Year: 1897

page_text: I, ALFONS MAUSER, of No. 95, Tubinger Strasse, Stuttgart, in the German
Empire, Engineer and Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of this invention consists of an improved cycle support adjustable at
either side, & which when in use is placed at the side of the cyclo; &, when out
of use is placed parallel to the front connecting bar of the frame. This improved
cycle support is more-over provided with a safety lock to prevent the unanthorised
use of the cycle or the theft thereof. The arrangement consists essentially of
n connecting bolt arranged in a revoluble jointed piece into the recesses of which
a spring bar engages.
T'he said bar is adjustable by means of a bolt of rectangular section; passing
through its lower slotted end, which bolt can be turnod by means of a key in such a
manner that it is placed when in the position of rest in the narrower part; &,
when in the position of use in the wider part of the said slot. The support is
preferably secured to a detachable clip fixed to the frame. For this purpose there
is formed on the clip a thicker part provided with a pin, upon which pin the recess
of a jointed piece connected to the cycle support engages
The said jointed piece
is provided on the opposite side with a corresponding recess. The revoluble con-
nootion between the clip & support is effected by means of a connecting bolt
provided with a sorow frame. The varions pieces are so constructed that the support
when in the position of rest is parallel to the front lower frame tube; whereas when
in use it assumes a nearly vertical position at an angle sideways from the wheel.
The locking device for the afore-said support comprises a spring placed in the por-
forated shaft of the connecting piece which presses a bolt against the outwardly
projecting parts of the connecting bolt.
The said connecting bolt is arranged for three such locking positions; namely, a
middle one
for the position of rest & the other two for the positions of use.
Means are provided as indicated above for locking tho rest in these positions.
Datad this 10th day of Decumber 1807

page_text: upwards by the spring g, so that the bolt then lies with its narrow side in the
widened round part of the slot. If it is then desired to secure the support, it is only
necessary to cause the bolt to revolve ninety degrees by means of the key / Bo
that the said bolt lies with its longest side in the wide part of the slot. In this
manner the support is secured against unauthorised interference, because the pin h
cannot be forced out of the notch e².
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 :-
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1. The improved cycle support removable to either side and adjustable in the
position of rest parallel to the front frame bar of the cycle and when in use
adjustable at an angle to the said cycle, provided with safety lock, and consisting
essentially of the connecting bolte placed in the revoluble joint pieco o, in the
outwardly directed grooves e² of which there engages a spring bar h which bar is
placed within the support itself and bears at its lower slotted end a locking bolt k
provided with a longitudinal cross cnt which bolt & can be turned by means of
a key in such a manner that when out of use it rests in the narrower part of the
slot and when in the operative position it rests in the widened part of the slot so as
to prevent any motion of the bar h.
2. The improved cycle support substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Did the Thauth ...
1000
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C., Patent Agents for the Applicant.