An Improved Detachable Clip, suitable for Attaching Brake Levers or Lamp Brackets to Cycles and for other purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 7th Sept., 1898-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1898
An Improved Detachable Clip, suitable for Attaching Brake Levers
or Lamp Brackets to Cycles and for other purposes.
We, JOSEPH HENRY HUGHES, of 28, Fentham Road, Birchfields, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Works Manager, and GEORGE EDWARD ASTON, of 13,
Witton Lane, Aston juxta Birmingham, aforesaid, Foreman, do hereby declare
the nature of my said invention to be as follows;-
Our invention has for its object an improved detachable clip by which we are
enabled to easily and quickly attach and detach the same and which will be found
to be suitable for securing the brake lever to cycles or for attaching the lamp
bracket and for various other purposes without scratching or damaging the article
to which it is attached.
In carrying our invention into practice we form one portion of our clip from
a piece of flat metal bent U shape each end being pierced. The other portion of
the clip is formed curved and is provided at each end with two projections which
fit against the sides of the U shaped portion so that when the two are fitted
together they form a complete circle. Attached to or formed on the convex side
of the curved portion is a hollow half round sleeve or its equivalent which fits
between the pierced ends of the U shaped portion the pierced ends of the hollow
sleeve coming opposite the holes in the ends of the U shaped portion and through
these ends and through the sleeve we pass a screwed pin having a flange at one end
and when this clip is used for attaching the brake lever to the handle bar of a cycle
this end of the pin is formed with an enlarged portion on which the brake lever is
pivotted. The centre portion of this pin which bears against the convex sidė
of the curved portion of the clip is formed with a hollow so that when a nut is
screwed onto the end of this pin it forces the curved portion of the clip slightly
inwards thus firmly and securely-holding the clip in position. Instead of form-
ing the screw pin with a hollow it may be formed taper or with an eccentric.
Dated this 7th day of December 1897.
An Improved Detachable Clip, suitable for Attaching Brake Levers
or Lamp Brackets to Cycles and for other purposes.
We, JOSEPH HENRY HUGHES, of 28, Fentham Road, Birchfields, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Works Manager, and GEORGE EDWARD ASTON, of 13,
[Price 8d1

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Witton Lane, Aston juxta Birmingham, aforesaid, Foreman, do hereby declare
the nature of our said 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 has for its object an improved detachable clip by which we are
enabled to easily and quickly attach and detach the same and which will be found
to be suitable for securing the brake lever to cycles or for attaching the lamp
bracket and for various other purposes without scratching or damaging the article
to which it is attached.
In carrying our invention into practice we form one portion of our clip from
a piece of flat metal bent U shape each end being pierced. The other portion of
the clip is formed curved and is provided at each end with two projections which
fit against the sides of the U shaped portion so that when the two are fitted
together they form a complete circle. Attached to or formed on the convex side
of the curved portion is a hollow half round sleeve or its equivalent which fits
between the pierced ends of the U shaped portion the pierced ends of the hollow
sleeve coming opposite the holes in the ends of the U shaped portion and through
these ends and through the sleeve we pass a screwed pin having a flange at one end
and when this clip is used for attaching the brake lever to the handle bar of a cycle
this end of the pin is formed with an enlarged portion on which the brake lever is
pivoted. The centre portion of this pin which bears against the convex side
of the curved portion of the clip is formed with a hollow so that when a nut is
screwed onto the end of this pin it forces the curved portion of the clip slightly
inwards thus firmly and securely holding the clip in position. Instead of form-
ing the screw pin with a hollow it may be formed taper or with an eccentric.
In order that our invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect we have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which we have illustrated examples of the application of our improved
detachable clip.
Fig. 1 is a front view shewing a portion of the handle bar of a cycle and a
portion of a brake lever attached thereto by our improved clip.
Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of Figure 1 taken through the line a-y.
Figure 3 shews a side view and front view respectively of the main portion
of our clip.
Figure 4 shews a side view and front view respectively of the other or adjust-
able portion of our clip.
Figure 5 is a view of the adjusting pin for the clip as shewn at Figures 1
and 2.
Figure 6 is a view shewing our clip as applied for holding or clipping a
lamp bracket of a cycle.
Figure 7 is a view of the adjusting pin for the clip as shewn at Figure 6.
In carrying our invention into practice we form the portion A of our clip as
shewn in detail at Figures 3 from a piece of flat metal bent U shape by suitable
tools and in each end a¹ and a³ we pierce or drill the hole a³ preferably elongated.
The other or adjustable portion B of our clip is formed concave on its inner face
and is provided at each end with the projections b' which fit against the sides or
edges of the part A so that when the two are fitted together they form a com-
plete circle as clearly shewn at Figure 2. Attached to or formed on the convex
side of the part B is the hollow half round sleeve 62 or its equivalent which fits
between the ends of the part A. the, ends of the said hollow sleeve coming oppo-
site the holes a³ so that the screwed adjusting pin D may be passed through
these holes and through the sleeve as clearly shewn at Figure 2. This screwed
pin is provided at one end with the flange d the inner surface of which butts
against one of the sides of the part A when fitted in position and on the other
side of this flange we form the enlarged part d the extreme end d³ being reduced
and screw threaded to receive the nut for holding the brake lever L which is
pivoted on the enlarged part in position as clearly shewn at Figure 1. The

page_text: centre portion of the pin D which bears against the convex portion of the part B
is formed with the hollow d as shewn at Figure 5 so that when the nut d* is
tightened up it forces the part B inwards thus firmly and securely holding the
clip in position.
At Figure 6 we have shewn our clip as applied for holding the lamp bracket K
which is preferably formed out of the same piece of metal as the part A or the
bracket may be formed separately and fit between the clip and the ball head H
or other part to which the clip is attached. In this case we form one end of the
adjusting pin 16 with the ordinary head d.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
First
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CLAIMS.
The improved detachable clip consisting essentially of the part such
as A or its equivalent with its adjusting part such as B or its equivalent and an
adjusting pin such as D or 16 or their equivalents or the plug such as P and
adjusting part such as R or their equivalents all arranged in the manner and for
the purpose substantially as herein set forth and as shewn upon the accompanying
sheet of drawings.
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Second Attaching brake levers to the handle bars of cycles by detachable
clip consisting essentially of the part such as A with its adjusting part such as B
and pin such as 1) in the manner substantially as herein set forth and as shewn
on the drawings at Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.
Third Fixing lamp brackets to cycles by detachable clip consisting essen-
tially of the part such as A either formed with or separately from the bracket
such as the adjusting part such as B and pin such as De in the manner sub-
stantially as herein set forth and as shewn at Figures 6 & 7.
.
1000
JOSEPH HENRY HUGHES,
GEORGE EDWARD ASTON,
By
Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicants, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.