A New or Improved Carrying Clip or Holder, more particularly; intended for Use in connection with Velocipedes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 16th May, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Carrying Clip or Holder, more particularly;
intended for Use in connection with Velocipedes.
I, HARRY HODGES of Loscombe, West End, Christchurch, Hants, Cycle-
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 :-
My invention relates to a new or improved carrying clip or holder, and has for
its object the construction of a reliable and efficient clip or holder, that can be
cheaply manufactured, and which when made of celluloid, vulcanite or metal lined
with celluloid, vulcanite or other similar material, would not be liable to damage-
the plated or enamelled tubes of a velocipede.
My improved carrying clip or holder is primarily intended for securing the pump-
or inflator used in connection with pneumatic tyres, to a velocipede, but is equally
suitable for clipping or holding a walking stick, umbrella or the like.
In order that the construction of my improved carrying clip or holder may be.
fully understood, I will now proceed to describe same with reference to the
accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a plan of a double blank as employed for constructing or forming a clip.
as shown at Fig. 2.
Fig. 3 is a plan of a single blank formed either by dividing the blank (Fig. 1).
along the centre line x, x, or stamped out separately and which is employed for
forming a clip as shown at Figs. 4 and 5, in end view and side elevation.
Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, my improved carrying clip or
holder consists essentially of a blank (Fig. 1) which may be stamped or formed out
of celluloid, vulcanite, thin steel, or other suitable metal or material. This blank is.
then bent as shown in Fig. 2, in such a manner that the middle portion b, b', spirally
embraces the tube t of the velocipede, while the end portions a, a' and a², form the
clip for carrying the inflator, or other article which is to be carried.
The carrying clip or holder above described is particularly suitable for carrying
a short inflator, or other article that is of short length, and for attaching to the
centre of a handle-bar, the sides b, b', passing each side of the down tube of handle-
bar; but where a long inflator, umbrella, walking stick, or other article of long-
length is to be carried, I prefer to adopt the form of carrying clip or holder shown.
in Figs. 3, 4 and 5. In this form or arrangement I provide a blank (Fig. 3) which.
may be formed either by dividing the blank (Fig. 1) along the line x, x, or stamped.
out or formed separately, said blank being then bent as shown (Figs. 4 and 5) in.
such a manner, that the middle portion b, spirally embraces the tube t, while the-
ends a, a', form the clip for carrying one end of inflator, or article or vice versa.
In either of the forms above described the middle portion b, b', may be slotted or
cut away as indicated at s (Fig. 3) for lightness; while the ends a, a', a', may be
furnished with ridges, or corrugations as indicated at r (Fig. 3) or the said ends
may be corrugated, ribbed or fluted in any suitable manner, to increase the stiffness.
of said ends for carrying purposes.
Although I have described this clip or holder as used in connection with
velocipedes it is equally suitable for joining two or more articles, or for connecting
or securing unbrellas, walking sticks, or other article to velocipedes, carriages and.
the like.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The new or improved carrying clip or holder, constructed from a blank of
suitable material of the shape shown at Fig. 1, which is then bent in such a
manner that the middle portions b, 6, spirally embrace the tube of the
velocipede, while the ends a, a', a form the clip for holding the article being
carried, substantially as herein described and shown, with reference to Figs. 1
and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
2. The modified form of clip constructed from a blank as shown at Fig. 3, formed
either by dividing the double blank (Fig. 1) along the centre line x, x, or stamped
or formed separately, said blank being bent in such a manner that the middle
portion spirally embraces the tube of the velocipede, while the ends a, a¹, form
the clip or holder for carrying or holding the article to be carried, substantially
as herein described and shown with reference to Figs. 3, 4 and 5 of the
accompanying drawings.
3. The new or improved clip or holder (Figs. 1 and 2) and modified form of
same (Figs. 3, 4 and 5) substantially as herein described and shown and for the
purposes specified.
Dated this 19th day of March 1896.
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.).
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.