US689493A

US689493A - Rifle-holding saddle.

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Publication number: US689493A
Application number: US4320601A
Authority: US
Inventors: John Jarvis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1901-01-14
Filing date: 1901-01-14
Publication date: 1901-12-24
Anticipated expiration: 1918-12-24

Description

'No. 689,493. Patanted [580.24, mm.

' J. JARVIS.

RIFLE BUILDING SADDLE.

- Application filed In. 14; 1901.)

2 Sheets-sheet I.

I (No Modal.)

.. No. 689,493. Patented Dec. 24, 1901.

J. JARVIS.

RIFLE HOLDINGSADDLE. 1 (Application filed. Jan. 14, 1901-. (No Model.) 2 Shae'ts-Sheet 2.

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JOIIN JARVIS, OF KENSINGT ON, ENGLAND.

RIFLE-HOLDING SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part t Letters Patent No. 689,493, dated December 24', 190.1.

Application filed January l4, 1901. Serial No. 43,206. kNo model.)

polo sticks, and like articles on bicycles or like road-vehicles, whereby the rifle is not only securely held or readily released, but its weight is placed centrally in relationto the machine.

Assuming my invention to be applied, by way of example, for enabling a military rifle to be carried upon a bicycle, I construct the saddle and its frame in such a manner that the rifle may be passed through a longitudinal opening in the saddle-seat and arranged below the level thereof, suitable clips or grips being provided both at the fore end and at the after end 'of thesaddle-frame for engaging with and securely holding the rifle. The two portions of the divided saddle or one or both sets of clips may be arranged in such a manner that the weight of the rider upon the saddle tends to close and tighten them upon the rifle, thus increasing the firmness with which the latter is held.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one mode of accomplishing the object in view, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a saddle and frame arranged for carrying a rifle and adapted for use in connection with a bi cycle, a portion of the clip at the fore end of the saddle-frame being shown in section. Fig. 2 is' a corresponding plan. Fig. 3 is a view of the fore end, the clip being shown in theclosed position. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the same, showing the clip in the open position. Fig. 5 is a view of the after end, the clip being shown in the closed position; and Fig. 6, a similar view of the said after end, showing the clip in the open position.

ends, respectively, to arms or carriers b b,

The saddle-seat is formed in two parts c a, each part being. attached at the fore and after which are arranged upon longitudinal rods 0 c. The carrier 1) at the fore end is provided with a screw b whereby its position may be varied and the material of the saddle maintained taut. prises hinged side portions 01 (1, depending from the rods 0 c, the lower-ends of each portion 61 being hinged at d to a supporting-plate d provided with a lining d of india-rubber or other suitable material. The clip at the after end comprises the arms e 6, depending from the rods 0' c, the lower ends of these arms being pivoted at e e in the upturned extremities of the shoe or U-shaped support The inner sides of the clip so constituted are faced with strips g g of spring metal, these strips being held against dislodgment by pins g g. Each saddle-arm b is furnished with a nose or projection 72 which is arranged to engage the upper extremity of the respective spring-strips 9K The disengagement of the strips g g from their respective noses b b is effected by turning the cam-1evers h h, the latter being pivoted in the arms e e. These latter at their lower extremities are each furnished with a boss 6 formed with a nose eiwith which a corresponding nose t' on the arm or bracket 4." engages. Each arm 2" is formed with a cam portion i which takes a bearing upon the back of the spring g, each arm 2" being pivoted in an extension of the U -shaped supportf and carrying at its outer extremity the saddle-spring k- The upper end of each spring 7.: is connected with a lug Z, having a shank Z, which works in a slot b 'in the arm I). The support f may be provided with a lining f, of india-rubber or similar yielding material. The clips or grips are braced together by means of the bifurcated piece m, which is furnished with the usual clip whereby the device is secured to the machine. 1

Assuming the device to be closed-that is to say, in the position illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 5-and that it is desired to carry a rifle, for example, it will be necessary to open the jaws of the clips to permit the insertion of the rifle. To eifect the opening of the clips, the cam-levers h h are raised, whereby the springs g g are forced outof engagement with the noses b b and become straightened, with the effect that the noses 6 6 pertaining The clip at the fore end comto the bosses e e turn the brackets t" t" about-their pivots in the support f and efiect the tilting of the parts a a of the saddle, as illustrated in Fig. 6. At the same time the clip at the fore end is opened, as shown in Fig. 4. For the purpose of closing the device after having inserted the rifle it is only necessary to apply a downward pressure upon the two parts of the saddle, when the several parts will resume the positions indicated in Figs. 3 and 5, the strips g g closely embracing the rifle.

When the saddle is riderless and when the upper .extremity of the spring 9 is engaged beneath the catch b the spring 70 operates to, maintain engagement between these parts and also to maintain the grip of the holder upon the rifle at the upper part of the clip, the nose or cam portion 1' of the arm 1" still bearing against the back of the springg and serving to increase the hold of the clip upon the rifle at that part.

What I claim as my invention, and desire 1 to secure by Letters Patent, 'isv 1. Theherein-deseribedmeansforenabling a rifle or similar article to be carried on acycl-e, same comprising a saddle divided longitudinallyinto two parts pivoted together, the fore and after ends thereof being formed as jaws adapted to receive and grip the rifle or similar article to be carried, substantially as herein described.

2. For enabling a rifle or similar article to be carried on a cycle, 'a saddle divided longitudinally and provided, as to the fore end, I witha clip or 'gr-ip comprising hinged portions secured to a holding-plate, and, as 1305 the after end, with a clip or grip com-prising arms pivoted in a support the :hi-nged por-g 'tions pertaining to the grip at the fore end being connected with the pivoted arms perta'irni-ngto the grip at the after end by means i of r'odsso that upon opening and closing of the parts of the saddle, the two grips act in unison, substantially as herein described. E

3. For enabling a rifle or similar article to be carried-on a cycle, a saddle dividedlongif tud'inally and having at the fore and a-fterQ ends", clips or vgrips whereof the side portions depend respectively from each part of the saddle upon either side of the longitudinal opening, supports or shoes to which the said side portions are hinged and a brace-piece extending between the supports, substan tially as herein described.

4. For enabling a rifle or similar article to be carried on a cycle, the herein-described means comprising a saddle divided longitudinall y and having at the fore and after ends clips or grips provided with plates hinged to the pivoted arms of the grips, the said. pivot ed arms having noses or projections at their lower ends, a U shaped support,spring-strips, noses formed on the hinges of the saddleplates for engaging the ends of the strips and arms or brackets pivoted in the U shaped support connected with the saddle-platesand having noses or projections for-med thereon for engaging the noses or projections on the pivoted arms; whereby the weight of the rider upon the saddle has the effect of closing the grip on the article.

5. In apparatus foren'ablin-g a rifle or simi lar article to be'carried on a cycle, the comm bination, with a bi-part saddle, of the pivoted arms e e, the noses or projections 6' a a U-shaped support f, the'springstripsg g, the.

stops b 5 the brackets 47c", the n-oses orepro jections t' I; and theisprings is is, substantially as'specified.

6. For enabling a rifle or similar article to be carried on a cycle, the combination, with a bi-part saddle, ofsprings it 70, brackets 'i i, cam portions 11 iispringstrips g g, stops b b pivoted arms 6 e and support f, subs-tan: tially as specified and whereby the clip is maintained closed upon thearticle being carried when the saddle is riderless.

In testimony whereof I have signed any name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN JARVIS. Witnesses:

HENRY JAMES REEKs, NORMAN L. B. Jones.