Improvements in the Handles of Oycles, and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left. 5th July, 1895-Accepted; 31st Aug., 1895
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Handles of Oycles, and in the Manufacture of
the same.
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I FRANK BARTLEET of Malvern Villa Chesham Bury in the County of
Lancaster Secretary do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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My invention has for its object improvements in the handles of cycles and refers
particularly to those of cork by which I considerably lessen the cost of such
handles while at the same time they are much stronger and are manufactured of
better cork than those bitherto sold.
In carrying my invention into effect I form my handle of two, three or more
pieces of cork cemented glued or otherwise joined together and cut to the usual
external shape or form and having the usual internal hole for the handle bar the
joints of the said pieces running either crosswise or longitudinally as may be
required.
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1 mount the handle thus formed upon a socket of metal cement paper mache
xylonite or other suitable material to which the cap and collar would be fixed or
in cases where the joints run crosswise I may mount the handle on two or more
wires or bands which run longitudinally within the aperture formed for the handle
bar the metal cap being first soldered to the one end of the wires or bands the
collar at the other end then being secured to the said wires or bands by soldering
riveting or other suitable meals.
The interior surface of the holes between the wires or bands may then be
worked up flush with a suitable hardening composition such as plaster of Paris or
other cement while hair or other suitable fibrous material may be introduced into
the cement if desirable.
Dated this 29th day of September 1890.
COMPLETE SETTICA LION.
Improvements in the Handles of Cycles, and in the Manufacture of
the same.
I FRANK BARTLEET of Malvern Villa Chesham Bury in the County of
Lancaster England Secretary 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 has for its object improvements in the handles of cycles and in the
manufacture of the same and refors particularly to those made of cork by which
I considerably lessen the cost of such bandics while at the same time they are
much stronger and consist of a better class of cork than those hitherto in use.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise, I have appended hereunto two sheets of drawings upon which I have
fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements and the mode of carrying the
Bame into effect.

page_text: Figure 1.is-a-longitudinal section shewing the cork blanks for the manufacture
of my handles.
Figure 2 is a cross section shewing another mode of preparing the cork for the
manufacture.
Figure 3 is a section shewing a further modification in the making up of the cork
blank for the handle.
Figure 4 is a similar section to Figure 1. but shewing the next process in the
manufacture.
Figure 5 is a section shewing the next process in the manufacture of the cork
shewn by Figure 2.
Figure 64is, a view of one form of lining frame upon which the cork is
mounted.
Figure 7 is an enlarged cross section through the handles when so mounted.
Figure 8 is an elevation of the handle complete.
Figure 9 shews another form of lining frame suitable for the modification shewn
by Figures 2 and 4.
Figure 10 is an elevation of a handle complete manufactured in accordance with
Figures 2 and 5.
Figure 11 is a longitudinal section shewing a modification.
Figure 12 is a cross section through Fig. 11.
Figure 13 is a longitudinal section shewing one mode of attachment of cap.
Figure 14 is a section through same.
Figure 15 is an elevation of a wire bound handle.
I form my handles of two three or more pieces of cork A A' or A² cemented glued
or otherwise firmly joined together and this I effect by connecting pieces, of
cork together as shewn either by Figures 1-2 or 3 as may be by the joints
running longitudinally or crosswise great advantage is thus gained inasmuch
as pieces of cork of small size can be more readily obtained without flaws or
imperfections than pieces of a size sufficient to form a handle in one piece as the
expense of cutting large pieces of cork free of flaws or imperfections naturally
increases the cost of the handles by the consequent waste.
The two, three or more pieces having been glued cemented or otherwise secured
together and compressed in suitable clamps are removed therefrom. and afterwards
turned to the required configuration shewn by Figures 48 and 10 and bored
internally at a for the reception of the handle bar.
'The handle thus formed 'is mounted upon an internal socket or sleeve such as
shewn and described in my Patent No. 12419 A.D. 1892 and which may be made
of metal cement papier-mache, xylonite, or other suitable material or it may be
mounted upon a metal frame which is formed of wires or bands B running
longitudinally as shewn by Figure 6 to which wires or bands the cap b¹ is first
secured by soldering riviting or by means such as described in my before mentioned
Specification in which case the outer cover or cap would be screwed rivitted or
eyeletted to the internal cap b as shewn by h Figure 13 the collar 6 being secured
in' position after the cork has been placed on, which collar may be attached to the
socket or sleeve in any suitable manner. The internal cap bis attached to the
socket by the ears and which enter perforations in the socket and are fastened
by being turned over as shewn. The interior surface of those parts of the boring
between the wires is coated and worked' up to a flush face with a suitable hardening
composition or cement E which upon the handle containing the same being placed
upon a heated tube becomes self sealing or the metal socket may be corrugated or
roughed and filled in with such a composition or cement. The handles may have
their internal bore filled in to form a tube of such cement as plaster of Paris
iuto which hair or other suitable fibrous material may be introduced if found
desirable.
In many cases and especially where the joints run longitudinally I may have
socket ends 63 and 6' (Figure 9) attached to the frame to form a substantial bearing
for the ends of the pieces the cap and collar being attached to these end pieces &

page_text: the grips of the handle may be improved by winding wire F tightly around as
shewn by dotted lines in Figure 9 thus forming a corrugated cork handle such as
shewn by Figure 15. I may provide the sleeve with longitudinal corrugations e¹
and perforate the cork with holes a' at various points by which means I obtain
ventilation to my cork handles in the same manner as set forth in my before
mentioned Specification and I may provide a plain sleeve inside the corrugation
one for convenience of fixing as shewn by Fig. 12.
Of course I may bore and turn the pieces prior to cementing them together but
I prefer the mode of manufacture herein-before described.
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
1st. The improvements in the handles of cycles substantially as for the purpose
herein set forth and shewn.
2nd. Cork cycle handles built up of two three or more pieces of cork mounted
upon and in combination with an inner sleeve E. shewn and described in Specifica-
tion 12419 A.D. 1892 substantially as for the purpose herein set forth and
shewn.
3rd. Cork cycle handles built up of two three or more pieces mounted upon
and in combination with a metal frame such as B substantially as herein set
forth and shewn.
4th. Cork cycle handles formed of two three or more pieces of cork in com-
bination with a cement lining and with or without a metal lining substantially as
and for the purpose herein set forth.
5th. The mode of and means for the manufacture of cork cycle handles formed
of two three or more pieces of cork substantially as & for the purpose herein
described and shewn upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of May 1895