An Improved Bicycle Stand or Support.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar.,
1897
Complete Specification Left, 4th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 15th Jan., 1898
IRUVIDIONAL, DIEUITICATION,
An Improved Bicycle Stand or Support.
I, EDGAR WILLIAM BROWN, of High Street, Calne, Wiltshire, Ironmonger, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The improved stand or support is preferably made of wood, it can, however,
be made of any other suitable material or materials.
The stand consists of a suitable base, or of suitable legs supporting a wedge-
shaped or pointed top-piece. When in use this top-piece is inserted from below up
between the bottom bracket of the bicycle and the cross-piece which connects the
stays that extend from the bottom bracket to the hub of the rear wheel.
The stand or support can be made to fold if desired. A separate wedge-piece
may be used to further secure the top-piece of the stand or support in the
position mentioned.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1907
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Agent for Applicant, 97 Newgate Street, London, E.C.
I, EDGAR WILLIAM BROWN, of High Street, Calne, Wiltshire, Ironmonger, 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 improved stand is designed to form a portable inexpensive stand or support
for bicycles and the like.
The stand or support is preferably made of wood, it can, however, be made of
any other suitable material or materials.
My improved stand consists of a suitable base, or of suitable legs, supporting
a wedge-shaped, or pointed top-piece. When in use this top-piece is inserted
from below up between the bottom bracket of the bicycle and the cross-bar
which connects the arms of the back fork which extend from the bottom bracket
to the hub of the rear wheel. This top piece is fixed in position by means of a
loose wedge piece attached to the stand by a short chain."
The stand or support can be made to fold if desired.
Also, a fork or two arms formed of two parallel pieces of wood kept a short
distance apart may be extended to embrace the lower frame tube, and a chain
or chains with a small wire hook to engage with the spokes of the front wheel
and prevent swinging, may be added.

page_text: I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which:
Fig. 1, shows a side elevation of a portion of the frame of a bicycle with the
folding pattern of the stand in position.
Fig. 2, shows a perspective elevation of a non-folding form of stand, with a
fixed base.
Fig. 3, shows a perspective elevation of a folding form of stand. This is the
form of stand shown in Fig. 1.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 3,
a, a, are a pair of legs, hinged at each of their upper ends at a¹, to a central
apright or top piece b. When the stand is in use, the legs a, a, are held in
position and kept apart by a cross piece c, hinged to one of the legs a, and
connected with the other by a suitable detachable fastening, such as a hook and
eye. The cross piece c is provided with a recess at about the middle of its length
to receive the lower end of the upright b. The upper end of the latter is.
tapered to fit into the space between the back forks, bottom bracket, and a cross
bar connecting said back forks, being firmly secured in position by the loose
wedge d, preferably connected to the upright b by a chain d¹ or other light
fastening to prevent its being lost.
a
To the upright b, may be pivotally attached a pair of arms e, e, forming
fork, the purpose of which is to embrace the lower frame tube f. A chain 9,
and hook g', may extend from the arms e, e to one of the spokes of one of the
wheels to prevent it swinging out of position.
Referring to Fig. 2.
The stand in this case is of a reversed T-shape. The base a² is firmly
attached by brackets h, to the upright b, which is similar to that already described
and may or may not be provided with arms to embrace the lower frame tube, as
stated with respect to Figs. 1 and 3.
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. In a stand for bicycles the combination of the base a², brackets h, tapered
upright b, the wedge piece d, held by chain d, and with or without the arms c, e,
and chain g, as herein described and set forth.
2. In a folding stand for bicycles the combination of the legs a, hinges a',
tapered upright b, cross piece c, and wedge piece d, attached by chain d', with or
without the fork or arms e, e, and chain y, as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 4th day of December 1897.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Patent Agent, 171, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.