Improvements in and relating to Handles for Cycles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Handles for Cycles.
I, IVOR DAVIS, of 699, Fulham Road, Fulham, in the County of Middlesex,
Doctor of Medicine, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the handles of cycles and it consists in the combination
with such, of a device for actuating the striking levers of the ordinary bells and
gongs used on cycles and adapted to be mounted on the handle bars, the said
device being operated by rotating the handle which is loosely mounted on the bar
for the purpose.
According to my invention I form on or attach to the inner cap of the handle or
to any other convenient part of it an arm adapted, on the handle being rotated, to
engage with the striking lever of the bell or gong and so impart motion to it, the
arm preferably carrying at its free end a ball or roller to engage with striking lever
of the bell or gong.
As a modification a flexible but inextensible connection may be mounted on the
handle and adapted to engage with the striking lever of the bell or gong.
To prevent the handle from working or slipping off the handle bar and to limit
its rotary movement thereon an eccentrically arranged slot is cut on the end of the
outer cap to enable a screw to be passed through it and to be threaded in a plug of
wood or other suitable material inserted in the end of the handle bar.
To enable this striking device to be applied to handles already made the striking"
arm or its equivalent may be mounted on or carried by a split socket or its
equivalent adapted to be clamped on to the inner end of the handle or its cap.
In this construction the split socket or its equivalent carries a projecting piece
adapted to fit over the handle bar and having a slot in it through which a screw
passes and is threaded into the handle bar to serve both to retain the handle on the
bar and also to limit the movement of the handle.
In order that the striking mechanism may be used in conjunction with any type
of bell the striking arın or its equivalent is preferably made adjustable in length.
Although this invention has been hereinbefore described with reference to one of
the ordinary handles of a cycle it may also be used in conjunction with an auxiliary
handle or its equivalent.
Instead of using a bell or gong a syren or whistle operated by a pneumatic
chamber may be employed, the operating arm carried by the handle being arranged
to compress the said pneumatic chamber.
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1000

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Handles for Cycles.
I, IVOR DAVIS, of 699, Fulham Road, Fulham, in the County of Middlesex,
Doctor of Medicine, 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 handles of cycles and it consists in the combination
with such, of a device for actuating the striking levers of the ordinary bells and
gongs used on cycles and adapted to be mounted on the handle bars, the said
device being operated by rotating the handle which is loosely mounted on the
bar for the purpose.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates some methods of carrying my
invention into effect:-
Figure 1 is a view in plan-partly in section of a cycle handle constructed
according to this invention.
Figure 2 is a view in end elevation thereof.
Figures 3 and 4 are views in plan and end elevation respectively of a modified
form of cycle handle, and
Figures 5 and 6 are similar views of a further modification.
Figures 7 and 8 are views in front elevation and end elevation respectively of
another modification, and
Figures 9 and 10 are broken detail views.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
According to my invention, I form on or attach to the inner cap a of the
handle A, an arm or finger B adapted on the handle A being rotated, to engage
with the striking lever x of an ordinary bell or gong X mounted on the handle bar
in close proximity to the rotating handle and impart to it the necessary movement
to sound the bell or gong. The arm or finger B preferably carries at its free end a
roller such as b to engage with the striking lever x, as illustrated by Figures 1
and 2.
As a modification the motion of the rotating handle A may be imparted to
the lever x of the bell or gong by a flexible cord 6 or its equivalent connecting
the said lever x with the arm or finger B, or directly with the cap a of the handle
as illustrated by Figures 3 and 4,
An alternative construction is that shown by Figures 5 and 6 in which the arm
or finger B is slotted to engage with the striking lever x.
To retain the handle A. on the handle bar A¹ and to limit its rotary movement
thereon a concentrically arranged slot a¹ is cut in the end of the outer cap a² of the
handle through which a screw a³ threaded in a socket carried by a plug at of wood
or other suitable material inserted in the end of the handle bar A¹ passes.
When it is desired to use this invention with auxiliary handles or when the bell
or gong X is mounted on or near the centre of the handle bar A¹ (see Figures 7
and 8) the arm or finger B is formed on or in one with an independent collar a*
preferably provided with a roughened or milled part a³ to enable it to be easily
manipulated, its movement and position being limited either by a screw a³ threaded
in the handle bar A¹ and engaging a slot a¹ formed in the collar a* or by suitable
auxiliary guide collars fixed to the handle bar on either of both sides of the said
collar.
To take up the wear of the handle A on the handle bar A¹ I preferably line
it with felt or the like and I split the handle longitudinally for a suitable
distance and make the inner cap à a split one with ears or lugs adapted to
be drawn together by means of a transverse screw a as illustrated by Figures 9
nd 10.

page_text: To enable this striking device to be applied to handles already made the
striking arm B or its equivalent may be mounted on or carried by a split
socket or its equivalent adapted to be clamped on to the inner end of the
handle A on its cap a. In this construction the split socket or its equivalent
preferably carries a projecting piece adapted to fit over the handle bar A¹ and
is provided with a similar slot and screw as described with reference to Figures 7
and 8 to retain and limit the movement of the handle.
In order that this invention may be used in conjunction with any type of bell the
striking arm or finger B may be made adjustable in length.
Instead of using a bell or gong, a syren, whistle or other alarm operated by a
pneumatic chamber may be employed, the arm or finger B carried by the handle
being arranged to compress the said pneumatic chamber.
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 device for operating the striking levers of bells or gongs
mounted on the handle bars of cycles consisting of a handle loosely mounted
on the handle bar so that it is free to rotate thereon, and of an arm or
finger carried by the said handle and adapted to engage the striking lever of the
bell or gong either directly or indirectly as set forth.
(2) The improved device for operating the striking levers of bells or gongs
mounted on the handle bars of cycles consisting of a handle loosely mounted on the
handle bar so that it is free to rotate thereon, of au arm or finger carried by the said
handle and adapted to engage the striking lever of the bell or gong either directly
or indirectly and of means for limiting the rotating of the handle, as set forth.
(3) The combination with a bell or gong adapted to be actuated by a finger lever
of a rotating handle so connected with the lever of the bell or gong that its rotation
actuates the said lever, as and for the purpose set forth.
(4) The combination with a bell or gong having an actuating finger lever of a
collar or sleeve mounted on the handle bar so that it can be partially rotated thereon,
and of means of communicating the movement of the said collar or sleeve to the
finger lever of the bell or gong as and for the purpose set forth.
(5) A haudle for cycles, adapted to be adjustably mounted on the handle bar
and to have a limited rotary movement thereon, carrying an arm or finger
adapted to engage directly or indirectly with the striking or actuating lever of
a bell or gong mounted on the handle bar in close proximity to the said handle,
as set forth.
(6) The improved device for actuating the striking levers of the bells or gongs of
cycles constructed arranged and adapted to operate, substantially as herein before
described and illustrated by Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing.
(7) The improved device for actuating the striking levers of the bells or gongs of
cycles constructed, arranged and adapted to operate substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by Figures 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawing,
(8) The improved device for actuating the striking levers of the bells or gongs of
cycles constructed, arranged and adapted to operate substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by Figures 5 and 6 of the accompanying drawing.
(9) The means for operating a bell or the like as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by Figures 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawing.
-1000
d this 21st day of October 1900.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.I. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.