Improvements in and. relating to Band Clips.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 30th June, 1891-Accepted. 1st Aug.. 1391'
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and. relating to Band Clips..
We, JOSEPH LUCAS, and HARRY LUCAS, trading as Lucas and Son, of the
Tom Bowling Lamp Works, Little King Street, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwickshire, Lamp Manufacturers, and JOHN BEESLEY, of 55 Little Park
Street, Coventry, in the County aforesaid, Mechanician, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved band clip for attaching bells,, luggage
carriers, and other adjuncts, fittings, or parts, to the handle bar or other part of a
velocipede, and it may also be used for any other purpose to which such a device is
applicable.
The object of our invention is to obtain a simple and reliable clip embodying the
following essential points;-First, capability of gripping a part of any diameter
within reasonable limits, Secondly-capability of gripping a part of any shape or
section, Thirdly, obtaining a sufficiently good grip on the said part by the use of
the fingers only without the aid of a spanner or wrench.
We attain this end by using a flexible band-preferably though not necessarily
of ribbon steel and by attaching the ends of the said band to a block adapted to
be drawn up into a bridge or bracket carrying the adjunct, fitting, or part, to be
attached to the handle bar or other part of a cycle by means of a traversing screw
operated by a milled or butterfly head, the said bridge or bracket fitting on to, or
over, the handle bar or other part of the cycle to which the adjunct, fitting or part
is to be attached. The ends of the flexible band may be attached to the sliding block
in any suitable manner but as the simplest method of attachment will depend entirely
upon the nature of the flexible band, we will only describe one method of attaching
the ends of the flexible band to the sliding block just by way of illustration. We
will suppose that the flexible band consists of a piece of ribbon steel. We then cut
or form through the sliding block a narrow slot or hole on each side thereof so that
the ends of the piece of ribbon steel can be passed through the said slots or hole
and then turned over the sides of the block so that the bridge can take a bearing
on tlie free ends and prevent them pulling through when the block is drawn up to
tighten the grip of the band.
As anything from a piece of string upwards can be used as the flexible band in
our improved clip it will be seen that it can easily be repaired slíould the band
break from any cause.
Data: 10th dow of Wahm1001
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent;
70-72, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants:
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Band Clips...
We JOSEPH LUCAS, and HARRY LUCAS, trading as Lucas and Son of the
Tom Bowling Lamp Works, Little King Street, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwickshire, Lamp Manufacturers, and JOHN BEESLEY of 55 Little Park
Street, Coventry, in the County aforesaid, Mechanician, 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:----
Our invention relates to an improved band clip for attaching bells, luggage

page_text: carriers, and other adjuncts, fittings, or parts to the handle bar or other parts of a
velocipede, and it may also be used for any other purpose to which such a device is
applicable.
The object of our invention is to obtain a simple and reliable clip embodying the
following essential features;-First, capability of gripping a part of any diameter
or size within reasonable limits. Secondly, capability of gripping a part of any
shape or section; and Thirdly, obtaining a sufficiently tight grip on the part
gripped by the clip with such a small expenditure of power that the fingers only
may be used, without the aid of a spanner or wrench.
We attain this end by using a flexible band preferably though not necessarily of
ribbon steel, and by attaching the ends of the said band to a block adapted to be
drawn up into a bridge or bracket carrying the adjunct, fitting, or part, to be
attached to the handle bar or other part of a velocipede, by means of a traversing
screw operated by a milled, or butterfly head, the said bridge or bracket fitting on
to, or over, the handle bar or other part of the velocipede to which the adjunct,
fitting or part is to be attached. The ends of the flexible band may be attached to
the sliding block in any manner suitable to the type of flexible band used. If the
flexible band consists of a piece of ribbon steel, we prefer to cut or form through
the sliding block a narrow slot or hole on each side thereof, so that the ends of the
piece of ribbon steel can be passed through the said slots or holes, and then turned
back over the sides of the block enabling the bridge or bracket to take a bearing
on the free ends of the band and so prevent them pulling through when the block
is drawn up to tighten the grip of the band, but a more simple method of attaching
the flexible band to the block is to form holes in the ends of the band and fix pins
in the sides of the block for the holes in the band to engage with.
In order that our invention may be fully understood we will more particularly
describe it making reference to the accompanying drawing, in which
Figure 1 is a view in side elevation-partly in section of our improved clip.
Figure 2 is a view in end elevation of the sliding block showing the method of
attaching the flexible band thereto, and
Figure 3 is a view in end elevation of the bridge or bracket.
Figures 4 and 5 are views in plan and side clevation respectively, of our improved
clip as adapted for carrying a lamp bracket, and
Figure 6 is a view in plan of our improved clip as adapted to carry a foot-rest
for attachment to the side of a fork.
In
Throughout these views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
Referring to the figures of the accompanying drawing, A designates the flexible
band, B designates the sliding block having a central hole threaded to receive the
screw C provided with a milled, butterfly, or hexagonal or equivalent shaped
head c. D designates the bridge or bracket adapted to carry the adjunct, fitting,
or part to be attached to the velocipede, and shaped to fit over the block B.
the bridge or bracket D is formed a hole d for the screw C to pass through. The
flexible band A may be attached to the block B by passing its free ends through
holes,, formed in the said block, and turning its ends down over the sides of
the block as shown by Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing, or it may
be attached to the block B by means of small stud pins 6, 6, fixed to the sides of
the said block and adapted to engage with holes formed in the free ends of the
band A, as shown by Figures 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawing. We prefer
to use the former arrangement as any strip of metallic ribbon can be used without
preparation, but for adjuncts or fittings adapted to be fixed to parts, the diameters
of which are known, or approximately, known, we prefer to use the latter arrange-
ment and in some cases we rivet over the head of one of the pins and so fix one
end of the band A to the block B, allowing the other end to be capable of detach-
ment to allow of its being placed round the part to be gripped. As anything in
the form of a flexible band can be used in our improved clip, it will be seen that
the band can easily be replaced should it break from any cause.
We with it to be particularly understood that we do not limit ourselves to the

page_text: precise details of construction hereinbefore set forth, but that we hold ourselves at
liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and
scope of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. The improved band clip, constructed, arranged, and operating, as herein-
before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
2nd. An improved band clip, consisting essentially of a flexible band attached
by both ends to a block capable of sliding within a bridge or bracket adapted
to carry the adjunct, fitting or part, and of a traversing screw working in the
said bridge or bracket and engaging with the sliding block so as to draw the
said block within the said bridge or bracket and so reduce the area comprised
within the flexible band and the side of the bridge or bracket, as and for the
purpose set forth.
3rd. In a band clip, the combination with the bridge or bracket adapted to
carry the adjunct, fitting, or part; of the block adapted to slide within the said
bridge or bracket, and to be operated by a traversing screw working in the said
bridge or bracket and of the flexible band adapted to be placed round and grip
the part to which the adjunct, fitting, or part is to be fixed and to have its free
ends attached to the sliding block, as set forth.
4th. In a band clip, the combination with the flexible band A; of the sliding
block B of the bridge or bracket D; and of the traversing screw C, all constructed,
arranged and operating as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 30th day of June 1891.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.