Improvements in and relating to Handles for Cycles and other Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 14th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 15th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 1st May, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Handles for Cycles and other
Vehicles.
1, JAMES MCRAE of 10 Stockwell Road, London, S.W. Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to handles for cycles and other vehicles in which a sleeve
of metal having its ends turned over and back to form recesses, holds thereby strips
of cane or the like, the ends of which are sprung into such recesses.
The ends of the said sleeve may be perforated to facilitate the entrance and
circulation of air.
Where such handles are applied to tubular bars such as the ends of the steering
handle bar of a cycle, they may be made and fixed as follows:-In place of rolling
back both ends of the sleeve, one end only may be rolled back and the equivalent
flange at the other end may be then formed by the edge of an end cap fixed to the
end of the sleeve and preferably made concave to house the nut or bolt head
hereinafter referred to. In the centre of the end cap is a hole through which
passes a bolt carrying pivoted to it serrated or other plates with a spring or springs
to protrude them against the inside of the tubular bar on which the handle is to be
fixed in order that by screwing up the bolt or a nut thereon the serrated plates
may be brought into firm engagement and so hold the handle securely but removably
on the tubular bar; or in place of pivoting such plates to the bolt aforesaid and
protruding them by springs; spring arms or fingers may be attached to radiate
from said bolt or the end thereof, or a star like plate may be carried by said rod,
the points or arms of which may be slightly bent or curved back so that though
the bolt may be readily inserted in a tube, the arms or equivalent parts will engage
with the interior surface of the tube when it is sought to draw back said bolt as for
instance by screwing up the nut aforesaid.
Dated this 14th day of May 1896.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
Improvements in and relating to Handles for Cycles and other
Vehicles.
I, JAMES MCRAE, of 10 Stockwell Road, London S.W. Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention relates to handles for cycles and other vehicles. In the improved

page_text: handle a sleeve of metal having its ends turned over and back to form recesses
holds thereby strips of cane or the like, the ends of which are sprung into such
recesses so that the cane strips are held slightly curved and thus form an elastic
grip through which air may pass between the strips.
The ends of said sleeve may be perforated to facilitate the entrance and
circulation of air.
To fix the handles on tubular bars such as the ends of the steering handle.
bar cf a cycle, they may be made and fixed as follows:-In place of rolling
back both ends of the sleeve, one end only may be rolled back and the
equivalent flange at the other end may be then formed by the edge of an end
cap fixed to the end of the sleeve, and preferably made concave to house the
nut or bolt head hereinafter referred to. In the centre of the end cap is a hole
through which passes a bolt carrying pivoted to it serrated or other plates with
a spring or springs to protrude them against the inside of the tubular bar on
which the handle is to be fixed in order that by screwing up the bolt or a nut
thereon the serrated plates may be brought into firm engagement and so hold
the handle securely but removably on the tubular bar. Or in place of pivoting
such plates to the bolt aforesaid and protruding them by springs, spring arms
or fingers may be attached to radiate from said bolt on the end thereof, or a
star like plate may be carried by said rod, the points or arms of which may be
slightly bent or curved back so that though the bolt may be readily inserted
in a tube, the arms or equivalent parts will engage with the interior surface
of the tube when it is sought to draw back said bolt as for instance by screwing
up the nut aforesaid. Or, in place of said bolt and nut a rod, tube, or casting
may be used carrying the spring arms, fingers or star like plate, and having a
socket for the engagement of a screw passed through a hole in the end of the
handle the effect and action of these parts being in each case the same as above
described.
In the annexed drawing
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal exterior view of a handle showing the bolt and nut.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof showing the interior star like plate
carried by the bolt. Fig. 3 is an exterior end view, and Fig. 4 a cross section
or interior end view.
Fig. 5 illustrates the employment of a casting and screw in place of the bolt
and nut.
Fig. 6 shows a section of a cane strip handle and a fastener having pivoted
spring operated serrated plates.
In Fig. 6 A is the inner sleeve, B the one end ferrule, C the other end
ferrule which also forms the plate D, E are the cane strips, F is the bolt
carrying pivoted to it the plates G serrated or roughened and curved excen-
trically at their ends to grip the interior surface of the handle bar tube X,
H are springs for bringing the plates G into contact with the tube, and J is
a nut for drawing back the bolt F to cause the plates G to firmly engage the
tube X.
In the modification shown in Fig. 2 the plates G and springs H are replaced
by spring fingers or a star shaped plate K answering the same purpose. In
Fig. 5 the bolt F is replaced by a frame F preferably a casting rivetted to
the plate K and having a screw threaded socket F for the engagement of the
screw J the head J of which lies outside the plate D, a washer J³ being
usually interposed. In this example the screw J¹ is loosened when the handle
is placed on the tube, so that by afterwards screwing up this screw the casting
may be drawn back towards the plate D to cause the firm engagement of the
plate K with the tube X. The stud F prevents the casting F1 from turning
with regard to the plate K which latter is held from revolving by the friction
of its points with the tube X. In Figs. 1-5 the handle is shown with an
ordinary covering of felt in place of the cane strips.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The construction of handle cousisting of a sleeve with rolled back ferrules
into which strips of cane are sprung in the manner and for the purpose set forth.
2. A handle fastener constructed substantially as herein described in order to.
operate in the manner set forth.
Dated this 15th day of February 1897
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.