Improved Detachable Band Clip for Brake Levers of Cycles, Carriages, and other Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Detachable Band Clip for Brake Levers of Cycles, Carriages,
and other Vehicles.
JOSEPH HENRY HUGHES, Park Lane, near Birmingham Foreman & GEORGE
EDWARD ASTON, 203 Clifford Road, Aston near Birmingham Machinist, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our improvements is to make a clip-brake band, attachable &
detachable, to the handle bar of a machine, or to any other part thereof, so that
the clip-brake band shall grip firmly, the handle bar, & also hold in working
position as a lever the handle rod of the brake. In carrying out our invention
we form from a sheet steel, or other metal, a spring band with its ends bent
at right angles, or curved slightly. This band fits upon the bar of the handle
of cycle.
We make from a piece of sheet steel, or other metal, a spring clevis, or a
spring folded clamp frame, with its ends straight, then bend inwardly, in the
straight part, of the ends we pierce a hole in each, to receive a pin, through
them, which carries the handle, which works this rod of the brake, also washers
& screw nut.
The ends of this folded clamp spring frame, the bent parts act as channels,
to slide upon the ends, which are curved on the spring band, & so acuated, as
to grip, & hold, & fasten itself on to the steel band, by the tightening up of the
nut, upon the end, of the screw pin, or otherwise.
Operation. We open our round steel spring band, & push it, upon the handle
bar, of the machine. We place the folded clamp spring frame, over the hole
of the handle, which is jointed to the brake rod, & slide the channeled edges of
the clamp, over the bent ends of the spring band. We put the pin screw through
the hole, & screw the nut (with the washers) upon the end of the pin. Thereby,
drawing the ends of the spring band, & clamp both close together, & holding
the handle brake to the bar of the machine for the purpose of working the brake
either in or out of action.
We do not limit the application of our invention to any particular size or
form of our band clip, for brakes, or to any special arrangements of cycle bar,
carriage, or any machine, whereupon such clip-band may be employed, but we
modify the same essential features hereinbefore described to suit any particular
requirements.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improved Detachable Band Clip for Brake Levers of Cycles, Carriages,
and other Vehicles.
JOSEPH HENRY HUGHES Park Lane, near Birmingham, Foreman, & GEORGE
EDWARD ASTON, 203 Clifford Road Aston Machinist near Birmingham 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:-
The object of our improvements is to make a clip brake band, attachable &
detachable to the handle bar, of a machine, or to any part thereof so that the
clip brake band shall grip firmly the handle bar, & also in working position
the rod of the brake. In carrying out our invention, we form from a sheet
steel, or other metal, a spring band, with its ends bent, at right angles, or curved
slightly. This band fits upon the bar of the handle of cycle. We make from a
piece of sheet steel, or other metal, a spring clevis or a spring folded clamp
frame, with its ends straight, then bent inwardly in the straight part of the
ends, we pierce a hole in each, to receive a pin through them, which carries the
handle lever, which works the rod of the brake, also washers & screw nut.
The ends of this folded clamp spring frame. The bent parts thereof act as
channels (as shown in Figures 1 & 2 at dd) to slide upon the ends, which are
curved on the spring band (as shewn in Figure 1 & 2 at e), & so actuated are
they as to grip & hold & fasten itself on the steel band, by the tightening up of
the nut, upon the end, of the screw pins or otherwise.
Operation. We open our round steel spring band, & push it upon the handle
bar of the machine. We place the folded clamp spring frame over the hole of
the lever handle, which is jointed to the brake rod, & slide the channeled edges,
of the clamp over the bent ends of the spring band. We put the pin screw
through the hole, & screw the nut (with the washers) upon the end of the pin.
Thereby drawing the ends of the spring band & clamp both close together, &
holding the handle lever to the bar of the machine for the purpose of working
the brake either in or out of action. We also make our improved detachable
band clip. The two parts thereof in another form. The bent part which acts
as a channel upon the spring folded clamp-may be made with a short flat
piece of steel, to fit or slide upon the ends, which are curved on the spring band,
& fitted on the top part of the tube of the handle bar, but the spring band in
this form is so made as a loop, or the folded frame with a hole to hold the screw
pin & lever handle which works the rod to put the brake in or out of action.
do not limit the application of our invention to any particular size or form
of our detachable band clip for brakes or to any special arrangements of cycle
bar, or carriage, or any machine. Whereupon such detachable clip band may
be employed, but we modify the same essential features hereinbefore described
to suit any particular requirements.
We
In order that our invention may be fully understood we will more particularly
describe it, with the aid of the accompanying drawings in which similar parts
are marked with like letters of reference.
Fig. 1. Represents a side elevation of the detachable hand clip for a brake
lever, with the short piece of metal at the top & its bent channels holding on to
the curved ends of the spring band made with the loop or folded clamp frame,
wherein works the handle lever. Fig. 2. Represents a front elevation of the
Figure 1. Fig. 3. Represents a side elevation of the detachable band clip for a
brake lever, with the spring folded clamp frame, with its bent channels &

page_text: holding on to the curved ends of the spring band. Fig. 4. Represents a front
elevation of the Figure 3.
a. Spring band to fit on handle bar. b. Folded clamp frame to carry handle
lever. c. Short piece of steel, with its channels. d. Channels. e. Curved ends
on band. f. Hole for pin screw to go through folded clamp frame to hold in
position lever handle.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
1st. A detachable spring band clip for brake levers of cycles as illustrated in
Figures 1 & 2, for the purpose set forth & described.
2nd. A detachable spring band clip for brake levers of cycles as illustrated
in Figures 3 & 4, for the purpose set forth & described.
3rd. In a detachable band clip in connection with a brake the means of detach-
ment & attachment as shown in Figures 1, 2, 3, & 4 & marked d & E for the
purpose as set forth for brake levers of cycles, carriages & other vehicles.
Dated this 27th day of July 1897.
JOHN BENNETT
JOHN BENNETT
4 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.