Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 27th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 18th Dec., 1897
I, ARTHUR FRANCIS MARTIN, of 74 Gordon Mansions, Francis Street, London, W.C.,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved bicycle support which comprises a bracket
made in two parts pivoted together, one part being secured to the axle of the rear
wheel of the machine, and two feet pivoted to the other part of the bracket.
This bracket has its two parts made of strips or bands of sheet metal. A hole at
one of its ends fits upon one end of the axle of the rear wheel, upon which the
bracket may be permanently fixed by a nut or other suitable means. From the
aforesaid axle the first part of the bracket extends a short distance upwards and is
then bent downwards so that it presents a shaped form.
Its other end and the
end of the second part, which bear against each other, have holes for the passage
of the pivot which may be constituted by a bolt and nut, a helical spring, which
surrounds the bolt, being placed between the head of this bolt and the end of the
second part for enabling the latter to give a little when turned about the said pivot.
The rounded end of the first part presents three concentric lugs at its periphery,
and the corresponding end of the second part is furnished with a recess in the middle
so that one or the other of the aforesaid lugs, when the second part is turned, will
under the action of the helical spring, enter the said recess and maintain this second
part in position. When one of the lugs engages with the recess, the other two lugs
bear against the rounded end of the second part and aid in holding the latter in the
desired position.
To the second part of the bracket, which is bent at a right angle and provided with
a slot at its lower end, I pivot two feet preferably made of thin rods of metal and ex-
tending through the aforesaid slot downwards. A spring attached to the two feet and
secured to the second part of the bracket by means of screw or the like tends to force
the two feet apart so that they will diverge at a certain angle which is limited by the
length of the before-mentioned slot.
A clip formed of a small strap is fixed by a screw either to the back fork or back
stay at a sufficient distance from the rear wheel axle to receive the extremities of the
two feet through the medium of two lugs which may if desired be cut from the metal
of the strap and bent so as to leave a central opening for the introduction of the feet.
When not in use the two feet are turned upwards and their extremities placed
between the lugs of the clip which retain them by reason of the action of the
spring secured to the second part of the bracket. In cases where it may be desired
to put the feet of the support temporarily out of use, it is only needful to turn them
some distance upwards away from the ground to a position in which they will be kept
by the aforesaid lugs on the bracket.
On removing the feet of the support from the clip they will spread owing to the
action of their spring and on being placed upon the ground they will prevent the
bicycle from turning over.

page_text: It will be seen that a support constructed as set forth is extremely simple, cheap,
light and compact and is absolutely reliable in its action.
I, ARTHUR FRANCIS MARTIN, of 74 Gordon Mansions, Francis Street, London, W.C.,
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 :-
My invention relates to an improved bicycle support which consists substantially
of a bracket secured to the axle of the rear wheel of the machine, and two feet
pivoted to such bracket.
In the accompanying drawing hereinafter referred to
Figure represents a front elevation of my said support in position for upholding
the bicycle.
Figure 2 shows a side elevation of this support detached from the bicycle.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 1, showing the support out of use.
This improved bicycle support has a bracket A made in two parts a and b from
strips or bands of sheet metal. A hole a¹ at one of its ends fits upon one end of the
axle of the rear wheel, upon which the bracket may be permanently fixed by a nut
or other suitable means. From the aforesaid axle the first part a of the bracket
extends a short distance upwards and is then bent downwards so that it presents
ashaped form. Its other end and the upper end of the second part b, which bear
against each other, have holes for the passage of the pivot c which may be constituted
by a bolt and nut, a helical spring d, which surrounds the bolt, being placed between
the head of this bolt and the end of the second part for enabling the latter to give a
little when turned about the said pivot, Fig. 2. The lower end of the first part a
presents a hole a², and the upper end of the second part b is furnished at its periphery
with a lug b¹ which, when the second part is turned to the supporting position,
Figure 1, will, under the action of the helical spring d, enter the said hole a² and
maintain the second part in such position.
To the second part 6 of the bracket A, which is bent at a right angle and provided
with a slot 2 at its lower end, I pivot at e two feet preferably made of thin rods
of metal and extending through the aforesaid slot 62 downwards. A spring fattached
to the two feet B and secured to the second part b of the bracket by means of a
screw g or the like tends to force the two feet B apart so that they will diverge at
a certain angle which is limited by the length of the before-mentioned slot b².
A clip h formed of a small strap is fixed by a screw either to the back fork i or
to the back stay j at a sufficient distance from the rear wheel axle to receive the
'extremities of the two feet, through the medium of two lugs h¹ which may if desired
'be cut from the metal of the strap and bent so as to leave a central opening for the
introduction of the feet, Figure 3.
When not in use the two feet are turned upwards and their extremities placed
between the lugs of the clip h which retains them by reason of the action of the
spring secured to the second part 6 of the bracket. In cases where it may be
desired to put the feet of the support temporarily out of use, it is only needful to
*turn them some distance upwards away from the ground to a position in which they
will be kept by the action of the helical spring d on the bracket A.

page_text: On removing the feet B of the support from the clip h they will open owing to
the action of their spring f, and on being placed upon the ground they will prevent
the bicycle from turning over.
It will be seen that a support constructed as set forth is extremely simple, cheap,
light and compact and is absolutely reliable in its action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what I
claim is :-
First. A bicycle support attached to the axle of the rear wheel of the machine,
which comprises a bracket A made in two parts a and b pivoted together, and two
feet B pivoted to the part 6 and passing through a slot 62 therein, said feet being
held closed by a clip h and tending to open under the action of a spring f,
substantially as specified.
Second. A bicycle support constructed and operating substantially as and for the
purposes hereinbefore described and shown in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 27th day of October 1807
CHARLES JUNGE,
Agent for the Applicant.