Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1899-Accepted, 19th Aug., 1899
We, MORITZ BERNHARD EMIL SOBADKY and EMIL RICHARD BERUDE, of Blase-
witz, near Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, Germany, do hereby declare the nature
of our invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
The bicycle-bell forming the object of the present invention is sounded by
the friction of a wheel upon the cycle tyre and is so arranged that it is absolutely
protected against all mud and dust thrown up from the cycle.
In the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is the front view,
Fig. 2 the side view of a cycle provided with the bell, whilst
Figs. 3 & 4 show single parts.
The bell proper m is fastened by a support m¹ and a girder m³ on the handle
bars, but it can also be fixed on to the upper end of a rod working parallel
to the front fork tube with which rod the brake is provided.
Inside the bell is a lever k, which bears on one arm the clapper and is con-
nected with the other by a rod i with the lever h. This has a second arm h¹
which is met by a pin gl fixed to the friction roller g, as soon as the friction
roller g is pressed on the tyre. When this takes place, the lever h the rod i
and the lever are pressed upwards so that the clapper 7 is moved away from the
bell m.
As soon then as the pin g' has left the arm h¹ of the lever, the lever h is again
swung downwards by the spring twisted round its turning pin f¹, so that the
clapper is jerked against the bell m and makes it sound.
Instead of the one clapper two clappers can also be arranged one of which
rings a somewhat bigger bell and the other a smaller bell. The pressure of
the friction wheel g which is fixed to a fork can be effected according to will
by a slight oscillation of this fork. In the drawing the following arrange-
ment is used in order to show the slight movement of the fork f that is necessary.
The fork f rests on two levers d, which turn round on the peg l fixed to the
fork by means of the girder e. The upper ends of the lever & are connected by
a crosspiece c¹, to which the rod c fixed to the end of the handle-lever a
fastened.
IS
The crosspiece c' leads to the rod which is fixed by means of the girder 3
to the frontfork tube and rests on the spring c. If one presses the lever a
against the handle the rod c, the lever d and the fork f are pressed downwards
so that the friction wheel 7 is pressed on the tyre. If one releases the pressure
on the lever, the spring again raises the crosspiece c¹ and the part fastened
to it into its upper position. If a brake is made use of, provided with a vertical
rod this can be utilised in place of the rod c² to guide the crosspiece c¹. But
one can also connect the pressure rod of the brake with the cross-piece c¹, in
which case the lever a and the rod c are abolished and at the same time with the
application of the brake the pressure of the friction roller 9 ensues.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1) Cycle-bell, characterised by the friction roller to be pressed on the tyre
and provided with the pin (g), of which the pin (g) strikes on the arm (h¹)
of the lever (h), so that by the raising of the rod (i) and the downward pull
thereof by the spring (%) the lever () and the clapper (7) connected therewith
striking against the bell (m) is set in motion, as described.
2). The arrangement for the pressure of the fork (f) bearing the friction
roller (g), characterised by the lever (d) turning round the pin (e¹), the cross-
piece (c) connecting the same, the rod (c) and the handlever (a), as set forth.
Dated this 27th day of April 1899.
Signed before me,
HENRI PALMIÉ,
MORITZ BERNHARD EMIL SOBADKY.
EMIL RICHARD BERUDE.
H.B.M. Consul, Dresden, Saxony.