Improved Clips for Attaching Inflators to Cycles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Dec., 1898
Complete Snorification Left 9th Sept 1899 Accepted 14th Oct. 1899
Improved Clips for Attaching Inflators to Cycles.
I, WILLIAM GEORGE HURST, of 21, The Quadrant, New Brighton, in the County
of Chester, Trick Cyclist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to clips such as are used for attaching inflators to the
frames of cycles and consists of a simple form of clip by the use of which the
inflator can be easily and conveniently attached for carriage, or detached for use;
moreover it is light and neat in appearance and can be manufactured at a low
first cost.
It consists of a strip of thin steel or other metal or celluloid or other suitable
material bent to the form of two semi-circles (or approximating thereto) the
concave surfaces of which face in opposite directions forming thus a strip which
has nearly the form of the letter S; each of the concave parts being intended
to embrace one half of either the inflator or that tube of the frame to which
it is to be attached. The continuity of this double curve is however broken
at half its length by a short straight portion which is of sufficient length to
enable the inflator to be kept a little distance from the frame tube. Each end
of the strip is bent, so as to form a hook, the concave surface of which is pre-
sented in an opposite direction to that of the concavity of the semi-circle of which
it forms part.
To the middle part of the straight portion of the strip is attached a metal
clip having the form of the letter H; to each of the parallel members of which
is fixed the end of one of two india rubber or other elastic strips each of which
is of such a length that when slightly stretched longitudinally it extends folded
round either the inflator or the frame tube and reaches the hook or the S shaped
strip. To the free end of each of these elastic strips is attached a rectangular
metallic, celluloid, or other suitable material, loop, which is of such a shape
that it can easily and conveniently be hooked into the bent end of one of the
S shaped strips.
If now the frame tube is applied to the concavity of one of the semi-circles
of the steel strip, and the elastic strip passed round and hooked to the end of
the steel strip, the clip is held firmly to the frame tube, and when the inflator
is laid in the concavity of the other semi-circle, and the second elastic strip
passed round and hooked, the inflator is held firmly and safely to the frame.
Two of these clips are commonly employed to hold one inflator.
The shaped clip is generally attached to the straight part of the S shaped
strip by slotting the latter to such an extent that one of the parallel members
of the shaped strip can be inserted (with its attached elastic strip) through
the same and turned therein through a quarter of a circle to its operative position.

page_text: To the free end of each of the rectangular loops a loose end or tab is attached
in such manner that it can be easily grasped by the fingers when hooking on
the loop. By simply turning this tab backwards the band is released.
Dated this 9th day of December 1898.
WILLIAM J. MUNDEN,
75, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
my attached for carriage or detached for use;
morcover it is light and neat in appearance, and can be manufactured at a low
first cost.
In order that my invention may be fully understood and ascertained I append
drawings in which:.
Fig. 1 is an edge view of clip shewing it in position, holding the inflator
to the frame tube.
Fig. 2 is a front view of same.
Fig. 3 is an edge view of the clip free from the frame and inflator.
Fig. 4 is an edge view of steel strip.
Fig. 5 is a front view of same.
Fig. 6 is a front view of elastic strips, H piece, loops, and tabs.
Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of loops shewing action of the tabs
Fig. 8 is a plan, and
Fig. 9 an edge view of a modified form of rubber strip.
Z indicates the inflator and X that tube of the frame to which it is attached.
A steel, celluloid, or other strip A of any convenient width, is bent so as to
form two approximately semi-circular parts a and a', the concave sides of which
are presented in opposite directions; this is shewn clearly in Fig. 4. The two
semi-circular parts are joined by a short straight portion a² of sufficient length
to keep the inflator at a slight distance from the frame tube. Each end of the
strip is bent so as to form a hook a, the concave surface of which is presented
in an opposite direction to that of the concavity of the semi-circle of which it
forms part.
To the middle part of the straight portion a³ of the strip A, is attached a
metal clip a having approximately the shape of the letter H; this is preferably
inserted through a slot as; and then turned through a quarter of a circle so as
to occupy the position shewn in Fig. 3; one of the parallel members then ex-
tending across each side of the clip A, and the transverse connecting member
passing through the slot a³. To each of the parallel members of this clip is
attached one end b of one of two india-rubber or other elastic strips or bands B
and B¹, each of which has one of two rectangular loops C and C attached to its
other or free end b¹. The length of each band together with its attached loop
is such that when the band is slightly extended longitudinally and folded round.
the frame tube or inflator, the hook a³ on the end of the strip A can be hooked
into the loop, the whole then assuming the position shewn in Figs. 1 and 2,

page_text: the inflator and frame tube occupying the concave portions of the steel strips,
and being held therein by the tension of the elastic bands.
To the free end of each of the rectangular loops is hinged a tab 1 in such
manner that it can turn freely upon one of the ends of the loop. This tab is
of such shape that it can be conveniently grasped by the fingers when hooking
it on the hook a³ thus facilitating the closing. In addition when it is required
to release the inflator all that is necessary is to turn the tab on its hinge through
about a half circle, to the position shewn in dotted lines in Fig. 7, when the
pressure of the tab brings the loop end to the position shewn in dotted lines
thus allowing it to escape from the hook a3 and release the inflator from the
clip, or the clip from the frame tube.
In Figs. 8 and 9 is shewn a strip or band B in which the metal clip a' is
dispensed with, the flexible elastic strip or band B extending the whole length
from one rectangular loop C to the other C. For this purpose the middle part
of the strip or band B has two grooves 6 formed in it, and the remaining por-
tion 69 is increased in thickness in order to secure greater strength.
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:-
1. In a clip for attaching an inflator to the frame tube of a cycle, the com-
bination of a rigid strip A having concave parts a and a¹ and hooked ends a³,
elastic strips B and B¹, one end of each of which is attached to the strip A, and
loops C substantially as shewn and described.
2. In a clip for attaching an inflator to the frame tube of a cycle, the com-
bination of a rigid strip A having concave parts a and a¹, a straight part a³, a
slot as, two hooks a³, a clip a', two elastic strips B and B', and two loops C
and C, substantially as shewn and described.
3. In a clip for attaching an inflator to the frame tube of a cycle the com-
bination of a rigid strip A having concave parts a and a¹, a straight part a²,
a slot a two hooks a³, a clip at, two elastic strips B and B', two loops C and C¹
and two tabs D, substantially as shewn and described.
4. A clip for attaching an inflator to the frame tube of a cycle consisting
essentially of a rigid strip A having concave parts a and a¹, and hooked ends a³,
an elastic strip B attached to the strip A and loops C substantially as shewn
and described.
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WILLIAM J. MUNDEN,
75, Chancery Lane, Agent for the Applicant.