Improvements in Cycle Stands.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1894-Accepted, 25th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle Stands.
I, CECIL WAGENER HOLMES of Friday Street, Leicester in the County of
Leicester, Cycle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to stands for supporting cycles and retaining them if
necessary with the wheels out of contact with the ground. The stand may be used
for tricycles as well as bicycles, but I will describe it as suitable for what are
commonly known as safety bicycles, the frames of which are now generally made
of what is known as the diamond pattern, the crank axle passing through a bracket
at the bottom angle formed by the junction of the compression tubes, of which
there are two, which run from the crank axle to the axle of the back wheel, and
the single tube joining the crank axle bearing with the steering head.
The stand is constructed substantially as follows:-A base or socket is provided
to carry an upright tube or rod a set-screw or the like being provided for adjusting
the height and fixing the vertical tube; or the vertical tube or rod and stand or
socket may be rigidly connected if only one height for the stand be required, or
other means of adjustment such as a telescopic tube be employed. At the upper
portion of the vertical rod or tube a saddle piece is jointed so that it can be tilted
to vary the angle the saddle piece carrying a bar or block of rubber, leather or
other suitable material or metal covered with some soft material. The centre of
the saddle piece is preferably hollowed to receive the crank axle bracket the front
portion or beak being slotted and carrying a support also slotted and preferably
hollowed and covered with rubber or the like intended to receive the before-
mentioned single tube of the machine. Both these slots may be curved or radial if
desired, their object being to secure the proper adjustment of the support so as to
fit properly upon the tube and also to allow of the radial adjustment of the saddle
piece upon its pivot.
In using this stand the machine is placed upon it so that the two compression
tubes of the machine are supported by the bar or equivalent at the back of the
saddle piece the crank bracket being received in the depression in the saddle piece
and the single tube being supported by the front support; the bar of the saddle
piece carrying the two.compression tubes will maintain the machine in its upright
position and the front support will keep it from tilting forward. The points of
support of the stand as will be understood from the previous description can be
adjusted relatively to each other and to the vertical line of the stand.
Dated this 13th day of November 1893.
CECIL WAGENER HOLMES.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle Stands.
I, CECIL WAGENER HOLMES, of Friday Street, Leicester, in the County of
Leicester, Cycle Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention relates to stands for supporting cycles and retaining them if

page_text: necessary with the wheels out of contact with the ground. The stand may be used
for tricycles as well as bicycles, but I will describe it as suitable for what are
commonly known as safety bicycles, the frames of which are now generally made
of what is known as the diamond pattern, the crank axle passing through a bracket
at the bottom angle formed by the junction of the compression tubes, of which
there are two, which run from the crank axle to the axle of the back wheel, and
the single tube joining the crank axle bearing with the steering head.
The stand is constructed substantially as follows;-A base or socket is provided
to carry an upright tube or rod a set-screw or the like being provided for adjusting
the height and fixing the vertical tube; or the vertical tube or rod and stand or
socket may be rigidly connected if only one height for the stand be required, or
other means of adjustment such as a telescopic tube be employed. At the upper
portion of the vertical rod or tube a saddle piece is jointed so that it can be tilted
to vary the angle, the saddle piece carrying a bar or block of rubber, leather or
other suitable material or metal covered with some soft material. The centre of
the saddle piece is preferably hollowed to receive the crank axle bracket the front
portion or beak being slotted and carrying a support also slotted and preferably
hollowed and covered with rubber or the like intended to receive the before
mentioned single tube of the machine. Both these slots may be curved or radial if
desired, their object being to secure the proper adjustment of the support so as to
fit properly upon the tube and also to allow of the radial adjustment of the saddle
piece upon its pivot.
In using this stand the machine is placed upon it so that the two compression
tubes of the machine are supported by the bar or equivalent at the back of the
saddle piece the crank bracket being received in the depression in the saddle piece
and the single tube being supported by the front support; the bar of the saddle
piece carrying the two compression tubes will maintain the machine in its upright
position and the front support will keep it from tilting forward. The points of
support of the stand as will be understood from the previous description can be
adjusted relatively to each other and to the vertical line of the stand.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the stand in use with a bicycle in position
upon it,
Figure 2 being a similar view of the stand alone upon a larger scale.
Figure 3 is a similar view of the top portion of the stand showing a different
adjustment and
Figure 4 a plan of the stand.
Like letters represent like parts throughout the drawings.
A is the upright tube or rod supported in the base or socket B and capable of
vertical adjustment therein, being fixed at the proper height by the screw B¹.
C is the saddle piece jointed at C¹ to the standard A so that the angle may be
varied to suit the construction or balance of the machine to be supported; in
Figure 3 this adjustment is shown the saddle piece being turned over to the right
hand and secured by the bolt and nut at C¹ as will be well understood. The saddle
piece C is hollowed at C' to receive the bottom or crank axle bracket of the bicycle
or other part of the machine according to its construction, but usually the bottom
bracket of a safety bicycle, and the back part of the saddle piece carries a block
or bar of rubber or other suitable material D upon which rest the two chain stays
Figure 1 of the bicycle; this block may be recessed to receive the stays, or separate
blocks may be employed. As shown in the drawings the block D of rubber fits
into a dovetail recess in the saddle piece C, but other means may be employed for
securing the block in place.
The saddle piece C has a beak or front projection. E with a curved or radial
slot E through which passes the bolt E' and against this is bolted the forward
support or bracket F hollowed upon its upper or bearing face and preferably
protected by leather, rubber or the like and adapted to receive the single front
tube H Figure 1 of the bicycle. The bracket F is provided with a slotted beak or

page_text: projection F' somewhat similar to that of the saddle piece and the bolt E' passes
through both beaks and locks them together when the nut is screwed home. By
this arrangement the angle and position of the bracket F can be very considerably
varied to suit the different angles or positions of the tubes H of various machines
so that the stand is adapted for use with machines greatly varying in construction.
Either of the beaks E or F' may be made double to allow the other beak to pass
between, but for practical purposes it is sufficient to make them single and clamp
them against each other.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
1. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete cycle
stand substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. In a cycle stand the combination with an upright such as A of a saddle piece
such as C adjustably secured to A. substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
3. In a cycle stand a saddle piece such as C having a recess such as C³ one or
more blocks such as D and a beak or projection such as E E' substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. In a cycle stand the combination with a saddle piece such as CE E' of a
bracket such as F F adapted to be adjustably clamped together substantially as
and for the purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
5. The combination in a cycle stand of a tube or standard such as A a jointed
saddle piece such as C and a jointed bracket such as F substantially as and for the
purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of July 1894.
CECIL W. HOLMES..
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicant.