Improvements in Cycle Lamp Clips.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 11th N.v., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 9th June, 1892-Accepted, 6th Aug., 1892
.Improvements in Cycle Lamp Clips.
I, CHARLES COLLINS, of 190 Lichfield Road, Aston, near the City of
Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to cycle lamp brackets, or bracket clips, for both supporting
or carrying and attaching lamps to velocipedes.
The said clips usually consist of two parts; a tongue part, which passes into the
socket at the back of a lamp, and is there secured by clamping means, and a
connection part, by means of which latter the lamp is connected or attached to the
post or framing part of a velocipede.
My invention consists in the first part, in the construction of the said combined
clips, or the combined brackets and clips; in the second part to the manufacture of
the same from sheet metal; in the third part, to the making of the same from
special blanks cut out from sheet metal.
In carrying out the first part of my invention, I make the clip or attachment
part of two flexible branches, directed alike into the prongs of a two prong fork,
and with the parts near the outer ends of them, concaved or outwardly bowed
to the figure, or alike unto the figure, of the outside of the object to be clipped.
Beyond the said concaved embracing parts, are ears or forward extensions,
wherethrough a screw pin passes, for the drawing of the branches together, and
the curved or concaved gripping parts around the post or other part of a
machine.
In addition to the first named screw pin, which may, if necessary be jointedly
attached to one member, and passed crosswise through a gap in the other member,
and then drawn together by a screw nut, a second pin may pass transversely
through the two members immediately before the curved clipping parts as aforesaid,
or instead of a screw pin, any other closing device may be employed.
The members or sides of the said clip are separated from each other, where-
through the brake-rod passes, whilst the socket arm, which passes into the socket
of a lamp, is directed upwardly, and has its middle slit, or fitted with an additional
and free tongue, which hangs downwards and is disposed a little out of the plane of
the socket arm or primary tongue as aforesaid.
By directing this secondary tongue out of the plane of the other part, a yielding
connection is made, and on the clamping device of the socket of a lamp being
screwed home, the said additional tongue yields in obedience to the pressure
exerted.
In carrying out my invention of the second part, I make the same from thin
sheet steel, fashioned into shape, and preferably by the aid of press tools.
In carrying out my invention of the third part, I cut out a blank from sheet
metal, preferably steel, of a cruciform figure, or of the figure of the letter T, in
which the branches to form the clips, are made from the head, whilst the part to
form the socket arm or primary tongue, is made from the stem.
This said blank, which has bulbous ends or extensions ears at the extremities of
the head part, are bent at the middle of the said branches into the shape of a fork,
with the sides directed vertically, and coming within a short distance of each other,
and with the enlargements near the ends, which have been previously concaved or
dished outwardly, coming coincident, and forming the clips, which take around the
framing part of a machine as aforesaid.

page_text: The nearly parallel branches thus doubled up or folded, are directed horizontally,
whilst the socket arm, or primary tongue, is directed upwardly from the inner ends
of the said arms.
The socket arm is pierced with a hanging tongue as aforesaid, whilst the members
or branches of the clip, are drawn together by screw pins, nuts and pins, or other
like clamping devices, and where a pin is jointed to one end of the member, the
joint part may be made out of the metal of the end, by rolling the same into
knuckles.
By this third part of my invention, the combined bracket and clip is made out
of a single blank, and preferably from sheet steel.
As a modification, the branches may be made, by folding a length of shaped strip
metal nearly upon itself, and attaching the socket arm or tongue, to the return or
bent end of the same, by clipping, rivetting or otherwise.
Dated this 10th day of November 1891
CHARLES COLLINS,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle Lamp Clips.
I, CHARLES COLLINS, of 190 Lichfield Road, Aston, near the City of
Birmingham, Manufacturer 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 cycle lamp brackets, or bracket clips, for both supporting
or carrying and attaching lamps to velocipedes.
The said clips usually consist of two parts; a tongue part, which passes into the
socket at the back of a lamp, and is there secured by clamping means, and a
connection part, by means of which latter, the lamp is connected or attached to the
post or framing part of a velocipede.
My invention consists in the first part, in the construction of the said combined
clips, or the combined brackets and clips; in the second part to the manufacture of
the same from sheet metal; in the third part to the making of the same from
special blanks cut out from sheet metal.
In carrying out the first part of my invention, I make the clip or attachment
part of two Hexible branches, directed alike unto the prongs of a two prong fork,
and with the parts near the terminal ends of them, concaved or outwardly bowed
to the figure, or alike unto the figure of the outside of the object to be clipped.
Beyond the said concaved embracing parts, are ears or extensions, wherethrough
a screw pin passes, for the drawing of the branches together, and the curved or
concaved gripping parts around the post or other part of a machine.
In addition to the first named screw pin, which may, if necessary, be jointedly
attached to one member, and passed crosswise through a gap in the other member,
and then drawn together by a screw nut, a second pin may pass transversely
through the two members immediately before the curved clipping parts as aforesaid,
or instead of a screw pin, any other closing device may be employed.
The members or sides of the said clip are separated from each other, where-
through the brake-rod passes, whilst the socket arm, which passes into the socket of
the lamp, is directed upwardly, and has its middle slit or fitted with an additional
and free tongue, which hangs downwards and is disposed a little out of the plane of
the socket arm or primary tongue as aforesaid.
By directing this secondary tongue out of the plane of the other part, a yielding
connection is made, and on the clamping device of the socket of a lamp being
screwed home, the said additional tongue yields in obedience to the pressure
exerted.

page_text: In carrying out my invention of the second part I make the same from thin sheet:
steel, fashioned into shape, and preferably by the aid of press tools.
In carrying out my invention of the third part, I cut out a blauk from sheet.
metal, preferably steel, of a cruciform figure, or of the figure of the letter T, in
which the branches to form the clips, are made from the head, whilst the part to.
form the socket arm or primary tongue, is, made from the stem.
This said blank, which has bulbous ends, and extension ears at the extremities of
the head part, are bent at the middle of the said branches into the shape of a fork,
with the sides directed vertically, and coming within a short distance of each other,
and with the enlargements near the ends, which have been previously concaved or
dished outwardly, coming coincident, and forming the clips, which take around, the
framing part of a machine as aforesaid.
The nearly parallel branches thus doubled up or folded, are directed horizontally;.
whilst the socket arm or primary tongue, is directed upwardly from the inner ends.
of the said arms.
The socket arm is pierced with a hanging tongue, as aforesaid, whilst the members
or branches of the clip are drawn together by screw pins, nuts and pins or other
like clamping devices, and where a pin is jointed to one end of the member, the-
joint part may be made out of the metal. of the end, by rolling the same into
knuckles.
By this third part of my invention, the combined bracket and clip is made out of*
a single blank and preferably from sheet steel.
As a modification the branches may be made by folding a length of shaped strip-
metal nearly upon itself, and attaching the socket arm or tongue, to the return or
bent end of the same, by clipping, rivetting or otherwise.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing, represents, in side elevation, a sheet
metal and adjustable clip, made, constructed, arranged and provided according to.
my invention.
Figure 2 is a top side plan of the same.
Figure 3 is a back elevation of Figure 1, and
Figure 4 is a vertical section upon the dotted lines A. B. Figure 2.
Figure 5 is a transverse section upon the dotted lines C. D. Figure 4 looking
towards the tongue.
Figure 6 is an underside plan of the said clip.
Figure 7 is the blank from which the said adjustable clip is made.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawing.
a, a, are two flexible branches or body members, directed alike unto the branches.
of a fork, and with the clip parts of them concaved or outwardly bowed at a³, to
the figure, or alike unto the figure of the outside of the object or framing to be.
clipped.
Made at the terminal ends of the said branches, and beyond the clip parts are
ears or extensions a³, pierced with holes a', wherethrough. the stem of a headed
pin b, passes, and which clip branches are made adjustable by the screwing home or
releasing of a screw nut b².
In addition to the said screw pin is a second one c, passed crosswise through
holes a, in the branches of the body part, which are drawn together by a nut c³,
taking upon the end of the said screw pin.
Directed forwardly of the branches, and forming the return end of them, is an
upright or bracket convex concavo member d, with the upper part d', made into a
flat tongue, having pierced and shaped from its middle part, an inwardly directed
and depending attached spring tongue d³, running parallel with the said primary
and rigid tongue.
In carrying out the making of the said bracket, I take a blank (Figure 7) of
thin sheet metal, and by means of shaping tools, I convert the same into a bracket

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Instead of a tongue the metal may be pierced longitudinally in its middle, and a
spring bow fetched up therefrom.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First An adjustable cycle lamp clip, or a cycle lamp bracket, making the
same from sheet metal, bent or fashioned into, or alike unto, the figure of a two
pronged fork, with an affixed or an attached bracket end, as set forth.
Secondly-Making the bracket end part of cycle lamp clips, of a tongue or long
plate formation, and with attached hanging or depending tongue, or with an
attached spring formation made or struck up from the said fixed tongue or plate, as
set forth.
Thirdly-In a sheet metal, or sheet steel, cycle lamp clip, or cycle lamp
bracket, constructing, arranging and providing the same as described and set
forth.
Fourthly Making cycle lamp clips or cycle lamp brackets from a blank of
sheet metal Figure 7, substantially as described and set forth.
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T1000
CHARLES COLLINS,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.