US574292A

US574292A - De witt c

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Publication number: US574292A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1896-12-29
Anticipated expiration: 1913-12-29

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(Nomodw BIUYGLE SUPPORT.

No. 574,292.,v Patented Dec. 29, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DE VITT O. VALLACE, OF PADUOAH, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF -TO JOSEPH J. BORNSOHEIN, OF SAME PLACE.

BICYCLE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,292, dated December 29, 1896. Application tiled May 13, 1896.. Serial No. 591,350. (No model.)

.To all whom zit may concern,.- is adjustably secured to the frame of the bi- Beit known that I, DE WITT OVALLACE, cycle and has a longitudinal slot A for the residing at Paducah, in the county of Mc'- greater portion of its length.

Cracken and State of- Kentucky, have in- In order to adjustably fasten the tube to the 5 5 5 vented a new and Improved Bicycle-Support, frame of the bicycle, I employ the upper and of which the following is a specification. lower clips B and B', each clip being com- This invention relates generally to bicycles, pound in construction, comprising a sleeve l), and particularly to an improved bicycle-supadapted to be rigidly fastened around the tube port for maintaining the bicycle in an upright of the bicycle-frame,and the sleeve b', adapted 6o 1o position without leaning the same against a to be secured around the vertical tube A of curb, tree-box, or other iixed object. the support, said sleeves l) and b being pivotrIhe object of the invention is to provide a ally connected by means of a rivet b2, and it portable bicycle support which can be atwill be observed that these sleeves are hinged tached to any of the bicycles now in use with- `at b3 and are connected by the bolt or nut b4, 65 15 out disguring the frame in any manner, and so that the said clips can be quickly and easanother object is to provide a portable supily att-ached to the frame and tube and can port which can be quickly and easily thrown also be quickly and easily detached therefrom into or out of operation. without injuring the frame in the least. Another object is to provide a bicycle-sup- Sliding within the tube A is a plunger C, 7.o 2o port having rollers upon the supporting-legs, which is slid up and down by means of an opl so that the bicycle can be rolled along a short erating-rod D, attached to the said plunger distance without interfering with or straining at its lower end, and at its upper end is formed any of the parts of the support. with a right-angle handle portion D, which Another object is to provide an automatic projects through the slot `A in the vertical 75 2 5 catch for holding the support in an elevated tube. The plunger is recessed at O' at diaor inoperative position, and a still further obmetrically outward points, and within said ject is to provide an improved means for recesses are pivoted the upper ends of supspreading the supporting-legs as they are proporting-legs E by means of the pivot pins or jected downward to the ground. bolts E, the lower ends of said supporting- 8o 3o Another object is to construct and assemble legs carrying the rollers or casters F.

all of the parts in the cheapest and simplest The rollers or casters F are mounted in manner possible. brackets F', which have tubular sockets F2 With these various objects in View my inextending upward therefrom, in which the vention consists in the peculiar construction lower ends of the supporting-legs are fixed, 85 35 of the various parts and in their novel com. said legs resting upon the springs F3, held bination or arrangement, all of which will be within the socket, the purpose of said springs fully described hereinafter, and pointed out in being to compensate for any unevenness or irthe claims. regularity of the ground.

In the drawings forming apart of this speci- A bell-shaped ferrule Gr is attached to the 9o 4o ication, Figure lis a perspective showing the lower end of the vertical tube A by means of invention in use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal seca transverse pin or bolt I-I, and the lower end tion showing the support down. Fig. 3 is a of this ferrule is made iiat or oval, in contrast similar section showing the support up. Fig. with the upper end, which is essentially cir- 4c shows the details of all parts. Fig. 5 is'a cular or of the same shape as the vertical 95 45 detail view of the upper end of tube, clipped tube A.

for securing the same. Fig. 6 is a horizontal The ends of the`tube A within the fel-rule section taken .on the line G 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. G are slotted, as shown at I, so that when the 7is a detail view of the end ot' supporting-legs. plunger is forced down and the supporting-v Incarrying outmyinventionIemployathin legs spread out the said legs will enter the roo 5o metallic tube A, which may be round or slots and thus be permitted to spread to the square in cross-section, as desired, which tube full extent of the ferrule, and it will be observed that the longitudinal diameter of the ferrule is arranged transverse to the length of the bicycle, and thereby provide a broad base for the bicycle to rest upon.

In order to spread the supporting-legs as the plunger is forced down, I employ a spreadingspring K, which is coiled intermediate its ends about the connecting-bolt H, and at the lower ends the members of said spring are formed with loops or eyes K', through which the supporting-legs pass,so that as the plunger is forced down, the legs working in the loops or eyes, which are normally spread, the supporting-legs will of course be spread to the full limit of the bell-shaped ferrule.

The tube A is adjustable in the clips B, the tube being slid down when the support is put into use and slid up when not in use, the distance of movement being about two inches, the advantage of such idea being that a shorter tube and shorter legs can be employed. The upper clip also has a dog B'I for locking the tube in either a raised or lowered position.

It will be noted here that the pin that serves to connect'the bell-shaped ferrule to the end of the vertical tube also serves as the post upon which the spreading-sprin g is fixed, and said pin also acts as a stop to limit the downward movement of the plunger earryin the supporting-legs.

In order to lock the support in its elevated or inoperative position, I employ a springeatch L, which is pivoted to the tube and has a beveled dog L', which the handle of the operating-rod throws to one side as it is moved up, and as soon as said handle passes the said beveled head the spring of the latch or catch will immediately throw said head into engagement with the handle of the rod and hold same from downward movement.

lVhenever it is desired to throw the support into an operative position, the tube is lowered the locking-catch is turned to one side, and the plunger forced downward by means of the handle and operatingrod, and as the plunger is forced down the supporting-legs will be spread through the medium of the spreading-sprin g having eyes at the ends, and owing to the elongation of the bell-shaped ferrule and the slots in the ends of the vertical tube the said supporting-legs will be spread a considerable distance before they reach the ground, thereby providing an ample support for the bicycle, and inasmuch as the supporting-legs have spring rollers or casters at their lower ends the bicycle can be moved along a short distance without interfering with any of the supporting parts. lVhen the supporting-legsare drawn up into the tube, they are drawn entirely out of sight, inasmuch as the caster-rollers rest entirely within the bell-shaped ferrule.

It will of course be understood that the tube can be circular or square in cross-section and can be made of any suitable material, and it will also be understood that I do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction of the plunger herein shown and described, as all of these parts can be somewhat modified Without departing from the broad spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Iatent, is-

l. In a bicycle-support, the combination with the slotted tube having a bell-shaped ferrule, the operating-rod and plunger, the supportinglegs attached to said plunger the spreading-Sprit: g arranged in the bell-shaped ferrule, and having eyes or loops at each end through which the supporting-legs pass, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with the tube, slotted as described, having a bell-shaped ferrule, of the plunger and operating-rod, the supporting-legs attached to the plunger, the connecting-pin connecting the tube, the bell-shaped ferrule, the spreading-spring arranged upon said pin, and having eyes or loops at its lower end, the ends of the main tubebeing slotted within the bell-shaped ferrule, the compound clips for attaching the tube to the machine, and the spring-locking catch carried by the upper clip, and adapted to engage t-he handle of the operating-rod, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereby aiiix my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

DE WITT C. VALLACE. bfitnesses:

C. E. JENNiNcs, W. H. PATTERSON.