Improvements in Combined Cycle Handles and Bells.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 4th Dec., 1897 Accepted,
5th
Feb., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Combined Cycle Handles and Bells.
We, JAMES SAMUEL FOLEY, of High Street, West Bromwich, in the County of
Stafford, Engineer, and JoHN HENRY BIRCH, of the Firm of George Salter and
Company, of High Street, West Bromwich, aforesaid, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to additions to the handles of cycles, and consists in com-
bining therewith, a bell, gong or other sounding instrument.
The said combined handle and bell, according to one form of our invention,
comprises a fixed outside shell, preferably of the figure of the inside half of a
handle, and having running within it, an axial sleeve carrying at its inner end,
a cranked bracket with its terminal or end arranged to come within and being
affixed to the inside crown of an outer half shell constituting the ringing dome or
bell, whose lip or mouth may be provided with a lug or lugs against which a swing-
ing or other clapper actuating by multiplying toothed gear strikes. The bell remains
stationary whilst the inner part of the handle is arranged to rotate around the
sleeve taking upon the end of the handle bar as a centre.
The inside mouth of the inner part of the handle or shell is formed into, or pro-
vided with a toothed annulus whose teeth engage with a multiplying wheel turn-
ing upon a pivot and engaging with the teeth of a pinion made fast upon the axis
of a further toothed wheel whose teeth gear with those of a pinion made fast to
an axis carrying a clapper whose after end has hinged to it, a swinging arm or
arms or head or heads adapted to strike the lug within the inside of the bell when
the inner part of the shell or handle is rotated.
Instead of the inner part of the shell rotating, it may be fixed and constitute
the dome or ringing part of the gong or bell, whilst the outer half or end shell may,
be turned and be adapted to carry the mechanism operating annulus.
Instead of the clapper being mounted inside the bell it may be brought to run
within a supplementary external overhanging casing, in which case it strikes the
outside lip of the bell and the clapper is operated by intermediate gear from a
toothed wheel on the end of the rotating part of the handle, which, together with
the bell or gong, are supported by an end to end sleeve carried by the handle. bar.
The halves of the handle have their presented ends working and fitting respectively
within sinkings or sockets or over necks or shoulders upon the two opposite sides
of a junction piece carrying the clapper casing within which the clapper rotates
when it is driven by an intermediate toothed wheel engaging with a pinion on its
axis, and which toothed wheel has a pinion wherewith the large toothed wheel,
which preferably is of about the same diameter as the rotating part of the handle,
engages and by the rotation of this part, which fits upon the handle part, the
necessary movement for operating the bell is acquired.
Dated this 20th day of March 1897.
JAMES SAMUEL FOLEY.
JOHN HENRY BIRCH.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants,

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Cycle Handles and Bells.
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We, JAMES SAMUEL FOLEY, of High Street, West Bromwich, in the County of
Stafford, Engineer, and JOHN HENRY BIRCH, of the Firm of George Salter and
Company, of High Street, West Bromwich,' aforesaid, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
"This invention relates to additions to the handles of cycles, and consists in com-
bining therewith, a bell, gong or other sounding instrument.
The said combined handle and bell, according to one form of our invention,
comprises a rotatable outside shell preferably of the figure of the inside half of a
handle and adapted to rotate about an inner axial sleeve slipped over the end of
a handle bar and carrying at its outer end, a foundation or bracket with its outer
terminal or plate end. arranged to come within and being affixed" to the inside
crown of an outer half shell constituting the ringing dome or bell; whose lip or
mouth may be provided with a lug or lugs against which a swinging or other
clapper actuating by multiplying toothed gear strikes. The outer bell or gong
section of the handle remains stationary whilst the inner part of the handle is
arranged to rotate around the sleeve taking upon the end of the handle bar as a
centre.
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The inside mouth of the inner part of the handle or shell is formed into, or pro-
vided with a toothed annulus whose teeth engage with a multiplying
wheel turning upon a pivot and engaging with the teeth of a pinion
made fast upon the axis of a further toothed wheel whose teeth gear
with those of a pinion made fast to an axis carrying a clapper bar provided with a
swinging arm or arms or head or heads adapted to strike the lug within the 'inside
of the bell when the inner part of the shell or handle is rotated.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents a self-contained cycle bell
and handle made according to our invention.
Figure 2 represents a longitudinal vertical section of the same.
Figure 3.represents separately, the inner and rotating side of the handle, con-
stituting the means for operating the bell by the clapper mechanism contained
within it.
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Figure 4 represents, separately, the bell-or gong shell part of the said handle.
Figure 5 represents the bracket carrier or foundation of the bell handle which
carries the clapper and its speeding mechanism.
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Figure 6 is a transverse vertical section upon the dotted line, Figure 2,-look-
ing towards the clapper, but with the gearing indicated in dotted lines.
Figure 7 represents a modification-in which the striking mechanism-is-located.
on the outside of the shell dome and is contained within a small-casing carried by
a junction piece coming between the rotating part of the handle and the fixed bell
part thereof.
Figure 8 represents a vertical section of the same showing the disposition of
the clapper and the operating mechanism
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures'
of the drawings.
The said combined handle and bell shown in Figures 1 to 7 comprises a two-
part handle a, the one and inner part a', of which consists of a rotating shell
mounted upon and revolving around a stationary inner circular sectioned sleeve or
extension a², of the foundation'a, of the bell handle, the said sleeve constituting
a socket wherein the end 6, of a handle bar b, fits and is there fixedly secured.
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page_text: The fore part of the said shell a¹, has its inside mouth entrance a³, provided or
formed with a toothed annulus or inside toothed wheel a', whose teeth mesh with
those of a toothed wheel c, having upon its axis or arbor c¹, a pinion ; whose
teeth, in turn, mesh or gear with the teeth of a secondary intermediate toothed
wheel c³, engaging with and driving a pinion c, made fast upon an excentrically
mounted spindle or arbor c, carrying a clapper cb, having loosely-jointed clapper
arms c, which arms, when the clapper is rapidly revolved; strike the lug d, hang-
ing from the inside lip 3; of the free or unattached sounding end d, of the fixed
bell or gong shell part d, of the handle, inade fast to the pummel end a", of the
foundation sleeve as, by the screw (5, or by other convenient means.
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The axes or arbors of the multiplying gear wheels are carried or supported-
between the walls a, as, of the foundation framing a, which is gapped at a³, to
admit of the clapper heads striking the lug at the ringing lip of the bell on the
said clappers being swung round on the rotation of the inner part a¹, of the handle,
which is kept in its assigned position upon the sleeves of the foundation frame by
an annular inside web a¹0 abutting against the wall a, and by a fitted-on ring
collar all
OPERATION.
To ring the bell, in either one or other direction rotate the inner half part a¹,
of the handle, when the teeth of the toothed annulus a, drives the toothed wheel c,
and with it its pinion 2, which latter drives the toothed wheel c³, which, in its
turn, drives the driven pinion 4, when the clapper is rapidly whirled round and
the heads of its loose arms. successively strike and wipe past the ringing lug d²,
of the bell part, hence the continuous ringing of the said bell or dome end.
Instead of the inner part of the shell rotating, it may be fixed and constitute
the dome or ringing part of the gong or bell, whilst the outer half or end shell
may be turned and be adapted to carry the mechanism operating annulus.
Instead of the clapper being mounted inside the bell it may be arranged to run
within a supplementary external overhanging casing, in which case it strikes the
outside lip of the bell and the clapper is operated by intermediate gear from a
toothed wheel on the end of the rotating part of the handle, which, together with
the bell or gong, are supported by an end to end sleeve carried by the handle bar.
The halves of the handle have their presented ends working and fitting respectively
within sinkings or sockets or over neck or shoulders upon the two opposite sides
of a junction piece carrying the clapper casing within which the clapper rotates
when it is driven by an intermediate toothed wheel engaging with a
its axis, and which toothed wheel has
pinion on
a pinion where-
with the large toothed wheel, which preferably is of about the same diameter as
the rotating part of the handle, engages and by the rotation of this part, which
fits upon the handle part, the necessary movement for operating the bell is acquired.
Figures 7 and 8 represent this modification.
The cycle bell handle e, comprises a rotating part e¹, turning upon a foundation
sleeve e, fitted upon and made fast to the handle bar m, and whose outer end e³,
sockets within and has made fast to it, the crown end f¹, of the fixed bell shell
portion f, whose lip 2 is free from contact with the contiguous parts and is
struck by a swinging clapper g, rotating within a casing h, driven by a pinion i,
through a toothed wheel j, whose pinion j¹, intergears with an outside toothed
Now the said
driving wheel or annulus e, carried by the rotating handle part e.
casing h, which encloses the swinging clapper and part of the multiplying gear, is
carried by a junction piece or foundation k, which intervenes between the rotating
and bell parts of the handle.
By rotating the inner part e, of the handle, the large toothed wheel e, drives
the pinion, and through it the wheel j, which in turn drives the pinion i, and
rotates the clapper g, whose arm is loosely jointed and strikes the outside of the
lip f, gives a continuous ring to the bell so long as the inner part of the handle
is rotated.

page_text: The cycle bell handle herein described is used as a whole as an ordinary handle,
and is only utilized as a bell when an alarm or warning is required to be sounded.
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: -
First: A bell-handle for cycles, comprising a ringing part and a bell-operating
part, and constituting a grip or handle, substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly: A bell handle for cycles made up of a ringing part and an operating
part, with the bell part being fixed to, and the operating part rotating about a
foundation or frame which sockets over the end of the handle bar, substantially
as. described and set forth.
Thirdly: A bell-handle for cycles made up of a ringing part and an operating
part, with the said ringing part being fixed to a foundation or frame, socketting
upon the handle bar end and carrying the clappers and clapper-actuating
mechanism, and with the other part, which turns about the said frame as a bearing,
operating the said clapper mechanism by means of the toothed wheel or annulus
of it, substantially as described and set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of Decembar 1807
JAMES SAMUEL FOLEY.
JOHN HENRY BIRCH.
By Henry Skerrett,
24, Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.