Improvements in Saddles for Cycles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1893-Accepted, 26th Aug., 1893
Improvements in Saddles for Cycles.
I, JOHN PARR JOHNSTON, of 17 Capel Street, Dublin, Manager for Belfast &
Dublin Tea Co., 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 :-
A
This invention relates to an improved saddle for cycles in which a pneumatic
.cushion is employed, to render the seat more comfortable and the riding easier.
rubber or like bag is employed of suitable form, provided with a valve of any well
known construction to allow it to be inflated to the required degree; this bag is
enclosed in a cover preferably of leather, moulded to the required shape, and having
a light framing which is firmly fixed to a base plate furnished with the usual clamp for
attachment to the seat pillar of the cycle, The valve projects through this base
plate in a position in which it can be easily reached for purposes of inflation, and
in which there will be no danger of its coming into contact with any other
object.
a
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side elavation, Fig. 2
longitudinal section, and Figs. 3 and 4 plans of a seat constructed according to my
invention. A is the base plate, which may consist simply of a flat plate with the
usual clamp a at its underside, the plate forming a support for the air cushion B
which rests on it. To the base plate is fixed the cover C of leather or like
material shaped or moulded in the required form and furnished with a light metal
frame e around its edges, of the same shape as the base A, the cover being
rivetted or otherwise firmly fixed to the said frame. A number of pins c¹ are
provided on the frame which project through holes in the base A, a number
of nuts being furnished which cause the frame and the attached cover to be
firmly fixed to the base without any danger of the pneumatic seat being shifted to
one side in riding. This method of fixing allows the air bag and cover to be
removed in a very short time should it be required for any purpose.
The bag is
inserted in the case formed by the cover before inflation, the frame c holding it in
place securely when inflated, even before the cover is fixed to the base plate.
The valve b is connected to the air bag and passes through a hole in the base
preferably a little to one side as shown.
Fig. 3 shows a plain seat of the usual form, and Fig. 4 a seat in which a hole D
is formed towards the back as in ordinary saddles the base plate being also
perforated.
The hole is also shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
1. In a pneumatic saddle for cycles an air bag with suitable valve, having a
cover of leather or like material, fixed to a light frame around it edges, and a
base plate, with clamp for fixing to the seat pillar to which is attached the said
cover and frame substantially as and for the purposes specified.
2. In a pneumatic saddle for cycles the combination of a base plate having a
clamp to attach to the seat pillar, with an air bag having a valve and a cover of
leather or like material fixed to a light framing around its does attached to

page_text: 3. The improved pneumatic saddle for cycles constructed substantially in the
manner described and shown in the accompanying drawings and for the purposes
specified.
Dated this 14th day of July 1893.
GEO. H. RAY NER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.