Improvements in or relating to the Handles and Handle Bars of Cycles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 2nd May, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Handles and Handle Bars of
Cycles.
I, FREDERICK EDWIN STRANGWARD of Wakeham Street, Stawell, in the-
Colony of Victoria, Bank Accountant, do hereby declare the nature of this inveu-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to the handles and handle bars of cycles. In racing.
machines these are placed as low down as practicable in order that the cyclist may
attain as great a pull against them as possible with his body in a stooping position..
This position although suitable for hard riding such as track racing is not
convenient for ordinary road riding, hill climbing, and road racing.
The object of this invention is to provide a second pair of handles upon the
handle bar, which in roadsters and road racers is but little depressed, so that the
cyclist will have the choice according to whether he wishes to ride hard or merely
comfortably, and by the supplementary handles being directly in a line with the
feet be enabled to gain an increased and direct pull against them for hill climbing
and road racing.
According to this invention I provide a pair of supplementary handles which
are made in sections, preferably halves, and are adapted to be clamped in any
described position upon the handle bar between the two ordinary handles, according
to the fancy or convenience of the rider.
This will be clearly understood on reference to the accompanying drawings,.
wherein
Figure 1 is a plan of the handle bar and so much of the cycle as is necessary to
enable my invention to be understood.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of one of the aforesaid supplementary handles.
drawn on a larger scale and Figure 3 is a vertical section thereof on the line 3-3
Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, but shewing the handle inade in four
pieces instead of two.
Figure 5 is a section across the handle bar shewing one of the clamps used for
securing the sections of the handle in position.
A represents the ordinary handle bar of a cycle such as are at present in
common use and B B represent the ordinary handles upon the ends of the said bar.
CC represent the supplementary handles which are according to this invention.
provided for the purpose of being attached upon the handle bar A in any convenient.
position between the handles B B as herein before explained.
These supplementary handles are preferably made in halves as shewn in Figure 3.
each half being of cork, rubber or other suitable composition or material with a
metal casing or lining to contain or hold it. D D represent clamps which are
fitted around each end of the handles C and are hinged together as illustrated in
Figure 5 and secured at their other ends by screws d¹.
The construction of the handles shewn in Figure 4 is substantially the same as
that shewn in Figure 3 but it is made in four sections instead of two.
Obviously it might be made in three or any other preferred number of sections.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven
ion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
laim is :-
1. In combination with the handle her of a arale a nain

page_text: handles (such as C C) upon the said bar between the two ordinary handles
substantially as and for the purposes herein before specified and illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
2. In a cycle the combination with an ordinary handle bar (such as A) of a pair
of supplementary handles (such as C C) made in sections and secured upon the said
bar by clamps (such as D) substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
specified and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 25th day of February 1896.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.