An Appliance to be attached to Bicycles for the Prevention of Skidding.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 12th May, 1898-Accepted, 11th June, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Appliance to be attached to Bicycles for the Prevention of
Skidding.
EBENEZER NEWMAN, of No. 11, Sotheby Road, Highbury, in the County of
London, Stick Mounter and Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
An appliance to be attached to bicycles for the prevention of skidding. By
means of an arm fixed to centre of back wheel attached to which are 2 small
wheels which can be lowered to the ground by a spring secured to the frame,
upon the release of spring the 2 small wheels above referred to are raised from
the ground.
Dated this 17th day of November 1897
EBENEZER NEWMAN,
11, Sotheby Road, Highbury, N.
An Appliance to be attached to Bicycles for the Prevention of
Skidding.
EBENEZER NEWMAN, of No. 11, Sotheby Road, Highbury, in the County of
London, Stick Mounter and 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:-
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An appliance to be attached to bicycles for the prevention of skidding. By
means of an arm fixed to centre of back wheel, attached to which are 2 small
wheels which can be lowered to the ground by a spring secured to the frame.
Upon the release of spring the 2 small wheels above referred to are raised from
the ground.
The following are the particulars of patent applied for
"A"
is an arm fitted to a bolt secured through the hub to back wheel.
"B" is a wheel to which is secured a fork which is attached to a piece of tubing
and fitted on "A" a slot is cut in the tubing and controlled by a screw secured
to "A" which allows the tubing to move up and down A" according to the
length of slot.
"B" is a spring that is fitted inside of the tubing above mentioned, when the
wheel is lowered to the ground "A" would be resting on top of the spring that is
secured in the tubing.

page_text: "C" is a bracket secured to rear part of frame, with a bolt projecting with
flange end.
"D" is a slot cut in
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so as to allow the other part of "C" to fit.
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'E" is a tube secured to A."
"F" is a tube which receives "E."
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G" spiral steel spring fitted inside of "F."
H" a pully secured inside of seat pillar.
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I is a tube known as the seat pillar.
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" J a steel cord.
"K" is a ratchet with handle to which a wheel or drum is fixed and to which "J"
is secured.
"L" is a thumb piece for check on ratchet:
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By the winding of the handle secured to ratchet the steel cord secured to arm
lowers the wheels to the ground.
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The wheels being connected with springs at the bottom of arm is a protection
to the rider especially upon turning corners of streets, on sloped stones or ground
that may be wet or greasy.
By releasing the ratchet by way of the thumb piece the wheels are drawn from
the ground.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The arm attached to back wheel with springs and small wheels.
2. The ratchet and steel cord secured to arm.