US617140A

US617140A - Bicycle-saddle

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Publication number: US617140A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1899-01-03
Anticipated expiration: 1916-01-03

Description

No. 617,!40, Patented Jan. 3, {89'19L T. E. BECK. BICYCLE SADDLE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part' of Letters :Patent No. 617,140, dated January 8, 1899.

Application filed April 22, 1897. Serial No. 633,212. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, THEoDoRE E. BECK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, Essex county, State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Velocipede-Saddles, of which the following description, taken in connection with the drawings herewith accompanying, is a specification.

My present invention has for its principal object to provide a velocipede-saddle of cheap and simple construction that will afford the greatest ease and comfort to the rider by yielding at all desired points under the riders movements and at the same time be su iiiciently rigid as a whole to afford that firm support which is desirable for fast or long-distance riding. This object I secure by means of the construction and arrangement of parts embodying my invention, as hereinafter set forth in detail, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a saddle embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same. Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken through line @c of Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is a cross-section through line fr' of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side view of the saddle. Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a bottom and top plan of the saddle in a slightly-modified form, and Fig. 7 is a cross-section through line to of Fig. 6.

To explain in detail, a indicates the spring, which according to my invention forms the frame upon which the seat portion of the saddle is secured. This spring a is bent or doubled, as at a', at the pommel of the saddle and is formed with two upper limbs, which substantially conform to the outline of the seat by extending from the pommel in opposite ogee curves backwardly and laterally, as at a" a", to form a forward concavity and a rearward conveXity at the opposite sides of the saddle and so give to the latter the desired form at the pommel and cantle ends of the same. At the cantle the said upper portions or limbs of the spring are each bent downward to form one or more elastic coils l) l) at the opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the saddle and below the rear` or seat portion of the' latter to provide for the desired vertical elasticity at such point. Af-

ter forming the coils b b the opposite limbs of the spring extend forward again toward the pommel,such portions b b of the spring being formed to extend approximately parallel with each other for the engagement therewith of the usual saddle-post clamp and in side elevation being curved, as shown in Fig. 4, to permit a change in the inclination of the saddle. At the pommel the upper and lower portions of the spring are secured together by suitable clamping or fastening means.

. The means for clamping or securing together the upper and lower portions of the spring, as herein illustrated and as more clearly shown in Fig. 2, is as follows: A threaded nut d is fitted into the .eye formed by the loop a' in the spring a and is adapted to receive one end of a clamping-screw e. On the under side of the free ends of the spring and engaging therewith is a clamping* plate g, which is perforated to receive and be engaged by the opposite end of the clampingscrew e. Located between the loop a and the free ends of the spring is a plate f, which is longitudinally grooved in its under side to receive the said free ends of the spring and provided with an opening for the free passage of the screw e. By this construction it will be obvious that by tightening the clamping-screw e the clamp parts will coact to hold the upper and lower portions or limbs of the spring at the pommel securely in position. The lower clampingplate g, as herewith shown, is formed with an upwardly-turned edge hat the front and opposite sides thereof, adapted to cover and protect the ends of the spring and the plate f and give a inished appearance to the pommel. Any suitable means other than the construction shown and described for securing together the upper and lower portions of the saddle-spring may, however, be employed without departure from my invention.

The seat portion of the saddle, as herein illustrated, is formed and attached upon the spring or frame ct in a manner as follows: Two pieces or flaps of leather or other suitable material having lthe general outline of the desired saddle-seat are irst stamped out, one of which (represented at n) is placed upon the upper limbs of the spring a as a support IOO for the padded portions of the seat, to be hereinafter described, and the other ap (represented at o) is placed over the under side of the said upper limbs of the spring and secured to the upper flap it to inclose the said limbs therebetween by lines of stitching 7a 7o', extending at opposite sides of the limbs, as clearly shown in the drawings. The lower iiap o is formed of iiexible material, so that it may closely embrace the limbs of the spring where stitched to the upper iiap 1t, as shown in Fig. 3, and so secure a more firm and colnpact connection between the parts. This lower flap o only incloses the upper limbs of the spring and is therefore provided with slits 7a 7a therein, as shown in Fig. 2, through which the opposite upper limbs pass at the cantle, where they extend downward to form the coils b I), which latter portion of the spring and the lower limbs thereof lie below and outside of the iiap o, as shown.

The padded portion of the seat, next to be described, is formed of two flaps ij, which are adapted to contain therebetween the cushions m m and be stitched or otherwise secured at their outer edge to the edge of the lower iiap o. In the construction illustrated the upper flap t' is pressed or otherwise formed with two recesses in its under side and at opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the saddle, which are adaptedto receive the cushions m m and form the raised portions q q of the seat, with acentral groove or space p extending between the same.

The cushions m m, which may be formed of felt or other suitable material, are held in place within the recesses in the upper iiap i by the lower one j, which pieces are secured together by lines of stitching extending around the cushions where the two pieces come together, as at r in Figs. 1 and 3.

The two pairs of iiaps or pieces n o and t' j, one having the upper limbs of the spring therebetween and the other having the two pads or cushions inclosed, are then sewed together at their edges, as indicated at s, at or near the outer edges of the saddle. By this construction-'t'. e. the spring being partially inclosed by the seat portion and secured in permanent connection therewith-the saddle practically consists of but one piece and so avoids possibility of loss, breakage, or, displacement of any parts, the advantage of which will be obvious. Further, the arrangement of the spring as described, with the elastic coils beneath the cantle or seat portion of the saddle and both upper and lower limbs the saddle and so avoids possibility of any hard or unyielding surface being presented to the body or limbs of the rider.

Having thus described and illustrated my invention, it will be obvious that the same may be more or less materially modified. For instance, referring to Figs. 5, 6, and 7, I have shown the saddle with one of the flaps dispensed with.

l/Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a velocipede-saddle, the combination, with a suitable seat, of a spring or frame, the upper portion of which has two limbs independent of each other at the cantle and conforming to the outline of the seat and supporting the same, and the lower portion of which extends down from the cantle for engagement by a clamp or support, and then extends upward at the front end for attachment at the pommel to the upper portion of the spring, the spring intermediate of the upper and lower portions being bent to form one or more horizontal elastic coils in a position beneath the opposite seat-forming portions of the Saddle, and means uniting the Lipper and lower limbs at the pommel independent of the seat.

2. In a velocipede-saddle, a spring or frame, the upper portion of which has two limbs independent of each other at the cantle and conforming to the outline of the seat and supporting the same, and the lower portion of which is bent down from the cantle for engagement by a clamp or support, and then bent upward at the front end for attachment at the pommel to the upper portion of the spring, the spring intermediate of the upper and lower portions being bent to form one or more elastic coils, combined with a seat having a iiap resting on said limbs and a lower flap below said limbs secured to the iirstmen tioned flap to inclose the limbs and support and hold the same from lateral movement rell ative to each other.

3. In a velocipede-saddle, the combination, with a suitable seat, of a spring bent at its middle to form an eye, having an upper portion comprising two limbs bent to conform to the outline of the seat and supporting the same, and a lower portion bent down from the -cantle for engagement by a clamp or support and then bent upward at the front end to the pommel, and a clamp having a bolt passing through said eye and securing together the upper and lower portions of the spring at the pommel.

4.. In avelocipede-saddle, aspring or frame, the upper portion of which has two limbs independent of each other at the cantle and conforming to the outline of the seat and sup porting the same, and the lower portion of which is bent down from the cantle at opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the saddle for engagement by a clamp or support, and then extended forward for attachment at the ICO IIO

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pommel to the upper portion of the spring, In testimony that I claim the foregoing I combined with a seat having a Hap extending have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of across both of said limbs and resting on the April, 1897.

same, and :L lower ap below said limbs sel Tl-IEODORE E.. BECK. 5 cured to the first-mentioned flap to inclose Witnesses:

the limbs and support the same and hold them CHARLES H. PELL,

from lateral movement relative to each other. C. B. PITNEY.