Improvements in Steering Sockets or Ball Heads of Cycles.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Steering Sockets or Ball Heads of Cycles.
We, WILLIAM Bowx, of Overdale Villas, Sutton Street, Aston, juxta Bir-
mingham, in the County of Warwick, Works Manager, and WILLIAM BOWN,
LIMITED, of 308, Summer Lane, Birmingham, aforesaid, Manufacturers, do
hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object improvements in the steering sockets or
ball heads of cycles and has special reference to the construction of the adjust-
ing nut by which we are enabled to entirely cover the end of the steering
socket tube which is screw threaded to receive this nut thereby giving a neater
and better appearance to the ball head.
In carrying our invention into practice we form the greater portion of the
adjusting nut in a similar manner as at present but on the upper end where
the bore of the nut is tapped we form a rebate and into this rebate we fit a
ring flanged over inwardly at the upper edge. This ring may be fitted into
the adjusting nut by suitable tools or by brazing or other means. Or the nut
and the flanged over ring may be formed in one. When the adjusting nut is
screwed onto the end of the steering socket tube the flanged over edge of the
ring fits around the handle bar stem and covers up the top edge of the steering
socket tube thus giving a neater and better finished appearance and at the same.
time in a great measure preventing the wet or damp from entering the bearings
of the steering socket.
WILLIAM BOWN.
WILLIAM BOWN LIMITED,
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents.
Agent for Applicants, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Steering Sockets or Ball Heads of Cycles.
We, WILLIAM BOwn, Overdale Villas, Sutton Street, Aston, juxta Birming-
ham Works Manager, and WILLIAM BOWN, LIMITED, 308, Summer Lane.
Birmingham, aforesaid, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of our
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page_text: said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be parti-
cularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement;-
Our invention has for its object improvements in the steering sockets or
ball heads of cycles and has special reference to the construction of the adjust-
ing nut by which we are enabled to entirely cover the end of the steering
socket tube which is screw threaded to receive this nut thereby giving a neater
and better appearance to the ball head.
In carrying our invention into practice we form the greater portion of the
adjusting nut in a similar manner as at present but on the upper end where
the bore of the nut is tapped we form a rebate and into this rebate we fit a
ring flanged over inwardly at the upper edge. This ring may be fitted into
the adjusting nut by suitable tools or by brazing or other means. Or the nut
and the flanged over ring may be formed in one. When the adjusting nut is
screwed onto the end of the steering socket tube the flanged over edge of the
ring fits around the handle bar stem and covers up the top edge of the steering
socket tube thus giving a neater and better finished appearance and at the same
time in a great measure preventing the wet or damp from entering the bearings
of the steering socket.
In order that our invention may be more clearly understood and easily car
ried into practical effect we have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of
drawings upon which we have illustrated examples of our improvements.
Figure is a side elevation of a portion of the head of a cycle with our im-
provements applied thereto.
Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the flanged ring and steering socket adjust-
ing nut.
Figure 3 is a sectional view shewing the ring fixed in position in the nut,
Figure 4 is a plan view of the flanged ring.
Figure 5 is an edge view of Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a sectional view of the adjusting nut.
Figure 7 is a view shewing the flanged ring and adjusting nut made in one
piece or part.
Figure 8 is a sectional view of Figure 6.
In carrying our invention into practice we form the adjusting nut A which
screws onto the end of the steering socket tube T for adjusting the bearings
of the steering head H of a cycle with the rebate a¹ on the upper portion where
the bore of the nut is tapped as clearly shewn at Figure 6 and onto this nut we
fit the ring B which is flanged over inwardly at at the upper edge the base
of this ring resting upon the rebate a as clearly shewn at Figure 2. This
ring B may be firmly fixed into the rebate in the adjusting nut A by suitable
tools or it may be fixed by brazing or by other means. When the adjusting
nut is screwed onto the end of the steering socket tube T the flanged over
edge of the ring B just fits around the handle bar stein S and covers up the
top edge of the steering socket tube as clearly shewn at Figure 1 thereby
giving a neater and better finished appearance to the steering socket and at
the same time in a great measure preventing the wet and damp from entering
the bearings of the steering socket.
In the method as shewn in Figures 7 and 8 we form the ring B and nut A in
one piece instead of in two parts either from a stamping or made from the
solid bar or otherwise.
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:-
CLAIM.

page_text: essentially in forming the adjusting nut such as A with a flanged over portion
or ring such as B either attached or formed with the said nut is the manner
and for the purpose substantially as herein set forth and as shewn upon the
accompanying sheet of drawing.
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WILLIAM BOWN.
WILLIAM BOWN, LIMITED,
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicants, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.