An Improved form of Saddle for Bicycles or any other Purpose.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application 25th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left. 25th June, 1897-Accepted, 14th Aug., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved form of Saddle for Bicycles or any other Purpose.
I THOMAS ROUGHT JONES of 27 Glazbury Road West Kensington, W. Retired Bank
Manager do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relutes to an improved form of saddle for bicycles or any other
purpose but concerns more particularly the padding of such saddles and not to the
outer covering; I use cases or divisions made of india rubber, leather, cloth or some
such convenient material such cases or divisions being tubular or of such form or such
combination of forms as will best fit the configuration of the saddle, I compress in
the cases or divisions above described, sponge india rubber until the suitable amount
of resiliency is obtained by such compression of the air cells obtained in the sponge
india rubber, I close up the cases or divisions in the ordinary way not necessarily
air tight and by a suitable arrangement and adjustment of these cases in various
lengths I form a resilient snddle, readily ventilated and adaptable to the weight of the
riders.
I, THOMAS ROUGHT JONES of 27, Glazbury Road, West Kensington, Retired Bank
Manager, 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 form of saddle for cycles and for other purposes,
and has for its object the production of an apparatus, whereby the objections which
have hitherto obtained with saddles, as heretofore constructed, are removed. My
Invention bas particular reference to the padding or cushions, which are or can be
applied to saddles, and not to the outer covering or to the supports thereto, and my
invention is designed principally for the purpose of securing the advantages which
are to be obtained by the use of pneumatic pads or cushions, without the necessity
of employing a pump for compressing the air therein.
Now my present invention consists in employing sponge indin rubber, compressed
or packed in suitable cases or covers, so as to form pads or cushions for the support
of the rider. I will now proceed to describe my invention, reference being had to
the accompanying drawings of which
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of one of the said cushions or pads suitable for
insertion in a suitable part of the saddle.
Fiiceation of the come.

page_text: Fig. 3 is a plan of the saddle shewing the position of the said cushions or
pads.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the saddle with cover on.
Fig. 5 is an elevation of the saddle, partly in section.
In carrying out any invention I compress spongy india rubber, A, by suitable
means, which may be such as described in my Specification No. 21,204 and enclose the
same within a covering or casing B, formed of india rubber, leather, canvas, cloth, or
other suitable material, and I insert the said pads or cushions in suitable pockets
or recesses, C. formed in the saddle cover, D. which saddle may be carried by suitable
springs or other supports, E. It will be understood that by compressing & spongy
india rubber, in the manner described, that the air which is contained within the cells
formed therein, is also compressed, with the result that an equivalent resilience is
obtained as if the air had been compressed by a pump such as employed for the
inflation of ordinary pneumatic cushions or pads, with the advantage that, in the
event of any puncture, there will be practically no escape of compressed air, except it
be that quantity contained in one or more of the small cells which may be opened to
the atmosphere by reason of such puncture.
I am aware that it has been attempted, or proposed to employ, ordinary india
rubber for forming cushions or pads for saddles, and I lay no claim to the exclusive
right therefor. It will be obvious that spongy and compressed india rubber, in
connection with saddles may be employed in various forms, and shapes other than
those shown in the accompanying drawings, for instance, instead of making a series
of pads or cushions, a single pad or cushion might be formed of the required shape,
without departing from the nature of my invention; which invention consists
essentially in mechanically compressing the said spongy india rubber, so as to produce
pressure in the air confined in the cells therein.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
In a saddle for Cycles and for other purposes, the use of a cushion or cushions, or
or a pad or pads, formed of compressed spongy india rubber substantially as
described.
RAVEN
Dated this Twenty-fifth day of June One thousand eight hundred and ninety-