Improvements in Bicycles, Tricycles, and other Velocipedes, and in Appliances for the same.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 10th May, 1894-Accepted, 28th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bicycles, Tricycles, and other Velocipedes, and in
Appliances for the same.
We, JAMES ALFRED LAMPLUGH of No. 135 Great Colmore Street, Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick Manufacturer, and HENRY ARTHUR LAMPLUGH,
of No. 1 Charlotte Road, Birmingham, aforesaid, Machinist do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our said invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in bicycles,
tricycles and other velocipedes and in appliances for the same.
We will describe our invention in connection with an ordinary safety bicycle.
We attach to the handle bar of the bicycle a carrier consisting principally of a
plate of ductile metal or alloy. This plate is attached to the middle of the handle
bar by means of two clips each of the said clips consisting of a curved arm cut out
of the metal of the plate. These arms grasp the handle bar and are tightened upon
and made to grip the said handle bar by screw clamps.
The upperside of the carrier is preferably slightly concave and for the sake of
lightness the said carrier may have ornamental or other perforations cut in it.
At the front of the said carrier and fixed to its underside is a swivelling lamp
bracket to which the lamp is attached in the ordinary way. At the rear edge of
the carrier two flat brackets are attached by means of which brackets a tool bag or
case may be attached by flat loops on the back of the said bay or case. Any other
article provided with flat loops may be attached to the rear side of the carrier in
place of the tool bag or case.
The pump for inflating pneumatic tyres may be secured to the underside of the
carrier by means of two strong india rubber rings fixed to the carrier. On the
underside of the carrier and at each of its four corners headed studs are fixed.
A folded mackintosh or other garment or article when put on the carrier may be
secured thereto by an india rubber ring or rings crossing the article diagonally and
engaging on the said studed heads. Studded heads may be fixed on the underside
of the carrier in any required positions necessary or desirable for fixing special
articles.
Our invention consists further in fixing lamp brackets to the steering posts
of velocipedes in the following manner. The arm carrying the swivelling lamp
bracket is forked the ends of the fork having a figure suitable for fitting on one
side of the steering post. The extreme ends of the said arms are turned back
into a hook like form and a nearly semi-circular clamp having hooked ends engaging
with the hooked ends of the forked arm is situated on the other side of the steering
post. A screw pin at the rear part of the clamp provided with a fly nut supports
a saddle piece the ends of which are curved to fit the steering post. When the
fly nut is slackened the clamp can be removed by a sliding motion from the forked
arm and both clamp and arm removed from the steering post. When it is desired
to attach the lamp bracket the forked arm and clamp are placed in position and
the fly nut driven home; the saddle piece is thereby pressed tightly against the
steering post and the lamp bracket fixed in position.
Dated the 18th day of August 1893.
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Bicycles, Tricycles, and other Velocipedes, and in
Appliances for the same.
We, JAMES ALFRED LAMPLUGH, of No. 135 Great Colmore Street Birmingham,
in the County of Warwick, Manufacturer, and HENRY ARTHUR LAMPLUGH,
of No. 1 Charlotte Road, Birmingham aforesaid Machinist, do hereby declare the
nature of our invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :--
Our said invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in bicycles
tricycles and other velocipedes and in appliances for the same.
We will describe our invention in connection with an ordinary safety bicycle.
We attach to the handle bar of the bicycle a carrier consisting principally of
a plate of ductile metal or alloy. This plate is attached to the middle of the
handle bar by means of two clips each of the said clips consisting of a curved
arm. These arms grasp the handle bar and are tightened upon and made to grip
the said handle bar by screw clamps.
The upper side of the carrier is preferably slightly concave and for the sake
of lightness the said carrier may have ornamental or other perforations cut in it.
At the front of the said carrier and fixed to its underside is a swivelling lamp
bracket to which the lamp is attached in the ordinary way. At the rear edge of
the carrier two flat brackets are attached by means of which brackets a tool bag
or case may be attached by flat loops on the back of the said bag or case. Any
other article provided with flat loops may be attached to the rear side of the
carrier in place of the tool bag or case. The pump for inflating pneumatic tyres
may be secured to the underside of the carrier by means of two strong india rubber
rings fixed to the carrier. On the underside of the carrier and at each of its four
corners headed studs are fixed. A folded mackintosh or other garment or article
when put on the carrier may be secured thereto by an india rubber ring or rings
crossing the article diagonally and engaging on the said headed studs. Headed
studs may be fixed on the underside of the carrier in any required positions
necessary or desirable for fixing special articles.
Our invention consists further in fixing lamp brackets to the steering posts of
velocipedes in the following manner. The arm carrying the lamp bracket is forked
the ends of the fork having a figure suitable for fitting on one side of the steering
post. The extreme ends of the said arms are turned back into a hook like form.
and a nearly semi-circular clamp having hooked ends engaging with the hooked
ends of the forked arm is situated on the other side of the steering post. A screw
pin at the rear part of the clamp provided with a fly nut supports a saddle piece
the ends of which are curved to fit the steering post. When the fly nut is
slackened the clamp can be removed by a sliding motion from the forked arnı
and both clamp and arm removed from the steering post. When it is desired to
attach the lamp bracket the forked arm and clamp are placed in position and the
fly nut driven home; the saddle piece is thereby pressed tightly against the steering
post and the lamp bracket fixed in position.
Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings represent respectively in
front elevation, plan of upperside, plan of underside and end elevation a luggage
carrier constructed according to our invention applied to the handle bar of a
bicycle and Figures 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 represent details of the same as hereinafter
described drawn to a larger scale.
Figures 11 and 12 represent respectively in front and end elevation the clip
constituting part of our invention applied to the fixing of a basket to the handle
bar of a bicycle.

page_text: Figures 13 and 14 represent respectively in side elevation and plan, a lamp
bracket clip constructed according to our invention.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several figures of the
drawings.
We will first describe the luggage carrier.
a is the handle bar of the bicycle and 6 is the perforated concave metallic plate
of the luggage carrier fixed to the said handle bar a preferably by the wire clips c, c,.
but we lay no claim to the said clips. The said wire clips c, c are each made of
two parts or frame like pieces each of the said pieces being bent into the form best.
seen in the enlarged views Figures 7 and 8 and having heads formed on its ends.
which rest on the upper or concave surface of the metallic plate b. When the
clips c, c have been passed onto the handle bar the screw pins c², c² are passed
through the eyes at the lower or middle parts of the clips and by screwing up the
fly nuts c³, c on the screw pins c², c³ the two parts of the clips are forced together
and are made to grip the handle bar a as represented.
The concave plate b has on its underside headed studs d, d, d, d, two at front and.
two at back. On the shanks of each pair of studs an india rubber band e is situated.
as best seen in Figures 1 and 3. When a mackintosh or other light article is.
placed upon the metallic plate 6 of the carrier it may be retained in position by
the india rubber bands e, e the said bands being made to cross the plate & preferably
diagonally as represented in Figure 2.
The plate has on its rear side flat brackets or hooks f, f on which a tool or other
bag or valise or other article provided with flat loops may be hung. Other articles
such for example as an inflating pump, telescope or the like may be attached to the
metallic plate 6 of the carrier by means of india rubber rings as illustrated in.
Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 and drawn to a larger scale in Figures 5 and 6. For this
purpose the metallic plate b is provided at or near its ends with saddle pieces 9, 9 of
vulcanized india rubber grooves in the sides of which engage with the edges of the
slots or perforations in the plate when the said saddle pieces are pressed into the
said slots; the india rubber carrying rings h, h are seated on the saddle pieces g, g
before they are pressed in place. An inflating pump or other article may be
attached to the carrier by passing it through the india rubber carrying rings h, h
as represented.
On the underside of the front edge of the plate & a swivelling lamp bracket is
attached by rivetting, the said swivelling lamp bracket consisting of a forked
piece i to which an eyed screw bolt k is pivoted, so as to be capable of an angular
motion in a vertical plane. The said bolt k has on its shank the collar which fits
against the curved branches of the forked piece i. On the said collar 1 the lamp
bracket proper 1 is situated and is capable of turning horizontally the said lamp.
bracket proper 12 being fixed in place by the washer k² and screw nut k³ of the
screw bolt k. By the use of the said swivelling lamp bracket the light of the lamp.
may be directed in an upward or downward direction and if desired to the right or
left of the velocipede.
In attaching a basket or other like article to the handle bar of a velocipede by
means of a clip or clips of the kind hereinbefore described and represented in
Figures 7 and 8, we form the ends of the wires of the clip into loops or eyes as
represented in Figures 11 and 12 instead of into heads the said loops or eyes taking
upon wires m, m passing through the wicker work or other material of the basket
from end to end. The action of this clip is the same as that hereinbefore
described.
The lamp bracket clip Figures 13 and 14 forming another part of our invention
consists of the forked arms n, n on the lamp bracket the arms of the fork terminating
in hooked or turned back ends n², n² with which the hooked ends p², p² of the semi-
circular screw clamp p engage, the hooked parts being made to firmly grip each
other on the forcing out of the clamp p by the driving home of the saddle or
bearing piece against the steering post a² by means of the fly nut r.
The combined clip and clamp Figures 13 and 14 may be used with the carrier

page_text: and basket herein before described in place of the wire clip and clamp represented
in connection with the said carrier and basket. In this case the clip Figures 13:
and 14 is used in a vertical position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim
as our invention of "Improvements in Bicycles, Tricycles and other Velocipedes
and in Appliances for the same
"
First. The combination of parts constituting the carrier herein before described
and illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings;
that is to say, the use of the metallic plate or carrier provided on its underside with
clips for attaching it to the handle bar of the velocipede and also with headed studs
and elastic bands and on its rear side with flat hooks or brackets for supporting a
tool bag or the like and also with vulcanized india rubber saddle pieces and rings
for supporting an inflating pump or other article substantially as described.
Secondly. The combination of parts hereinbefore described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings constituting the swivelling lamp bracket of the bicycle
whereby the light of the lamp may be directed in an upward or downward direction
or to the right or left as may be desired.
Thirdly. The combination of parts of the clip herein before described and illustrated
in Figures 13 and 14 of the accompanying drawings for fixing lamp brackets to the
steering posts of velocipedes the said clips consisting of the hook ended arms on the
lamp bracket and the engaged hook ended arms of the screw clamp, together with
the saddle or bearing piece and fly nut substantially as described; also the
application of the said clip to the fixing of carriers or the like to the handle bars
of velocipedes.
Dated the Seventh day of May 1894.
JAMES ALFRED LAMPLUGH.
HENRY ARTHUR LAMPLUGH.