Year: 1896

page_text: I, CHARLES THOMAS BROCK SANGSTER, Works Manager to the Cycle Components
Manufacturing Company Limited, of Bournbrook near the City of Birmingham,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to detachable brake-lever clips of that type in which a
spring band is employed, with the brake lever centred upon the pin which closes
the band around a handle bar.
Heretofore, such clips have been provided with joints to admit of them being
placed around the handle bars, or they, have been made to spring over, which is
undesirable.
By my improvements no jointing or springing open of the clip is required in
order to effect the attachment of the clip upon a handle bar.
My improved brake lever clip comprises a U or staple-shaped clip with the
return end made of an inside diameter about equal to that of the handle bar to
be clipped, and with the terminal ends of the parallel sides fitted with loose or
removable distance lugs or bearing blocks with the opposed sides coming nearly
together, whilst through coincident and all-through holes in the said lugs and in
the ends of the parallel sides of the clips, a drawing up screw pin or bolt passes,
with an outside collar formed thereon at a point outwards of the clip, upon which
the brake lever is fitted and turns thereon as a centre.
The removable distance lugs are sunken upon their outer sides, wherein the
pierced ends of the clip lie flush, whilst their bearing faces are concaved to a
radius about corresponding with that of the handle bar, so that on screwing up a
nut on the end of the bolt, the free ends of the clip and their lugs are drawn
together and around the handle bar and the brake lever is secured rigidly thereto.
Dated this 3rd day of November 1896.
CHARLES THOMAS BROCK SANGSTER,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
I, CHARLES THOMAS BROCK SANGSTER, Works Manager to the Cycle Components
Manufacturing Company Limited, of Bournbrook near the City of Birmingham,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
[Price 8d

page_text: to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
This invention relates to detachable brake-lever clips of that type in which a
spring band is employed, with the brake-lever centred upon the pin which closes
the band around a handle bar.
2
Heretofore, such clips have been provided with joints to admit of them being
placed around the handle bars, or they have been made to spring over, which is
undesirable.
By my improvements no jointing or springing open of the clip is required in
order to effect the attachment of the clip upon a handle bar......
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents a cycle brake, fitted or pro-
vided with a detachable brake-lever fulcrum clip constructed or provided
according to my invention:
Figure 2 is an elevation of the said clip, with brake lever spring, shown separately
and upon an enlarged scale. -
Figure 3 represents, upon the same scale as Figure 2, a side elevation of said
fulcrumi clip as détached from the handle bar.
Figure 4 is an inner end view of Figure 3 with the fulcrum pin securing nut
removed.
Figure 5 is a transverse, vertical. section of the clip upon the dotted line
Figure 2, without the handle, bar, and with the fulcrum pin left in elevation.
Figure 6 is a transverse section of Figure 5 upon the dotted line .,
Figure.7 is a front elevation of the U-shaped body part of the clip separately.
Figure 8 is a side elevation of the same and Figure 9 a topside plan of the
same.
Figure, 10 represent in elevation, the loose or removable handle bar gripping
cheeks, distance lugs or bearing blocks, separately, showing the outer faces thereof,
which are sunken or recessed to receive the reduced side parts of the body of the
clip.
Figure 11 shows the same in topside plan and Figure 12 represents longitudinal
vertical sections of the same, respectively upon the dotted lines, 3, Figure 11.
Figure 13 is an elevation of the lever fulcrum pin and
Figure 14 shows its securing nut.
Figure 15 is the brake lever spring, one end of which is carried by one of the
loose or removable blocks or distance lugs.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawing.
The improved brake lever clip a, comprises a U or staple-shaped clip a', with
the return end ², made of an inside diameter about equal to the outside diameter
of the handle bar b, to be clipped, and with the terminal ends a³, of the parallel
sides a fifted with loose or removable distance lugs or bearing blocks c, with the
opposed sides coming nearly together and being provided with concaved bearing
faces or seatings, for gripping the handle bar, whilst through coincident and all-
through holes, in the said lugs, and piercings as, in the ends of the parallel
sides of the clip, a drawing up screw pin or bolt d, passes, said bolt having an
outside collar d, formed thereon at a point outwards of the clip, upon which the
brake lever e, is fitted and turns thereon as a centre.
The removable distance lugs care sunken at c, upon their outer sides, wherein
the pierced and reduced ends a³, of the clip lie flush, whilst their bearing faces
are concaved to a radius about corresponding with that of the handle bar, so that
on screwing up a nut f, on the end of the bolt, the free ends of the clip and their
lugs are drawn together and around the handle bar and the brake lever is secured
rigiusy thereto.
9, is the brake spring, one end g', of which lies in a recess c, in one of the bear-
ing blocks whilst the other end takes a bearing against the lower edge of the brake
lover.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
First: A detachable brake-lever clip, comprising a U or staple-shaped body
part, fitted at its outer or free ends with loose or removable distance lugs or bearing
blocks, with their bearing faces preferably concaved to a radius corresponding
with that of the handle bar, and with the said clip and blocks drawn together and
around the handle bar by a cross pin, or equivalent,, substantially as described and
set forth.
Secondly: In detachable brake lever clips, as referred to in the preceding
claim, providing the loose or removable distance lugs or bearing block with sink-
ings or recess wherein the preferably reduced or narrow ends of the body of the
clip come and lie flush, substantially as described and set forth.
Thirdly: The improvements in detachable brake lever clips, substantially as
and for the purpose described and set forth.
Dated this 5th day of June 1897
CHARLES THOMAS BROCK SANGSTER,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent.