Improvements in or in connection with the Handle Bars of Cycles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 13th June, 1896-Accepted, 18th July, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or in connection with the Handle Bars
of Cycles.
I THOMAS SHORE, Junior, of Blyth Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent in the County of
Stafford, 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 improvements in or in connection with the handle
bars of cycles, the object being to provide additional handles for the use of the
rider.
My invention consists essentially in the use, or combination with the present
handle bars, of an additional handle or handles either fixed directly on the handle
bars or arranged at a greater or less distance therefrom, or in such a position as to
enable the riders to make use of them instead of grasping the handle bars near
the centre, and so tarnishing them, as is the practice at present.
In order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I have appended
hereunto a sheet of explanatory drawings in which
Fig. 1 shows one method of carrying out my invention and
Figs. 2 and 3 another method.
Referring to Fig. 1 I combine with the ordinary handle bar A additional
handles B which may be made of any suitable material, such as bone, ivory, india
rubber, cork, etc. These handles may be fixed on the bar or they may be loosely
mounted thereon and prevented moving end wise by means of collars or the like,
which collars may also be made adjustable to enable the handles to be moved
endwise if desired. Again for this purpose also and instead of the collars the
handles may be provided with screws to secure them at various positions on the
handle bar or with clips or clamps for the same purpose.
Referring to Figs. 2 and 3: these show a second method in which the handles B.
are secured to an additional bar C which is connected to or formed integral with.
one or more arms or brackets D which are secured to the present handle bar A by
means of clips E or similar devices. By the use of clips such as E the handles B
may be adjusted to a position most suitable to the rider. It will be obvious to the
skilled engineer that the additional handles may be of several forms, and also be
connected to the handle bar A in many different ways.
By the use of additional handles such as I have described the rider will be
enabled to have control of the machine apart from the ordinary handles, and this
with additional advantage, without in any way tarnishing the polished part of the
present handle bar.
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. The combination with the handle bars of cycles of one or more additional or
auxiliary handles fixed or mounted loosely thereon, or arranged adjustably,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. The combination with the handle bars of cycles of one or more additional
handles arranged at a greater or less distance therefrom and capable of being
adjusted to suit the convenience of the rider substantially as described.

page_text: 3. The improvements in connection with the handle bars of cycles substantially
as described and as shown on the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of June 1896.
THOMAS SHORE, JUN.,
Applicant.