Improvements in the Frames of Cycles and like Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 13th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 3rd Apr., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Frames of Cycles and like Vehicles.
We, ALBERT THOMAS WOOTTON, Broom Hill, Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire,
Lace Manufacturer, HUBERT DE TRACEY WILKINSON, Belgrave Square,
Nottingham, Lace Manufacturer, and JOSEPH WINFIELD, Borrowash, Derby-
shire, Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our improvements relate to securing the handle bars and seat stalks of cycles
and like vehicles. Instead of employing the usual clamping collars and split tubes.
The tube to receive the handle bar stalk is not split but the stalk is formed of a
tube bushed and split at the lower end, the bush being screw threaded interiorly
the centre of the handle bar is perforated to admit a rod made square at the top to
receive a hand key, the bottom is made taper and screw threaded.
Upon the handle bar being adjusted the requisite height, the screwing down of
the rod will forcibly expand the split end of the handle bar stalk and secure it in
position.
A split screw threaded boss is put in the lower end of the crutch stalk of the
saddle and is operated in like manner.
Dated this Twenty-first day of October 1896.
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Frames of Cycles and like Vehicles.
We ALBERT THOMAS WOOTTON, Broom Hill, Woodthorpe Nottinghamshire
Lace Manufacturer HUBERT DE TRACEY WILKINSON, Belgrave Square,
Nottingham, Lace Manufacturer, and JOSEPH WINFIELD Borrowash, Derby-
shire, Machinist 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 :-
Figure 1 shows a side view partly in section of a tube and improved handle bar
stalk.
Our improvements are equally applicable to the hand bar and seat stalks of
cycles and like vehicles.
Instead of employing the usual clamping collars and split tubes. The tube 1 to
receive the handle bar stalk is not split, but the stalk 2 is formed of a tube split at
its lower end and provided with a bush 3 the split bush is screw threaded
interiorily to receive the screw threaded and tapered lower end of a rod 4, the
upper end of the rod passes through a perforation in the centre of the handle bar
and is made square or other shape to receive a hand key or wrench.

page_text: Upon the rod 4 being unscrewed the handle bar may be adjusted the requisite
height, the rod being then screwed down will forcibly expand the split end of the
handle bar stalk and firmly secured in position.
A split interiorily screw threaded boss is placed in the lower end of the crutch
stalk of the saddle and expanded by the screw threaded tapered end of a rod in
like manner.
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 :-
The construction and employment in cycles and like vehicles of handle bar
stalks and saddle crutch stalks split at one end and each provided with an
interiorily tapered and screw threaded split bush 3 expanded by a screwthreaded
and tapered end of a rod 4 to screw them in position substantially as described and
illustrated in the drawings annexed.
Dated this Twelfth day of February 1897
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Agent.