Improvements relating to the Handle-bars of Bicycles and Analogous Vehicles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 11th May, 1898-Accepted, 9th July, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Handle-bars of Bicycles and
Analogous Vehicles.
I, AUSTIN RAY DICKINSON, of Leavenworth Avenue, in the City of Syracuse,
County of Onondaga, and State of New York, United States of America, Manu-
facturer, 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 improvements in bicycles and analogous vehicles having
handle-bars, and has for its object the production of a particularly simple and
effective means for securing the handle-bar and its supporting standard in their
adjusted position, and for readily permitting re-adjustment thereof; and to this
end, said invention consists in the combination, construction, and arrangement
of the component parts of a handle-bar, its supporting standard, and the securing
means for said parts, as hereinafter fully described and specifically set forth in
the claims.
In the drawings hereto annexed and forming part of this specification, Figures 1
and 2 are, respectively, side and front elevations of the central part of my im-
proved handle-bar, its supporting standard, and the means for securing said parts
in their adjusted position.
Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken on line 3-3, Figure 2, and show-
ing the socket in which said supporting standard is secured.
Figure 4 is a face view of the lower end of the detached supporting standard.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the clamping member for the handle-bar.
Figure 6 is a face view of the lower ends of a modified construction of sup-
porting standard and binding piece.
A represents my improved handle-bar; and B its supporting standard. The
handle-bar A is of any suitable form, size, and construction. Its central part
is usually of slightly greater diameter than the contiguous parts of said bar
and is generally formed with lengthwise peripheral grooves a.
The supporting standard B is detachably arranged in a suitable socket C pro-
vided upon the bicycle or other vehicle equipped with my invention. The upper
part of said standard is provided with an eye b and its lower part is formed with
an inclined annular engaging face or shoulder 6. The eye b receives the
central part of the handle-bar A and is formed with a groove 62 extending down-
wardly from its lower wall. The face or shoulder b¹ is generally provided upon
the upper edge of a sleeve or tube 63, which surrounds the lower portion of the
main part or tube 64 of the standard B, and engages the inner face of the socket C,
when said standard is secured in its adjusted position. The tube 63 is fixed at
its lower end by a pin B₁ to the part or tube 64 of the standard B, and is prefer-
ably of greater diameter than said main part or tube in order that its upper end
may be moved laterally. It is obvious, however, that the face or shoulder 61

page_text: may be formed integral with the main part of the standard B instead of being
provided upon a sleeve surrounding said main part. It is also obvious that
opposite portions of said face or shoulder may converge downwardly towards
each other, as illustrated in Figure 6, in which figure I have shown the lower
end of a supporting standard B10 provided with a face or shoulder 610 of said
construction.
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The means for securing the handle-bar A and the supporting standard B in
their adjusted position preferably consists of a clamping member 1), a binding
piece E, and a nut F. The clamping member D is usually arranged in the
groove 62, and is movable upwardly into engagement with the handle-bar A for
holding said bar in its adjusted position. The binding piece E generally con-
sists of a tube, which surrounds the supporting standard B, and is preferably
formed with an inclined lower edge or shoulder e for engaging the face or
shoulder b¹ previously described.
The nut usually encircles the upper end of the binding piece E, is movable
lengthwise of said binding piece, and engages the opposite ends of the clamping
member 1). As the nut F is revolved on the binding piece, the clamping
member is forced upwardly into engagement with the handle-bar A, and the
binding piece E is moved downwardly, thus forcing the upper end of the face
or shoulder 6¹ and the lower end of the face or shoulder e outwardly against
the inner face of the socket C. It will be apparent that either of the faces or
shoulders be may be formed of less diameter than the other, and that the
securement of the standard B within the socket C may then be effected by the
outward or lateral movement of the projecting portion of the face or shoulder
of greater diameter.
The construction and operation of my improvements in bicycles and analogous
vehicles will now be readily understood upon reference to the foregoing descrip-
tion and the accompanying drawing, and, as it is obvious that the detail con-
struction and arrangement of the component parts of said improvements may
be more or less varied without departing from the spirit of my invention, I do
not herein specifically limit myself to such detail construction and arrangement.
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. The combination of a supporting standard, a handle-bar, a clamping mem-
ber for engaging the handle-bar, a binding piece for securing the supporting
standard in its adjusted position, and a nut encircling the supporting standard
and movable thereon for actuating the clamping member and the binding piece,
said parts being constructed and arranged, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
2. The combination, with a supporting standard having its upper portion
provided with an eye formed with a groove in its lower wall, and a handle-bar
mounted in the eye, of a clamping member arranged within the groove for
engaging the handle-bar, a binding piece for securing the supporting standard
in its adjusted position, and means for raising the clamping member and also
actuating said binding piece, substantially as herein shown and described.
3. The combination, with a supporting standard having its lower end provided
with an annular inclined face or shoulder, a handle-bar, and a clamping mem-
ber for engaging the handle-bar, of a binding piece consisting of a tube sur-
rounding the standard and having an inclined lower edge for engaging the
inclined face or shoulder of the supporting standard, and means for actuating
the clamping member and depressing the binding piece, substantially as herein
shown and described.
4. The combination, with a supporting standard having its lower end provided
with an annular inclined face or shoulder, of a binding piece consisting of a

page_text: tube surrounding the supporting standard and having an inclined lower edge
for engaging the inclined face or shoulder of said standard, and a nut movable
lengthwise on the upper end of said binding piece, substantially as and for the
purpose described.
AUSTIN RAY DICKINSON.
D. Young & Co.,
11 and 12, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.