Improvements in Lamp Holders for Bicycles, by which they also serve as Watch Holders and Map Carriers.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 21st Jan., 1898-Accepted, 26th Mar., 1898
Improvements in Lamp Holders for Bicycles, by which they also
serve as Watch Holders and Map Carriers.
A communication to me from HANS FREIHERR VON KETELHODT, of Ober-
Ehrenbreitstein, near Koblenz, in the Empire of Germany, Retired Naval
Lieutenant.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the Firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 65 and 66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object a lamp holder for bicycles, so constructed and
arranged that it serves at the same time as a watch holder and a map carrier, the
use or observation of all these being easy.
This object is effected in the following manner.
The lamp holder is carried and attached in the usual way upon the front tube
of the frame of the bicycle, through which the spindle of the steering fork passes.
The lamp holder is so constructed that the part projecting at right angles or
nearly so, which serves to carry the lamp, also receives and holds a vertical rod
the upper part of which is provided with a map-holder. For this purpose a
socket or guide for the said rod is made in the lamp holder, in which socket the
rod can be moved up or down. To the upper end of the rod is attached a plate
upon which the map is laid, the plate being connected to the rod by a link or
hinge so that it can be adjusted at a suitable angle. The rod can also be adjusted
to any desired height, and it is made rectangular in section so as to prevent it
from turning round. To adjust its height, the rod may be provided with holes at
different heights to receive a moveable pin, or with helical grooves into which
catches are pressed by springs so that its position can be exactly fixed by pulling
it up or pressing it down as desired.
The plate which carries the map should be of a size to receive conveniently a
folded road map, and is made of light metal plate such as aluminium, and has a
turned over edge and is fitted with a transparent cover which fits above and
holds the map. This cover, which may be made of celluloid, is hinged to the
plate, and is held down upon the map, by a fastening.
The watch holder consists of a case to receive the watch, the case being lined
with padding, or fitted with a spring, to prevent injury to the watch, and it is pro-
vided with a hinged cover. This case is carried upon the upper end of an arm
projecting diagonally back from the lamp holder.
The construction of the part of the lamp holder which carries the adjustable
bar for the lamp holder may be varied. For instance, it may be made of a double
spring wire frame attached to the bicycle frame, the lamp socket fitting upon
this frame, in the centre of which is formed a vertical square socket to receive
the adjustable bar, a bar from the lower end of the frame being turned up to

page_text: carry the watch-holder. Or, the lamp holder may be a solid vertical bar of suit-
able section upon which the lamp socket fits, a square hole or socket from the
adjustable bar being formed down its centre.
The lamp can at any time be fixed in its place, as the map-holder can be easily
removed. The latter can be folded together when not in use, and (with the map)
carried in the pocket.
When the map and the watch are both in use, the latter can be readily seen by
lifting the plate carrying the map.
Improvements in Lamp Holders for Bicycles, by which they also
serve as Watch Holders and Map Carriers.
A communication to me from HANS FREIHERR VON KETELHODT, of Ober-
Ehrenbreitstein, near Koblenz, in the Empire of Germany, Retired Naval
Lieutenant.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the Firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 65 and 66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following state-
ment, and acccompanying drawing, that is to say:
This invention relates to a lamp holder for bicycles, so constructed and
arranged that it serves at the same time as a watch holder and a map carrier, the
use or observation of all these being easy.
This object is effected in the following manner, as illustrated in the accom-
panying drawing, in which:
Figure 1 is a side view of the lamp holder;
Figure 2 is a front view; and
Figures 3 and 4 are details.
Referring to the drawings, A is the front tube of the frame of the bicycle,
through which the spindle of the steering fork passes. 7 is the lamp holder fixed
at the front tube A in the usual manner.
The lamp holder is so constructed that the part projecting at right angles or
nearly so, which serves to carry the lamp, also receives and holds a vertical rod s
the upper part of which is provided with a map holder. For this purpose a
socket or guide for the said rod s is made in the lamp holder, in which socket
the rod can be moved up or down.
To the upper end of the rod s is attached a plate p, upon which the map is laid,
the plate being connected to the rod s by a link or hinge so that it can be adjus-
ted at a suitable angle.
P
The rod s, together with the map holder, can also be adjusted to any desired
height, and is made rectangular in section so as to prevent it from turning round.
To adjust its height the rod s may be provided with holes at different heights to
receive a moveable pin, or with helical or other grooves into which catches are
pressed by springs, so that its position can be exactly fixed by pulling it up or
pressing it down as desired (Figure 2).
The plate p which carries the map should be of a size to receive conveniently

page_text: a folded road map, and is preferably made of light metal plate such as aluminium,
and has a turned over edge and is furnished with a transparent cover c, which
fits above and holds the map. This cover c, which may be of celluloid, is hinged
to the plate p, and is held down upon the map by a suitable fastening.
The watch holder consists of a case y to receive the watch, the case being lined
with padding or fitted with a spring, to prevent injury to the watch, and it is
provided with a hinged cover. This case is carried upon the upper end of an
armt projecting diagonally back from the lamp holder 1.
The construction of the part of the lamp holder which carries the adjustable
bar for the map holder may be varied. For instance, it may be made of a double
spring wire frame (as illustrated in Figure 3) attached to the bicycle frame, the
lamp socket fitting upon this frame, in the centre of which is formed a vertical
square socket to receive the adjustable rod s, a bart from the lower end of the
frame being turned up to carry the watch holder.
Or, the lamp holder may be a solid vertical bar (as illustrated in Figure 4)
of suitable section, upon which the lamp socket fits, a square hole or socket for
the adjustable bar s being formed down its centre.
The lamp can at any time be fixed in its place, as the map holder can be easily
removed. The latter can be folded together when not in use, and (with the map)
carried in the pocket.
When the map and the watch are both in use, the latter can be easily seen by
lifting the plate carrying the map.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. In a lamp holder for bicycles, in combination with the part projecting at
right angles or nearly so, which serves to carry the lamp, a socket to receive the
adjustable rod (s), the upper end of which is provided with a map holder, con-
sisting of a plate (p), upon which the map is laid, substantially as described and
illustrated.
2. In a lamp holder for bicycles, the combination with the arm (7) which
carries the lamp holder, of an arm (t) projecting diagonally back from the arm (),
this arm () carrying a case (g) to receive a watch, substantially as described and
illustrated.
3. In a lamp holder for bicycles, in combination with the lamp holder a
plate (p) fitted with a transparent cover (c) hinged to it, and connected to the
rod (s) by a link or hinge, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 21st day of January 1898.
EDWARDS AND CO.,
35 and 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.