Improvements in or relating to Cycle' Pedals.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1895-Accepted, 17th Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Cycle' Pedals.
ELLIS PHILIP GILMAN 34 Ladbroke Square London W. Student do hereby
declare the nature of, this invention to be as follows:-
An adjustable, self-balancing toe-clip, of metal or other suitable material,
attached to the back part of the pedal, where, at the said back part, the toe-clip
is weighted, underneath.
This weight, together with the weight of the fastening or attachment of the toe-
clip, being placed behind the centre of gravity, counteracts the weight of that part
of the toe-clip which lies in front of the centre of gravity, thus keeping the toe-
clip and the pedal in a horizontal position, enabling the foot always to be
immediately and easily placed in the toe-clip, and also preventing the toe-clip from
knocking on the ground when the bicycle is being pushed along.
Dated this 29th day of October 1894.
I, ELLIS PHILIP GILMAN, of 34, Ladbroke Square, London, West, Student,.
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 improved adjustable self-balancing toe clip which
is attached to the back part of the pedal so that the centre of gravity of the
combined pedal and toe clip is behind and below the centre on which the pedal
rotates, the object being that the toe clip and pedal will remain in an approxi-.
mately horizontal position when not in use thus enabling the foot to be readily and
easily placed in the toe clip, and also that the toe clip shall not come into contact
with the ground when the machine is being pushed along.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates my invention-by way of
example only-Figure 1 is a view in rear elevation and Figure 2 is a view in plan,
the pedal being shown by fine dotted lines.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
The toe clip consists essentially of a suitably shaped frame A made of wire or
other material, the free ends a, a, of which slide in sockets b, b, carried by plates B
adapted to be clamped to the rear bar of the pedal by means of suitable plates B¹
and screw attachments such as the small screws b¹ and the studs 6 carried by the
cylinders and having nuts C threaded on them. These nuts are made of the
necessary size to give the required weight to balance the pedal and toe clip.
The ends a, a, are capable of adjustment in the sockets b, b, by means of the
screws a¹, a¹.
I wish it to be particularly understood that I do not limit myself to the precise
details of construction herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing, but that I hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as.
fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

page_text: 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 or relating to cycle pedals, substantially as herein-
before described.
(2.) A toe clip for velocipedes adapted to be attached to the rear bars or other
back parts of pedals, as and for the purpose set forth.
(3.) Attaching toe clips to the rear bars or other back parts of pedals in the
manner and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 11th day of July 1895
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.