Improvements in Cycle Bosses or Clips.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 2nd May, 1895-Accepted, 8th June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle Bosses or Clips.
We, THOMAS MIDDLEMORE, trading as William Middlemore, of 101 Holloway
Head, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, JOHN BEESLEY, Toolmaker,
and CHARLES ROSSITER Engineer, both of Little Park Street, Coventry, in the
County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to cycle saddle bosses or clips, and our object is to produce
a boss or clip which is capable of application to a cycle having either an L pin or
a vertical saddle pillar. One part of our invention also relates to a provision
which may be used at will either for tilting or for attaching the saddle to a vertical
or horizontal rod.
In one mode of carrying our invention into effect, we construct a stamping,
casting or forging of trough form of semicircular configuration at the bottom of
the trough. An eye bolt having an eye of sufficient diameter to carry the L pin
or pillar, passes through the bottom of the trough, and when the said pin or
pillar is passed into the eye, the eye bolt is firmly screwed up by a nut or screw
pin and it clips the L pin or pillar between the bottom of the trough and the
interior of the eye. The stamping, casting, or forging is recessed to allow the
lower part of the eye to enter the metal to a sufficient extent to permit the L pin
or pillar being pulled by the eye bolt to the semicircular bottom of the trough so
as to secure it against the said bottom.
The stamping casting or forging has side lugs which embrace or enclose the eye
of the eye bolt, and these lugs each carry a square projection, which projection
passes through a strong metal plate. These metal plates have at one side a recess
to fit the wires of the saddle frame and at the other side a thickening to cause the
plate to remain level when pulled up against the wire, and the lug. Screw pins or
nuts are used to fasten the said plate in order to hold the wire.
By shifting the plates relatively to the square projections, and fastening in any
desired position, the same boss or clip may be applied either to attach the saddle
to a vertical or horizontal rod.
The projections carrying the side plates may be hexagonal, octagonal or of other
polygonal configuration if it is desired to change the relative. angle of the saddle
and pillar to positions of less angle than a right angle.,
In another mode of providing for varying angle we arrange serrations or teeth
on the lugs, and washers on a, circular pin, the undersides of the washers having
also serrations underneath. The washers may be set at any angle, and fixed by
screw nut in any particular position. In this case each wire is clipped by two
washers on the same pin screwed up by nuts. The clipping part of the boss may
be so arranged that the L pia or pillar is beld between the lugs, and the lugs are
pulled up and clip the said pin or pillar by the action of the screws which screw
up the wires and fix the washers at any desired angle.
T
ST.... 1904
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: We, THOMAS MIDDLEMORE, trading as William Middlemore, of 101 Holloway
Head, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, JOHN BEESLEY, Toolmaker,
and CHARLES ROSSITER, Engineer, both of Little Park Street, Coventry, in the
County of Warwick, 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:-
Our invention relates to cycle saddle bosses or clips and our object is to produce
a boss or clip which is capable of application to a cycle having either an L. pin or
a vertical saddle pillar. One part of our invention also relates to a provision
which may be used at will either for tilting or for attaching the saddle to a vertical
'or horizontal 'rod.
In the two accompanying sheets of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter
referred to
Figure 1 (Sheet 1) is an elevation and Figure 2 a plan of one eye bolt employed
with one form of our improved boss or clip.
Figures 3 and 4 are similar views of the corresponding or fellow eye bolt.
Figure 5'illustrates the complete clip, while Figure 6 is an end view of clamping
pieces and Figure 7 a similar view of the external plates or washers.
Figures 8 to 19 'inclusive represent 'four modified forms of our improved clip
'or boss.
The same reference letters in the different views indicate the same parts.
In the mode of carrying our invention into effect as illustrated in Figures 1 to 7
'inclusive, we stamp or otherwise construct' clamping pieces such as A of trough like
form and having a semi-circular configuration at the bottom of the trough. Eye
bolts B Figure 5 and as illustrated in detail at Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, having
eyes of sufficient diameter to carry the L'pin or pillar, pass through the bottom of
the troughs and when the said L pin or pillar is passed into or through the eyes,
the bolts are firmly screwed up by the end nuts and the pin or pillar is thus
securely clipped or clamped between the bottom of the troughs and the interior of
the eye bolts. The clamping pieces are recessed to allow the lower part or the
ends of the' eyes to enter to a sufficient' extent to permit the pin or pillar being
'pulled by either eye bolt to the semi-circular bottom of the adjacent-troughsotas
to secure it against the said bottom.
The clamping pieces have side lugs A which embrace or enclose the eyes of the
eye bolts, and the outer faces of the clamping pieces are preferably grooved or
roughened in order that the wires of the saddle frame may be the more effectually
secured by the external plates or washers C. On one side of such washers we form
a thickening such as C to cause the plate to remain level when pulled up against
'the wire and the lug, a groove such as C being formed on the opposite side for the
réception of the wire.
By shifting the plates relatively to the clamping pieces and fastening in many
desired position, the same boss' or' clip may be applied either to attach the saddle
'to'a vertical or horizontal rod.
In the method illustrated at' Figures 7; 9 and 10 of providing for varying angles
or for tilting the saddle, we arrange serrations or teeth on the outer faces of the
clamping pieces which we preferably unite to form a complete clip boss D as
illustrated at Figure 8. 'Such serrations or teeth are illustrated at the end view
of the boss, Figure 9, while the corresponding teeth upon the thickened or
projecting part of the external plates are shown at the end view Figure 10.
For convenience in adjustment we preferably form the teeth or serrations with

page_text: angular sides, similar to the teeth of ratchet wheels. The washers may be
set at any angle and fixed by the nuts on the ends of the bolt E into any
particular position. Thus each wire is clipped to the boss by two washers,
screwed up by nuts on the pin or bolt E, and the clipping faces of the boss
are pulled up to clip the pin or pillar by the same screwing action of the
nuts. The clip and the washers being securely locked or connected together by
their serrated edges, no relative movement can take place while their joint.
movement is prevented by the wires of the saddle frame.
Instead of arranging serrations or teeth on the opposed faces of adjacent parts
as hereinbefore described we sometimes employ a double pair of washers or plates
upon each end of the screwed bolt or pin as illustrated in Figure 12 (Sheet 2).
Upon the inner sides of the inner plates we form projecting conical faces for
fitting within corresponding seatings or depressions formed in the outer faces of
the clip as clearly illustrated at Figure 12. Figure 11 is an end view of one of
the inner plates, and Figure 13 is a similar view of the complete boss.
In the form of our improved boss illustrated at Figures 14, 15 and 16 we
provide a number of projecting claws upon the inner faces of the inner plates to
fit into the spaces between similar claws projecting from the outer faces of the
clip.
We preferably dispose the claws radially round the adjacent faces as
illustrated in the end view of the plate at Figure 14, and the like view of the
clip at Figure 16.
The clip illustrated at Figures 17, 18 and 19 is of similar construction to that
illustrated at Figures 11, 12 and 13 and as herein before referred to, but in order
to form a more secure connection between the clip and the washers. we form fine
or closely cut ratchet teeth or serrations upon the face of the conical projection of
each inner washer, and similar serrations at the bottom of the conical seatings.
formed in the clip. An end view of the clip showing such serrations is given at
Figure 19.
Instead of forming the thickening part of the outer washers or plate as a
projecting segment such as C Figure 7, we sometimes employ a pin or stud
projection such as shown at Figure 18, and at the end view of the plate Figure 17.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In cycle saddle bosses or clips the combination of a single headed and a
double headed eye bolt, with embracing clamping pieces and grooved washers or
plates substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and as illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
2. In cycle saddle bosses or clips, the combination of clamping pieces or a clip
boss having teeth or serrations upon the outer faces, with washers or plates having
like teeth or serrations upon their projecting inner faces and a central clamping
bolt, substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and as illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
3. In cycle saddle bosses or clips, the combination of a clip boss having conical
seatings formed within the outer faces, with a central clamping bolt and a double
pair of washers or plutes, and the inner plate of each pair having a projecting
conical face fitting within the conical seating of the clip boss face, substantially as
and for the purposes hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
4. In cycle saddle bosses or clips, the combination of a clip boss having
projecting claws upon its outer faces, with a double pair of washers or plates, the
inner plate of each pair having claws and recesses for engaging or coupling with
the adjacent clip boss face, substantially as and for the purposes herein before
described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
5. In cycle saddle bosses or clips the combination of a clip boss having a recess
or seating formed in each outer face and ratchet teeth or serrations at the bottom

page_text: 'of same, with a central clamping bolt and a double pair of washers or plates, the
inner plate of each pair having ratchet teeth or serrations formed on the face or
extremity of its projection fitting within the clip boss seating, substantially as and
for the purposes herein before described and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
6. The improved general constraction and arrangement of cycle saddle clips or
bosses, substantially as herein described and illustrated.
Dated thie 2nd day of Mar 1895
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.