Improvements in the Construction of Clips for Carrying Inflating Pumps on Velocipedes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 4th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 7th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Clips for Carrying Inflating
Pumps on Velocipedes.
I JOHN JAMES HENRY STURMEY, of Coventry, in the County of Warwick,
Journalist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved construction of spring clip for carrying the
pumps, used for inflating the pneumatic tyres of velocipede wheels, on the frame or
handle bar thereof.
According to my invention I take a strip of sheet steel of a rectangular form
having its corners suitably rounded, and I press out of the said strip of steel two
tongues of equal length, the roots of the said tongues being in close proximity
to one another at the centre of the length of the strip. I then bend these two
tongues into a suitable shape to form the one half of the clip, and I bend the
other parts of the strip in the opposite direction to form the other part of the
clip, the one part of the clip being adapted to fit on the handle bar or any
member of the frame of the machine, and the other part being adapted to receive
and clip the pump, two or more of these clips being used for the purpose of carrying
one pump.
Toted this 20th I
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mahan 1000
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Clips for Carrying Inflating
Pumps on Velocipedes.
I, JOHN JAMES HENRY STURMEY, of Coventry, in the County of Warwick,
Journalist, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved construction of spring clip for carrying
the pumps used for inflating the pneumatic tyres of velocipede wheels on the
frame or handle bar of the cycle.
According to my invention I take a strip of sheet steel of a rectangular
form having its corners suitably rounded, and I press out of the said strip of
steel two tongues of equal length, the roots of the said tongues being in close
then bend
proximity to one another at the centre of the length of the strip.
these two tongues into a suitable shape to form the one balf of the clip, and
I bend the other parts of the strip in the opposite direction to form the other part
of the clip, the one part of the clip being adapted to fit on the handle bar or any
member of the frame of the machine, and the other part being adapted to receive
and clip the pump, two or more of these clips being used for the purpose of
carrying one inflating pump.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates my invention ;-
Figure 1 is a view in plan of the strip of sheet steel with the two tongues
pressed out.
Figure 2 is a, view in plan of the strip with the tongues bent to 'form one half of

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Figure 4 is a similar view showing a modification of the construction of the clip.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
The strip of sheet steel is of the necessary length, breadth and thickness to
form a clip of the desired size and strength, and it has two tongues "a,
stamped or pressed out of it, the roots of the said tongues being in close proximity
to one another at the centre of the length of the strip. The width of the
The
tongues
a," is preferably about half the width of the strip.
.tongues a, a, are bent to form one half of the clip as shown by Figures
and 3 and the other parts "b," "," of the strips are bent in the opposite direction
to form the other half of the clip as shown by Figure 3. As a modification one of
the tongues "a," " ai may be bent upwards and the other downwards, the
parts "b," "," of the strip being similarly bent to produce a clip of the form
shown by Figure 4. The one half of the clip is shaped to adapt it to embrace the
handle bar, or one of the members of the frame, and the other is shaped to receive
the inflating pump. Two of these clips is usually sufficient to carry an inflating
pump, but more may be used if necessary.
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I wish it to be particularly understood that I do not limit myself to the precise
shape or size of my improved clip as illustrated by the accompanying drawing, but
that I hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall
within the spirit and scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is
The improved construction of spring clip for carrying an inflating pump on a
velocipede, substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the accom-
panying drawing.