Improveu means for being Handle Bars of a Cycle.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improveu means for being
Handle Bars of a Cycle.
1, ARTHUR SAMUEL WILLIAMS, of No. 4, Canal Street, Wolverhampton, Com-
mercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improved means for securing luggage, parcels and
the like to the handle-bars of a cycle and in accordance therewith I provide a
length of string, cord or the like which is situated within each of the hollow
handle-bars, one end of each string or its equivalent projecting through an open-
ing in the underside of the bar, while the other end is wound upon a drum
revolving on a spindle, having one end fixed to the outer end of the handle
while the other end is suitably supported in the handle-bar. This spindle is
screw-threaded and the drum aforesaid tapped, the pitch and number of the
threads being such as to coincide with the length of string or the like that is
wound upon the drum.
The ends of the handle-bars are suitably slotted to allow of the cord being
passed through, and shell or hollow handles are preferably employed to provide
for the proper operation of my invention, such handles being in longitudinal'
halves and having screw threaded ends to receive internally threaded end caps.
In operation, when it is desired to secure a parcel or the like to the handle-
bars, the free ends of the strings or their equivalent, which have rings fixed
thereto, are pulled out, which action unwinds the drums and allows the desired
quantity of string or the like to be drawn out through the openings aforesaid
in the handle-bars. The said string or the like can then be used to secure the
parcel to the handle-bars, small cleets or hooks being clipped upon the underside
of the handle-bars to facilitate this. A suitable coil-spring is provided at the
rear of each drum in order to rewind the string or the like upon the respective
drum when the forward or free end is released and at the same time return the
drum to its normal position.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing Luggage, Parcels, and the like to the
Handle Bars of a Cycle.
ARTHUR SAMUEL WILLIAMS, of No. 4, Canal Street, Wolverhampton, Com-
mercial Traveller, 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 improved means for securing luggage, parcels and
the like to the handle-bars of a cycle and in accordance therewith I provide a
length of string, cord or the like which is situated within each of the hollow
handle-bars, one end of each string or its equivalent projecting through an open-
ing in the underside of the bar, while the other end is wound upon a drum
revolving on a tube, having one end fixed to the outer end of handle
while the other end is suitably supported in the handle-bar,
This drum is screw threaded the pitch and number of threads being such as to
coincide with the length of string or the like that is wound upon the drum.
The ends, of handle-bars are suitably slotted to allow of the cord being
passed through, and shell or hollow handles are preferably employed to provide
for the proper operation of my invention, such handles being in longitudinal
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halves.
In operation, when it is desired to secure a parcel or the like to the handle-
bars, the free ends of the strings or their equivalent, which have rings fixed
thereto, are pulled out, which action unwinds the drums and allows the desired
quantity, of string or the like to be drawn out through the openings aforesaid
in the handle-bars the said string or the like can then be used to secure the
parcel to the handle-bars, small cleats or hooks being clipped upon the under-
side of the handle-bars to facilitate the securing. A suitable coil-spring is pro-
vided at the rear of each drum in order to rewind the string or the
like upon the respective drum when the forward or free end is released and at
the same time return the drum to its normal position.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings
the manner in which my invention is constructed and used.
Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section of handle, containing winding
mechanism.
Figure 2 represents a cross section of Figure 3 on line AB with drum and
handie-bar in section.
Figure 3 represents a plan of sleeve.
Figure 4 represents an end view of Figure 3.
Figure 5 represents a section through handle-bar and hook clip on line CD
Figure 9.
Figure 6 represents a front view of hook-clip and outlet hole with ring in its
unused position.
Figure 7 represents a front view of hook-clip and portion of handle-bar shewing
cord drawn out and ring hooked on
Figure 8 represents an elevation of grooved drum shewing cord attached.
Figure 9 represents an isometrical view of 'luggage carrier in use supporting
a parcel.
În carrying out my invention I provide the helical tubular drum a suitable to
pass over the central fixed tube band to slide thereon from end to end; I next
provide the central fixed tube 6 connected to flange t; into the tube b I insert
the spindle which revolves with the drum by means of motion conveyed
through the leg or secondary spindle d, connected to the central spindle c by

page_text: means of the web e, the motion obtained resulting from the revolution of the
helical tubular drum a revolved by means of its winding cord n.
The outer end of central spindle c is connected to the spiral spring f con-
tained in the cap g and covered and closed by means of the disc w.
1 next provide the sleeve has shewn in detail at Figure 3, screw-threaded at
each end and slotted at ; and also provided with holes kand ; the hole & which
is surrounded by a collar, receives the end of a curved guide spring m, such
spring fitting into the helical groove in drum a, the other end of the spring m
being secured to the outside of the sleeve, the hole k also receives the cord n
which passes over a groove provided in the collar and is then wound over the
helical groove of the drum a.
1 next provide the hollow longitudinally divided handles o; the sleeve h with
its cap p would be placed on the handle ends of handle-bar the handle-bar q
being provided with holes corresponding with the holes k and 7 of the sleeve h.
1 form cord outlet-holes in the handle-bar into which are secured the hooked
glands or cleats such cleats may be attached to the handle-bar by spring clips
in the manner shewn at Figures 5 6 7 and 9, or the cleats may be brazed or
otherwise secured to the handle-bar.
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To one end of the cord n the ring r is attached and the other end of the cord
passes through outlet hole s thence inside the handle-bar to hole thence over
outside of sleeve and handle-bar through hole & to the drum a to which the cord
is attached as shewn at Figure 8, the tube b is secured to the flange
In the process of putting together the several parts of my improved mechanism
the free end of the spring m would be lifted sufficiently to permit of the drum
passing into the position shewn at Figure 1.
The separate set of mechanism with cord attached to drum, and spring and
cord partly wound up, is pushed into the handle-bar q, the divided hollow
handles are then placed in position; the two collars and are then screwed
tight up closing on the tapered ends of handles and at the same time causing
the slotted ends of sleeve to close on to the handle-bar and also pressing the
Hange against handle-bar, thus firmly securing the fixed parts; the spring m
is tuen allowed to drop into the helical groove in the drum a; the partially
wound spring would cause the drum to take up any slack in the cord, drawing
the ring close up to the outlet hole as shewn at Figure 6 and in dotted lines
at Figure 5 which would be its normal position.
In using my invention the parcel or the like is placed on the handle-bar, the
ring then pulled out thereby causing the cord to unwind off the helical drum,
at the same time winding up the spring f and in consequence of the end of the
spring m resting in the helical groove the drum travels from the position shewn
on Figure 1 by a full line into the position shewn in dotted lines at Figure 1,
thus keeping that part of the helical groove that the cord is leaving, always in
line with the hole k; the cord is passed round the parcel and the ring secured to
the hook u or to the cleats von opposite sides as shewn at Figure 9, or the cord
may be passed round the parcel in any other suitable manner and hooked as
required.
When the cycle rider is not in need of the parcels carrier in consequence of
not having any parcel to carry, he would liberate the ring end of cord, the
spiral spring would then cause the drum a to revolve thereby winding the
loose cord into its helical groove, until the ring is drawn up to the outlet hole as
shewn at Figures 5 and 6.
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. A cycle parcels carrier consisting of a cord, wire, or other equivalent binding
material, wound round a drum, on which is formed a helical groove, one end of

page_text: the cord passing round the parcel to be carried and being then secured to a hook
connected to the handle-bar, the other end of the cord passing inside the handle-
bar over the helical groove of the drum, the cord being wound up by the action
of a spring secured near the end of handle-bar as illustrated and described in
relation to Figures 1 to 9.
Dated this 22nd day of September 1898.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, 67, Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.