Improvements in or connected with Bioyole Lamps.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1894-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Bioyole Lamps.
I, TOM VINCENT SMITH, of Sherborne, Thurlow Park Road, West Dulwich,
Gentleman 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 the
following statement :—
This invention has reference to improvements in or connected with bicycle lamps,
and has for its object to provide a simple and convenient arrangement of match
holder, in combination with such lamps in such a manner, that the lamp shall be,
as it were, self contained, and the cyclist shall always have ready at hand the
means for lighting the lamp.
To this end I secure to the lamp, preferably to the socket or device for fixing it
in position, a match holder or receptacle of suitable construction, having its edge
o edges provided with friction sufaces after the manner of a match box. Or
such match holder or receptacle may be arranged to contain a box of safety or
other matches, such box being thereby protected from damage by the weather and
Bie kept in condition ready for use.
And in order that the invention may be readily understood I will proceed to
describe the same by aid of the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 shows in side elevation a lamp arranged according to my invention.
Fig. 2 18 a detail vertical section of the match-holder and the part to which it is
applied,
Fig. 3 18 a horizontal section corresponding to Fig. 1,
Fig. 4 is a part eide elevation, and Fig. 5 a horizontal section, illustrating a
modification.
a is the lamp which is secured in position in the ordinary manner by a socket or
strap piece b, fitting over a projection c from the steering post of the bicycle, and
fixed thereto by a set screw in the ordinary manner. d 18 the match-holder or
receptacle, which is fixed to the rear side of the socket or strapaud consists of
a box of metal or other suitable material, having its edge or edges roughened
as shown at d for the ignition of matches, and provided with a hinged lid or
cover
In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the match-holder c, instead of being
fixed to the socket or strap b, is removable and is for this purpose provided with
clips d by which it can be firmly secured to the said socket or strap, but can yet
The removed therefrom without difficulty if desired.
It will be seen that by either arrangement described, the cyclist knows at once,
in case of the lamps being extinguished, where to find the matches, and as the
box is attached directly to the lamp there will never be any difficulty from the
lamp being in one place and the matches in another, when it is desired to obtain a
light.
Obviously, instead of the match-holder or receptacle d being arranged to hold
the matches directly and to serve itself as the match-box, it may be made of
suitable size and shape to contain an ordinary match-box, say a box of safety
matches, which can thus be employed without danger of its striking surfaces being
rendered useless by weather.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim 18-
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page_text: adapted either itself to serve as a match-box or to coutain an ordinary match-box,
substantially as described.
(2.) A bicycle lamp having a match-holder or receptacle secured upon the back
of the socket or device for securing the lamp in position, substantially as described
and shown.
(3.) My improvements in o connected with bicycle lamps, substantially as
described and as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 and 3, and Figs. 4 and 5 of the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 21st day of December 1894.
GEO. II. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C, Agent for the Applicant.