An Improvement in Steering Handles for Bicycles
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
"An Improvement in Steering Handles for Bicycles."
I, ADOLPI KOTIN, of No. 24 Clifton Road, Maida Vale, in the County of London,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the mounting of the steering handles of a bicycle in
such a manner that they can be turned to and held in various positions in a
vertical plane for the convenience of the rider or, in case of transport, for putting
them in a position where they do not project laterally, provision being made that
the operation of the brake lever is not interfered with by their change of position.
For this purpose, on the head of the steering axis I fix a vertical plate on which
the two steering arms are separately pivotted, each arm being provided with a
spring trigger which can engage in one or other of a number of notches in the
edges of the plate.
On withdrawing either trigger the arm carrying it can be turned upwards or
downwards on its pivot and held in position by re-engagement of the trigger. I
pass the vertical brake rod through a guide and connect its upper end by a link
pivotted to the end of the brake lever, this pivot being in such a position that it
is in line with the pivot of the arm which carries the brake lever.
Dated this 25th day of February 1897.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
"An Improvement in Steering Handles for Bicycles.
I, ADOLPH KOTIN, of No. 24 Clifton Road, Maida Vale in the County of London,
Merchant, 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 the mounting of the steering handles of a bicycle in
such a manner that they can be turned to and held in various positions in a
vertical plane for the convenience of the rider or, in case of transport, for putting
them in a position where they do not project laterally, provision being made that
the operation of the brake lever is not interfered with by their change of position.
For this purpose I connect the steering handles to the fork as shewn in the
accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 2 is a plan.
On the head of the steering axis A 1 fix a vertical plate B on which the two

page_text: steering arms C C¹ are separately pivotted, each arm being provided with a spring
trigger D which can engage in one or other of a number of notches in the edges of
the plate B.
On withdrawing either trigger D the arm carrying it can be turned upwards
or downwards on its pivot and held in position by re-engagement of the trigger.
I pass the vertical brake rod through a guide and connect its upper end by a
link E pivotted to the end of the brake lever ' this pivot being in such a position
that it is in line with the pivot of the arm C which carries the brake lever.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
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1. Pivotting the steering arms of a bicycle separately on a notched plate fixed
on the steering axis, each arm having a spring trigger engaging in the notches of
the plate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. Connecting the brake lever to the brake rod by a link pivotted to the lever
in line with the pivot of the arm carrying the lever, substantially as described.
Dated this 15th day of October 1897.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.