Improvements in Ringing Bells or Sounding Alarms for Cycles and like Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 9th July; 1896
Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 12th June, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ringing Bells or Sounding Alarms for Cycles and
like Vehicles.
1, CYRIL GEORGE HUTCHINSON, of Broadway House, Five Ways, Edgbaston,
in the City of Birmingham, Surgeon, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the method of ringing bells or other alarms for cycles
or like vehicles, and its object is to avail the difficulty at present experienced
when it is desired to ring the bell of a cycle. This difficulty consists in finding the
thumb lever or other guiding device.
Accidents have often happened because of the necessity of shifting the hand
from the handle bar at a time when delicate steering is very necessary.
My invention consists in arranging part of the handle bar or a part attached to
the handle bar to be rotated by the haud around the bar.
In carrying my invention into effect according to one modification I arrange a.
handle or handles to rotate about its axis or their axes; the rotation Ili nit by a
suitable stop. I connect up the rotating handle by any suitable rods, levers or
connections to a bell or alarm of any well known type.
Inasmuch as the handle is always within the grasp of the rider, he can at once.
rotate it to cause the alarm to sound and all difficulty in finding the thumb lever is
thus avoided.
Instead of making one of the handles rotate I may form a cover or covering
plate to it at any part of the handle or handle bar; this plate or covering I prefer
of considerable length so that it may readily be found if it be desired to move the
band. By rotating this plate just as I have described in the case of the handle
I am enabled to ring a bell to sound an alarm.
My invention may be applied in many ways but an essential feature consists
in an easily found piece of considerable length rotated round the axis of the
handle bar.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.
Improvements in Ringing Bells or Sounding Alarms for Cycles and
like Vehicles.
1, CYRIL GEORGE HUTCHINSON, of Broadway House, Five Ways, Edgbaston,
in the City of Birmingham, Surgeon, 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 the method of ringing bells or other alarms for cycles

page_text: or like vehicles, and its object is to avoid the difficulty at present experienced when
it is desired to ring the bell of a cycle. This difficulty consists in finding the
thumb lever or other guiding device.
Accidents have often happened because of the necessity. of shifting the hand
from the handle bar at a time when delicate steering is very necessary.
My invention consists in arranging part of the handle bar or a part attached to
the handle bar to be rotated by the hand around the bar.
In carrying my invention into effect according to one modification I arrange a
handle or handles to rotate about its axis or their axes; the rotation limit by a
suitable stop. I connect up the rotating handle, by any suitable rods, levers, or
connections to a bell or alarm of any well known type.
Inasmuch as. the handle is always, within the. grasp of the rider, he can at once
rotate it to cause the alarm to sound and all difficulty in finding the thumb_lever is
thus avoided.
Instead of making one of the handles rotate I may form a cover or covering
plate to it at any part of the handle or handle bar; this plate or covering I prefer
of considerable length so that it may readily be found if it be desired to move the
hand. By rotating this plate just as I have described in the case of the handle
I am enabled, to ring a bell to sound an alarm.
My invention may be applied in many ways, but an essential feature consists.
in any easily.found piece of considerable length rotated round the axis of the
handle bar.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter
referred to.
Figure 1 is a sectional view representing the application of my invention in
combination with a specially formed handie bar of a cycle.
Figure 2 is a similar view representing the application of my invention in
connection with an ordinary-handle bar.
Figure 3 represents an arrangement of a single stroke bell.
Referring to Figure 1, 1 employ a tubular plug such as A which fits within the
handle bar. B. Upon the projecting portion of the plug A place the handle
tube C having a bevel wheel D formed or attached to the inner extremity as
illustrated, such wheel gearing with the, bevel pinion E and thus operating,
through the wheels F and G, the ordinary spring hammers or strikers, H. The
handle tube is prevented from detachment from the plug A by the end plate J.
The handle part K formed of any suitable substance is affixed to the handle
tube C in any ordinary manner, and thus upon turning or rotating the handle the
movement is transmitted the the haminers H causing them to strike the bell. The
bell L such as illustrated is of the type known as the, "Lucas. Baby Bell", but
I do not limit myself to such type.
Referring to Figure 2 the clip socket or bracket M is secured to the ordinary
handle bar as illustrated, and has an end plate J affixed to its outer end to
prevent detachment of the handle tube C which is free to be revolved or turned
upon the socket M. The bevel wheel D is formed upon or attached to the inner
end of the handle tube C.
Referring to Figure 3 the handle tube C is mounted upon a plug such as A in
Figure 1, but in place of the bevel wheel D as hereinbefore described, I employ
a cam such as N, having inclined, faces so arranged as to produce a single note or
sound from the bell by operating upon the spring hammer H.
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 improved means for ringing or sounding alarms for cycles and like
vehicles, substantially as described and as illustrated.
2. The combination with a cycle bell of a tubular plug such as A fitting within

page_text: the handle bar B, and having mounted loosely thereon the handle tube C pro-
vided with a bevel wheel as D substantially as described and as illustrated at
Figure 1.
3. The combination with a cycle bell of a clip socket or bracket such as M
secured to the ordinary handle bar, and having mounted loosely thereon a handle
tube C provided with a bevel wheel as D, substantially as described and as.
illustrated at Figure 2.
4. The combination with a cycle bell of striking mechanism arranged to be
operated by a rotary movement of the handle bar or of a part mounted loosely
upon such bar substantially as described and as illustrated at Figure 3.
Dated this 9th daysA 11007
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.