Improvements in and in the Means of Mounting or Supporting Cycle Lamps.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 8th June, 1804-Accepted, 25th Aug., 1894"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in the Means of Mounting or Supporting
Cycle Lamps.
We, JOHN PARKER and THOMAS SANDERS, trading as Parker and Sanders,
of Ashton Brook Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturers, and SAMUEL
ARMSTRONG, of 11 Rifle Crescent, Victoria Road, Aston near Birmingham afore-
said, Manager of Works, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in, and in the means of, mounting or
supporting cycle lamps, and has for its object, first, the bringing of the lamp to
the extreme front of, or in advance of the front wheel of, a cycle, and secondly, the
angular adjustment of the said lamp, in manner that the light of the same is
forwardly concentrated on the track over which the machine is to pass.
Heretofore great danger has been experienced by night riders owing to their
lamps, as now usually mounted, not being in positions to reveal any obstructions,
such as bricks, stones or the like, which may be in the track over which their
machines are to pass, in consequence of which serious injuries to riders frequently
occur.
Now by extending or bringing forward the lamp in advance of the front wheel,
and concentrating the light on the track by the angular adjustment of the same,
(which is according to our invention) all obstructions in the path are revealed to
the rider, aud danger is thus obviated.
Thus, our invention consists in mounting or carrying a lamp upon or by a
forwardly extended and forked carrier, mounted upon or carried by the axis or
spindle of the front wheel, or from the forks or from the crowns of the forks
of the framing of a cycle, and which extended forked carrier is radially adjust-
able about its centre of mounting.
In carrying out one form of our invention, we take a carrier of a forked
construction, and of a length a little greater than the radius of the front wheel
of a cycle, and having at the outer or crown end thereof, an upright bracket
for the attachment of the lamp, and with the extreme inner ends formed into
loops or eyes for the attachment of the said carrier to the axis or spindle of the
front wheel, or to the forks or the crown of the forks of a cycle framing as
aforesaid.
Thus the branches of the forked carrier as aforesaid, when placed in position
on the front wheel, come upou each side of the same, and with their loops or
eyed ends taking upon the axis or spindle of the wheel, or upon the forks or
upon the crown of the forks of the framing, and after the required radial
adjustment of the said carrier has been made, the same is rigidly clamped to its
support by means of nuts or screw pins.
It will be seen that by the bringing forward of the lamp to the extreme front
of the wheel by means of the carrier as previously described, the lamp is in front
of everything, and its light is unbroken by any shadows cast by the machine, and
further, that by means of this radially adjustable carrier, the lamp can be placed
at any position relative to the radius of the front wheel as the rider may require.
The upright lamp-attachment bracket at the extreme front end of the forked
carrier is capable of an angular adjustment, independent of the radial adjustment
of the carrier, so that the rays of light given off from the lamp can be concentrated
upon any point in the path or track as the rider may require.

page_text: To accomplish this, the said upright lamp-attachment bracket is jointedly con-
nected to the forked carrier as aforesaid, and is affixed in its adjusted position by
means of a clamping arrangement.
It will be understood that this lamp carrier can be easily attached or detached to
or from its point of support when required.
As a modification of the before described arrangement, the forked carrier may
be provided with a stay or stays, the same being fixed at one end to the forked
carrier, and at the other end to the framing of the cycle, which gives great rigidity
to the forked carrier after it has been adjusted.
The stay or stays as aforesaid may be also made adjustable at their point of
connection to the cycle framing, or the same may be fixedly connected at the one
end to the framing, and the other or carrier end may be slotted in its longer
direction, and into which slot a pin on the forked carrier takes, works and is affixed,
thus admitting of an angular adjustment of the said forked carrier.
As a further modification, instead of the inner ends of the fork branches of the
carrier being formed into connection eyes or loops for affixing to the axis spindle
or cycle framing, the forked branches may be terminated by quadrant slotted plates,
which have a radial movement on the axis or spindle or other point of support, and
into which quadrant slots, pins on the framing take and work, the said quadrant
plates being clamped to the said framing, after adjustment, by means of the said
pins.
As a further form of our invention, instead of a detachable lamp carrier as in all
the previous arrangements, the branches of the front forks of the framing of a
machine can be extended forwardly to a position in front of, or in advance of the
front wheel of, a cycle, and the extreme ends of the branches may be provided with
an angularly adjustable lamp attachment bracket as before described.
As a still further form of our invention, instead of a forked carrier bracket, a
single radially jointed arm may be employed, with a lamp-attachment bracket
provided and fitted to the front thereof.
Dated this 15th day of September 1893.
JOHN PARKER,
THOMAS
SANDERS.
SAMUEL ARMSTRONG,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in the Means of Mounting or Supporting
Cycle Lamps.
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We, JOHN PARKER and THOMAS SANDERS, trading as Parker and Sanders,
of Aston Brook Street, in the City of Birmingham, Manufacturers, and
SAMUEL ARMSTRONG, of 11 Rifle Crescent, Victoria Road, Aston
Birmingham aforesaid, Manager of Works, 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, and in the means of, mounting or
supporting cycle lamps, and has for one of its objects, the bringing of the lamp to
the extreme front of, or in advance of the front wheel of, a cycle, and for another
of its objects, the direction of the light of a lamp onto the ground forward of the
track of a machine.
Owing to lamps being ordinarily attached to a machine at a considerable
distance from the ground, riders, in night riding, are unable to see dangerous
objects which may obstruct their path, in consequence of the ground in advance of
a machine being badly illuminated.

page_text: Now by extending or bringing forward the lamp in advance of the front wheel,
and concentrating the light on the track all obstructions in the path are revealed to
the rider, and danger may be thereby avoided.
Our invention consists in mounting or carrying a lamp upon or by a forwardly
extended and forked or double-armed carrier, mounted upon or carried by the axis
or spindle of the front wheel, or from the forks of the framing of a cycle,
and which extended forked carrier is radially adjustable about its centre of
mounting.
In carrying out one form of our invention, we take a carrier of a forked
.construction, and of a length a little greater than the radius of the front wheel of
a cycle, and having at the outer end thereof, an upright arm or extension for the
attachment of the lamp, and with the extreme inner ends formed into loops or eyes
for the attachment of the said carrier to the axis or spindle of the front wheel, or
to the forks of a cycle framing as aforesaid.
Thus the branches of the forked carrier as aforesaid, when placed in position ou
the front wheel, come upon each side of the same, and with their loops or eyed ends
taking upon the axis or spindle of the wheel, or upon the forks of the framing, and
after the required radial adjustment of the said carrier has been made, the same is
rigidly clamped to its support by means of nuts or screw pins.
Figure of the accompanying drawing represents the front part of a safety
bicycle, fitted with a lamp bracket or carrier constructed according to one form of
our invention.
Figure 2 represents the said carrier upon an enlarged scale.
Figure 3 is a topside plan of Figure 2.
Figure represents one of the inner ends of the bracket carrier, having an
hooked end adapted to engage with one or other of a series of holes or piercings
of an adjustment arm shown in section in Figure 5;
Figure 6 is a front elevation of Figure 4.
In Figures 1 to 6, a is the bracket carrier, consisting of two arms a', a',
terminated at their forward ends by an upright bracket a², over which the socket h,
of the lamp is placed, and at their inner ends by side plates or cheeks a³, a³, each
having toothed parts a*, and piercings a³, the latter for taking over the ends of the
spindle b, passing through the hub c, of a machine.
The said bracket arm comes forward and clear of the front wheel of a machine,
and is fitted at the inner end of each of its branches with an arm d, having a clip or
rest d², and piercings d³, and a hole d', for taking upon the spindle b.
This arm is for the purpose of adjusting the angle or inclination of the bracket
carrier, consequent upon the varying rakes of the forks e.
Thus, in fitting the bracket carrier to a machine, pass the piercings a³, of the
inner ends a³, of the said carrier a, over the ends of the spindle b; then fit
the arms d, in position, by passing the holes d', of them over the said ends of the
spindle, outwards of the inner ends a³, and with the hooked or bearing ends d²,
coming at the backs of the forks, and with the teeth a', taking into a like
number of holes ³, of the arm d, and the whole of the parts are clamped to their
means of support by nuts f, taking upon the ends of the spindle.
By passing the teeth a', into different holes, the arms a', can be made to take
any angle or inclination relative to the forks e, or to the machine, as may be
desired.
Instead of the bracket carrier being double-armed or double-membered, it may
have a single carrier or supporting arm only, and if necessary, the said carrier arm
may be supported by a bracing rod or rods or tie or ties g, which is or are
adjustably fitted. When tied or supported by such a device, rigidity is imparted
to the carrier arm and oscillation or vibration is reduced.
Figure 7 represents, in side elevation, a further form of adjustable inner end of
a bracket carrier.
a is an adjustable inner end, each of which has a quadrant slot d³, formed
within it, wherethrough (au end of the spindle b, outwardly passes, and which

page_text: inner end a³, is jointed at a to a branch of the fork e, so that by loosening the
nut, the said inner end of the carrier is freed and can be turned upon the joint a³,
to give the necessary inclination to it, then by screwing up the nuts at either end
of the spindle (in the case of a double armed carrier bracket) the same is clamped
is position.
Figure 8 represents a modified form of our invention.
In this arrangement, the bracket carrier is formed by extending the branches of
the fork beyond their centre of mounting.
el are the branches of the fork e, having lamp bracket carrier extensions e",
fitted with an adjustable cnd part a², over and upon which the socket of the lamp
takes.
The bracket carrier may be adjustably mounted and held in any desired position
by friction only, by clamping the said inner ends between nuts and the outer faces
of the branches of the forks.
We prefer that the inner ends of the spindle should have a facet or flat upon one
side, and that D pierced washers should be interposed between the nut and the
object to be adjusted.
Instead of carrying the bracket from the spindle, the same may be mounted
upon the crown of the forks and brought over and in front of the wheel to about
lignable with the spindle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
:-
First. A lamp bracket, consisting of a forwardly extended bracket carrier arm
or arms, with the lamp carrying fore part coming in front of the periphery of the
front wheel, and about lignable with or below the axle, substantially as described
and set forth.
Secondly. In extended lamp carrier brackets, mounting or carrying the inner
ends of the branched and extended members of the same from or upon the axle or
spindle of the front wheel, substantially as described and set forth in Figures 1, 2
and 3.
Thirdly. In extended lamp carrier brackets, radially adjusting the arms or
branches of the same by the means and in the way substantially as described and
set forth in Figures 1 to 6.
Fourthly. In extended lamp carrier brackets, radially adjusting the arms or
branches of the same by the means and in the way substantially as described and
set forth in Figure 7.
Fifthly. In lamp carrier brackets, extending the branches of the forks into a
carrier bracket, with the front terminal ends of the said branches coming
forwardly of the front wheel, substantially as described and set forth in Figure 8.
Sixthly. The improvements in lamp carrier brackets, and in the fitting, mounting
and arrangement of the same, substantially as and for the purpose described and
set forth.
Dated 1
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JOHN PARKER,
THOMAS SANDERS,
SAMUEL ARMSTRONG,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.