Improvements in Handles for Velocipedes and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Handles for Velocipedes and the like.
I, CHARLES THOMAS CUTLER, of 574, Mile End Road, London, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in the handles for velocipedes and the
like, and has for its object to provide a handle which while possessing all the
advantages of the ordinary felt handle, it will also be light, durable, comfortable in
use and can be cheaply produced.
In carrying my invention into practical effect the said handle is turned out of
wood in the usual manner and the outer surface is then covered with a thin layer
of felt, or in some cases the said handle may only be partially covered with
felt, around its outer surface, the two ends being provided with ferrules of
celluloid, xylonite, metal or the like in a similar manner to those at present
in use.
Dated this 10th day of September 1895.
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Handles for velocipedes and
1, CHARLES THOMAS CUTLER of 574, Mile End Road Loudon, 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 by the following
statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in handles for velocipedes and the
like, and has for its object to provide a handle which, while possessing all the
advantages of the ordinary solid felt handle, will also be light, durable, absorbent,
comfortable in use, and can be produced at much less cost than heretofore.
In carrying my invention into practical effect the handle is turned out of wood
in the usual manner and the outer surface is then wholly or partially covered with
a thin layer, sheet or fillet of felt or other material or fabric, and the two
ends are provided with caps or ferrules of celluloid, xylonite, metal or the like.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed
to describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section illustrating my improved handle, Fig. 2 being a
cross section of same.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the completed handle and
Fig. 4 is a sectional view illustrating a slightly modified form of construction.
According to my invention the core c of the handle is turned out of wood and
furnished with the ordinary longitudinal opening o for fitting it to the handle-bar.
Upon the outer surface of the said core is arranged or fastened in any convenient

page_text: and suitable manner, either by cement, stitches or the like, a thin layer, strip or
fillet of felt or similar material, designed as shown in the drawings to cover a
greater portion of the handle and to be used in combination with caps or
ferrules a, a', which may be constructed of any suitable metal or material
and which are arranged in the ordinary manner, or the said felt may be so
arranged as to completely cover the handle, in which case the ends a, a¹ are
dispensed with.
Fig. 4 illustrates a slight modification in the arrangement or construction of
the handle. In this case it will be seen that the caps instead of being cut off
square at the ends so as to lie flush with the felt, are cut away or bevelled at the
edges, the felt or the like being correspondingly reduced or tapered at the edges
so as to allow of the caps passing over same for a short distance, thereby holding
the felt firmly in position and preventing the edges from getting turned over or
rucking up.
By this means I obtain a handle combining extreme lightness with great
strength and possessing all the advantages of a solid felt handle at a greatly
reduced cost.
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. The new or improved handle for velocipedes and the like comprising a core of
wood in combination with a thin layer of felt, fabric or the like, and having caps
or ends or not as required, substantially as herein described and shown and for the
purposes specified.
2. The new or improved handle for velocipedes comprising a core of wood in
combination with a thin layer of felt, fabric or the like and having caps or ferrules
the edges of which are cut away or bevelled so as to slip over the edges of the felt
and retain it firmly in position, substantially as herein described and shown with
reference to Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings.
3. The improvements in handles for velocipedes and the like, substantially as
herein described and shown and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 11th day of June 1896
F. G. CASSELL
(Of Cassell & Co.),
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.