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(No Model.)

0. L. GOODRIGH.

ATTACHMENT FOR SECURING SADDLES OF VELOOIPEDES T0 THEIR SUPPORTS.

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I UNITED ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE L. GOODRICH, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, AssIeNoE TO WILLIAM w. TUCKER, OF SAME PLACE.

ATTACHMENT FOR SECURING SADDLES OFiVELOCIPEDES TO THEIR SUPPORTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 588,271, dated August 17,1897. Application filed August 22, 1896. Serial No. 603,608. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE L. GOOD- RICH, a citizen of the United States, residing in Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Securing Saddles of Velocipedes to Their Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to attachments for s'ecuring the saddles of bicycles to the saddle posts or pillars; and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of'this character by which the saddle'may be fixedly clamped in position.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide an attachment and support whereby a wide range of adjustment may be effectedpractically along the entire length of a crosspieoe at the top of the saddle-post.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a plan view of myinvention, showing the clamp with the saddle bar or spring in place. Fig. 2 is Fig. 3 is a vertical section, partly in elevation, on line a a, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line b b, Fig.

2. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section on line 0 c, Fig. 3. Figs. 6 and 7 are end and side views, respectively, of the hollow clamp- Fig. 8 is a side view of a removable clip. Fig. 9is a section on line d d, Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a plan and Fig. 11 an end view of the tubular cross-piece of the saddle-post; and Figs. 12 and 13 are views illustrating slightly different forms of my invention.

Similar characters designate like parts in all the figures of the drawings. The numeral 1 designates the usual tubular saddle post or pillar, and 2 the cross-piece, secured to the top of the same and projecting equally from each side thereof. This crosspiece is longitudinally slotted, as shown at 3, throughout a part of its length, although it may be slotted entirely throughout its length, and the inner walls of the slot are inclined, curved, or beveled, as at 3, for a purpose hereinafter described.

The numeral 4. represents a hollow, preferably rectangular, frame or clamp provided with a rectangular or other desired form of Thenumeral 7 indicates a removable clip or fastening device having an opening 8 of sufficient diameter to fit over the body of the frame 4. The top walls of the side bars of said removable clip are recessed or cutaway,

as at 7, and have inclined walls 7 to receive the bar or spring 80, carried by-the saddle, and 011 the under side said walls are curved or rounded, as at 8", to conform to the periphery of the tubular cross-piece 2.

In the modification illustrated by Fig. 12 the device is shown shaped to secure in position a different form of saddle spring or bar, comprising in the present instance two rods or wires 9 and 9, and a clamping-plate 10 is provided with two grooves having inclined walls tofit over and embrace with a wedging action, when forced down by the screw 5, the upper portions of said rods or wires. In this modification the removable clip or frame is shown provided with inclined grooves or recesses 11 and 11 for the reception of the lower portions of said rods or wires.

In the modification illustrated by Fig. 13 a form of device is shown adapted to receive a tube 12, projecting from the saddle, and a single recess having inclined walls, into which said tube will be pressed, is shown formed in the side bars of the loose piece or clip 7 0', surrounding the main body of the device.

' In all forms of my invention illustrated and described the principle of action is one and the same.

In assembling the device the curved lug or bar A of frame 4 is inserted in the slot of the tubular cross-piece 2. The clip 7 is then slipped over said frame with its curved end bars resting against the side Walls of said cross-piece. The saddle bar or spring is then inserted in the opening of the frame and rests upon the side bars of the removable clip aforesaid. The screw is then turned down by the application of a wrench or other device and presses the saddle bar or spring against the end bars of the removable clip. This action of the screw also pulls upward the lug or bar 4 of the frame and forces the same tightly against the inner walls of the tubular crosspiece, the action being such that the walls of said cross-piece are tightly bound by the wedging action between the inclined walls 6 and the curved walls of the end bars-of the removable clip.

Should it be found necessary to adjust the saddle for any purpose, the screw is loosened and the device as a whole is moved bodily along the slot to the desired point, when the screw is again tightened and firmly secures the parts in position.

In the use of this invention a wide range of adjustment for the saddle is provided for, and the parts are so tightly clamped together that there is no danger of wabbling action of any one part with reference to another, and the spring or bar carried by the saddle being tightly wedged within the groove of the clip 7 all movement of said spring either laterally or otherwise is effectually prevented.

\Vhile I have described my invention as consisting of certain details, it is distinctlyto be understood that it is not limited to the precise construction shown and described, as many modifications thereof could be made without departure from the principle of said invention.

Ilaving described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, with a slotted support, of a removable hollow frame provided with a lug or bar in engagement with the inner wall of said support; a removable clip fitting over said frame and also in engagement with said support; and a suitable clamp for securing said parts in position.

2. The combination, with a saddle'post and its slotted tubular cross-piece, of a clam p embodying a hollow frame having a lug or bar fitting within the bore of said cross'piece; adevice fitting over said clamp and resting against the outer walls of said cross-piece; and suitable means for securing said parts in the desired position of adjustment.

3. The combination, with a saddle-post, of a tubular cross-piece projecting equally from each side thereof, said cross-piece being slotted on its upper side; a clamp comprising a hollow frame provided with a lug or bar in engagement with the inner wall of said crosspiece for securing the saddle in position, said clamp 'being adjustable along substantially the entire length of said cross-piece; and a clip fitting over said clamp.

4. In combination, with a saddle-post and tubular slotted cross-piece thereof, a hollow rectangular frame having a projection fitting within the slot of said cross-piece; a removable clip fitting over said frame; and a device carried by the frame, for securing the saddle bar or spring of the saddle in position, and for likewise securing the frame in position on said cross-piece.

5. A device for securing bicycle-saddles, comprising a hollow frame provided with a lug or bar adapted to engage with the inner wall of a slotted support; a removable clip fitting over said frame and also adapted to engage with said support; and a suitable clamp carried by said frame, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. A device for securing bicycle-saddles, comprising a hollow frame having an opening to receive a saddle bar or spring; a screw carried by said frame; a hollow clip fitted over the frame and having concaved end bars; and a lug or bar mounted on the under side of the frame, said lug or bar being shaped to engage with the inner walls of a support, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

CLARENCE L. GOODRICH.

\Vitnesses:

FRED. J. DOLE, GEORGE A. HOFFMAN.

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