Improvements in or connected with Handles for Velocipedes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 13th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 13th Mar.. 1897-Accepted, 17th Apr., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Handles for Velocipedes.
We, JOHN HENRY PAPPS, and LOUIS FRANK PAPPS, both of 105 St. James
Road, Southsea, in the County of Hants, Cycle Agents, and Pianoforte and Organ
Manufacturers, Tuners, and Repairers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
Our invention refers to or is connected with the handles for velocipedes whereby
a firm grip by the hand is obtained and vibration is materially reduced.
According to our invention we provide a steel tube with bent ends forming a
flange for cork or felt handles to abut against. Such a cork, felt, or the like
handle passed over tube is prevented from slipping by a cap at the outer end
thereof screwing on tube. There is an air chamber passed over the handle bar end
or spindle, kept in position by a flange at inner end, and by another flauge at the
other end, the latter flange in turn being kept in position by a nut screwed on to
the outer end of the spindle, and also prevents the handle slipping off when not
inflated. The air chamber is inflated either through the spindle or other convenient
part and is fitted with a suitable valve.
Sometimes we fill the whole er part of the handle bar with compressed air, which
forms a reservoir and communicates with the air chamber tube and both handles
can be inflated through one valve in the middle of handle bar or by one each side
of head in the event of the handle bar tube not communicating with each side.
From the above description it will be understood that the outer surface or
gripping portion of the handle presents the ordinary appearance and a cycle bandle
when covered with cork, felt, xylonite, celluloid, or the like but which latter is
supported upon an air bed or elastic cushion whereby we are enabled to combine
in one and the same handle the advantage individually obtained by having a firm
gripping surface on the one hand and an elastic bed on the other.
Velocipede handles constructed in the manner above described while presenting
the appearance of an ordinary cork, felt, celluloid, or the like covered handle
with an air chamber between same and the handle bar spindle, possess the property
of resiliency and grip not heretofore obtained in velocipede handles, even when a
so-called "pneumatic handle " has been employed.
Dated this 13th day of June 1896
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Handles for Velocipedes.
We, JOHN HENRY PAPPS, and LOUIS FRANK PAPPS, both of 105 St. James
Road, Southsea, in the County of Hants, Cycle Agents, and Pianoforte and Organ
Manufacturers, Tuners, and Repairers, 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 refers to handles for velocipedes, so constructed, and as hereafter

page_text: described, as to present the appearance of an ordinary cork, felt, celluloid or the
like covered handle, whereby a firm grip of the hand is obtained, while at the same
time such handle is insulated from the vibration of the handle bar by an intervening
air chamber.
In order that our invention may be readily understood we will now describe same
by reference to the examples of construction shewn in the accompanying drawings,
wbereon
Fig. 1 is a plan sectional view, shewing so much of a handle bar and handle, as
is necessary for the purposes of explaining our invention, Fig. 2 is an end view, and
Fig. 3 a cross section, drawn to a larger scale than the previous figures, shewing
a component part hereafter described, and
Fig. 4 is a sectional plan of a portion of a bar and handle shewing a slightly
modified construction.
In carrying our invention into effect as at Fig. 1, we provide a tube A say of
steel, to receive exteriorally a cork, felt or the like handle or grip B; at the inner
end, the tube A is flanged inwardly at A' to form a shoulder, to retain a ring C
which fits the tube, and such ring C, as shewn at Figs. 2 and 3, is connected by a
web of flexible material C¹ to a smaller ring C2. This ring C2 is placed upon a
spindle or end extension D, of the handle bar D', being held against a shoulder
thereon by a nut D' screwed on the spindle.
At the outer end of the spindle or handle bar extension D, there is provided
another flexible disc composed of rings C C2, the connecting web C', similar to
that before described, the ring C being clamped by a nut D³, screwed on the cuter
end of the said spindle D, while the outer ring C is held to the end of the tube A
by an end cap E, screwed to the said tube, and this cap (of celluloid or other
material), also retains the felt or other grip B in position; a like cap E', may be
provided at the other end exteriorally of the tube A.
In the interior of the tube A, there is a flexible tube or case F, say of india
rubber, the ends fitting onto the spindle D.
The spindle D is made with an air passage G opening at G1, into the air
chamber F, and extending into the tubular handle bar D, as shewn by dotted
lines.
In fitting the parts together the tube A having the felt or other grip B thereon
is first passed up the handle bar, the ring C¹ is then placed in position, and secured
by the nut D, which is generally circular and rounded at the edge, so as to
prevent it injuring the air tube F. The tube A is then drawn over the ring C,
and the air tube being then inserted, the second ring C2 is put in position and
secured, and the end cap E screwed ou.
The flexible material forming a web between the two rings C and C³, if of
inextensible or non-elastic fabric, should be arranged as shewn at Fig. 3, in order
to allow a certain relative motion of the ring C, with respect to the ring C; if
however the web C is elastic this formation is not necessary.
Sometimes we fill the whole or part of the handle bar D¹ with compressed air,
which forms a reservoir, and communicates with the air chamber tube F, and both
handles can be inflated through one valve H, in the middle of handle bar, or by
one each side of head, in the event of the handle bar tube not communicating with
each side.
The construction shewn at Fig. 4 merely differs from that shewn at Fig. 1 in
that the tube A is not inwardly flanged at its end, but is screwel internally to
receive an end ferrule A' which not only forms an abutment for the ring C, but
also forms a flange to retain the handle grip B.
From the above description, it will be understood that the outer surface or
gripping portion of the handle B, presents the ordinary appearance of a cycle
handle when covered with cork, felt, xylonite, celluloid or the like, and this
gripping surface is supported upon an air bed or elastic cushion whereby we are
enabled to combine, in one and the same haudle, the advantages individually

page_text: obtained by having a firm gripping surface on the one hand, and an elastic bed on
the other.
Velocipede handles constructed in the manner before described, while presenting
the appearance of an ordinary cork, felt, celluloid or the like covered handle, with
an air chamber between same and the handle bar spindle, possess the property of
resiliency and grip, not heretofore obtained in velocipede handles, even when a
so-called "pneumatic handle" has been employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A handle for velocipedes having an outer cork, felt, celluloid, or other similar
gripping surface, upon an internal tubular lining, flexible end discs, connecting the
tubular lining to a central spindle, an inner flexible air containing case, together
with means whereby the air containing case can be inflated, arranged and acting
substantially as set forth.
2. In handles for velocipedes, the construction and arrangement of parts,
substantially as and for the purposes described and illustrated with reference to
Figs. 1, 2, and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
3. In handles for velocipedes, the arrangement and construction of parts,
substantially as described and shewn with reference to Fig. 4 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 13th day of March 1807
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicants.