A New or Improved Watch Holder for Cycles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 1893-Accepted, 5th Aug., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Watch Holder for Cycles.
I, PAUL HENRI DI MARCO, of 19 Dymock Street, Fulham, London, Gentleman,
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 a new or improved device by which a watch can be
held in a prominent position while on a cycle, so that it will always be in view,
without there being any danger of it getting damaged. The pocket, in which the
watch is held consists of a shallow case with hinged top, each part being furnished
with a recess, so situated that on being closed, a hole is formed which allows the
ring of the watch to project. The top or cover is furnished with a glass, so that
the interior can be seen, and the time on the watch observed.
This case is supported on a suitable frame, provided with springs, on which it
rests, the lower part of the frame being attached to the handle bar of the cycle by
a suitable clamp.
In order that this invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a plan of the device.
A is the pocket or case fitted with a hinged lid, so that the pocket can be
opened and the watch placed in the recess of the lower part.
The lid is provided with a glass top a, through which the face of the watch is
seen, and a lock a' serves to secure the lid, the ring of the watch projecting through
a hole at the front of the case.
The frame on which the case is mounted consists of a base B of wire, bent round
as shown, to fit on top of the handle bar, preferably made in two pieces connected
together by strips b at top. From the upper part of each piece extend two arms C
forming continuations of the wire of the base, and bent outwards in suitable form
to serve as supports for the case A. They are connected by a ring D at their
lower ends, holding them together more securely.
Each arm is furnished at its upper part with a spring E, the pair of springs at
the front being slightly longer than those at the back, thus raising the case at the
front, and holding the watch in the best position for view. The upwardly projecting
ends c of the arms prevent the case moving, except in a vertical direction on the
springs E, which obviate any jarring that might occur owing to the jolting of the
cycle. To fasten the frame on the handle, screw clamps F of any ordinary
construction as used for cycle bells, lamp brackets, and the like, are employed.
The case or pocket is preferably made of strong wire netting, lined with felt,
chamois leather or other soft material, so that the watch can be held without
danger of scratching or other injury.
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 ;-
(1) A watch pocket for attachment to cycles, consisting of a case having having
a lid with glass top resting on springs carried by suitable arms, a base or clip
which can be attached to the handle bar, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
(2) A watch pocket for attachment to cycles, consisting of a case A with hinged
lid, having glass top a mounted on springs E carried by the bent arms C, on the
wire clip B, with clamps F for purposes of attachment to the handle bar, the arms

page_text: being held together at their lower ends by the rings D, and the whole frame
formed of bent wire, constructed and operating substantially as described and
shown, and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 6th day of May 1893.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.