US1723966A

US1723966A - Cycle

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Publication number: US1723966A
Application number: US238870A
Authority: US
Inventors: Axel E Blomstrand
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-12-09
Filing date: 1927-12-09
Publication date: 1929-08-06
Anticipated expiration: 1946-08-06

Description

l atented Aug 6, 1929.

UNITED STATES AXEL E. BLOMSTRAND, OF APPLETOIN, WISCONSIN.

CYCLE.

Application filed December 9, 1927.

My invention relates generally to vehicles but more particularly to cycles for use on ice or snow and of the generaltype dis closed in U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,4l98,992 granted to me June 24, 1924, and adapted for use by the person using it bearing his weight through one foot upon the device and propelling the device by pushing it along by engaging his other foot with the surface on which the device travels, the device having a steering section positioned to be grasped by the hands of the operator, the manner of propelling the device being very similar to wheeled structures commonly provided for children and adapted to be propelled by one foot while the weight of the child is sustained by the device through his other foot. Certain of my objects are to simplify the construction. disclosed in my said patent and render it less expensive to manufacture; to provide a construction of device which may be shipped in knocked-down condition to economize space, and be readily assembled into operative condition; and other objects as will be manifest from the following description. V

Referring to the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a cycle constructedin accordance with my invention. Figure 2 is a plan sectional view of the devicetaken at the line 2 on Fig. l and Viewed in the direction ofthe arrow; and Figure 3, a vertical cross sectional View taken at the line 3 on Fig. l and viewed in the direction of the arrow.

The construction shown is formed of a rear runner section 4 and a front runner section 5, these runner sections, which are arranged in alignment with eachother, having their front ends upwardly, curved as represented at 6 and 7, respectively, each of these sections being shown as formed of a bar section 8 and a metal strip runner-portion 9 secured to the underside of the bar section 8 in any suitable way. a

The runner section 5 which constitutes a steering section and is adapted to be swung at will into diflierent angular positions relative to therunner section 4t in a horizontal plane, is provided with an upwardly and rearwardly inclined column portion 10 which is connected at its lower end with the runner section means of bolts 1.1 passing through the column 10 and through the upwardly extending legportions,l2 and 13 of Serial No. 238,870.

angle brackets 14: and 15, respectively, the

horizontal leg portions

16 and 17 of which are secured to the upper edge of the runner section 5 at opposite sides of the column 10, as by screws 18.

The front and rear runner sections l and 5 are connected together through the medium of a reach member shown as formed of a main body portion 19 comprising a pair of opposed spaced-apart strip portions 20 integrally connected at their forward ends, the member 19 being preferably formed from a single strip bent upon itself between its ends. The forward end portion of the member 19 is shaped to provide a cylindri cal journalling portion 21 for the column 10, this journalling portion containing, in its rear side, a recess 22 extending longitudinally thereof, this recess being formed by so shaping the strip portions of the member 19 as shown that they are spaced apart to provide this recess.

The spaced-apart strip portions of the reach member in'cline downwardly and rearwardly between their ends and are shaped to provide the substantially horizontal portions 23 terminating at the rear end of the reach member in depending extensions 24 which extend at opposite sides of the rear runner section 4 and are pivoted to the latter, adjacent its rear end as by the pivot lng pin 25 passing through these extensions and the runner section 4;.

Guide means are provided to prevent relative lateral movement between the reach member and the rear runner section l, these guide means in the particular construction shown comprising an upwardly extending strap 26 straddling the rear runner section at adjacent the forward end of the latter and rigidly secured thereto as by the fastening device 27, the reach member 19 extending guidingly through this strap member.

The reach member 19 also comprises a lower, brace, portion 28 shown as formed oi a strip of metal bent upon itself midway between its ends to present a substantially cylindrical journalling portion 29 at its forward end in which the column 10 is journalled, the rear ends of the strip sections overlapping the strip sections of the portion 19 of the reach member and rigidly secured thereto as by the rivets represented at 30. The journalling portion 29 is formed as described of the journalling portion 21 to provide a recess in the rear wall of the recess 22.

The reach member 19 is provided adjacent its rear end with a rest 31 for the operator, this rest being shown as a foot plate upon which the person using the cycle stands with one foot in using the device. The rest 31 is supported on the horizontal portions 23 of the reach member and is shown as formed of a top plate 32 provided with a depending cleat whichextends into the space between the horizontal portions '23 of the reach member to which it secured as by the fastening devices represented at 34c.

The column is provided atits upper end with a cross bar 3 5 and is so disposed that the bar 35 extends in such position that the user, grasping it while propelling the vehicle with one foot, may, with the'maximum, ease, steerthe cycle.

Thecolumn 10 is also provided with a lower pin 36 projecting laterally therefrom and a pair of

upper pins

37 and 38 also extending laterally of the column and preferably inhalignment with the pin 36 as shown, the

pins

36 and 37 being provided for the purpose ofsupporting the front end of the reach? member 19 of the column 10 and the pin 38 for the purpose of preventing accidental displacement of the reach inember 9 and column 10 relative to each other. The front runner section 5, column 10 and reach member 19 are provided as separable members to permit the device to be packed ina relatively small space for storage or shipping.

In theasscmbling ofthe parts of the device, thelower end of the column 10 is threaded through therjo

urnalling portions

21 and 29 of the reach member 19 over the top thereof, the pin 36 passing downwardly through the recess 22 in the journalling porion 21 and then through the corresponding recess in the journalling portion 29 and the pin 37 passing downwardly through the recess 22;. The columnlO is then rotated approximately 180 to the position shown in Fig. 1-, in which position the pins 36. and

.37: extend directly beneath the journalling portions 2l and 29,.respectively, and the upper pin overlies the journalling portion 21. The front runner section 5 is then assembledwith the column to the position shown in Fig. land these parts secured together by the bolts 11 in which assembled condition the device is readyfor use.

It will be noted that by constructing a device in accordance with my invention it is notonly rendered rigid and easy to control, but by'reason of the pivotal connection between the runner section l and the forward 7 runner section 5, as represented at 25, these sections are capable of movement relative to each other 1n a vertical plane which'renders the device highly adapted for'traveling over rough or bumpy surfaces, the provision of the rest 31 on the reach member reducing the amount of upward and downward movement of this part in the operation of the device over rough or bumpy surfaces, as compared with the supporting of the rest directly on the rigid runner section l.

lVhile I have illustrated and described a. particular construction embodying my invention, I do not wish to be understood as intending to limit it thereto, as the same may be variously modified and altered without departing from the spirit of my invention.

lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A vehicle comprising a rear section, a front, steering, section comprising a steering column, journalling means on said rear section for said steering column, said sections being separable at said journalling means and said journalling means being internally recessed in the direction of the length of said journalling means, and a pin extending laterally from said column and adapted to pass through said. recess in the assembling of said sections and underlie said ournalling means in the linal assembled position of said sections.

2. A vehicle comprising a rear section, a front, steering, section comprising a. steering column, journalling means on said rear section for said steering column, said sections being separable at said journalling means and said journalling means being in.- terna lly recessed in the direction of the length of said journalling means, and spaced apart pins extending laterally from said column, one of said pins being adapted to pass through said recess in the assembling of said sections and underlie said journalling means and the other of said pins overlying said journalling means in the final assembled position of said sections.

3. A vehicle comprising a rear section, av front, steering, section comprising a steering column, journalling means on said rear section for said steering column, said sections being separable at said journalling means, said journalling means comprising spaced apart journalling portions internally recessed in the direction of the length of said portions, pins spaced apart and extending laterally from said column the lower one of which is adapted to pass through both of said recesses and the upper one of which is adapted to pass through the recess in the uppermost journalling portion in the assembling of said sections and underlie said journalling portions, respectively, in the final assembled position of said sections, and a third pin above said first-named pins and extendinglaterally from said column and adapted to overlie the upper one of said journalling portions.

4. A vehicle comprising a rear section, a

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a recess extending lengthwise of nalling portion, and a pin extending laterally from said column and adapted to pass through said recess in the assembling of said sections and underlie said journalling portion in the final assembled position of said 15 sections.

AXEL E. BLOMSTRAND.

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