A New or Improved Handle for the Steering Bar of Velocipedes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Nov., 1892-Accepted, 31st Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Handle for the Steering Bar of Velocipedes.
I, FREDERICK RICHARD BLUEMEL of 32 Godwin Road Forest Gate, Essex,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved handle for the steering bar of
velocipedes and has for its object to provide a handle which will not become too hot
for the hand by use. In carrying my invention into practice I provide a bush of
cylindrical or other suitable form, made of wire netting or other suitable material
such as xylonite celluloid and the like closed at its outer end with a cap of copper
or other suitable substance extending a distance within the handle to receive the
outer end of the steering bar. This bush or handle is provided at its inner end with
a mouth piece fitting over the bar handle by means of projections adjoining recesses
or notches which allow the air to enter laterally for the purpose of ventilation.
Dated this 5th day of July 1892.
F. G. CASSELL,
Of Cassell & Co.,
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Handle for the Steering Bar of Velocipedes.
I, FREDERICK RICHARD BLUEMEL, of 32 Godwin Road Forest Gate, Essex,
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 a new or improved handle for the steering bar of
velocipedes, and has for its object to provide a handle which by means of a system
of ventilation will prevent the hands of the rider from becoming overheated. In
carrying my invention into practice I provide a tube of brass or other metal
3 inches or thereabouts in length and of such bore as to admit the end of the
steering bar of a velocipede loosely, so as to leave sufficient space for thin strips of
rubber, liquid cement or other adhesive substance for attaching the handle firmly
to the steering bar-this tube forming the core of the handle has soldered on
to one end a cap of metal with a circular hole in the centre large enough to admit a
rivet of copper or other inalleable metal when attaching it to the outer extremity
of the handle. The other end of the tube namely, that which admits the steering
bar, is recessed or cut away in four places to about of an inch of its length, thus
leaving four projecting arms which are soldered to the inside of a collar of brass,
copper, or other suitable metal, this collar is about of an inch wide and of an
inch in thickness, the inside surface of which is filed down to about of an inch at
four places corresponding to the vacancies between the arms of the tube so as
to admit as great a volume of air as possible leaving four projections on the inner
side of the collar corresponding to the four arms of the tube and soldered thereto.
The outer portion or handle proper consists of a hollow perforated cylinder of
xylonite, celluloid, or other suitable material so shaped as to give the hand a
comfortable and firm hold thereon. The perforated or outer portion of the handle
bulges out slightly in the middle and is of less diameter at one end than the other,
and is made of such dimensions as to fit the metal tube from the cap to the collar in
length the said collar fits tightly into the end of the perforated or outer casing
and is securely fastened thereto by rivets through two or more of the projections

page_text: inside of the collar. The smaller end of the perforated handle or outer portion is
made so as to surround the cap, this end portion being rounded off and having
a hole in the centre corresponding to that in the said metal cap, and being thick
enough to allow the rivet to be counter sunk flush with the end. My improved
handle has a flange at the end at which the steering bar is inserted, curved
outwards and forwards to the distance of of an inch or thereabouts the concave
surface presents forward so as to catch the air which enters and passes between the
outer portion of the handle and the metal tube leaving by the holes with which
the outer portion is perforated all over to about an inch of either end thereby
keeping the hands of the rider cool and less liable to slip their hold from excessive
perspiring.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed to
describe the drawings in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts throughout, in which a is the metal tube forming the core which terminates in
the cap band rivet c, and which receives the steering bar A. of the velocipede, the
same fitting loosely, the space a' being left for the thin strip of rubber, or adhesive
substance which attaches the handle to the bar.
The outer portion of the handle, made of xylonite, celluloid or other suitable
material, and perforated, is shewn in section at E (Fig. 1.) with curved flange for
catching the air; immediately inside of this is the collar d to which the outer portion
of the handle is fastened by rivets z z, and inside of which the tube a is attached
by its projecting arms a being soldered to the projections y as described above.
Fig. 2 shews all the inner parts of the handle severally, and their connection is
shewn by dotted lines.
Having now fully 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 :-
A new or improved handle for the steering bar of velocipedes constructed
substantially as described in the above Specification and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing and for the purpose set forth.
Doted this 17th day of November 1899
F. G. CASSELL,
Of Cassell & Co.,
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, W., Agent for the Applicant.