Improvements in Supports for Bicycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Supports for Bicycles.
I, WALTER HARRY SYKES, of Hill House, Guildford, in the County of Surrey,
Lieutenant-Colonel late Royal Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved bicycle support chiefly designed for tem-
porarily supporting bicycles outside houses or shops or at clubs, but also applicable
for use in other positions either in or out of doors, the object of my invention
being to provide a support which is of simple construction and cheap to manufac-
ture and which when not required for use will occupy little space.
My improved support comprises an arm hinged to a plate adapted to be fixed
to a wall, post or the like and having at its free end a fork or jaw for receiving
the front tube or head of the bicycle frame, the said fork being provided with a
bar or chain hinged or otherwise arranged for preventing the machine from becom-
ing disengaged from the fork.
In practice I advantageously provide that the fork should extend in a direction
substantially at right angles to the pivoted arm or parallel with the wall to which
my device is fixed.
If desired the bar or chain for closing the mouth of the fork may be made as
a hasp so that it may be secured by means of a padlock, or any other suitable
locking device may be provided.
The arm is preferably hinged to the wall plate in such a manner that the fork
can be placed to project in either direction according to requirements.
Means are advantageously provided for holding the arm in position for use and
in its turned up position.
Improvements in Supports for Bicycles.
I, WALTER HARRY SYKES, of Hill House, Guildford, in the County of Surrey,
Lieutenant-Colonel late Royal Engineers, 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 an improved bicycle support chiefly designed for tem-
porarily supporting bicycles outside houses or shops or at clubs, but also applicable
for use in other positions either in or out of doors, the object of my invention
being to provide a support which is of simple construction and cheap to manufaç-
ture and which when not required for use will occupy little space,

page_text: My improved support comprises an arm hinged to a plate adapted to be fixed
to a wall, post or the like and having at its free end a fork or jaw for receiving
the front tube or head of the bicycle frame, the said fork being provided with a
bar or chain hinged or otherwise arranged for preventing the machine from becom-
ing disengaged from the fork.
In practice I advantageously provide that the fork should extend in a direction
substantially at right angles to the pivoted arm or parallel with the wall to which
my device is fixed.
If desired the bar or chain for closing the mouth of the fork may be made as
a hasp so that it may be secured by means of a padlock, or any other suitable
locking device may be provided.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing in which:-
Figure 1 is a plan view of a bicycle support constructed according to my
invention and shewn in its extended position; and,
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same, showing in dotted lines the position
of a cycle resting in the fork;
Figure 3 is a side elevation.
a is the arm of the support which at its rear end is hinged or jointed by a
pin b between two lugs on a plate c designed to be fixed to a wall d, a post or
the like. The hinged end of the said arm a is, as shewn at e, Figure 3, so shaped that
when the said arm is turned to a horizontal position the rear end will bear against
the plate e and retain the said arm extended for use. It is to be understood, how-
ever, that any kind of stop can be used to prevent the arm falling below the
horizontal. When my support is not in use, the arm can be turned up against
the wall as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 3, and can, if desired, be
kept steady by means of a spring or catch.
f is the fork or jaw which is applied to the outer or free end of the said armia,
the said fork being of such a shape that it will receive the front tube or head of
the bicycle frame as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 2, and having arranged
at the open end a locking bar g pivoted at one end h to one of the prongs of the
fork, and at the other end adapted to engage with the other prong of the said
fork and to be secured by a padlock i or other locking device as clearly shewn
in the drawing. In place of the locking bar a short length of chain may be
used.
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The said fork ƒ may be fixed to the arm a but in practice it is preferably
hinged thereto at j so that it can be turned to project in either direction from the
said arm, for instance, as indicated by the full lines in Figure 1 or by the dotted
lines in the said figure, this arrangement permitting of the fork being placed in
position to receive a machine from whichever direction it is brought up to the
support. If the fork is fixed to the arm the latter is preferably made movable to
permit of reversing the position of the fork, for instance, the lugs carrying the
bar a at the inner end may be mounted so that they rotate on the plate c, or the
pin b may be removable so that the arm may be removed from the lugs turned over
and refixed with the fork consequently reversed.
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The fork and the locking bar or chain g are preferably covered with india
rubber tubing or other soft material to prevent them from damaging the enamel
or paint upon the cycle frame.
Although I have described my device as designed for supporting and securing
bicycles, it will be obvious that it can also be used for securing tricycles.
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. A support for cycles comprising a hinged arm having at its free end a fork
or jaw for receiving the front tube or head of the cycle frame, the said fork being
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page_text: provided with means for holding the machine in engagement with it, substan-
tially as described
2. In a support for cycles wherein a hinged arm carries at its free end a fork
for receiving the front of the cycle frame means for holding and locking the frame
in the said support, substantially as described.
3. In a bicycle support having a hinged arın provided at its free end with a fork
or jaw for receiving the front tube or head of the cycle frame, hinging the said fork
to the said bar, substantially as, and for the purpose, described.
4. The manufacture and use of the improved support for cycles, herein before
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 5th day of August 1898.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.