Year: 1896

page_text: I, ALFRED WRENCH, of 50, Gray's Inn Road, in the County of London,.
Optician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in velocipede handle-bars of the kind.
wherein the inclination of the handles can be adjusted to suit the convenience of
the rider.
According to my invention I support the handle-bar in a split tube attached to.
the handle-bar stem and I provide the said split tube with lugs so that it can be
tightened on the handle-bar by means of screws or the like in order to hold the latter-
in any desired position.
I advantageously provide the handle-bar with collars between which the split tube
fits so that the handle-bar is prevented from shifting laterally when the screws are..
loosened for altering the inclination of the handles.
Dated the 16th day of April 1896.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant..
I, ALFRED WRENCH, of 50 Gray's Inn Road, in the County of London,.
Optician, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in velocipede handle-bars of the kind.
wherein the inclination of the handles can be adjusted to suit the convenience of the
rider.
According to my invention I support the handle-bar in a split tube attached to
the handle-bar stem and I provide the said split tube with lugs so that it can be
tightened on the handle-bar by means of screws or the like in order to hold the
latter in any desired position.
I advantageously provide the handle-bar with collars between which the split
tube fits so that the handle-bar is prevented from shifting laterally when the screws.
are loosened for altering the inclination of the handles.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe it by reference to
the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a plan of a handle-bar for velocipedes having my improvements applied
thereto.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same, and,

page_text: Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 the said section being drawn to
a larger scale.
Similar letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts throughout
the drawing.
a is the handle-bar and 6 the handle-bar stem. c is the split tube attached to the
handle-bar stem & and c', c' are the lugs formed on the same. The handle-bar a is
enclosed by the split tube c and can be locked in any desired position in the same
by means of bolts or screws d which pass through the lugs c', c¹ on the said split
tube so as to secure the handles at any desired inclination.
e, e are the collars upon the handle-bar a between which collars the split tube c
fits so that the said handle-bar cannot move laterally when the screws are loosened
for altering the inclination of the handles.
It will be obvious that instead of employing screws for clamping the split
tube c on the handle-bar a I can employ any other suitable known clamping
device.
Having now particularly 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 :-
1. In velocipedes fitting the handle-bar in a split tube attached to the handle-bar
stem and provided with means for locking it upon the said handle, substantially as,
and for the purpose herein before described.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved handle-bar and means for securing
the same in position hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
a this 15th day of January 1091.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.