A New or Improved Clip for securing the. Handle-bar and Saddle Stalks or Pillars of Cycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 29th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 11th Dec.,
1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Clip for securing the. Handle-bar and Saddle
Stalks or Pillars of Cycles.
I, WALTER THOMAS CLIFFORD EARP, of 35 Brixton Road, London, S.W., Sculptor,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct clips used for securing handle bars and
saddle stalks or pillars in the steering stem or tube and tubular frame respectively,
in a new or improved manner, whereby the weight and cost of the finished article is
reduced, the appearance is enhanced, and the clip is capable of withstanding greater
strains than those at present in use.
According to my invention, I form the clip in one piece and without saw cuts or
The flat side or "lug" of
analogous weakening devices as in clips in common use.
the clip is drilled out to receive a cotter having parallel faces but with a portion cut
away coinciding with the curve of the tube which is to be clamped. The outer end
of the cotter is screw threaded and provided with a nut, and the opposite end of the
"lug" is preferably plugged or not drilled through.
It will thus be seen that on turning the nut, the curved face of the cotter is forced
5 against the curved face of the tube, thereby compressing the latter by a wedge
action whereby the parts are securely clamped together.
GEO. DOWNING,
2 Quality Court London WC
Agent.
A New or Improved Clip for securing the Handle-bar auu
Stalks or Pillars of Cycles.
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I, WALTER THOMAS CLIFFORD EARP of 35 Brixton Road, London S.W., Sculptor.
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:
The object of my invention is to construct a new or improved clip, for securing
the stalk or pillar of a handle bar in the tubular steering stem of cycles, whereby the
weight and cost of the firnished article is reduced, the appearance is enhanced, and
the clip is capable of withstanding greater strains than those at present in use.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar
letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a plan, Fig. 2 is a sectional plan, and Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of a

page_text: head clip, for securing the stalk or pillar of a handle-bar in the tubular steering stem
constructed according to my invention.
at is the clip body which is similar in shape to those at present in use being,
combined with the ball bearing race b of the upper bearing of the steering head, as
usual. My improved clip is, however, formed in one piece and without saw-cuts or
causes of weakness. That portion of the clip marked c (usually the lugs) is drilled
out to receive a plug or cotter d which is formed with parallel sides but has a portion
e cut away.
The curve of this grip e should preferably coincide with the curve of the
tube which is to be clamped. The outer end of the cotter is screw-threaded at f
and provided with a nut g by means of which the cotter d may be drawn longitudinally,
as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, whereby the tubes are forced one against the
other and securely locked in position. The curved face of the gap e acts as a wedge
against the similarly curved surface of the tubular steering stem which being split
yields sufficiently to ensure a perfect grip between the stem and the stalk or pillar of
the handle-bar.
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 :—
1.The improved head clip for securing the stalks or pillars of handle-bars in the
tubular steering stems of; cycles, constructed and operating substantially as described.
2. In clips for securing the stalks or pillars of handle-bars in the tubular steering
stems or posts of cycles, the application and use of a cotter d formed with curved
gape and provided with a screw threaded part f and nut g, arranged to slide
longitudinally in the tubular lug c of the clip, substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described and shown by the drawings.