Improvements in Construction of Handle-bars and Seat Tubes of Safety Bicycles and like Road Vehicles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 26th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 27th Jan.,
1898
Improvements in Construction of Handle-bars and Seat Tubes of
Safety Bicycles and like Road Vehicles.
We, ALBERT JORDAN, Cycle Manufacturer, and JOHN GEORGE HILLYARD BROWNE,
Cycle Manufacturer, both of 194, Goswell Road, St. Luke's, in the County of London,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to bicycles and like vehicles, in which tubular handle
bars and saddle posts are used.
We employ three modifications of apparatus.
In the first modification we remove the top of the handle bar and insert a thread
to carry a cap or spring cover (either with or without an extending cylinder)
which may be used to bear the name of the machine or any advertisement.
In the second modification we remove the fixed terminal to saddle post or top
of handle bar and insert a thread to carry a cap with pocket or cylinder attached
thereto containing repair outfit for repairing or a pump for inflating tyres, or any
cycle accessory.
In the third modification we remove the top of handle bar stem and insert a
plain cylinder with a cap or cover to spring or to fit into cavity.
Dated this Twenty-seventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and
ninety seven.
Improvements in Construction of Handle-bars and Seat Tubes of
Safety Bicycles and like Road Vehicles.
We, ALBERT JORDAN, Cycle Manufacturer, and JOHN GEORGE HILLYARD BROWNE,
Cycle Manufacturer, both of 194, Goswell Road, St. Luke's, in the County of London,
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 follow-
ing statement: -
This invention relates to bicycles and like vehicles in which tubular handle bars
and saddle posts are used we employ three modifications of apparatus.
In the 1st modification we remove the top of the handle bar stem, and. insert
a thread to carry a cap (either with or without a cylinder) which may be used
to bear the name of the machine or any advertisement.
In the 2nd modification we remove the fixed terminal of saddle post or top of
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page_text: handle bar, and insert a thread to carry a cap with pocket or cylinder attached
thereto containing repair outfit for repairing or a pump for inflating tyres or any
cycle accessory.
In the 3rd modification we remove the top of handle bar stem and insert a plain
cylinder with cap or cover to spring or fit into cavity.
We will describe our present improvements to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a cap screwed for insertion intoʻstem of handle bar or saddle post
to carry an advertisement inscribed on the top thereof.
Figure 2 is a cap without screw, to spring or fix by any well known mechanical
device into the stem of handle bar or saddle post to carry an advertisement
inscribed on the top thereof, A. in drawing.
Figure 3 is a cap with cylinder B attached to contain, repair outfit, pump
reservoir for gas or electric storage for lamp or any cycle accessory, to screw into
handle bar.
Figure 4 is a section of handle bar stem showing cap with cylinder B attached
thereto, inserted into the stem by screwing.
Figure 5 is a section of seat tube or saddle post showing cap with cylinder
attached thereto inserted into the saddle post.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is: -
The inserting into handle bar stem or saddle post a screwed, spring or other
fastened cap with or without cylinder attached to carry an advertisement, pump,
repair outfit, reservoir for gas, electric storage for lamp or any cycle accessory
substantially as described.
Dated this 26th day of October 1897.
ALBERT JORDAN.
J. G. H. BROWNE.