A New or Improved Carrying Clip or Holder, more particularly Intended for Use in connection with Velocipedes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Mar., 1896--Accepted, 16th May, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Carrying Clip or Holder, more particularly
Intended for Use in connection with Velocipedes.
I, FRANK HENRY BLUEMEL of Crown Works, Rose Place, Globe Road,.
London, 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:-
My invention relates to a new or improved carrying clip or holder more
particularly intended for use in connection with velocipedes, the object being to
provide a clip of simple construction that will readily adapt itself to various sizes
of tubing used in the construction of velocipedes as well as to the size of the
article being carried, and which is further not liable to scratch or damage the
enamel on the machine or other article, while the said clip or holder is particularly
suitable for carrying the pump or inflator used in connection with pneumatic tyres,..
or a walking stick, tripod stand, or other similar article.
In carrying my invention into practical effect, I provide two curved or semi-
circular plates of sheet metal or other suitable material which may be stamped or
formed in any suitable manner, each being furnished with a central channel or
depression and rivetted or secured together in any convenient manner so that the
upper plate partly embraces the tube of the velocipede, while the lower plate
forms a corresponding bearing surface for the article being carried.
Upon one side of each of the aforesaid plates a slot or perforation is formed
through which passes one end of a band of india-rubber or other suitable elastic
material designed to pass one around the tube of the velocipede and one around
the article to be carried, the free end of each length of elastic material being passed
through a slot formed in a small metal plate or catch designed to pass over or
engage with a small hook or projection formed upon the opposite side of the curved
plate to that from which the elastic material starts, or I may in place of the slot
or perforation secure the elastic band to the metal parts by clinching the same
between the edges of the metal.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood. I will now proceed to
describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the clip or holder shown in connection with two
lengths of tubing which are in section, Fig. 2 being a front elevation of same.
Fig. 3 is a plan of one of the curved plates.
My improved carrying clip or holder consists essentially of two curved metal
plates p, p, each furnished with a central channel. or recess r, rl, and secured
together by means of rivets or in any suitable manner, such for instance as by
forming upon one of the plates, two projecting stampings or lugs b, b, (Fig. 3)
which are passed through holes or perforations in the second plate and bent or
rivetted over as shown.
Each of the plates p, p, are furnished upon one side with a slot s through which
passes a short length of india-rubber or other elastic material which is also passed
around a pin a so as to form a thickened or enlarged end to prevent it being pulled
completely through the slot. These lengths of india-rubber or other elastic
material pass one around the tubet of the velocipede and the other around the
article d being carried. The free ends of the elastic material m are then passed
through slots formed in the small metal plates or catches c, c, and secured around

page_text: the small pins a', a', for the purpose of preventing them being withdrawn, the
said plates or catches c being then passed over the hooks h, h, formed upon the two
curved plates p, p².
Although I have described my improved carrying clip or holder as used in
connection with velocipedes it is obvious that it may be employed for connecting
two or more articles together, such as an umbrella and walking stick for instance,
capes, mackintosh, or for other purposes for which it is suitable, or as a parcel
carrier.
It will thus be seen that my improved clip while readily adjusting itself to size,
has the further advantages that it is not so liable to break as steel, and it has a
firmer grip upon the tubes of the velocipede or article being carried, than any
existing clip, and is not liable to shift on the said tubes.
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 new or improved detachable carrying clip or holder consisting essentially
of two curved plates such as p, p', in combination with two lengths of india-rubber
or other elastic material m, m, plates or catches c, c, and projections or
hooks h, h, substantially as herein described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
2. In a detachable clip or holder such as above claimed the use of the strips of
india-rubber or other elastic material m, m, substantially as herein described and
shown in the accompanying drawings.
3. The new or improved carrying clip or holder substantially as herein described
and shown in the accompanying drawings, and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 17th day of March 1896.
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.