This Day in Patent History – On January 12, 1901, Melvin F Rock filed a patent for a bicycle pump housed within the seat-post tube of the bicycle frame

On January 12, 1901, Melvin F Rock filed a patent for a bicycle pump housed within the seat-post tube of the bicycle frame.

We wonder why this is not a thing!

 

Patent Information
Publication number: US679512 A
Patent Title: Bicycle-pump
Publication type: Grant
Publication date: 30 Jul 1901
Filing date: 12 Jan 1901
Priority date: 12 Jan 1901
Inventors: US679512
Original Assignee: Melvin F Rock