Improvements in and relating to the Saddles and Handle Bars of Cycles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1896
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to the Saddles and Handle Bars of
Cycles.
I, THOMAS Ross, of 27 Thistle Street, in the County of the City of Glasgow,
Brassfounder, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has reference to and comprises an improved spring arrangement
to be applied to the supporting stems of the saddles and handle bars of cycles, and
has for its object to prevent the vibration imparted to the vehicle, while passing
over rough roads, being communicated to the saddle or the handle bars, and so
increase the rider's comfort.
In carrying into practice the improvements of this Invention, as applied to the
saddle, the hollow stem supporting the saddle would be formed solid at its lower
end and have short vertical slots towards its upper end at opposite sides. This
stem would be inserted within an outer tubular casing of greater length, and also
having a solid or close bottom. A spiral spring would be placed within this outer
casing so that the bottom of the stem would rest on the same when placed within
it. A pin would be passed through the outer casing and the slots in the stem to
prevent it turning round or being withdrawn, the ends of this pin being flush with
the outer surface of casing. This outer casing carrying the saddle stem would be
inserted within the usual seat pillar or tube of vehicle frame which carries the
saddle and be secured at the desired elevation by tightening up the gland in the
ordinary manner. The arrangement would be the same when applied to the stem
supporting the handle bars but it would be preferred to use a weaker spring than
would be used for the saddle stem.
Instead of forming the stems tubular with close bottoms, they may be formed or
cast in solid metal having a vertical slot formed through them.
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W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to the Saddles and Handle Bars of
Cycles.
I, THOMAS Ross, of 27 Thistle Street, in the County of the City of Glasgow,
Brassfounder, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement, that is to say:-

page_text: This Invention has reference to and comprises an improved spring arrangement
to be applied to the supporting stems of the saddles and handle bars of cycles, and
has for its object to prevent the vibration imparted to the vehicle, while passing
over rough roads, being communicated to the saddle or the handle bars, and so
increase the rider's comfort.
And in order that my said Invention and the manner of carrying the same into
practice may be properly understood I have hereunto appended a sheet of explana-
tory drawings in which figures 1 and 2 represent sectional elevations of stem
supports for saddles with single and double ended top bars respectively as fitted
with my improved spring arrangements, and figure 3 is a similar view showing the
improvements applied to the handle bar of a cycle.
Referring to figures 1 and 2 of these Drawings:
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In carrying into practice the improvements of this Invention, as applied to the
saddle, the hollow stem A supporting the saddle would be formed with short
vertical slots a at opposite sides. This stem A would be inserted within an outer
tubular casing B of greater length, and having a solid or preferably screw plugged
bottom B. A spiral spring C is placed within this outer casing B so that the
bottom of the stem A will rest on the same when placed within it. A pin a¹ pre-
ferably of square shape with rounded corners is passed through the outer casing B
and the slots a in the stem A to prevent it turning round or being withdrawn, the
ends of this pin a' being flush with the outer surface of casing. This outer
casing B carrying the saddle stem A is inserted within the usual seat pillar or
tube of vehicle frame which carries the saddle and is secured at the desired eleva-
tion by tightening up the gland in the ordinary manner.
As shown in figure 3 the arrangement would be substantially the same when
applied to the stem A supporting the handle bars of cycle but it is preferred to
use an additional and weaker spring C to make the action more sensitive on the
handle bars.
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 :-
In connection with the saddles and handle bars of cycles, the forming of the
supporting stems with slots in which a pin.from outer casing works, and acting
in combination with a spring, arranged substantially as and in the manner herein
described in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 4th day of June 1897.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.