Improvements in or relating to Supports or Rests for Cycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 12th July, 1897-Accepted, 14th Aug.,
1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Supports or Rests for Cycles.
A communication from JULES LAMOUR of Ste-Savine (Aube) in the Republic of
France, Manufacturer.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 111 Hatton Garden in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, 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 a support or rest destined to maintain cycles in an
upright position when at rest. This support is very light and consists of several
parts folding together so that it can be conveniently carried in the pocket or placed
into the wallet of the cycle.
The support consists of two parts-the collar adapted to surround the tube in
front of the driving wheel, and the support proper.
In the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 shows the parts constituting the support,
Fig. 2 is a section of the collar placed round the frame tube B and
Fig. shows the support fitted up and supporting a cycle.
The collar is made in two parts A A¹ to surround the tube B between this tube
and the two halves of the collar are interposed two pieces of leather rubber etc C to
prevent contact of metallic parts whereby injury to the enamel of the tube is
prevented. The two parts A A are connected by bolts D D or catches and carry
at one of their ends two lugs E E' (Fig. 3) against which rests the support proper.
The latter is preferably made in four pieces rivetted together in such manner as
to enable them to be turned through a certain angle and folded
The upper
up.
bar F has a slot G engaging with the collar and bears against the lugs E E¹.
This bar F is rivetted to the next bar H about which it can turn until it is
vertical, in this position it is held by a projection of the bar H the two lower
bars K and L turn about the same pin M and can be moved apart through an
angle so as to form the legs of the support and are maintained in this position
by a projection on the bar L bearing against the bar H which it also serves to
maintain in its vertical position.
The support can be attached in a very simple and ready manner.
The collar A
is preferably permanently attached to the tube B and it is then only necessary to
unfold the support and to pass the lug E¹ through the slot G.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said in-
vention as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent and in what manner
the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A support for cycles comprising a collar with or without an inner packing of
leather rubber or the like carrying at one end two lugs between which is introduced
a slotted plate forming the upper part of a support made in several pieces rivetted
together and capable of being folded together so that the support occupies little
space and is easily carried substantially as described.

page_text: 2. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete cycle
support substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 12th day of July 1897.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.