An Improved Bell for Cycles and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SIEVITICATION.
An Improved Bell for Cycles and the like.
EVAN WILLIAMS, 11, Claude Road, Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Clerk, and
CHARLES LAWRENCE, 85, Dogfield Street, Cathays, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Model
Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to bells for cycles and the like, and is constructed in
the following manner. We provide a bell with projections of suitable shape
and size on the inner or outer part. A hammer or knocker is attached to a
plate of suitable size and shape, the hammer or knocker to be free to work with
an up and down motion on a guide.
The bell is then fixed by any suitable method to one end of a spindle, a portion
of the spindle is passed through or into a hole or bearing in the plate, and a
wheel disc or other suitable device attached to the other end of spindle.
When in position the wheel disc. or other suitable device is brought in con-
tact with the rim, tyre, or spokes of cycle wheel, thereby causing the bell to
revolve rapidly, the projections on bell, coming in contact with hammer or knocker
causes the bell to ring. The whole as herein described to be made of any suitable
metal or metals, and fixed in any suitable position on cycle.
EVAN WILLIAMS.
CHARLES LAWRENCE.
An Improved Bell for Cycles and the like.
We, EVAN WILLIAMS, of No. 11, Claude Road, Roath, Cardiff, in the County of
Glamorgan, Clerk, and CHARLES LAWRENCE, of No. 85, Dogfield Street, Cathays,
Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan, Model Maker, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner. the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention relates to bells for cycles and the like and is constructed in the
following manner.
We will now proceed to describe the invention in detail with reference to
the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a bicycle with our improved bell attached to
the front fork in such position as to be operated or rung by the rim of the
front road-wheel.
of TiO 1

page_text: Figure 3 is a front elevation on a larger scale of the bell shown clamped to a
support.
Figure 4 is a rear elevation of Figure 3, the position however being reversed.
Figure 5 is a side elevation corresponding to Figures 3 and 4.
Figure 6 is a fertical sectional elevation of the bell mechanism, showing more
particularly how the gong may be fixed to the spindle, and the construction of
the hammer.
A bell a having projections 6 of suitable shape and size fixed or formed on
the inner or outer part near the rim for the hammere to strike against, is fixed
at one end of a spindle d, by any suitable means preferably one which will
enable the bell to be easily detached from the spindle when desired such for
example as that shown, which consists in shouldering down the end of the
spindle and providing it with a male screw-threadre, and the bell with a
corresponding female screw-thread cut in its central boss; the two parts being
screwed together and a retaining screw f screwed into a threaded hole made in
the end of the spindle. On the other end of the spindle is fixed or formed a
friction disc or wheel g, which is preferably provided with an india-rubber tyre
in order that it may fulfil its function, as described further on, the, better... The
part of the machine or vehicle which drives this disc wheel.
I may also be rubber
covered, if desired.
The hammer or striker c, is attached to a plate h, of suitable size and shape
and in such manner that the actual hammer or striker piece itself is loose, so
that it is free to move away from the bell or with an up-and-down motion on a
fixed pin or guide. This may be arranged for example by making a large hole
or slot through a circular piece or disc such as c, and threading the said disc
on a pin such as considerably less in diameter than the said hole, the movable
striker piece being secured between the plate h and a washer / behind the head
of the said pin.
On the back of the plate his fixed or formed a sleeve m and to this sleeve is
fixed a lever or plate n, which latter, is pivoted at o to a plate p which forms
part of the clip or clamp by which the whole arrangement is secured to the
support or part of the vehicle desired. The bell spindle passes through a hole
in the plate h and through the sleeve m which serve as a bearing. The plate
or lever n may also have a sleeve m¹ fixed or formed on it in alignment with the
sleeve m, which is fixed as above stated to the hammer arm, the bell-spindle
passing right through both sleeve which thus constitute a longer bearing for it,
as shown in Figure 6. The plate or lever n, in addition to being pivoted at o,
so that it can be turned on said pivot, has the amplitude of its movement
determined or limited by a slot q, formed in the said plate, in which slot projects
a pin which for convenience may be the end of one of the clamping screws t of
the clip or clamp. This clip or clamp may be of any suitable design, that shown
in the drawing consisting of a flat spring metal piece r, the plate p on which
is fixed the blocks and two clamping screws t, t. A spring u is secured upon a
pin fixed in the plate p. This spring presses with its arm upon the sleeve m
so as to normally hold the platen, and consequently the bell mechanism carried
by it, down in alignment with the plate p as in Figure 4.
"Thus from the above construction it will be understood that when the parts
are assembled, the bell a, the spindle d and the disc-wheel g are virtually in one
piece, so that turning the disc-wheel g causes the bell to revolve with it; the
spindle revolving in the bearing formed by the sleeves m and m¹.
The arm or plate h to which the striker piece is connected, may be extended
into a disc large enough to close the mouth of the gong as indicated at me in
Figure 6, so as to form a guard to prevent the access of dust to the bell mechanism
within the gong.
The bell constructed substantially as above described may be attached by
means of a clamp or clip to any suitable support or part of the cycle or like
vehicle and operated by frictional contact with any moving part of the same.

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By way of example our improved bell is shown in Figures 1 and 2 as applied
to a bicycle in such manner and position as to be operated or rung at the will of
the rider, by frictional contact with the rim of the front road wheel. A indicates
the front part of the frame of the machine, B is the front road wheel, C is the
rim of the said wheel, D is the front fork and E is the handle-bar. The bell
as a whole denoted by a, is attached rigidly to one of the prongs or legs of
the fork D by means of a clamp F in such position upon the said prong that
the disc-wheel g is normally just out of contact with the rim C of the road-
wheel. In order to ring the bell by means of the road-wheel or other part which
is desired to actuate it, a cord, chain or other suitable connecting piece a flexible
or otherwise is or may be connected by one end to the pivoted lever or plate
carrying the gong and bell mechanism and by the other end to one end of a
pivoted hand levery supported by a clamp, which is clamped on the handle-
bar or other part of the machine or vehicle within easy reach of the hand, so
that on depressing the free end of the said lever y the cord, chain or other con-
necting piece is thereby pulled upwards and pulls with it the pivoted lever n,
thus bringing the disc-wheel g, into contact with the rim C of the road-wheel,
thereby, if the latter wheel be in motion, causing by frictional contact there-
with rotation of the disc-wheel and consequently rotation of the gong a the
stops or projections on which thereupon knock successively against the hammer
or striker piece c and sound the bell as desired. On releasing the pressure of
the hand upon the lever y the cord or other connecting piece is of course
slackened, and the disc-wheel g is again pressed and held out of contact with
the rim C by the spring acting through the lever n.
b
Our bell may of course be so adjusted on its support that the disc-wheel is
either normally or always in contact with the part of the vehicle which is to
operate it. In the latter case the connecting cord and hand-lever are of course
dispensed with and the bell will continue to ring as long as the part which
operates the disc-wheel g is in motion.
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:―
1. A bell for a cycle or like vehicle, consisting of the combination of a gong
or other sonorous body fixed in the vicinity of the striker to a spindle, a bearing
for the said spindle and a friction sheave fixed on said spindle adapted to be
revolved and so ring the bell by frictional contact with any suitable revolving
described.
part of the cycle or vehicle, substantially as and for the purpose
2. The combination with the front fork of a cycle or like vehicle, of a bell
the gong or other sonorous body of which is fixed in the vicinity of the striker
to a spindle, bearing a friction sheave adapted to be revolved and so ring the
bell by frictional contact with any suitable revolving part of the cycle or vehicle,
substantially as described.
3. A bell for a cycle or like vehicle, constructed operated and working, sub-
stantially as described and set forth.
4. The combination with any suitable fixed support of a cycle or like vehicle,
of a bell constructed operated and working substantially as described and set
forth.
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1000
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.