Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Locking the Steering Bar of Cycles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 15th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Locking the Steering
Bar of Cycles.
I, FRANCIS BROOKES, of Grazley Green, Zoar Street, Wolverhampton, in the
County of Stafford, Lock Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in the mode of and means for
locking the steering bar of cycles being particularly applicable to safety bicycles
by which the front wheel of such cycles may be locked at an angle to the
frame on either side and thus enable the machine to be safely leaned against a
wall or the curb stone while my improvement also renders it impossible for a thief
or any one to ride the machine off while locked. My locking arrangement being
attached to the machine cannot become lost while its position renders the operation
of locking and unlocking easy to accomplish.
In carrying my invention into effect I attach my locking arrangement to the
frame in the angle of the junction of the steering head and the bottom tube, flanges
being formed on each side the lock which are attached to the bottom head lug by
rivets screws or other suitable means the bolt of the lock being arranged to have
a reciprocating movement at right angles to the steering head through which the
point of the bolt is made to pass for locking. The fork head is provided with
two sinkings which are placed in such a position that the bolt engages with
one or the other when the wheel is turned either to the right or the left as the
case may be by which means the said wheel can be locked in that position. The
lock is formed of a surface bolt having the projecting nose rounded and case-
hardened so that it will the more readily find the hole when the lock is being
operated and the steering head is being turned to accommodate it. I may have
any number of levers in the lock thus making it as secure from being tampered
with as any good lever lock. The casing of the lock may be nickeled japanned or
made of brass.
Dated this 18th day of October 1894
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mode of and Means for Locking the Steering
Bar of Cycles.
I, FRANCIS BROOKES, of Grazley Green, Zoar Street, Wolverhampton, in the
County of Stafford, Lock Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
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 mode of and means for
locking the steering bar of cycles being particularly applicable to safety bicycles by
which the front wheel of such cycles may be locked at an angle to the frame on
either side and thus enable the machine to be safely leaned against a wall or the
curb stone while my improvement also renders it impossible for a thief or any one
to ride the machine off while locked. My locking arrangement being attached to
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page_text: the machine cannot become lost while its position renders the operation of locking
and unlocking easy to accomplish.
In carrying my invention into effect I attach my locking arrangement to the
frame in the angle of the junction of the steering head and the bottom tube, flanges
being.formed on each side the lock which are attached to the bottom head lug by
rivets screws or other suitable means the bolt of the lock being arranged to have a
reciprocating movement at right angles to the steering head through which the
point of the bolt is made to pass for locking. The fork head is provided with two
sinkings which are placed in such a position that the bolt engages with one or the
other when the wheel is turned either to the right or the left as the case may be by
which means the said wheel can be locked in that position. The lock is formed of
a surface bolt having the projecting nose rounded and case hardened so that it will
the more readily find the hole when the lock is being operated and the steering
head is being turned to accommodate it. I may have any number of levers in the
lock thus making it as secure from being tampered with as any good lever lock.
The casing of the lock may be nickeled, japanned, or made of brass.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon which
I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements as well as the mode of
carrying the same into effect.
Figure 1, is a view of a safety bicycle having my improved locking arrangement.
Figure 2, is an enlarged elevation of the junction with the lock A in position.
Figure 3, is a vertical sectional elevation through the lock and steering head of
the machine.
Figure 4, is a sectional plan of same showing the steering bar locked.
Figure 5, is a similar plan to Figure 4 but showing the steering bar unlocked.
In carrying my invention into effect I attach my locking arrangement A to the
frame in the angle of the junction of the steering head E and the bottom tube F
flanges a being formed on each side the lock which are attached to the bottom
head lug C by rivets, screws or other suitable means the bolt B of the lock being
arranged to have a reciprocating movement at right angles to the steering head E
through which the point of the bolt B is made to pass for locking into the bar or
fork head D which is provided with two sinkings d' and ' which are placed in such
a position that the bolt B engages with one or the other when the wheel is turned
either to the right or the left as the case may be by which means the said wheel
can be locked in that position. The lock is formed of a surface bolt having the
projecting nose b¹ rounded and case-hardened so that it will the more readily find the
holes d¹ or d when the lock is being operated and the steering head is being turned
to accommodate it. I may have any number of levers H in the lock thus making
it as secure from being tampered with as any good lever lock. The casing of the
lock may be nickeled, japanned, or inade of brass, and in cases where the lug C is
carried up the head higher than shown, the lock base is built higher at a³.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is :-
.
1st. The improvements in the mode of and means for locking the steering bar of
cycles substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shown upon the
accompanying drawing.
2nd. For locking the steering bar of cycles the lock A mounted upon the bottom
head lug C and having a bolt operated and engaging with the steering bar or
head D substantially as herein set forth and shown.
Dated this 9th day of November 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.