Year: 1895

page_text: This Print is in accordance with the Original Specification as it stands after
Amendment (under Section 11 of the Patents, &c., Act, 1883), as requirod by
the decision of the Comptroller General of the 3rd day of March 1897.
I, CLEMENT RICHARD HALL, Junior, of 105, Stamford Road Handsworth,
Staffordshire, Tool Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to brake attachments for safety bicycles and
consists of making an attachment that can very readily be put on and taken off the
machine.
The said clip is made of thin strip metal to fit the sleeve part below the crown
of the head and is formed with an eye or guide for the brake rod to pass through.
The said clip is formed in two parts one of which is longer than the other. The
long piece is formed with an ear and then bent to suit one half of the sleeve and
then carried straight a short distance and bent round to form the eye or guide for
the brake rod to pass through the said strip terminating at the end of the straight
part. Where the metal is formed side by side I make a cross hole through the
two thicknesses. At one end of the short metal strip and which is bent to suit the
other half of the sleeve I form a hinged screw for engaging with a slotted hole
formed in the ear of the long piece of metal for attaching to the sleeve and fixing
to same by a nut. At the other end of the short piece is a pip formed by cutting
a recess on each side of the strip near the end.
For attaching the two pieces of metal together which forms the clip the short
piece is held at right angles to the long piece and the pip is then passed through
the said cross hole the said short piece is turned round through a quarter of a
circle and the clip is then ready to be attached to the sleeve. The end that goes
through the said hole is bent so as to lie against the said straight part when the
clip is fixed.
By making my clip in two parts as described the short part flies open as soon as
the screw is released from the slot when the clip can be readily removed. Or if
one part is broken the same can very readily be replaced.
In a modification of my invention instead of making the clip as aforesaid I
punch a cross hole in the ear portion of the long piece to receive a pip formed on
the ear portion of the short piece in which case the hinged screw is formed at the
other end of the short piece the screw then passing through a hole formed through
the two thicknesses of metal forming the straight piece so that the chip in this
case is attached to the sleeve by a nut between the said sleeve and the brakes rod.
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page_text: Or instead of the cross hole in the ear I may connect the two pieces together by
means of a hinge.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1895.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
CUMI LUIN
Improvements in Brake Attachments for Cycles.
I, CLEMENT RICHARD HALL, Junior, of 44, Langley Road, Small Heath,
Birmingham, late of 105, Stamford Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Tool Maker,
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 has reference to brake attachments for safety bicycles and
consists in making the said attachments in the form of clips in the several ways
hereindescribed so that they can be very readily fixed to or taken off the bicycle
or other velocipede.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawings on
which
Fig. 1 is a general view of my brake attachment made in the form of a clip for
carrying the vertical brake rod from the head of a safety bicycle; Figs. 2 and 3
shew the two parts of the said clip separately; Fig. 4 shews how I connect the
two parts of the clip together ready for fixing the same to the machine; Fig. 5 is
a general view of a modified form of the said brake rod attachment ;
Fig. 6 shews the clip shewn by Fig. 5 ready for attachment to the machine;
Fig. 7 is a general view of a modified form of my invention and
Fig. 8 shews separately the two parts of the clip shewn in Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is a general view shewing how the clip illustrated by Figs. 7 and 8 can
be slightly modified so as to serve for the attachment of the brake lever to the
handle bar;
Fig. 10 shews a mud guard attachment which can conveniently be used with the
brake attachment shewn by Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of the drawings.
The form of my invention shewn by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, consists essentially of
two parts marked respectively A and B both made from thin strip steel or other
suitable metal the part A being longer than the part B. The longer part A is
formed with an ear a' and then bent at a³ to suit one half of the sleeve part of the
bicycle head and then continued straight at a³ for a short distance and bent round
at a to form the eye or guide for the vertical brake rod to pass through the said
strip being bent backwardly again at a and terminates at a point as which is a
little beyond the end of the straight part as of the clip. Through the parts a³ a
I form an elongated cross hole c of about the shape shewn to allow of the pip or
tongue of the other part B of the clip to pass through, when in the position
represented by Fig. 4. The shorter piece B is bent at 2 so as to suit about one
half of the sleeve part of the cycle head and has an ear at one end pierced with
a hole through which the screw d passes. At the other end of the shorter
piece BI form the aforesaid pip or tongue b¹ by cutting a recess 6° 6° at each side
of the strip thus the tongue 6 is connected to the main portion B of the strip by
the narrow neck b'.
In attaching the two pieces A and B together the short piece B is held at about
right angles to the longer piece A and the pip or tongue b¹ is then passed through

page_text: the cross hole cas shewn in Fig. 4; the shorter piece B is then turned round
through a quarter of a circle bringing the pip tongue 6' at about right angles to the
elongated hole c and thus connecting the strips A and B together so that the clip
is then ready to be attached to the sleeve part of the cycle head the two ear
parts a 63 of the clip being secured together by the cross bolt d as in Fig. 1. The
end of the portion B of the clip which goes through the hole c is bent slightly
at 68 as shewn in Fig. 3 so as to lie against the straight part as a of the clip when
the latter is fixed as shewn in Fig. 1.
By making the clip of the two parts A and B as above described, the shorter
piece B flies open as soon as the ends a' 63 are released, so that the clip can then
readily be removed. Or if one of the parts is broken the same can readily be
replaced by a new one.
In a modification of my invention shewn by Figs. 5 and 6 the elongated hole c,
which receives the pip or ear b¹ of the shorter portion B, is formed in the ear a¹ of
the longer piece A and in this case the screw d which secures the two parts
together passes through a hole a formed in the two thicknesses of the metal at the
straight part as a of the clip between the eye at and the main portion of the clip
which embraces the head of the machine.
In the further modification of my invention shewn by Figs. 7 and 8 the ear
part a' of the longer piece A is dispensed with and near the end of the latter there
is formed an elongated hole c for the end 6¹ of the shorter part B to connect with
in the manner above described.
The said clip shewn by Figs. 7 and 8 cau, as shewn in Fig. 9, be used for
carrying the brake lever from the handle bar F, the connecting bolt d in this
case forming the fulcrum upon which the brake lever E turns.
The clip herein before described and shewn by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 can very
conveniently serve for carrying the mudguard of the front wheel which mudguard
has to have an attachment such as F shewn by Fig. 10 fixed to it, this attachment
having a vertical ear f¹ which will fit in between the ears a¹ and 68 of the clip A
and. be secured by the cross bolt d passing through it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood
that I am aware that it has been previously proposed to construct detachable clips
for the said purposes consisting of two segmental parts jointed together and I do
not claim such construction broadly but I declare that what I claim is :-
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1. In a clip for carrying or guiding the brake rod from the head of a safety
bicycle or other velocipede the combination of the parts A and B constructed
arranged and secured together in the manner substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
2. In a clip for carrying or guiding the brake rod from the head of a safety
bicycle or other velocipede the combination of the parts A and B constructed
arranged and secured together in the manner substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by Figs. and 6 of the accompanying drawings.
3. In a clip for carrying or guiding the brake rod from the head of a safety
bicycle or other velocipede, or for carrying the brake lever from the steering head
of the same, the combination of the parts A and B constructed arranged and
secured together in the manner substantially as herein before described and
illustrated by Figs. 7, 8 and 9 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1896.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.