Improved Appliance to be adapted to Handles of Velocipedes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 24th Dec.. 1891-Accepted. 6th Feb., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance to be adapted to Handles of Velocipedes.
I, GEORGE HAYDON of 51, Faon Street Aldersgate Street, in the County of
London Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to insure a firm grip on the handles of velocipedes.
This invention consists of a sleeve of metal or other suitable material, having a
thread on each end with lock nuts or screwed collars, between the aforesaid nuts or
screwed collars are interchangeable rings or washers of any suitable shape,
pneumatic or otherwise and made of any suitable material, flexible or solid.
The sleeve is fitted to the ends of handle bars of velocipedes, or other handles or
levers.
ML 1001
BROWNE & Co.,
60, Chancery Lane, Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance to be adapted to Handles of Velocipedes.
I GEORGE HAYDON of 51, Fann Street, Aldersgate Street in the County of
London 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 :-
The object of this invention is to insure a firm grip of the handles.
This invention consists of a sleeve of metal or other suitable material having a
thread on each end with lock nuts or screwed collars, between the aforesaid lock
nuts or screwed collars are interchangeable rings or washers of any suitable shape
and may be pneumatic rings or otherwise and made of any suitable material and may
be flexible or rigid.
.
The sleeve is fitted to the ends of handle bars of velocipedes or other handles or
levers.
And in order that my said invention may be better understood I will now proceed
to describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which:-
Figs. 1. and 2. shew sections of my improved attachment.
Fig. 3. shews a modification of same.
Fig. 4. shews plan of interchangeable ring.
a shews handle bar b interchangeable rings which may be arranged in such a
manner as to afford any convenient grip for the hands c. c. lock nuts which screw on
the metal sleeve d. and thus keep the rings in position, such sleeve in some cases I
prefer to have slit longitudinally so as to spring over the ends of bar in case the
diameter is too large. I also prefer to have either lock nut formed with the metal
sleeve as shewn at c' (Fig. 2.).
At Fig. 3 a collar is fixed by any suitable means on handle bar a and the inter-
changeable rings bare then slipped over same and the lock nut is then screwed up
to keep the rings in position.
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 :-.
I. The use of interchangeable rings b. on the handle bars of velocipedes and such

page_text: like levers kept in position by one or two lock nuts or collars c substantially as set
forth.
II. The use of a sleeve of metal d. screwed conical at each end, in combination
with interchangeable.rings b. and collars or lock nuts e substantially as set forth.
Dated this 24th day of December 1891.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, W.C., Agents for Applicant.