Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Sept., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Sept., 1888
I, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Great Charles Street, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The principal object of my invention is to simplify the construction of the said
luggage carriers, and to render them far more convenient and efficient when in use.
I will describe my invention in connection with a bicycle, or a tricycle, having
handle-bar steering arrangements.
The carrier body consists of a rectangular shaped frame, of any suitable breadth,
and with the lower part turned at right angles to the other part, so as to make a
standing out shelf or rest, upon which, parcels or other luggage are supported, and
strapped.
The undersides of the opposite bars, of the standing out part as aforesaid, are fitted
with hanging claw like arms, with a screw clamping device, connected with each of
them; that is, the undersides of the end bars, have claw like depending bracket arms,
with screws passing inwardly through the outer ones; and which said screws, have
swivelling ends, with concaved inner faces, between which, and the concaved insides
of the outer arms, the handle bar of a machine, is gripped.
By making the end of the clamping device, swivelling and adjustable, an extended
and variable grip, is thereby obtained.
The outer frame of the carrier, is preferably made from a single length of strip
metal.
Connected to a transverse bar, whose ends work within bearings, carried at the
back of the upright part of the framing, is a depending sleeve or hollow rod, where-
through an adjustable rod passes, and is affixed, by means of a clamping screw.
The lower end of the rod, is broadened out into a head, with an eye through it, and
through which eye, a pin passes, in connecting and jointing it to the top half of a clip,
for embracing the steering bar, rod or the like, proceeding through the head of a
machine, or from the bar handles.

page_text: The lower half of the clip, which has opposite flanges and holes through them, is
threaded upon the shanks of screw pins, whose screw ends, pass and screw into
opposite flanges of the top half.
The other ends of the screws, have turn or fly ends, for rotating them.
By providing carriers, with adjustable connections as described, they can be fitted
or secured to machines, varying in form, and construction.
The depending bracket arms, on the undersides of the front of the frame, may be
modified, by making the bracket in two parts, after the manner of a clip, and with the
upper part, provided with a depending square pillar, upon which a bossed eye on the
lower part, slides.
The adjustment and affixing, of the jaw like parts, is effected by a screw pin,
passing up the middle of the pillar, and with its head resting upon the underside of
the lower half.
The upper part of the carrier framing, may be extended into bag carrying arms, and
with a broad bar, or flat plate, extending from the junctions of the said lower and
upper parts, across the said framing; and upon this cross bar, the lower ends of the
springs of a saddle, take their bearing.
The attachments aforesaid, may be employed in connection with other carriers, or
carriers varying in construction, to that already described.
The steering bar clip may be modified, by making the halves jointed at one end, and
secured at the other end, by a transversely passing screw.
The clamping devices, upon the undersides of the front part of the carrier, may
be made in the form of spring clips, which are slipped upon, and spring over the
handle bars.
The clamping connections, instead of being carried or secured to a metallic frame,
they may be secured to the back of a carrier or luggage bag; by this means, the bag
can be directly connected to a machine, or to a carrier.
The carriers are also provided with means for tightening and affixing the
straps, consisting of independent rollers or drums, carried by the upper part of the
framing.
The ends of the securing straps, are connected and wound around the rollers; so
that on the rotation of the said rollers, the straps are tightened, and secured in
position, by catches engaging with the rollers.
Thus, when a person requires to secure a parcel to a carrier, the straps or bandings,
are slackened to the extent required, and after the parcel has been placed upon the
rest thereof, the drums or rollers, are turned, when the straps or bands are tightened,
and secured in their adjusted positions.
When small parcels are required to be carried, I provide the side framings,
with loops or standing out parts, through which, or under which, the straps or bands,
are made to pass.
Instead of adjusting by drums or rollers, the bands may be regulated and affixed in
position, by buckle connections.

page_text: I, JOHN BOULTBEE BROOKS of Great Charles Street, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer 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 principal object of my invention, is to simplify the construction of the said
luggage carriers, and to render them far more convenient and efficient, when
in use.
I will describe my invention, in connection with a bicycle, or a tricycle, having
handle bar steering arrangements.
The carrier body, consists of a rectangular shaped frame, of any suitable breadth
and with the lower part turned at right angles to the other part, so as to make a
standing out shelf, or rest, upon which, parcels or other luggage, are supported, and
strapped.
The undersides of the opposite bars, of the standing out part, as aforesaid, are fitted
with hanging claw like arms, with a screw clamping device, connected with each of
them; that is, the underside of the end bars, have claw-like depending bracket arms,
with screws passing inwardly through the outer ones and which said screws, have
swivelling ends, with concaved inner faces, between which, and the concaved insides
of the outer arms, the handle bar of a machine, is gripped.
By making the end of the clamping device, swivelling, and adjustable, an extended
and variable grip, is thereby obtained.
The outer frame of the carrier, is preferably made from a single length of strip
metal.
Connected to a transverse bar, whose ends work within bearings, carried at the back
of the upright part of the framing, is a depending sleeve, or hollow rod, wherethrough
an adjustable rod passes, and is affixed, by means of a clamping screw.
The lower end of the rod, is broadened out into a head, with an eye through it, and
through which eye, a pin passes, in connecting and jointing it to the top half of a clip,
for embracing the steering bar, rod or the like, proceeding through the head, of a
machine, or from the bar handles.
The lower half of the clip, which has opposite flanges and holes through them, is
threaded upon the shanks of screw pins, whose screw ends pass and screw into opposite
flanges of the top half.
The other ends of the screws, have turn, or fly ends, for rotating them.
By providing carriers, with adjustable connections as described, they can be fitted
or secured to machines, varying in form and construction.
The depending bracket arms, on the undersides of the front of the frame, may be
modified, by making the bracket in two parts, after the manner of a clip, and with the
upper part, provided with a depending square pillar, upon which, a bossed eye, on the
lower part, slides.
The adjustment and affixing of the jaw like parts, is effected by a screw pin, passing
up the middle of the pillar, and with its head resting upon the underside of the lower

page_text: The upper part of the carrier framing, may be extended into bag carrying arms,
and with a broad bar or flat plate, extending from the junctions of the said lower and
upper parts, across the said framing; and upon this cross bar, the lower ends of the
springs of a saddle, take their bearing.
The attachments aforesaid, may be employed in connection with other carriers, or
carriers varying in construction to that already described.
The steering bar clip, may be modified, by making the halves jointed at one end,
and secured at the other end, by a transversely passing screw.
The clamping devices, upon the undersides of the front part, of the carrier, may be
made in the form of spring clips, which are slipped upon, and spring over, the handle
bars
The clamping connection, instead of being carried or secured to a metallic frame,
they may be secured to the back of a carrier or luggage bag; by this means, the bag
is directly connected to a machine, instead of employing supplementary luggage
supporting framings.
The carriers are also provided with means for tightening and affixing the straps,
consisting of independent rollers or drums, carried by the upper part of the framing.
The ends of the securing straps, are connected and wound around the rollers; so
that on the rotation of the said rollers, the straps are tightened and secured in position,
by catches, engaging with the rollers."
Thus, when a person requires to secure a parcel to a carrier, the straps or bandings,
are slackened to the extent required, and after the parcel has been placed upon the
rest thereof, the drums or rollers, are turned, when the straps or bands are tightened,
and secured in their adjusted positions.
When small parcels are required to be carried, I provide the side framings with
loops or standing out parts, through which, or under which, the straps or bands, are
made to pass.
Instead of adjusting by drums or rollers, the bands may be regulated and affixed in
position, by buckle connections.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings, the
manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents an end elevation, with the screw box in section, of a luggage
carrier, constructed according to the first part of this invention.
Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the said carrier, but with the steadying stay sleeve
and bearings of transverse carrying bar in section.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in figures 1 and 2.
The carrier consists of a rectangular shaped frame a, made up of top, bottom and
side frame bars, of the breadth and depth required, and with the lower part a², turned
at right angles to the other part, so as to constitute a shelf or rest, upon which a
parcel or other luggage is supported, and strapped.
The underside of the opposite bars of the said standing out part, are provided with
inverted claw-like brackets, b, with clamping screws c, directed inwardly through the
rear claw, and which said screw has upon its inner end, a swivelling bearing e², which
is concaved at c³, to the handle bar d; so that between the concave of the swivelling
bearing, and the concaved inside of the front claw, the handle bar d (or framing) of a
machine is gripped.
Directed transversely from the two side bars of the framing a, is a turning bar e,
whose ends e, work within bearings a³, in the said sides; and rigidly connected to
the middle of the said bar e, is a sleeve e, wherein a steadying rod e is secured, while
the lower end of the said rod is jointed at e, to a clip es, which is made to embrace
and clip, the steering rod, head, or framing of a machine.
The rod e is adjustable within a bearing sleeve e, so as to admit of the distance
between the bar e, and clip being varied, according to the position and angle at
which the carrier is required to be used.
The adjusted position of the steadying stay bar e³, with its sleeve ed, is made by the
set screw e².
Figure 3 represents an end elevation of a modified form of the said carrier. It will

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be seen that the screw box and ends of the supporting framing are shown in section.
Figure is an inverted plan of the said carrier figure 3, and it will be understood that
two of the said carriers are usually employed fixed at suitable distances apart upon
the handle bar.
a² is the framing, the clip upon its underside, e the clamping screw, with swivelling,
crescent shaped inner end o², between it, and the offside arm of the bracket, the handle
bar d is gripped.
The frame is provided with a connecting strap g, which is secured to the said frame
by rivetings g.
When in use, one, two or more of the said carriers are secured upon a handle bar,
or framing of a machine, and the articles to be carried, are placed thereon, and strapped
in position, as shown in figure 3.
Figure 5 represents another form of my invention, consisting of a luggage bag
Figure 6 is an end elevation of the same, with the attachments shown in section
Figure 7 is an clevation of one of the clips upon a larger scale, and figure 8 is a
longitudinal section of the same upon a larger scale.
is a bag, and 2 are carrier strips of metal, secured to the back of the bag by
riveting or otherwise. The upper ends of the said carrier strips are bent into hook
like terminations ³, which take upon, and clip the top or other bar a, of an ordinary
carrier or frame, whilst the lower ends of the said strips 12, are provided with
adjustable clips i, consisting of a back part, front part, lever, with jointed and
cam shaped inner end.
When in use, the hook clips ³, are passed over the bar of a carrier, and the lower
clips are allowed to open out, by turning the arm of the lever upwards, and when
in this position, the clipping parts,, are passed over, and made to embrace a bar
or other framing, and when so placed the bar a, which may be a lower bar of a
carrier, is gripped by turning the arm of the lever downwards, which closes the
open parts of the clip, by the cam shaped part 2, pressing inwards upon the outer
clip
Figure 9 represents a modified form of a handle bar carrier, made according to my
invention.
a² is the top frame, to which strap g is connected, and made preferably in one piece,
and depending from the underside of the said frame a², is a stem a³, with a top
claw a branching from one side. The lower part of the said stem is made square or
angular, and marked a', and upon which, the eye of the shank of the lower claw aª
slides, and is adjusted by a screw set pin, and washer
€¹
Figure 10 represents another form of handle bar carrier.
a² is the frame, a, a is the clip, and c¹ is the set pin, with inner swivelling end c².
The frame a has straps g, g; the latter is connected at its inner end, to one end
of the frame, whilst the inner end of the strap g is connected to the other end, which
is made in the form of a cross bar a¹; so that when the full length of the strap is not
required, the inner end is coiled around the said end bar as represented.
Figures 11 and 12 represent in part section and plan, another handle bar carrier, of
a like construction to the forms already referred to.
a is the carrying frame, with hooked end a³, and with the other end provided with
a drum at, with axis a, and turn a-Upon the side of the drum, or fast upon the
axis a', is a ratchet wheel a', with which the spring pawl or bolt a, engages-The
means for affixing this last named carrier to a machine is preferably by a claw clip
as in figure 3.
When in use, one end of the strap g is connected to the drum a', and the other end
is made with a loop, which is preferably passed over, or connected to the hooked end
or other connection as of the carrier a², and on luggage being placed upon the carrier
under the strap, it is adjustably secured by rotating the turn a, and with it the
drum at, so as to wind up the strap, which is prevented from going back, by the
spring pawl a".
To release the strap, press back the pawl, when its front end becomes disengaged
from the tooth of the teeth of the ratchet wheel.

page_text: Figure 13 represents a luggage carrier clip, arranged to embrace a handle bar or
framing of a machine.
is the clip, with parts, drawn together, by the cam shaped end of a lever,
as represented and described in the preceding figures 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Figure 14 represents in front elevation, and figure 15 in transverse vertical section,
another form of carrier, constructed according to my invention.
a is the framing, with bearing brackets a², rear support a³, connected to a machine
by an adjustable clip a*.
Working between the checks of the brackets a², which are as aforesaid, carried by
the upper bar as of the frame a, are drums or axes a, made fast upon, and connected
by an intermediate axis a', with a lantern wheel as at its middle, with which the upper
end or one end of a jointed arm a³ engages, for preventing the return of the webbings
or straps a, after adjustment.
The lower ends of the webbings or straps are attached at or near the rest all of the
carrier, while their upper ends are attached to the drums or axes a; and between
the inner sides of the bands and the carrier, luggage is adjustably secured.
The carrier has one, two or more cross bars a, with clips a¹³, under which latter,
the bands an pass,
when a small parcel is required to be carried.
To slacken the bands or straps, turn the lever a³, upon its joint centre, (as indicated
in dotted lines) when the desired slackening can be effected.
Figure 16 represents a luggage carrier, applied to the base or cross carrying plate,
of the seat of a saddle.
a are hanging bars, attached to the framing b, of a saddle, by inwardly directed
arms a²; and directed upwardly above the part b, are extensions a³, with slotted or
outwardly directed ends a¹.
The lower part of the carrier consists of an end slotted har , and an end slotted
rest a, and through the gaps or slots of which, a band or bands, strap or straps, or
their equivalents, are threaded, in securing luggage.
Instead of the attachment being effected by arms a², bolted to the saddle base plate,
I may substitute clips therefor.
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
First. In combination with a luggage carrier, or luggage bag, or their equivalents,
of a claw bracket attachment and devices b, c, c², c³, as set forth in figures 1, 2, 3,
and 10.
Secondly. Providing the clamping screws of luggage carriers, with swivelling
ends, whether shaped, concaved or otherwise upon their acting faces, as set forth in
figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 10.
Thirdly. An adjustable luggage carrier, consisting of a frame a, a, bracket
attachment b, and rear adjustment and stay device e, ea, e, es, e, e, as set forth in
figures 1 and 2.
;
Fourthly. Adjusting and staying the positions of luggage carriers, by a jointed
rode, sleeve e (or its equivalent) with or without a clip or attachment es, substantially
as, and for the purpose, as set forth in figures 1 and 2.
Fifthly. A luggage carrier, consisting of a carrier a², attachment means b, or its
equivalent, and a strap g, as set forth in figures 3 and 4.
Sixthly. A luggage carrier bag, provided with securing devices h², h³, and clips i,
constructed, arranged and applied, as set forth in figures 5 and 6.
Seventhly. In securing clips for luggage carriers, or bag carriers, consisting
of free ended clips 2, 3, with jointed lever *, 3, as set forth in figures 5, 6, 7, 8
and 13.
Eighthly. A luggage carrier attachment bracket a², a³, a³, a³, aº, with set screw,
as set forth in figure 9.
Ninthly. A handle bar luggage carrier, the combination of the parts a², a¹, g, g¹,
as set forth in figure 10.

page_text: Tenthly. A velocipede luggage carrier, consisting of a frame a, (with or without
band loops) adjustable straps or webs a, fixed at one end, and wound around a drum
or axis a, a, at the other end; and which said axis, or drum or drums are secured
in their wound up position or positions, by a catch lever a, engaging between the
gaps of a lantern wheel as, (or its equivalent); the parts of which said carrier, are
constructed, arranged and work, substantially as set forth in figures 14 and 15.
Eleventhly. A handle bar luggage carrier, consisting of a carrier a², and strap or
band g, which has one end connected to a drum, with ratchet wheel upon it, or its
axis, while the other end is connected to the carrier, by a loop, or otherwise; the
parts of the carrier, are constructed, arranged and operate, as set forth in figures 11
and 12.
Lastly. A velocipede luggage carrier, consisting of a frame of bars, with looped
and gapped cross ends, made to depend and proceed from the rear of a saddle
attachment plate, as set forth in figure 16.