Improvements in the Handles of Cycles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application. 9th Feb.,
1894
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Nov., 1394-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Handles of Cycles.
I, ALFRED HENRY OWEN, of 73 Carrington Road Small Heath, Birmingham,...
in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:-
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My invention has for its object improvements in the handles of cycles and refers
more particularly to those of safety bicycles by which the rider can readily adjust
the height of the handles while riding so that when ascending hills and when great
speed is required the rider can so lower the handles as to get a direct pull with a
straight arm while in case of travelling under ordinary circumstances the handles
can be raised and thus enable the rider to retain an upright position.
In carrying my invention into effect I lengthen the handle bar at the same time
turning the two ends in a downward direction and along these ends of the bar I
form a slot and within the handle bar tube I mount a sliding plug having a
projecting screw upon which the handle is fixed. Upon this projecting screw I
form a collar with a milled edge which upon being screwed up against the handle
bar tightly retains the handle in that position by which means the handles may be
slid either to the top or the bottom of the slide and thus considerable adjustment.
in the position of the handles are obtained. The handles may be arranged so as to
be at any desired inclination to the bar and the details of the slide may be varied'
considerably as for instance the handles may be made to slide on the bar itself.
The handles may be adjusted and secured without the rider dismounting or checking
his pace.
Dated this 8th day of February 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
. 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Handles of Cycles.
I, ALFRED HENRY OWEN, of 73 Carrington Road, Small Heath, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my
said 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 has for its object improvements in the handles of cycles and refers
more particularly to those of safety bicycles by which the rider can readily adjust
the height of the handles while riding so that when ascending hills and when great
speed is required the rider can so lower the handles as to get a direct pull with a
straight arm while in case of travelling under ordinary circumstances the handles.
can be raised and thus enable the rider to retain an upright position.
In carrying my invention into effect I lengthen the handle bar at the same time,
turning the two ends in a downward direction and along these ends of the bar I
form a slot and within the handle bar tube I mount a sliding plug having a
projecting screw upon which the handle is fixed. Upon this projecting screw I
form a collar with a milled edge which upon being screwed up against the handle
bar tightly retains the handle in that position by which means the handles may be
slid either to the top or the bottom of the slot and thus considerable adjustment in
the position of the handles is obtained. The handles may be arranged so as to be

page_text: at any desired inclination to the bar and the details of the slide may be varied
considerably as for instance the handles may be made to slide on the bar itself.
The handles may be adjusted and secured without the rider dismounting or checking
his pace.
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In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon which
I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1., is a general view of a bicycle having my improved adjustable handle
applied thereto.
Figure 2., is an elevation of the handle bar detached.
Figure 3., is a side elevation of Figure 2.
Figure 4., is a vertical section through Figure 2 on the line 1-2.
Figure 5., is an enlarged section through Figure 2 on the line 3-4.
Figure 6., is a similar section to Figure 4 but showing a modification.
Figure 7., is an enlarged cross section on the line 5-6.
Figure 8., is a side elevation of Figure 6.
I will proceed to describe my invention applied to an ordinary safety bicycle in
which handle bar A is in accordance with my improvement lengthened at each side
the two ends being bent down in an inclined direction as shown. Along the sides
of each of these ends I form the groove a² by pressing in the metal which thus
retains the full strength of the tube and upon these lengthened ends I mount the
sliding plug with its head 6ª within the collar into the socket of which the
one end of the plug D is screwed the other end being attached to the handle B by
the pin by which the handle is made to turn the screw plug D and thus press
the sliding plug 6' against the back of the groove a² thereby fixing it in position.
It will thus be readily seen that the unscrewing of the handle B so releases the
pressure on the plug 62 that the collar is free to move up and down the bent
parts of the handle and thus the rider may independently raise or lower each
handle, while riding, into positions such as shown by dotted lines in Figure 1. To
prevent the handle from being entirely unscrewed I form the recess on the
plug D into which a screw is inserted through the socket 6 of the collar b¹ so as
to only allow the plug a limited amount of movement. In place of the groove I
may have a slot a³ and place the collar E to slide within the tube, the handle being
screwed on to the screw plug e¹ of the collar E thus drawing the collar against the
internal sides of the tube A and thereby tightly wedging the handle B in position.
The handle bar may be provided with a flat or feather key or other equivalent in
place of the slot or groove. The handles B may be mounted upon a double collar
so as to have a radial adjustment to the bars A. The handle may be so shaped
and the handles so mounted thereon that when the handles are turned in one
direction they are free to slide while they are firmly wedged by movement in the
reverse direction or the bar may be slotted and the handles are provided with a
ratchet to engage with same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1st. The improvements in the handles of cycles substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
2nd. In cycles, the handles B mounted to slide upon the handle bar independently
of each other substantially as herein set forth and shown.
3rd. In cycles, the mode of and means for securing the handles in the required
position substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shown.
Dated this 1st day of November 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.