Improvements in or connected with the Handles of Bicycles, Tricycles, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 30th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 13th Nov., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with the Handles of Bicycles,
Tricycles, and the like.
I, THOMAS ALBERT BORIAM, of 112 Hammersmith Road London W. Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists in Improvements in or connected with the handles of
Bicycles, Tricycles, and the like, the particular object I have in view being to
provide a ready and accessible means for adjusting laterally the guiding handles for
packing in narrow places and standing.
To this end I braze or otherwise mount within the upper part of the steering tube
attached to the fork or its equivalent, a short piece of tube in which is forined in a
suitable position a transverse oblong slot. This piece of tube accurately fits the
socket carrying the handle bar, the socket being split, fitted with lugs, and a cramp
screw.
A screw pin or stud also passes through it and engages with the transverse slot,
thereby keeping the respective parts in position and limiting the angle to which the
bar can be turned. By loosening the cramp screw with a small key the handle cau
be instantly adjusted and securely fastened.
90th day of December 1896
FRANCIS M. ROGERS.
21 Finsbury Pavement, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in or connected with the Handles of Bicycles,
Tricycles, and the like.
. I, THOMAS ALBERT BORHAM of 112 Hammersmith Road, London W. 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 :-
My invention consists in improvements in or connected with the handles of
bicycles, tricycles, and the like, the particular object I have in view being to provide
a ready and accessible means for adjusting laterally the guiding handles for packing
and standing in narrow places.
To this end I braze or otherwise mount within the upper part of the steering tube
attached to the fork or its equivalent, a short piece of tube in which is formed in a
suitable position a transverse oblong slot. This piece of tube accurately fits the
socket carrying the handle bar, the socket being split, fitted with lugs and a cramp

page_text: screw. A screw pin or stud also passes through it, and engages with the transverse
slot thereby keeping the respective parts in position, and limiting the angle to which
the bar can be turned. By loosening the crainp screw with a small key the handle
can be instantly adjusted and securely fastened.
To enable my invention to be more clearly understood I will now proceed to describe
the same by means of the accompanying drawing in which :-
Fig. 1. is a front view.
Fig. 2, is a back view shewing cramping bolt and slit.
Fig. 3, is an elevation shewing oblong slot.
Fig. 4, is a sectional plan on line A.B. Fig. 1. slightly enlarged.
Fig. 5, is a view shewing handle bar in position for packing, stowage, or like
purpose.
In the drawings 1, is the steering tube which passes through the sleeve 2, forming
part of the frame 2 and which is generally brazed to the crown of the fork in the
usual manner. Into the upper part of tube 1, is brazed or fitted a short piece of tube 3,
in which is forined a transverse oblong slot 4, this piece of tube accurately fits the
socket 5, of the handle bar 5 the socket being split as at 6, fitted with a collar and
lugs 7, and a cramp screw, or bolt, and nut 8. A screw pin or stud 9, passes through
socket 5, and engages with the transverse slot 4, thereby keeping the respective parts
in position and limiting the angle to which the bar can he turned.
The operation of iny invention is as follows:-
By loosening the cramping screw or bolt 8; by means of a spanner, key or the like,
the handle can be turned round so as to occupy the position shewn in Fig. 5, or to
any other position depending upon the limit allowed by the transverse slot 4. I am
as a consequence enabled to effect a great saving of room in the packing or stowage
of bicycles, tricycles, and the like machines.
Having now particularly described and ascertained tho nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:-
1. For the purpose of laterally adjusting the guiding handles of bicycles, tricycles
and the like, the combination with the steering tube 1, of the short tube 3, having a
transverse oblong slot 4, and closely fitting the split cramp socket 5, in which is
mounted a pin 9, which engages with said slot, the various parts co-operating for
effecting the purpose specified.
Dated this 30th day of Santambes 1007
FRANCIS M. ROGERS,
21 Finsbury Pavement, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.