or other velocipedes.
Year: 1885

page_text: or other velocipedes.
We WILLIAM BOWN of Summer Lane, Birmingham in the county of Warwick
Manufacturer and EDWARD CORR of Guildford Street, Birmingham in the county
of Warwick, Machinist do hereby declare the nature of our said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN HEADS AND HANDLE-BARS OF BICYCLES, TRICYCLES OR OTHER
VELOCIPEDES" to be as follows:-
The object of our improvements is to facilitate the reversal of the handle bar of
the head of the bicycle or velocipede so that it may be placed parallel with the.
wheel, for convenience of packing or passing through narrow doorways.
This we effect by making the handle bar detachable and forming a taper hole in
the socket of the same which fits on a corresponding shaped taper part of the
head A taper square collar is formed on the head against which the underside of
the socket abuts-Projecting downwards from the front of the socket is a lug, or
lip hollowed out so as to pass over the taper collar before named-The underside
of the projecting lug or lip is suitably recessed, and a lever is hung or jointed, the
inner end of which is passed into a slot formed in the head for securing all the
parts in position-When fixing the socket and handle bar to the head it is passed
on to the taper part and turned round when the hollowed out part of the projecting
lug or lip passing over the taper collar will draw down the socket firmly upon the
head and when the handle bar is at right angles with the wheel the side of the
projecting lug will bear against a stop on the taper collar and the inner end of
the lever will be opposite a slot formed in the body of the head so that the said
ends of the lever can be readily forced into the slot which will firmly hold all the
parts in position.
By this arrangement we do not interfere in any way with the neck pin and
lock nut which are covered over by the socket being hollowed out for that
purpose.

page_text: Improvements in Heads and Handle-bars of Bicycles, Tricycles,
or other Velocipedes.
We WILLIAM BOWN of Summer Lane Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Manufacturer and EDWARD CORR of Guildford Street Birmingham in the County
of Warwick Machinist do hereby declare the nature of our said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN HEADS AND HANDLE-BARS OF BICYCLES TRICYCLES OR OTHER
VELOCIPEDES" and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of our improvements is to facilitate the reversal of the Handle Bar of
the head of the bicycle or velocipede so that it may be placed parallel with the
wheel for convenience of packing or passing through narrow doorways.
This we effect by making the handle bar detachable and forming a taper hole in
the socket of the same which fits on a corresponding-shaped taper-part of the
head A taper square collar is formed on the head against which the underside of
the socket abuts.
Projecting downward from the front of the socket is a lug or lip hollowed out so
as to pass over the taper collar before named-The underside of the projecting lug
or lip is suitably recessed, and a lever is hung or jointed thereto the inner end of
which is passed into a slot formed in the head for securing all the parts in
position When fixing the socket and handle bar to the head it is passed on to the
taper part and turned round when the hollowed out part of the projecting lug or
lip passing over the taper collar will draw down the socket firmly upon the head
and when the handle bar is at right angles with the wheel the side of the projecting
lug will bear against a stop on the taper collar-and the inner end of the lever will
be opposite a slot formed in the body of the head so that the said end of the lever
can be readily forced into the slot which will firmly hold all the parts in position ;
or the stop on the collar may be so formed that when brought in contact with the
side of the projecting lug a screwed pin may be passed through both lug and stop
thereby firmly holding the parts in position.
By this arrangement we do not interfere in any way with the neck pin and
lock nut which are covered over by the socket being hollowed out for that
purpose.
But as our improvements will be better understood by aid of the drawings
hereunto annexed we will proceed to describe the same reference being made to the
figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1. is a front view of the handle bars A. A. (broken off for convenience of
space) connected to the socket B.; the handle bars may be of any suitable shape
and solid or tubular as desired-Figure 2 is a front view of the head C.-Figure 3.
is a side view of Figure 1. showing the handle bar A. in section-Figure 4. is a side
view of the head C. Figure 2.-Figure 5. is a side view of the socket B. Figure 3.
and head C. and neck D. Figure 4. put together-Figure 6 is a sectional side view
of the socket B-Figure 7 is a view of the reverse side of the head to that shown

page_text: at Figure 4. and Figure 8 is a part sectional side view of the socket B. head C. and
neck D-The same parts in each figure will be distinguished by the same letters of
reference As will be seen the handle bars. A. A. with the socket B. are made
detachable from the head C.-the socket B. having a taper hole in it (as seen at
Figure 6. marked E.) which fits on a corresponding taper part F. of the head C-
Figure 2, when the parts are being put together and secured in position.
The taper or curved collar G. formed on or attached to the head C. abuts against
the bottom edge of the socket B. on the underside of which a projecting lug H. is
formed-A recess J. is made in the projecting lug H. see Figures 3. and 6. to pass
over the taper or curved collar G. when securing the socket and head in position -
The underside of the projecting lug H is recessed or slotted in which recess or slot
the lever K. is hinged or jointed; the inner end of the said lever passes into. the
slot L. in the head C. as seen at Figure 2. for securing the parts in position.
When fixing the socket B. carrying the handle bars A. to the head C. the socket
and handle bar Figure 3 are passed on to the taper part F. of the head Figure 4. in
the position shown at Figure 5. when the handle bars will be parallel with the
wheel.
To firmly secure all the parts in position for riding the socket B. and handle
bars A. A. are turned round, the recessed part J. of the projecting lug H. passing
over the taper or curved collar G. which will draw down the socket B. firmly upon
the head C. and when the handle bars are at right angles with the wheel, the side
of the projecting lug H will bear against the stop M. as seen at Figure 8. and the
inner end of the lever K. will be opposite the slot L. in the head C., so that the
lever can be readily forced into the slot as shown in the position in dotted lines in
Figure 8. which will firmly hold all the parts securely in position for riding-The
socket and handle bars can be readily reversed to be parallel with the wheel for
passing through narrow passages or otherwise by withdrawing the lever K. from
the slot L when the socket and handle bars can be turned round and left in that
position or removed altogether from the head if desired for convenience of
packing It will be obvious that the parts may be securely held in position by
enlarging the stop. M. so that when brought in contact with the lug H. a screwed
pin is passed through both, which pin is withdrawn when the handle bar is to be
reversed By this arrangement we do not interfere in any way with the neck pin N.
and lock nut O. see Figure 2. which are covered over by the socket B. being
bollowed out for that purpose as seen at Figure 6.
Having described our improvements and the manner in which the same may be
carried into effect, we wish it understood that we do not purpose confining ourselves
to the details herein described and exhibited as the same may be varied without
departing from the spirit of our invention but what we claim and wish protected
by letters Patent is
The means or their equivalents for attaching reversing and detaching sockets
and handle bars from heads of bicycles or other velocipedes substantially as herein
described and exhibited.