New or Improved Cyclists' Hand Protectors.
Year: 1897

page_text: TRUVIDIONA
New or Improved Cyclists' Hand Protectors.
I, WILLIAM ADCOCK, of 93 and 95, Saint Clements Road, Nechells, in the City of
Birmingham, Cycle Manufacturer and Stamped Brassfounder, do hereby declare the
nature of this Invention to be as follows :-
This Invention consists of the herein described new or improved hand protectors
which are designed to protect, the hands of a cyclist against cold or rain when riding.
A cyclist's hand protector constructed in accordance with my Invention has the form
of, or somewhat the form of, a gauntlet open at both ends enlarged at one end and
reduced at the other end and of a size and shape to admit the rider's hand and wrist
at the larger end and may if desired be long enough to extend for a certain
distance along the rider's arm. The front or smaller end of the protector is made to
pass over the handle on to the handle bar of the bicycle or other, velocipede or motor
carriage and be fixed to the handle bar by any convenient means as by buttons or
other fasteners such. for instance as are used in gloves. The said protector is formed
of fur or leather lined with any warm material or of knitted or woven, or other
fabric or other suitable material.
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The protectors are threaded over the two steering handles of the bicycle or
other velocipede.or motor carriage and secured to the handle bar at their smaller ends
so that the rider's hands will have, to be inserted in the protectors to grasp the
handles in the protectors and will thereby be effectually protected against cold or
rain...
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The said protectors may have one or more pockets formed in them to hold a watch
or pocket handkerchief or other article.
New or Improved Cyclists' Hand Protectors,
I, WILLIAM ADCOCK, of 93 and 95, Saint Clements Road, Nechells, in the
City of Birmingham, Cycle Manufacturer and Stamped Brass Founder, 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. :-
This Invention consists of the herein described new or impróvéd hand protectors
which are designed to protect the hands of a cyclist against cold or rain when
riding.
I will describe my Invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on which
Fig. 1 is a plan of a cycle handle bar with two of,my improved cyclist's hand

page_text: protectors applied thereto one of them being shewn in section; Fig. 2 is a side
elevation of one of the cycle handles and handle bar also shewing the said hand
protector in section; Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation and an end view of a part of
one of the said hand protectors on an enlarged scale; Fig. 4 is a sectional side
elevation and Fig. 5 is an end view shewing an alternative method of securing the
said cyclist's hand protector to the handle bar; Fig. 6 shews a modified form of my
Invention.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
Figures of the drawing.
My improved cyclist's hand protectors are marked A and they have each the
form of, or somewhat the form of, a gauntlet open at both ends enlarged
at one end a¹ and reduced at the other end a² and made of a size and shape
to admit the rider's hand and wrist at the larger end so that the rider can grip
the cycle handle. The said hand protectors are by preference made long enough to
extend for a certain distance along the rider's arm. The front or smaller end a² of the
protector is made to pass over the handle B on to the handle bar C of the bicycle or
other velocipede or motor carriage and to be fixed to the handle bar C by any
convenient means as by the small end a² of the hand protector being made with an
indiarubber band D as in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 which will stretch sufficiently to pass
over the cycle handle B on to the handle bar C; or as shewn by Figs. 4 and 5
the small end 2 of the hand protector A may be fixed on to a metal clip E which is
made of a size to grip the handle bar C and is divided so as to open and pass over
the handle B and is secured on to the handle bar as by the cross bolt F passing
through the ears e¹ e² of the clip E. The said protector A is formed of fur or leather
lined with any warm material or is made of knitted woven or other fabric or other
suitable material.
Thus the rider's hands will have to be inserted in the protectors A A to grasp the
handles B B in the protectors A A and will thereby be effectually protected against
cold and rain.
The means which I have described for fixing the hand protectors A A on to the
handle bar answer well in practice but it will be understood that other means may
be substituted therefor without departing from the nature of my Invention as for
instance when the handles B are made, as is sometimes done, so that they can readily
be removed from the handle bar, then, an inextensible metal ring may be fixed to
the smaller end a² of the protector instead of the clip D this ring being made to slide
on to the handle bar after the handle has been removed.
The said protectors A may have one or more pockets formed in them to hold a
watch or pocket handkerchief or other article. The protector shewn by Fig. 6 is so
provided with a pocket which is marked G.
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 I
claim is :-
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1. A cyclists' hand protector of gauntlet shape made with both ends open and
with one end sinaller than the other end said smaller end being provided with an
elastic band or clip or other means for securing the protector on to a cycle handle bar
so as to enclose the handle and the rider's hand when inserted in the larger end of
the protector all substantially as set forth.
2. The use on a cycle handle bar of rider's hand protectors constructed and applied
to said handle bar in the manner substantially as herein before described and illustrated
by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 26th day of October 1897
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.