IMPROVEMENTS IN GONGS OR BELLS FOR BICYCLES TRICYCLES AND SIMILAR MACHINES
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Fredoric Urban Bolton of Birmingham in the County
of Warwick, Die sinker. for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN GONGS OR
BELLS FOR BICYCLES TRICYCLES AND SIMILAR MACHINES
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederic Urban Bolton at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 2nd August 1883.
FREDERIC URBAN BOLTON of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Die
Sinker IMPROVEMENTS IN GONGS OR BELLS FOR BICYCLES TRICYCLES
SIMILAR MACHINES
AND
This Invention consists in forming that portion of the handle of the above named
machines which is gripped by the hand so that it will revolve and in so doing
will rotate a toothed or cog wheel which bears upon a projecting arm at the back
of the hammer or striker of the gong or bell. Thus by turning the handle whilst
held in the grip of the hand the rider can make the gong or bell ring each tooth
or cog passing the end of the hammer and causing it to rise and fall against
the bell.
Either the whole of the gripped portion of the handle may be made to revolvo
or a portion may be fixed so as to be firmly gripped whilst the remainder can be
revolved by the forefinger and thumb. Or the whole may be fixed in the ordinary
way and a rotating spindle attached to the end thereof be used to actuate the
toothed or cog wheel.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Frederic Urban Bolton in the Patent Office on the 2nd February
1884.
FREDERIC URBAN BOLTON of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Dio
Sinker " IMPROVEMENTS IN GONGS OR BELLS FOR BICYCLES TRICYCLES AND
SIMILAR MACHINES
"
This Invention consists in forming that portion of the handle of the above
named machines which is gripped by the hand so that it will revolve and in so
doing will rotate a toothed or cog wheel which bears upon a projecting arm at
the back of the hammer or striker of the gong or bell Thus by turning the
handle whilst held in the grip of his hand the rider can make the gong or bell
ring each tooth or cog passing the end of the hammer and causing it to rise and fall
against the bell. Either the whole of the gripped portion of the handle may be
made to revolve or a portion may be fixed so as to be firmly gripped whilst tho
remainder can be revolved by the fore finger and thumb or the whole may be
fixed in the ordinary way and a rotating spindle attached to the end thereof be
used to actuate the toothed or cog wheel
But as my invention will be better understood by referring to the drawings
hereunto annexed I will proceed to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1. represent the handle of a tricycle shown partly in section and fitted
with my improvements A_is_a_pin upon which the grip handle. B. is_passed-
This pin is made round at each ond as at C. D. and works in corresponding
shaped holes formed in the ears or ends E. E. of the handle bracket F.-G. is the
gong or bell which may be of any approved construction. H. is a projection
formed in connection with the striking lever of the bell-this projection is
extended into the teeth of the ratchet or toothed wheel I. connected to or formed
with the pin A. which pin is square between the ends, E. E. so that when the
tricycle rider desires to ring the 'bell as warning or other reason he has only to
turn round or revolve the handle B. more or less when the ratchet wheel I will
actuate the projecting arm H. causing the lever to strike the gong in a repeating
mannor as long as the handle is revolved by the rider who is thus enabled to give
such warning or caution without loosing his grip or hold on the handle of the
tricycle At Figure 2. I have shown my improvements as applied to the handle of
a bicycle. J. is the handle bar to which the gong or bell K. is secured by the
bracket L. In this case I divide the handle proper marked M. and M. at a. a.
The pin or bar is square at N. and round at O. and in the part M. the tube P. is
inserted with the ratchet or toothed wheel Q. formed with or connected to it 80
that by revolving the part of the handle marked M. the ratchet wheel Q. actuates
the lever R. and causes the bell to ring-as in the former case-S. is a washer
(shown detached at Figure 3.) fitted in the part M¹ of the handle and in this
washer a square hole is formed which fitting on the corresponding shaped pin or
bar prevents that portion of the handle turning round-In some instances I may
dispenso with the tube P. P. and substitute the construction shown at Figure 4. in
which case I form with the ratchet or toothed wheel Q. the small collar T. securing
the same to the loose part M. of the handle by the pins b. or other suitable
means,
Although I have only shewn and described my improvements as applicable to
bicycle and tricycle handles, nevertheless it will be evident that by slight
alteration they may be readily applied to other purposes
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page_text: Having now described my Invention and the manner of giving effect to
the same I wish it understood that I do not purpose confining myself to the
exact details herein described and exhibited as the same may be varied without
departing from the spirit of my invention-as for instance although I have shown
and described the tricycle handle as being formed in one piece and the bicycle
handles in two pieces nevertheless they may be constructed vice versa or one or
other mode adopted when applying my improvements either to bicycles or
tricycles, but what I claim and wish protected by these my in part recited letters
patent is
The construction of handles for bicycles tricycles and other similar machines
substantially as herein described and exhibited whereby the gong or bell of such
machines may be struck repeatedly as long as dosired by the turning round or
revolving of the handle spindle or other part in connection with the ratchet wheel
as herein described and exhibited
In witness whereof I the said Fredoric Urban Bolton have hereunto set my
hand and seal the first day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty four.
Witness
W LOACH
FREDERIC URBAN BOLTON (L.S.)