Improvements in the Means of Mounting Handle-bars on the "Stanley" Heads of Bicycles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 31st May, 1886.
Complete Left, 26th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 29th Mar., 1887.
Improvements in the Means of Mounting Handle-bars on the
"Stanley" Heads of Bicycles.
I, JOSEPH DEVEY, of The Ashes, Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton in the
County of Stafford, bicycle and tricycle manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows :—
This invention relates to means whereby a handle-bar of a bicycle, fitted as usual
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a Stanley "head, may be mounted on such head so as to be readily detachable
therefrom, and adjustable as to height, and so as to be capable of being turned sideways
in relation to such head for the purpose of narrowing the extreme width of the machine
for packing or other purpose.
According to this invention, the usual snug or bracket projecting forwards from the
head, for the attachment of the handle-bar thereto, has a circular hole formed vertically
through the projecting part, in lieu of the transverse hole hitherto formed therethrough,
and is slit or divided vertically from the hole to the front end, and has a pin passing
through the slit part by which the two sides may be drawn towards one another. The
projecting part of the snug or bracket is thus formed as a clip. The two parts of the
handle-bar are joined together by a socket, and a round shank is formed to project
downwards from such socket, and this shank is passed through the vertical hole formed
through the snug or bracket and is rigidly held within the clip, so as to fix the handle-
bar. by tightening together the sides of the clip.
It will readily be seen that, by first slackening the pin, the handle-bar may readily
be removed and, if desired, replaced by a different one, and that it may readily be
raised and lowered within the clip so as to be adjusted to any desired height, and also
that it may be turned at a right angle or other angle to its normal position in relation
to the head on which it is mounted.
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Instead of slitting or dividing the outer end of the snug or bracket to form a clip,
may be formed solid and the shank of the handle-bar be held therein by means of a
set-pin, but this arrangement is not considered so good as that previously described.
The brake rod may be formed with a slotted or other adjustment by which it can
be lengthened or shortened to suit various heights at which the handle-bar may
be fixed.
ith day of Nov 1886
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means of Mounting Handle-bars on the
"Stanley" Heads of Bicycles.
I, JOSEPH DEVEY, of The Ashes, Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton in the
County of Stafford, bicycle and tricycle manufacturer, 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, reference being had to
the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon (that is
to say):-
This invention relates to means whereby a handle-bar of a bicycle, fitted as usual
with a "Stanley "head, may be mounted on such head so as to be readily detachable
therefrom, and adjustable as to height, and so as to be capable of being turned sideways
in relation to such head for the purpose of narrowing the extreme width of the machine
for packing or other purpose.
According to this invention, the snug or bracket projecting forwards from the head,
for the attachment of the handle-bar thereto, is made to project more than usual and
has circular hole formed vertically therethrough in lieu of the transverse hole
hitherto formed therethrough, and is slit or divided vertically from the hole to the
front end, and has a pin passing through the slit part by which the two sides may be
drawn towards one another. The projecting part of the snug or bracket is thus formed
as a clip, the more than usual projection being given to admit of its being so formed.
The two parts of the handle-bar are joined together by a socket, and a round shank is
formed to project downwards from such socket, and this shank is passed through the
vertical hole formed through the snug or bracket, and is rigidly held within the clip,
so as to fix the handle-bar, by tightening together the sides of the clip.
This invention will be readily understood on reference to the accompanying drawings,
of which figure 1 is a side elevation of a "Stanley" head, with the handle-bar attached
thereto according to this invention, and shews also the attachment of the brake lever there-
with. Figure 2 is a plan of figure 1, shewing the handle-bar broken in length, for convenience
of illustration. Figure 3 is a full size elevation of the upper part of the head and shews
the provision, according to this invention, for receiving the handle-bar; and figure 4
is a plan of figure 3. Corresponding parts are similarly lettered throughout the views.
The snug or bracket a formed as usual out from the head b, but made for the purpose
of this invention to project more than usual, has a vertical hole c formed therethrough
to receive a round vertical shank d fixed to the handle-bar e. The snug or bracket a is
slit or divided vertically from the hole c to the front end, as shewn at f, and a pin y is
passed through the ends on each side of the slit so as to enable them to be tightened
together and thus securely fix the shank d in the hole c.
It will readily be seen that, by first slackening the pin, the handle-bar may readily
be removed and, if desired, replaced by a different one, and that it may readily be
raised and lowered within the clip so as to be adjusted to any desired height, and also

page_text: that it may be turned at a right angle or other angle to its normal position in relation
to the head on which it is mounted, as shewn by broken lines figure 2.
In order to admit of the vertical adjustment of the handle-bar, the hole through the
upper end of the brake lever with which the brake-handle-lever engages is slotted
vertically as shown at h.
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 means by which the handle-bar of a bicycle is mounted on a "Stanley
head, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
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2. In a bicycle having a Stanley head, the combination of a handle-bar having a
shank, with a lug or bracket projecting from such head and having a vertical hole
therethrough, such snug or bracket being slit from the hole to its outer end and
provided with a transverse bolt or pin through the sides of the slit end, substantially
as and for the purposes set forth.
3. In a bicycle having a "Stanley" head, the means by which a handle-bar is
mounted upon such head, substantially as described with reference to the drawings
herewith, for the purposes set forth.
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