Improved Lamp Bracket, more especially Designed for use on Bicycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: IONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Lamp Bracket, more especially Designed for use on
Bicycles.
JOSEPH MILLER BROWN, P.O. Box 148, Commercial Street, Nanaimo, British
Columbia, Canada, Watchmaker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The invention consists principally of a spring steel bracket and a clamping band
formed at its ends with eyes for receiving the legs of the said bracket the eyes
being also provided with spring tongues engaging notches in the legs for securely
fastening the latter in position. All of which is more particularly described
hereinafter.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding
parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement as applied;
Figure 2 is an enlarged front view of the improvement with part broken out;
Figure 3 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and
Figure 4 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.
The lamp bracket consists of a metal band A and a bracket B
formed of a single piece of spring steel, bent approximately U shaped
with legs B polygonal in cross section and engaging similarly shaped
eyes A formed at the ends of the band A. The latter is preferably lined with a
piece C of rubber cloth or other suitable material, and engaging the steering
head D or other part of the bicycle above or below the name-plate as indicated in
Figure 1. Each of the eyes A' is formed with a spring tongue A2 adapted to
engage with its lower free end a shoulder or notch 13, formed on the correspond-
ing leg 1, so that when the spring steel bracket B engages with its legs the
eyes A then the spring tongues A2 finally snap into the shoulders or notches B²,
so as to prevent a withdrawal of the bracket B from the said eyes unless the
operator first moves the spring tongues A2 outwardly out of engagement with the
said notches.
The legs B' stand at an angle to the body portion of the bracket B, as is plainly
indicated in Fig. 3 to permit of conveniently fastening the lamp in place and
holding the same in such position as to throw the rays of light in the proper
direction.
By making the legs B₁ polygonal in cross section and the eyes A¹ of a similar
shape I prevent the bracket with lamp from twisting to one side.
It will be seen that in assembling the several parts, the band A is placed, with
its lining C around the steering head D, and then the bracket legs B are slightly
spread apart and pushed into the eyes A¹, drawing the band A firmly in place and
finally locking the legs B in place, the tongues A2 engaging the shoulders B2 and
thus a very secure attachment is obtained."
What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by patent is :-

page_text: 1st. A Bicycle lamp bracket, comprising the band arranged to encircle the
tubing and having its ends formed with eyes and the U-shaped spring bracket to
which the lamp is attached and having legs shaped corresponding to said eyes in
which they are received, the tension of said legs securing the band, upon the
tubing, for the purpose set forth.
2nd. A bicycle lamp bracket, comprising the band arranged to encircle the
tubing of the frame and having its ends formed with eyes polygonal in cross
section and the U-shaped spring bracket to which the lamp is attached and having
legs shaped corresponding to. said eyes in which they are received, the tension
of said legs securing said band upon the tubing, as set forth.
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3rd. A lamp bracket comprising a band arranged to encircle the article upon
which the lamp is to be held and formed at its ends with vertically disposed eyes
polygonal in cross section and having spring tongues located therein; and
the U-shaped spring bracket arranged to receive the lamp thereon and having its
legs polygonal in cross section and formed with notches, said legs being received
in said eyes having their notches engaged by said tongues and securing the said
band upon the article by spring tension, as and for the purpose set forth.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Lamp Bracket, more especially Designed for use on
Bicycles.
JOSEPH MILLER BROWN, P.O. Box 148, Commercial Street, Nanaimo, British
Columbia, Canada, Watchmaker 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 invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the
same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the drawings filed with the Provisional Specification
in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the
figures.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 is an
enlarged front view of the improvement with part broken out. Fig. 3 is a
sectional side elevation of the same on the line 33 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a
sectional plan view of the same on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.
The lamp bracket consists of a metal band A and a bracket B formed of a
single piece of spring steel, bent approximately U-shaped, with legs B polygonal
in cross section and engaging similarly-shaped eyes A formed at the ends of the
band A. The latter is preferably lined with a piece C of rubber, cloth or other
suitable material and engaging the steering head (D) or other part of the bicycle
above or below the name-plate as indicated in Fig. 1. Each of the eyes A¹ is
formed with a spring tongue A2, adapted to engage with its lower free end a
shoulder or notch 12, formed on the corresponding leg B', so that when the
bracket B engages with its legs B₁ the eyes A¹ then the spring tongues A³ finally
snap into the shoulders or notches B2, so as to prevent a withdrawal of the
bracket B from the said eyes unless the operator first moves the spring tongues A
outwardly out of engagement with the said notches. The legs B₁ stand at an
angle to the body portion of the bracket B, as is plainly indicated in Fig. 3, to
permit of conveniently fastening the lamp in place and holding the lamp in such
position as to throw the rays of light in the proper direction. By making the

page_text: legs B polygonal in cross section and the eyes A¹ of a similar shape I prevent the
bracket with lamp from twisting to one side. It will be seen that in assembling
the several parts the band A is placed, with its lining C, around the steering-
head D, and then the bracket legs B' are slightly spread apart and pushed into the
eyes A', drawing the band A firmly in place and finally locking the legs B' in
place the tongues A2 engaging the shoulders B2 and thus a very secure attach-
ment is obtained.
It is understood that the legs B₁ are so arranged relative to the eyes of the
enclosing band A that the operator must press or spread the legs apart to bring
the same in register with the eyes, and when the legs are finally pushed into the
eyes and the operator permits the legs to move toward each other, owing to the
resiliency of the steel of which the bracket is made, then the band is drawn very
tightly onto the steering-head to securely hold the entire lamp bracket and the
lamp in place.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what
I claim is:
1. A bicycle lamp bracket, comprising the band arranged to encircle the tubing
and having its ends formed with eyes and the U-shaped spring bracket to which
the lamp is attached and having legs shaped corresponding to said eyes in which
they are received, the tension of said legs securing the band upon the tubing,
for the purpose set forth.
2. A bicycle lamp bracket comprising the band arranged to encircle the tubing
of the frame and having its ends formed with eyes polygonal in cross section and
the U-shaped spring bracket to which the lamp is attached and having legs shaped
corresponding to said eyes in which they are received, the tension of said legs
securing said band upon the tubing, as set forth.
3. A lamp bracket comprising a band arranged to encircle the article upon
which the lamp is to be held and formed at its ends with vertically disposed eyes
polygonal in cross section and having spring tongues located therein; and the
U-shaped spring bracket arranged to receive the lamp thereon and having its
legs polygonal in cross section and formed with notches, said legs being received
in said eyes having their notches engaged by said tongues and securing the
said band upon the article by spring tension, as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this Tenth day of July 1897.