Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 27th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 23rd Oct., 1897
I, GEORGE FREDERICK METCALF of 96 High Street, Burton-on-Trent Hardware-
man, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvements consist in having a seat for carrying a child or other article
on Cycles and the like, which may be readily detachable therefrom.
For this purpose I form a seat of suitable shape, made of wood, iron, wire-work
or other suitable material; and fitted with a seat back and leg rests of the same
material, which I prefer to make to fold on to the seat when so required.
I attach this seat-preferably to the top bars of Cycles and the like between the
rider and the handle-bar-by suitable clips or fastenings, which hold the seat
firmly in place on the Cycle; but which may be readily unfastened, so as to allow
the seat to be quickly detached from the Cycle or the like.
In some cases I may have folding arms also fitted to the seat; also a waterproof
covering to the leg rests, or any other desirable attachment
Dated this seventh day of December 1896
H. WALKER HILL,
2 Church Gate, Nottingham, Agent for the Applicant
I, GEORGE FREDERICK METCALF of 96 High Street, Burton-on-Trent Hardware-
man, 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 improvements consist in having a seat for carrying a child or other article
on Cycles and the like, which may be readily detachable therefrom.
For this purpose I form a seat of suitable shape, made of wood, iron, wire-work
or other suitable material; and fitted with a seat back and leg rests of the same
material, which I prefer to make to fold on to the seat when so required.
I attach this seat-preferably to the top bar of Cycles and the like between the
rider and the handle bar-by suitable clips or fastenings, which hold the seat
firmly in place on the Cycle; but which may be readily unfastened, so as to allow
the seat to be quickly detached from the Cycle or the like.
In some cases I may have folding arms also fitted to the seat; also a waterproof
covering to the leg rests, or any other desirable attachments.
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page_text: In order that my invention may be fully understood, and more readily carried
out and into effect, I have appended: hereunto one sheet of drawings whereon:-
Figure 1 represents an elevation of the seat or carrier attached to the top cross
stay of a gentleman's cycle so that the child has its back to the rider.
Figure 2 represents in detail one of the clips by which the seat is fastened to
the cycle.
Figure 3 represents an elevation of the seat attached to the front steering pillar
of either a lady's or a gentleman's cycle, so that the child has its face to the rider.
Figure 4 represents the bracket or stay to, carry the seat, as represented in
Fig. 3.
Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the various figures
In these figures A represents the seat or carrier formed of wicker-work, wire-
work or other suitable material, and made with a back A' and arms A2; and also
fitted with leg rests B which may either be rigidly attached to the seat.A or made
to fold under or upwards as required. In Fig. I this seat is attached to the top
cross stay C of a gentleman's cycle by means of the two clips G Fig. 2, which are
fixed to the bottom of seat and then tightened on the cross stay by means of the
clip H and wing nuts F. The handle bar D forms a barrier and prevents any
possibility of the child falling out of the carrier seat.
Figure 3 represents the seat or carrier fixed in front of the steering pillar E
of either a lady's or a gentleman's machine, by means of a stay J formed of steel
or other suitable material, which is screwed to the seat of the carrier, and attached
to the steering pillar E by means of the clips K, which are tightened by means of
screws and wing nuts.
A thin band.L of steel, leather, or other suitable material passes round the back
of the carrier, and each end of this band is fastened to the steering or handle
bar by means of two straps, which are intended for the further safety of the child
carried by the carrier.
The child in the arrangement represented by Fig. 3, sits with its face to the rider.
A waterproof covering for the legs in some cases may be attached to the carrier.
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:-
1st. In carrier seats for cycles making them of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3
in combination with leg rests, so that the whole may be attached to the top cross
stay C by means of clips or the like for the purposes herein set forth, and substan-
tially as hereinbefore described, and shown on the drawings.
2nd. Carrier seats for cycles formed substantially as shown in Fig. 3 fitted with
leg rests B in combination with the bracket or stay J for attaching same in front
of the steering pillar of a cycle for the purposes named, and substantially as herein
set forth and illustrated in the drawings herewith.
3rd. In carrier seats attached to cycles forming them in combination with leg
rests B for the purposes set forth herein and substantially as herein described and
shown in the accompanying drawings.
4th The special arrangement, construction, and combination of carrier seats,
leg rests, and fastenings for attaching same to cycles, all as shown in Figs. 1 to 4
inclusive for the purposes named above, and all substantially as described and
shown on the drawings herewith.
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H. WALKER HILL,
2 Church Gate, Nottingham, Agent for the Applicant