Improvements in Handles and Handle Bars for Cycles and other purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 16th June, 1898- Accepted, 30th July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Handles and Handle Bars for Cycles and other
purposes.
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I, EDWARD SWAIN, of the Manor House, Fordwich, in the County of Kent,
Etcher, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in handles and handle bars, for cycles,
and other purposes.
The chief objects of my invention are to lessen the pressure on the palmar
arteries, and to give a firmer grip for the hands and to obtain a more forward
position for the handles.
I construct a handle of a parallel tubular form the upper part being flattened
or slightly depressed, to give a wider and more even bearing to the pads of the
palm of the hand. The flattened part may be horizontal or inclined.
In order to give a firmer grip to the hands and finger tips, I place on the inside
of the handle in front of its centre, a small stud which may be made to project
a little more than the thickness of the fingers.
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The stud may be made in a piece with the handle, or with the bar, or may be
a separate piece, and of a different material.
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The position and angle of the handle may be that best suited to the user.
order to get at a forward position for the riders hands I place the handles on an
improved form of bar; it may be straight, curved or angular, but has the handles
turned towards the front instead of the rear (a reversed bar) with the ends or
handles at a suitable inclination, making in some cases by reason that less length
of tube is required, a lighter handlebar.
Dated this 16th dox of Cantanhan 1207
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AUBREY RICHARDSON,
49*, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Handles and Handle Bars for Cycles and other
purposes.
I, EDWARD SWAIN, of the Manor House, Fordwich, in the County of Kent,
Etcher, 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 handles and handle bars for cycles

page_text: The chief objects of my invention are to lessen the pressure on the palmar
arteries and to give a firmer grip for the hands and to obtain a more forward
position for the handles. I construct a handle of a parallel tubular form the
upper part being flattened or slightly depressed, to give a wider and more even
bearing to the pads of the palm of the hand. The flattened part may be horizontal
or inclined.
In order to give a firmer grip to the hands and finger tips I place on the inside
of the handle in front of its centre a small stud which may be made to project
a little more than the thickness of the fingers.
The stud may be made in a piece with the handle or with the bar, or may be
a separate piece and of a different material.
In order to get a forward position for the rider's hands I may place the handles
on an improved form of handle bar which may be straight curved or angular but
with the handles turned towards the front instead of the rear of the machine as
hereinafter described.
The same letters are used to all similar parts in all the figures in the accompany-
ing drawings.
Fig. 1 shews a top view of handle "H" with part of an ordinary handle bar "D"
projecting A the flattened top: B B the parallel sides: S the stud.
Fig. 2. A cross section through stud S; handle H handle bar tube D; the
flattened part A concave.
Fig. 3. Ditto ditto. The flattened part A flat.
Fig. 4. Ditto. The handle bar tube D forming the handle H; the flattened
part A convex.
Fig. 5. The stud or knob S
Fig. 6. Plan of reverse handle bar D with a cycle socket head N and a front
fork M.
Figs. 78 9. Side views of reverse handle bars D attached to cycle socket
heads N.
In order to lessen the pressure on the arteries of the palm of the hand, (as with
the use of the ordinary round section of handle,) I make a handle that has the
shape, on the outside, of a circular tube 'pressed down or flattened on the top so
that it may be slightly concave Fig. 2 A; or flat Fig. 3 A; or it may be
slightly convex Fig. 4 A; so that the under part of the handle is semi-circular,
while the upper part takes a more square form. These somewhat flattened tops
make the hearing surface for the pads of the hands, which I herein call the
flattened part or parts, shown in all figures as A.
This flattened part may be placed at any angle to suit the user.
The handle may have an open or a closed, end.
To give a firmer grip to the hand I make a small knob or stud to project from
the inside S S. Fig. 6 of the handle H; it may project a little more than the
thickness of the fingers, and be placed at a convenient point in front of the
centre L Figs. 1 and 6 of the handle "H" Figs. 1 and 6 the stud dividing the length
of the parallel handle into, a short front part, and a long after part."
This stud may be a separate piece Fig. 5 a tube closed and rounded at one
end, and having a flange Fig. 5 F to secure it to the handle or to the handle
bar tube; or it may be made solid with the handle Fig. 3 SH; the stud may
be any convenient shape.
The handle and the stud may be made in any one or more suitable materials.
I obtain a forward position for the handles H Fig. 6 by placing them on a
handle bar D the ends of which turn to the front instead of to the rear as with
the ordinary handle bar. Figs. 67 and 9 show curved shapes, and Fig. 8 shows
an angular shape this reversed handle bar D as shown in Figs. 5 6 7 8 and 9
is fitted into an ordinary central tube or stem, and attached to the head N of a
cycle frame by any ordinary means.

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Having now particularly described 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 general arrangement, construction and combination of parts composing
a stud, parallel, flattened, handle for cycles and other purposes as herein before
described and as shown on the accompanying drawings.
2. The flattened top to the handle.
3. The stud or knob projection on the inside of the handle.
4. The position of the stud or knob, it being placed in frout of the centre of
the length of the handle.
5. A handle bar having the ends or handles pointing to the front substantially
as described.
Dated this 16th day of June 1898.
AUBREY RICHARDSON,
49, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.