Improvements in Electrical Appliances for the Handles of Cycles, Pedals of Sewing Machines, Harmoniums and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 28th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1897. SF
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in Electrical Appliances for the Handles of Cycles,
Pedals of Sewing Machines, Harmoniums and the like.
I, ALMARAM ABAJI BHISE, Secretary of the Scientific Club, Bombay, residing
in Bombay, Market Post, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as..
follows:
My invention relates to electric, or magnetic-metallic-rings such as used for
medical purposes for the health and cure of deceases by the action of the electric or
magnetic influence or currents produced in the said electric or magnetic-metallic-..
rings, and its objects are to provide an easy means of attaching the said electric..
rings easily on both the handles of a cycle, or foot-pedals of a sewing-machine,
Harmoniums and the like, and to connect the said electric or magnetic-metallic-
rings by an ordinary silk-coated-electric-wire for passing the electric influence or
current between the said electric-rings.
Construction. It consists of two metallic-pieces having the thickness, length
and breadth convenient to suit the cyclic-Handles; the shape, cut fashionably to
the form of a human-sole; and the bottom, rather bent concavely, only to fit the
round surface of the cyclic-handles. In the body of the said two metallic-pieces
are firmly set in pieces or nails of different shapes and of such different metals
which may produce electric influence or currents just. after the manner of the
ordinary electric or magnetic rings or belts. For mounting casily over the cyclic-.
handles, the said two metallic pieces are provided with, on their either sides or
borders, two thin and narrow metallic-stripes or protectors. Thease stripes or
protectors are made of so very flexible and soft a metal, like that of an ordinary
brass pin, that they would not brake easily if twisted or bent many a times round
the cyclic-handles for mounting the said two metallic-pieces. The said two
metallic pieces are then connected, at their tops, by an ordinary silk-coated-electric-
wire, having sufficient or equal length to that of the cyclic-Handle-Bar, so that the
electric-influence or currents may pass easily from one metallic-piece to another
while the same two metallic pieces are mounted on both the cyclic-Handles: The
said two metallic-pieces are now to be called and known by the name "Double
Electric Ring for the handles of cycles, foot-pedals of sewing-machines,
Harmoniums and the like."
ALMARAM ABAJI BHISE,
Secretary, Scientific Club, Bombay.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Electrical Appliances for the Handles of Oycles,
Pedals of Sewing Machines, Harmoniums and the like.
. I, ALMARAM ABAJI BHISE Secretary of the Scientific Club near Rammadi Market:
Post Bombay. 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: electric.or. magnetic metallio. rings such as used for
medical purposes for the. health and, cure of diseases. by the action. of. the electric.

page_text: or magnetic influence or current prcduced in the said electric or magnetic metallic
rings and its objects are to provide an easy means of attaching the said electric
rings easily on both the handles of a cycle or foot pedals of a sewing machine,
harmoniums, and the like, and to connect the said electric rings by an ordinary
electric or magnetic wire for passing the electric influence or current between the
said electric rings..
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It consists of two metallic pieces having the thickness length and breadth con-
venient to suit the cycle handles; the shape out fashionably to the form of a
human sole, and the bottom bent rather concavely, only to fit the round surface of
the cycle handles. In the body of the two metallic pieces are firmly set in pieces
or nails of different shapes and of such different metals which may produce electric
influence or currents just after the manner of the ordinary electric or magnetic
rings or belts. For mounting easily over the cycle handles, the said two metallio
pieces are provided with, on their either sides or borders, two thin and narrow
metallis strips or protectors. These strips or protectors are made of so veru
flexible and soft a metal, like that of an ordinary brass pin, that they would not
break easily if twisted or bent many times round the cycle handles for mounting
the said two metallic pieces. The said two metallic pieces are then connected at
their tops by an ordinary silk coated-electric or magnetic wire, having sufficient or
equal length to that of the cycle handle, bar iso that the electric influence: or
currents may pass easily from one metallic piece to another, while the same two
metallic pieces are mounted on both the cycle handles.
For purposes of illustration and in order that my invention may be fully under-
stood, I will now refer to the annexed drawings, in which:-
Figure 1. is a plan view of my invention applied to a bicycle handle.
Figure 2. plan view to enlarged scale.
Figure 3: cross section of a handle fitted with my invention. a is the handle
bar of the bicycle; b, b, are the handles thereon which should be for efficiency
mainly formed of wood, cork, or other non-conductor of electricity. Two
elongated metallic frames or electrodes 10 are provided and within each frame,
which may be of suitable metal such as copper, an insulating block 11 of any
suitable material such as vulcanite or the like is introduced and secured by any
convenient means: A number of perforations are provided in each filling block
to receive a number of electrode blocks 12 formed say of zinc which are electrically
connected together.
The blocks 12 and the frames are formed of disimilar metals such as copper and
zine or other disimilar metals. 13 are pieces of flexible metal or the like for
attaching the device in position. The various electrodes are connected together
through the medium of the circuit wires 14 which connected the frames 10 and
electrodes 12, together and which wires are covered with inaulating material.
When the handles are grasped by the rider the moisture of his hands will allow
the circuit to be completed between the electrodes 12 and 10 and thus a current
or circuit will be set up.
If desired the invention may be applied to the pedals of harmoniums or in fact
in any position in which the hands or feet are employed, and in the case of the feet
of the operator being employed as in the case of an harmonium shoes having thin
soles may be employed and may carry metallic contact pieces which pass through
the sole thus allowing the moisture of the foot to complete the circuit.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. The combined construction and arrangement of the various parts sub-
stantially as described and illustrated herein.
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2. In electro-medical apparatus for velocipedes and the like machines in which
the hands or feet are employed: a frame or frames having electrodes of disimilar

page_text: metals so arranged that when grasped by the hands or operated by the feet an
electric circuit is closed through the medium of a suitable conductor.
Doted this 27th dox of Sentember 1897
E. EATON,
Agent for applicant.