US551016A

US551016A - Saddle-clip for bicycles

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Publication number: US551016A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-12-10
Anticipated expiration: 1912-12-10

Description

(No Model.)

E. WARD.

' SADDLE GLIP FOR BIGYOLES. v

No. 551,016. Patented Dec. 10, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFF E.

EUGENE WVARD, OF NEW'ARK, NEI/V JERSEY.

SADDLE-CLIP FOR BICYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 551,016, dated December 10,1895.

Application filed June 28, 1895. Serial No. 554,309. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EUGENE WARD,-a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at the city of Newark, Essex county, New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saddle-Clips for Bicycles and Similar Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a clip which is used to secure the spring of the saddle to its supporting L-post; and it consists in the peculiar construction of the clip, as hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my clip with a section of spring and of the L-post. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the keywedge. Fig. at is a modification of the clip for holding a wire spring instead of a flat spring. Fig. 5 shows a modification wherein a rod is substituted for the saddle-spring,and Fig. 6 is a top view of the key-wedge shown in Fig. 5.

Similar letters designate similar parts in' all the figures.

A is the body of the clip, which is formed or cast in a single piece, and is provided beneath its crown E with a suitable seat for the spring F, and is also provided with a seat 0 for the L-post G. A key-wedge Bis provided with arms 6 e and 6'6 and is inserted in the clip A between the spring E and the L-post G, the recesses Z) and c in its ends allowing it to be adjusted from side to side of the clip. The set-screw H passes through the clip A and bears with its end against the back of the key-wedge B, the forward end of which is supported by the inclined bearing D of the clip A, and by tightening the set-screw the key-wedge will be driven tightly between the spring and the L-post, firmly locking them in place. By placing the set-screw at the side of the clip and between the L-post and spring I save the space that it would occupy if placed below the L-post and am able to set the saddle lower. upon the bicycle. The setscrew is also more conveniently accessible and the clip can be more readily adjusted as desired. In my clip,also,I provide carefullyfitted seats, of the whole thickness of the clip, for the spring and L-post, and clamp them firmly in these seats by filling the intermediate space with the key-wedge B, which bears evenly with its entire width against their opposing faces, thus exerting; its force within the side lines of the clip and giving a direct and positive grip upon the spring and L-post over the whole length of their seats. This insures the holding of the spring and L-post with great steadiness in their seats and with much less pressure and strain on the clip than is possible. where the point of the setscrew is made to bear directly against one part, as the L-post, transmitting its force through that against the spring. Italso avoids the tendency to bend or warp the L-post or the spring, which tendency is exerted by clips wherein the seats do not afford continuous support in the direct line of the clamping pressure. Such clips have a constant tendency to distort and strain the spring and L- post, requiring increased strength and weight of metal to resist such tendency; and in my construction the strain upon the clip is more evenly distributed and the pressure upon the thread of the set-screw is greatly reduced.

The bearin g D is inclined at an angle which, if extended, would coincide with the crown of the L-post G; The lower side of the keywedge 13, therefore, rests evenly upon the L post and the bearing D, and the key-wedge when pressed home is raised through its entire length uniformly against the lower side of. the spring. Any tendency of the keywedge to rock, and thereby grip one edge of the spring more firmly than the other, is thus overcome, and the arms 6 e e e, embracing the sides of the clip, prevent the lateral displacement of the key-wedge.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modification of my clip wherein the crown of the clip is provided with recessed seats e' e' to receive a wire spring I I instead of the flat spring F, and in Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a further modification wherein the upper half of the clip is a'duplication of the lower half, its seat 0 corresponding with the lower seat 0 and being adapted to hold a saddle-rod G. I have spoken of the saddle as being supported upon a spring; but it is obvious that the operation of the clip will be the same whether it is used with a rigid support or with a spring.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The combination, in a saddle clip, of a body or castingprovided with a saddle-support seat and an Lpost seat, with akey-wedge adapted to be inserted between said seats, to lock the saddle-support and L post therein, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a saddle clip, of a body or casting provided with a saddle-support seat, an L post seat, and an inclined keywedge bearing, with a key-wedge adapted to be inserted between said seats, bearing with its forward end upon the inclined bearing of the clip body, to lock the saddle-support and L post in place, substantially as described.

The combination, in a saddle-clip, of a body or casting, provided with asaddle-support sea-t, an L post seat and an inclined keywedge bearing, with a key-wedge, provided with arms to embrace the sides of the clip, and adapted to be inserted between the saddlesupport and L post to lock them in their respective seats, substantially as described.

4. The combination, in a saddle-clip, of a body or casting, provided with a saddle-support seat, an L post seat and an inclined keywedge bearing, a key-wedge, provided with arms to embrace the sides of the clip and adapted to be inserted between the saddlesupport and L post, to lock them in place, and a set screw to press said key-wedge into place, substantially as described.

5. The combination, in a saddle clip, of a body or casting, provided with a saddle-support seat in its upper portion, anL post seat in its lower portion, a set screw inserted through the side of said clip between said seats, akey-Wedge, entering horizontally between the saddle-support and L post, to lock them in place, and being driven home by said set screw, substantially as described.

6. The combination in a saddle-clip of a body or casting provided with a saddle-support seat and an inclined keyqvedg'e bearing, a key-wedge entering between said saddlesupport seat and key-wedge bearing to lock the saddle-support in its said seat, and means for attaching said clip to the L-post.

EUGENE VARD.

Vitnesses:

WM. PENNINGTON, KATE B. \VARD.