Improvements relating to.Saddles for Cycles and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to.Saddles for Cycles and the like.
I, JOHN HENRY BROWN, Cycle Manufacturer, of 206 and 208, Heaton Road,
in the City and County of Newcastle-on-Tyne, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
:-
My invention relates to saddles for cycles and the like and has for its object
to provide a means whereby the saddle may be attached to the inverted L or T pin,
more securely than heretofore, and at the same time a saving in space and weight
of material is effected and the saddle may be more easily adjusted.
According to my invention I form the horizontal part of the inverted Lor
Tpin with a slot, or divide it into two parts suitably spaced apart and adapted
to receive between them and secure an adjustable sliding bar or part arranged
to be clamped to the L or T pin and having a clip or clamping device on either
side conveniently formed to receive and secure the wires, springs or other part.
or parts supporting the saddle.
In such an arrangement the horizontal part of the L or T pin may be formed
of two D shaped tubes having their flat surfaces adjacent to one another but
suitably, spaced apart so as to form a slotted bar, and receive between their flat
'faces a sliding bar or part with flat surfaces or otherwise, which bar is extended
on either side and provided with a pair of clips sliding on same and adapted, to
"be tightened by a nut and grip the Lor'T pin on either side so that the hori-
zontal position of the saddle may be adjusted. For receiving and securing the
springs or other supporting part of the saddle a second clamping device is pro-
vided between the adjustable clamps above mentioned and tightening nuts arranged
one on either side of the sliding bar or part and screwing upon an extension
thereof or upon a part of the first mentioned clamp.
The clamping devices may be in one piece extending over the top of the upper
D piece; in some cases for adjusting the angle of the saddle a pair of radially
ribbed discs are provided on the outer ends of the sliding bar or part, one carrying
the saddle and one secured to the said bar, or for the same purpose the wires or
bars supporting the saddle may be curved and adapted to slide in the clips.
"The free end of the slotted or divided L or T pin may in some cases be closed
or provided with a cap to prevent the saddle from sliding off same should the
clips slacken at all in use.
'It will be seen that by the construction and arrangement above described the
saddle will always keep its, vertical position in regard to the Lor T pin and
does not depend upon the clamping device for support and the saddle being
secured by clips directly upon the sliding bar less material is required in the
- mounting resulting in a saving of weight.
Dated this 18th day of January. 1898.

page_text: Improvements relating to Saddles for Cycles and the like.
I, JOHN HENRY BROWN, Cycle Manufacturer, of 206 and 208, Heaton Road,
in the City and County of Newcastle-on-Tyne, 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 invention relates to saddles for cycles and the like and has for its object
to provide a means whereby the saddle may be attached to the inverted L or T pin,
more securely than heretofore, and at the same time a saving in space and weight
of material is effected and the saddle may be more easily adjusted.
According to my invention I form the horizontal part of the inverted Lor
Tpin with a slot, or divide it into two parts suitably spaced apart and adapted
to receive between them and secure an adjustable sliding bar or part adapted
to be clamped to the L or T pin and having a clip or clamping device on either
side conveniently formed to receive and secure the wires, springs or other part
or parts supporting the saddle.
I will further describe my invention in reference to the accompanying drawings
in which Fig. 1 is an elevation of saddle and support constructed in accordance
with my invention, Fig. 2 is a cross section on line A-B of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is
a sectional plan on line C-D) of Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 1
with parts of clip and saddle removed and showing some modifications and Fig. 5
is a cross section of the modified arrangement.
Referring to the drawings the horizontal part I of the Lor T pin is or may
be formed of two Dshaped bars or tubes p p having their flat surfaces pl adjacent
to one another but suitably spaced apart so as to form a slotted bar as shown
adapted to receive in the slot 2 and between their flat faces a sliding bar or
part B with or without a flattened part b, this bar is extended on either side
as at 2 and is provided with a pair of clips or clamps CC sliding on same and
adapted to be tightened by nuts such as N N and grip the slotted bar P on
either side so that the horizontal position of the saddle may be adjusted by sliding
the bar in the slot 72 For receiving and securing the springs S or other
supporting part of the saddle S', clamps EE are provided between the adjustable
clamps C above mentioned and the tightening nuts N, the latter being arranged
one on either end of the sliding bar or part B and screwing upon the extension b
thereof.
The clamping devices C C may be in two parts as shown or they may be in one
piece extending over the top of the upper D piece as shown dotted at c Fig. 2.
The joining surfaces of the clamps E and C are or may be formed with grooves gg
to receive and clamp the wires s of the saddle springs S, the former are or may be
curved as shown so that by moving them in the grooves g g the angle of the
saddle may be adjusted. In some cases for adjusting the angle of the saddle
the joining faces of the clips C and E may be radially ribbed as shown at c¹
in Fig. 4. The part E will in this case carry the saddle as shown in Fig. 5 for
which purpose the part E is or may be further divided into two parts e el formed
with grooves g₁g between them to receive and clamp the wiress and when the
latter are curved together with the grooves g₁ the saddle may be adjusted either
by moving the wires in the grooves g or by adjusting the radially ribbed parts in
regard to one another the screwing up of the nuts N securing the parts firmly
in position, or for the same purpose the joining faces of the parts è e¹ may be
ribbed as described the part el carrying the saddle and the part e prevented from
turning by passing it over a squared or flat part of the bar B. When the ribbed

page_text: discs are used the grooves and wires s may be straight or any usual form of
saddle under frame may be fixed to the part E or e¹ the position of the latter
determining the angle of the saddle.
The free end of the slotted or divided horizontal part P of the L or T pin is
or may be in some cases closed at the end or provided thereat with a cap such
as F Fig. 4 to prevent the saddle and bar B from sliding off same should the
clips CC slacken at all in use.
It will be seen that by the construction and arrangement above described the
saddle will always keep its vertical position in regard to the part P of the L
or T pin and does not depend upon the clamping device for transverse support
but upon the bar B which is rigid in a transverse direction between the two
parts of the bar P, the longitudinal adjustment being readily obtained by
loosening the clips and sliding the bar B to the desired position, and moreover
a gain both in space, weight and in material is obtained by the saddle being
secured and carried by the clips E and C directly upon the bar or pin B.
Having now particularly described and ascertained by the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is-
1. In the mounting of cycle and similar saddles a L or T pin or supporting
bar slotted or divided longitudinally and adapted to receive in the slot or between
the divided parts an adjustable sliding bar or part upon which the saddle is
mounted.
2. In the mounting of cycle and similar saddles the use in combination of a
slotted or divided supporting bar or L or T pin such as P, with bar or part B
adjustable in the slotted or divided part of bar P by clips such as C C and the
clamps E carrying or securing the saddle or underframe thereof substantially in
the manner and for the purposes set forth.
3. The several arrangements and combinations of parts for mounting cycle and
like saddles substantially as herein described and with reference to and as shown
in the accompanying drawings.
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