Improvements relating to Cycles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 3rd Apr., 1897
Improvements relating to Cycles.
I, RICHARD COGAN MASON, Solicitor, of 59 and 60 Chancery Lane, in the
County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This my invention relates to a new and useful improvement in cycles, its object
being to provide means whereby cycles, more especially bicycles, are readily
adapted to take up little room when stored in narrow passages or like places.
Moreover they are not so likely to be pushed down and possibly injured by persons
passing by them.
My invention consists in making the handle-bars capable of being readily
telescopically collapsed or completely detached, and, if detached, suspended from a
hook or the machine when out of use.
In carrying out my said invention, 1 make the handle-bar on each side of the head
in two or more parts, the outer ones of which are suitably arranged to telescope
into the inner ones, thus enabling the bars to be shortened as desired and be adjusted
in any position by a set-screw or like means.
In an alternative form of my invention I make the handle-bar in two parts; the
inner ends of each piece being adapted to fit over one arm of a T-piece projecting
at right angles to that part usually known as the stem or stalk. In order to provide
for the meeting of the respective ends of the handle-bars they are each formed
with a semi-circular cavity, which, when the two ends come together, form a circular
aperture through which the stem or stalk passes, thereby making a neat junction of
the parts. A set-screw, bolt and nut, or other suitable means may be employed to
secure the handle-bars to the arms of the T-piece.
Dated this 10th day of November 1896
PERCY R. J. WILLIS,
Agent for Applicant.
I, RICHARD COGAN MASON, Solicitor, of 59 and 60 Chancery Lane, in the
County of London, 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 :-
This my invention relates to new and useful improvements in cycles; its object
being to provide means whereby cyclés-more especially bicycles-are readily
adapted to take up little room in narrow passages or like places, or in crates when
packed for transport. Moreover they are not so liable to be pushed down and
possibly injured by persons passing by them.

page_text: My invention consists in making the handle-bars capable of being readily
telescopically collapsed or completely detached.
Reference being had to the accompanying drawings;-
Fig. 1. is a part sectional elevation of so much of a cycle head as will serve to
illustrate my invention.
Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3., is a part sectional view shewing an alternative form of my invention.
Fig. 4. is a plan of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5. is a longitudinal section of so much of a handle-bar as will serve to
shew a part of my invention combined with the brake bracket.
Fig. 6. is a cross-section of Fig. 5.
It has hitherto been customary in the construction of cycles for the handle-bar
to pass through and be secured to the head A.
By my invention, however, I secure a short length of tubing B in the head A.
The handle-bar C is made in two parts, which are adapted to accurately fit
over the projecting parts of the tube B. A preferably flat sided pin D projects
from the tube B and, in combination with the slot E, forms what is usually known
as a "bayonet joint" between the two parts.
These parts are further secured by a suitable bolt F and nut G.
It will be readily understood that to detach a handle-bar, the nut and bolt are
first removed, the bar is then given a partial turn and then drawn off.
Either the bayonet joint or the bolt and nut may be used independently of each
other; but for the sake of rigidity it is preferable to use them in combination.
This
In Figs. 3 & 4 I have illustrated an alternative form of the invention, in which
the fastening device consists of a depressible piece of metal H, formed square at
one end at I and rounded or bevelled at the other end as shewn at J.
depressible piece fits registering slots in the projecting tubular part B and the
handle-bar C. A spiral, flat or suitable spring K is arranged beneath the piece
of metal in such manner as to keep it normally pressed outwards.
When it is desired to detach the handle-bar the thumb nail is placed in the
nick L, the block is depressed below the inner surface of the handle-bar which can
then be drawn off. To replace it, it is simply pressed into place; the rounded-
shoulder J permitting the end of the handle-bar to ride over and depress the
fastening device.
In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shewn how the bolt F can be used to secure the brake
bracket to the handle-bar.
By making the remaining part of the handle-bars-not shewn-telescopic, they
can be substantially shortened without removal; but for the sake of rigidity I prefer
the devices shewn and described.
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. In a cycle, the handle bar made in two parts and detachable at will, substan
tially as and for the purposes herein before set forth and illustrated in the drawings
hereunto annexed.
2. In a cycle, the head having a short length of tube projecting at right angles
thereto and on opposite sides thereof, the handle bar made in two parts each adapted
to fit over the said projecting lengths of tube, and any suitable fastening devices
such as a bayonet joint or bolt and nut, all substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore set forth and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
3. In a cycle, the head having a short length of tube projecting at right angles
thereto and on opposite sides thereof, the handle-bar made in two parts each adapted
to fit over the said projecting lengths of tube, and the fastening device consisting
of a depressible block supported by a suitable spring, all substantially as and for
the purposes hereinbefore set forth and illustrated in the drawings hereunto
annexed.

page_text: 4. In a cycle having detachable handle-bars provided with suitable fastening
devices, the combination therewith of a brake-bracket substantially as described
and illustrated with reference to Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 9th day of January 1897.
PERCY R. J. WILLIS,
· Agent for Applicant.