Improvements in, or connected with, the Handles and Handle-bars of Cycles and similar Machines.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 11th May, 1897-Accepted, 3rd July, 1897
Improvements in, or connected with, the Handles and Handle-bars
of Cycles and similar Machines.
I, FREDERICK WILLIAM STROUDLEY of the Red Lion Hotel, Withington near
Manchester, in the County of Lancashire, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
An improved method or manner of constructing or forming the handles of cycles
and similar machines, whereby greater strength, increased lightness and economy in
the production of the same is attained. Hitherto the handle bars of cycles have been
formed, having secured to their outward extremities handles composed of various
materials, or a combination of materials, which said handles are attached in position
to the handle bar proper, by various mechanical means.
By my Invention I avoid the necessity of using separate handles, by forming or
constructing the same out of an extended portion of the ends of the handle bar
itself.
To enable me to do this in a proper manner I form or construct on the extreme
outer ends of halves of the handle bar (which is preferably made of hollow metallic
tubing); by means of suitable mandrills, rolls, or other approved mechanical
appliances, handles of the requisite configuration.
By doing this the handles are formed out of, and consist of part of the same piece
of metallic tubing of which the handle bar is composed. The external shape of the
handles may be arranged to receive a covering of leather, or other approved material
to enhance the gripping power, and comfort of handling the same.
This improved method of forming the handles of cycles is not applicable to handle
bars formed out of one piece of tubing and secured to the machine by means of a
solid tee piece on cycle head, but may be adapted to all handle bars formed in halves,
or those having a tee piece on machine head, formed or constructed to suite a
removable handle bar.
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ST11907
Improvements in, or connected with the Handles and Handle-bars
of Cycles and similar Machines.
I, FREDERICK WILLIAM STROUDLEY, of the Red Lion Hotel, Withington, near
Manchester, in the County of Lancashire, Engineer 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 :-
An improved method or manner of constructing the handles of cycles and similar
machines whereby greater strength, increased lightness, and economy in the
production and manufacture of the same is the result attained.

page_text: This improved method or manner of forming the said handles of cycles is applicable
to the handle bars of machines when the said handlebar is either attached to the cycle
head by a solid tee piece, or a tee piece formed open at the top and afterwards closed
up and brazed, by these means the tube constituting the handlebar may be in one
piece, or in halves as found most advantageous.
When the tee pieces carrying the handlebar are constructed to allow the said
handlebar to be readily removed, the beforementioned handlebar tube may be formed
or consist of one piece of tubing having my improved handles, formed or constructed
on the outer ends thereof. In applying my invention to the handles of cycles having
handlebars constructed in halves, and made adjustable or not no difficulty is
experienced, as the halves of handle bar adapt themselves to my improvement.
In the various figures on the accompanying sheet of drawings same letters of
reference indicate same or similar parts or details.
Figure 1 shews the extended portion of handle bar tube out of which the said
handle formed, partly in section.
Figure 2 illustrates the handle and a small portion of the handlebar after it has
been formed to the required shape or configuration, also partly sectional.
The external shape or design of the handle may be varied to suit the tastes and
requirements of the maker, but as this does not affect the principle of my Invention I
merely illustrate the application of the same to an ordinary shaped handle.
Hitherto the handles of cycles have been made separate and detachable, of various
metals, materials, or a combination of both, and which have been secured to handlebar
by sundry mechanical appliances.
By adopting my improved method in the construction of cycle handles, it will be
seen how I avoid the necessity of using separate and detachable handles by forming
or constructing the same of an extended portion A, of the ends of the said tube
forming the handlebar B.
By doing this, the handles C, are formed out of, and consist of part of the same
piece of tubing of which the handlebar B, is composed, and the configuration of the
said handle C may be arranged, if so desired, to receive a covering (wholly or
otherwise) of leather or other approved material D, to enhance the gripping power on
handle, and add to the comfort of handling the same.
If considered advantageous to do so, the open end of handle C may be closed by a
plug or button E, screwed in, or on, the tube constituting the handle, or secured by
any approved device to the same.
To enable me to carry out my Invention and construct cycle handles as herein
described, in an expidition manner I may use suitable mandrills, expanding or
otherwise, as found requisite, with rolls or their equivalent, or a combination of both,
or any other approved arrangement of mechanical appliances, but the methods I may
adopt in making or forming the before described handles form no part of this
invention, and are not more fully described for that reason.
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
Handles of cycles and similar machines formed by, and out of, an extended part
or portion of the metallic tube constituting the handle bar of machine, and having, if
desired, provision made for the reception of a covering (partially or wholly) of leather
or other material, or a combination of such, substantially as and for the purpose or
purposes herein described and illustrated on annexed sheet of drawings.
Dated this 12th day of Anril 1897