper is mounted and supported upon yielding
connections.
The carrier is secured to the framing of a machine, by horse-shoe shaped semi-
circular spring clips or connections, and a semi-circular seated bearer strap, which
grip and come against the handle bar and framing of a machine respectively.
Thus, the clips which are situated at the two opposite sides of the attachment
framing of the carrier, are split or semi-divided, and are adapted to clip the angle
bar or other framing of a machine, and be there affixed by screw pins, passing
through their outwardly turned ends, whilst the bearer strap is a curved seat, directed
rearwardly from the middle of the lower bar of the attachment framing of the
carrier. By thus arranging the clips and the bearer as aforesaid, the carrier is
readily applied and affixed to a machine.
The screw pins for adjusting the clips to the handle bars,, or other framing, or
framings, pass and screw through supplementary bearer. nuts or blocks, whose
presented inner sides lie and seat themselves within the curved ends of the clips,
whilst the eyes or holes passing through the said curved ends, are somewhat elongated,
to admit of the angular conditions which the gripping arms of the clip, take.
In applying my invention to a basket or other similar carrier, I make the framing
of two opposite angle straps, or upright bars, bent outwardly at their upper ends into
angle brackets, which terminate into halves of the spring clips, whilst the lower ends
of the said bands, are bent forwardly into supports, and with a cross bar connecting
then together. This said cross bar has at its middle, the semi-circular bearer, whilst
the top angle brackets have the legs of the other half clips, connected or riveted to
them

page_text: The adjustable or non-adjustable clips and bearer straps may be applied to carriers
when not mounted, or supported upon yielding connections.
The concaved bearers, which constitute rests or abutments for the supporting of the
carrier, may be applied at any part as may be desired.
Dated this 8th day of April 1889
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipede Luggage Carriers.
1, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS, of Great Charles Street, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, 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 framing of ordinary Velocipede Luggage carriers, is made rigid, and when
connected to a machine it partakes of the motion and vibration of it, which is
indesirable.
According to one form of my invention, the carrier framing is mounted and
supported upon yielding connections, in the form of coil and loop jointed lever
springs.
Thus the framing of the carrier, which is preferably made up of horizontal and
upright bars, connected together, with a shelf front, is mounted upon yielding
supports, connected to the framing of a machine, by yielding horse shoe shaped clips,
made adjustable, by transversely directed screw pins, with thumb turns or levers at
their ends.
The said spring carrier, constructed according to my invention, consists of a
rectangular angle frame with the lower part, shaped outwardly, into a shelf support,
upon which, articles to be carried, rest. This said rectangular frame, constitutes
primarily the front of the carrier; and between an upper horizontal bar, or part of
it, and the upper end of the attachment framing, coiled springs are disposed.
The lower and opposite ends of the said attachment framing, are connected to the
rear ends of loop jointed springs, whilst the fronts of the said springs are connected
to the front framing, and which said last named springs, consist of arms, with
looped coils near their ends, thus admitting the front lower part of the carrier,
levering upon the lower springs, with the upper part of the carrier, working vertically
upon the upper springs, so that the carrier proper, is mounted and supported upon
yielding connections.
The carrier is secured to the framing of a machine, by horse shoe shaped spring
clips or connections, and a semi-circular seated bearer strap, which grip and come
against the handle bar and framing of a machine respectively.
The clips, which are at the two opposite sides of the attachment framing, are
divided or made up of two parts, and are adapted to clip, and be clamped upon the
angle bar or other framing of a machine.
In applying my invention to a basket or other similar carrier, I make the framing
of two opposite angle straps, or upright bars, bent outwardly at their upper ends
into angle brackets, which terminate into halves of the spring clips, whilst the lower
ends of the said bands, are bent forwardly into supports, and with a cross bar
connecting them together.
This said cross bar has at its middle, the semi-circular bearer, whilst the top angle
brackets, have the legs of the other half clips, connected or riveted to them.
The carrier bags, baskets, or the like, may be made detachably connected by spring
tongues, studs, and eye connections.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, represents in side elevation, a velocipede
luggage-carrier, constructed and arranged, according to one form of my said
invention.

page_text: Figure 2 represents a back elevatien of the same, showing its connection with the
handle bar of a machine.
Figure 3 is an inverted plan of the said carrier, whose framing is mounted upon
springs, or yielding connections.
a is a carrier framing, consisting of vertical and horizontal bars a³, a³, formed from
a single length of flat rod metal, united together at their ends, or upper ends, by
a cross bar a', which thus completes an angle form rectangular framing, upon which
an article to be carried, is supported and strapped, although the said framing may
be made up of several rod lengths, united together by rivetings. This said framing
is mounted and supported upon yielding connections, in the form of coiled and lever
springs marked C d.
The coiled springs c, are connected to and support the upper and vertical part of
the said framing, through the intervention of an upper cross bar a', whilst the
lever springs d, which are connected at d to the underside middle parts of the
horizontal framing a³, consist of long arms, d², with loop coils d³, at their outer ends
and secondary loop coils d, at their inner ends, which are connected to the lower end
of the attachment framing e, of the said carrier, whilst the extreme upper ends of
the said attachment framing, are bent inwards, into brackets e³, and form the rests
and connections for the pillar coiled springs c.
To stay the carrier framing to the attachment framing, additional loop springs ƒ,
with armis, are connected respectively to the said paris.
Situated at the back of the attachment framing, are horse shoe shaped spring
clips g with adjustment screw pins passing through holes, made in their free and
outer ends g², and with the lower ends of the said screws, taking into or through a
nut 93, whose inside faces are of like shape or countour, as the concave of the end of
the clip wherein they lie, so that as the said screw pin is screwed home, for the
bringing of the halves of the clip together, the nut remains stationary, and forms a
screw box, for the end of the said screw to pass within.
To connect the carrier to a bar handle i or other framing of a machine, remove the
screw pin from the clip, then spring the clips over the said bar or framing; place in
position the screw pin and nut, then screw the said pin home, when the carrier and
its connections will be secured. It will thus be seen that the formation of the nut,
admits of the halves of the clips being drawn together, which would otherwise be
difficult to perform, if the end of the screw took into a screwed hole in one side of
the clip.
The lower back end of the attachment framing e, has a hearer strap or standing
out j, terminated by a concaved seat, which, when in position, comes and rests
against the pillar, head, or other framing k, of a machine; so that the carrier, when
in use, takes a double bearing upon the said framing, whatever may be the inclination
or position of it-Thus the carrier, when mounted, naturally takes a position with
the rest of the bearer strap, bearing upon the said framing, below the point of
suspension.
By supporting the carriers, or the framings of them, upon yielding connections,
the vibration of the machine, is stopped off from the said carrier, whilst the means
of supporting the carrier, admits of the same always taking a proper relative position,
with respect to the machine.
Figure 4 represents in end elevation, a luggage carrier constructed according to
another form of my invention.
Figure 5 represents a back elevation of the same, upon an enlarged scale-The left
hand side attachment means of the said carrier, is shown broken away, in order to
exhibit the principal means of connection which the bag or basket has in respect of
its carrier frame.
Figure 6 represents partly in end elevation, and partly in vertical section, the said
carrier, upon the dotted lines A B figure 5, whilst figure 7 represents one of the
bag or basket fastening connections, separately, and figure 8, the back of the bag
or basket, showing the stud, which passes through an elongated eye or hole of the

page_text: other part. is the carrier consisting of angle brackets a², directed at suitable
distances apart, and connected together, by a cross bar a³.
The horizontal parts a' of the said brackets, form rests, for supporting a bag or
basket, or other article upon.
The upper ends of the backs of the said brackets a³, are bent outwardly to arms a³,
and terminating in spring clips g, with screw pin and nut h, g³, as in the preceeding
arrangement.
The said framing has a like bearer strap j,, directed outwardly from the said
framing, and with its curved outer end, seating itself against a pillar, or other
framing of a machine, which is marked k, whilst the handle bar or framing, passing
through the spring clips y, is marked i.
The bag or basket 1, which rests upon the support at, of the framing, is detachedly
connected, by studs m, riveted or otherwise affixed to its back, and taking through
enlarged ended holes m², made through the metal of the brackets a³, and kept from
coming out of the said holes, by the tops of the holes in spring tongues m³, taking
over the top sides of the studs, on the necks of the same lying within the narrow
parts of the holes m², pierced within the said brackets a².
To connect a bag or basket to the carrier, pass the studs m, through the larger
parts m², then slide the necks of the said studs, into the contractions in* of the said
holes, when the holes m³, of the spring tongues m³, strap over the heads of the studs,
and retain the bag or basket in position, as shown at figure 5.
In the clip arrangement the topside free end of the upper limb, in juxta position to
the head of the screw has an interposed block 2 with a plain hole through it where-
through the upper end of the screw h, passes and which said block has its underside
shaped to the trough form of the said limb wherein it lies, and I wish it to be observed
that the said luggage carriers, are particularly applicable to safety bicycles.
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 :-
First Mounting luggage carriers, or their carrying frames, upon spring or
yielding connections, as described and set forth in figure 1, 2, and 3.
Secondly-Mounting the frames of luggage carriers, vertically upon supporting
coiled springs, with stayed loop springs, and horizontally, by loop-jointed lever-
springs, respectively carried by or connected to supplementary attachment framing,
as set forth in figure 1, 2, and 3.
Thirdly-A luggage carrier connection, consisting of horse shoe shaped or open
spring clips, with clamping screw pin h, and nut g³, arranged and applied, sub-
stantially as, and for the purpose, as, described and set forth, in figures 1, 2, and 3.
Fourthly Supporting, mounting, and connecting luggage carriers, to the framing
of velocipedes, by means of a spring clip or other connection g, and a bearer strap
or rest, substantially as and for the purpose as described and set forth.
Fifthly The construction and arrangement of the parts of luggage carriers, as
herein described and set forth in figures 1 to 6.
Lastly The combination with luggage carriers as herein described, of bag,
basket, or the like, connecting and disconnecting means, as described and set forth in
figures 5, 6, 7, and 8.
Dated this 8th day of January 1890.
JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.