USRE11774E - Edward a - Google Patents

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" Nd. ||,774. Reissued Sept. I9, |899.

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TOE CLIP FR Bl-CYILES.

[Applicliion led July 22, 1898,)

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EDWARD A. riuniti, on s'r. PAUL, MINNESOTA, AssIGNon-or ONF-linnn i 'rc encuen W. WEBER, ion sAMnPLAcE.

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SPEGIFICATION forming part of Beissued' Lettere Patent No. 11,2742, dated September 19, 1899. v Original No. 574,28,dnted Deen-liber 29, 13.96' Application for reissue iiled July 22, 35893. Berill Na.'68. 6,626.

To all whom it mwy'corwerii j Beit known that I, EDWARD A.' 'rms-n', a citizen of the United States, residing atSt, Paul, in the county of Ramsey and'v State" of Minnesota', have made certain new and useful' Improvements in Toe-Clips for Bicycles,l of

which the following is a specification.

l My invention relates to 'improvements bicycle toe-clips., its object beingto provides.

clip which will embrace thefoot, so as to hold it to the pedal, and which' will also'ftirnish a continuous support -ove'r "the {opti-so 'as to withstand the Astrain o f asuddexi stop or the v hard'pull in comingupsteep-grad'es, whercit is desired `to* pull up oli-'the pedals. j

To this end' myclipis made up of a toe-vre-v cciving bend-` zmdrrfoot=embracnig loop; said loop and bend being intertwisted or inter-- locked upon the top of the foot and the footembracing loop being preferably formed with reverse rearwardly-extending bends adapted .to furnish a support for the instep. The ends the interlock'ed ends ef the foot-'embracing,

loep. I am thusable toadj ust both the width and height oi" the clip so as ,topiit it to .any

size or shape of slice. lVith the clip adjusted tot the shoe of 'thc rider a 'firm continuous support is furnished entirely around the foot, there being no parts which can be separated by the-strain of an upward pull. The rider y can thns'pull up on one pedal while pushing down upon the otheif5-tl1ei'eby greatly increasing the driving power.

-spectiv'e view ol one of the ordinary pedals Fig. 2 is a similar view of my of A a bicycle. improved-toe-clip. Fig. 'is a view-of a portion of the clip, illustrating a modiiicationinthe manner of'connecting thefoot-einbracing loop andvtoe-holding bend; and Eiga. LLand 5 A are details of the lower portion of ainb'died form ofclipin which the saine is attached to more particularly dethe pedalmwithout means Ifor lateral adjusting loop 3 and the toefholding bend 4, prei"- l erably formed of a single piece of Wire intertwisted or interlocked together at 5 for the purpose mere fully hereinafter described.`

The fopt-embracingloop isfornied upon each side .of its connection with the' toe-holding bend 4, withlrcarwardlyfprojecting bends These bends bear upon the instep of the floot-l and furnish'a betterlifting support.

Theendsof `the wire constituting the footembracing loop are each 'formed with an eye 7, encircling the opposite member, thus permitting the loop to be adjusted to fit dilerentsized shoes. toe and underneath the foot, its end 8 being downturned adjacent the interlocking ends of the foot-loep'.

For securing the clip to the pedal I provide the clamp-plate 9which is iitted over the interlocked ends ci v the foot-embracing loop andis provided with an opening l0, throughf The bend -LL extends aroundthe whiclithe securing-bolt ll is passed, the bolt y projecting through the opening l2 in the side of the pedal and .being secured by afnutl. The end 8 of the bend 4; may be raised or lowered to vary the` height of" the clip and the sides of the foot-embracingloop separated or closedto vary its-width, theparts being held in such 'adjusted positions' by means oft.V f

the connection with the pedal.

nectiou between the `,toe-holding bend and foot-embracing loops. ln this form the' parts Fig. 3 illustrates a. modified forni of4 conare secured together by means cfa' sheetmetal clamp or sleeve 15 instead of bei-ng intertwistcd, as shown in Fig. 2.

' Figs. -Li and 5 illustrate lnytoe-clip with the ends ot' the foot-embracing loop formed with' eyes li to receive the sccuringbolt instead of being adjustably connected, as shown in Figm2. Otherwise the construction of the clip is the sa me as my preferred construction..

In both forms of niy clip I lirinlyintertwist or interlock the foot-embracingloop and toereceiving bend, thus securinga"continuousl lOO' 'istirrupr-like support around the foot for the purposes above described and which will not separate under strain. Llliis is the 1|n' portant feature of my invention, In those clips. which haveguards the side guards either do not extend up over the foot or else.

they are not connected at the top, and thus become-separated by the hard lifting strain.

In my toe-clip the adjustable side guards or foot-embracing loop and the toe-receiving bend both constitute features ofthe toe-clip,

and hence may be found in a unitary structll. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim `as new is'- l. A toc-clip for bicycles formed of a single piece of wi re comprising a foot-holding section and ertoe-embracing section with the ends .off-

the wire nnderlapping beneath the ball of '-the foot and having eyes upon the ends enig braciu g the adjacent underlappin g sections,

und means for coupling` said clip to a pedal to permit the lateral adjustment of the adja' ceut underlapping sections, to'vary the width' of the clip, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. As an improved article of manufacturea toe-clip of the class described, comprising a toe-holding bendand a foot-embracing loop connected thereto upon the top of the foot,

said foot-embracing loop having its ends adjustably connected underneath the foot. to'accommodate shoes of varying widths.

3. As au im proved article of manufacture', a toe-clip of the class described, consisting of a toe-receivin g bend, adjustable side guards,

and means for securing theside guards at any desired width.

4.- As au improved article of mannfacturem bicycle-.pedal clip, comprising a toe-hol`ding bend, a continuous foot-em bracing loop con-A nected thereto, and means for adjusting both clip, and securing the lateral'and vertical dimensions of said the same in adjusted positions to the pedal. 1

5. As anv improved article of manufacture, a bicycle-pedal toe-clip, consisting of a foot:d embracing loop, with the ends slidably connected underneath the foot, to permit ofl their relatively lateral adjustment, the toc-holdiug bend rigidly connected to the top o f said footloop, and engaging the interlocked ends of said first-named loop underneath the foot,

and the clamp for securing the ends of saidV 'loopand leiid-4 in adjusted pedal. 1

6. As an improved article of manufacture, i

a bicycle-pedal toe-clip, consisting of a single piece of wire lforming the foot-embracing loopand a toc-receiving bend rigidly connected thereto on the top of the foot, andwith their ends adjustably interlocked beneath the foot and meansfor securing them in adjusted positions upon the pedal.

7. A toe-clip for bicycle-pedals, consisting 'bends at .its top, and, a. toe-receiving bend joining and interlocked with the rearwa'trd'ly-V extending bends of said foot-embracingloop, land means for attaching the lower parts of said foot receiving loop. and toe receiving bend to the forward'-plate 0f a bicycle-pedal.

10. A Vtoe -clip "for bicycles, comprising a foot-embracing loop adapted to be secured to the pedal in substantial alinemeut with the forward pedalpla'te and provided with rear- `fwardlyprojecting. bends formed integrally l1 with said loop, and a forwardly-projecting toe-reeeiving bendi nterlocked with said foot- ;embracing loop atthenuppe'r part thereof, for

the-.purpose set forth. i v

11 A toe-clip for bicycles, formed'of a singie.' piece of 4wire, comprising a foot-embrac ing loopvprovided with rearwardly-projecting bends at 'the top of said loop, and a forwardlyprojecting toe -.receiving bend iutertwisted with said foot-embracing loop" at the top of said loop, and means for securingsaid clipto a front pedal-plate,V for the'purpo'se set forth. e .12. A toe-clipfor bicycles', comprising -the footQembracing loop 3 andthe toe-fliolding beud'Lt-formed of a single piece of wire'inter twisted or. interloekedl together at 5, said footembrac'ing loop-being provided upon each side of its 'connection with the ktoe-holding IUD bend 4 vwith the'rearwardly-projecting bend G adapted to .bear upon-the instep of the foot,

and mer ns for secu ring the said cli-p to a front pedaIfplate, for the purpose set forth.

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13. 'As an improved article of manufacture,

a toe-cli i ofthe class described-'com risin l D a Ioot-embracing'loop secured to the pedal iu substantial alinement with the forward pedalf plate and provided at its upper portion with rearwardly-extending`bends,and a forwardlyprojecting toe-receiving bend joining and iuterlocked with the rearwardly extending i bends of said foot-embraci'ng,loop', whereby, as the foot is in position upon the pedal, with thetoe ofthe shoe projecting- `into the toeloop, and the ball of vthe foot standing between the'front 'and rearof the pedal, the

of the toe-receivin g bend, the adjustable side bracing loop will bear uponA thc top of the foot in' a vertical plane with the front pedalplate so asto furnish a support at that point in the upward pull of the foot. 1

Witnesses:

A. C. PAUL, A. F. Hom-ms,

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