Improvements in or connected with Bells or Gongs for Cycles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 7th Aug., 1891-4ccepted, 12th Sept.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Bells or Gongs for Cycles.
I, CARL LOHMANN, of 22, Jewin Street, in the County of London, Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication from abroad by
Messieurs W. Kührt and Schilling, of Mehlis Thuringia, in the Empire of Germany,
Manufacturers,) to be as follows:-
My invention relates to bells or gongs for cycles, and consists in the combination
with a gong of means whereby the same may be used as a trembling bell, that
is to say, whereby it may be sounded, by the shaking or vibrating of the machine
to which it is applied, when travelling.
In carrying out my invention I mount a cross-bar above the centre of the gong,
and from the end of this cross-bar are suspended two hammers or clappers adapted
to strike the gong or when double toned gongs are employed each to strike one
gong.
In order that the said hammers or clappers may be prevented from sounding
when desired, I arrange a spring on the cross-bar the ends of which are adapted to
act upon lugs or projections upon the said hammers or clappers adjacent to their
points of suspension; above the said spring and pivotted to the cross-bar is a turn-
buckle which, when in one position presses upon the spring in such a manner that
the ends thereof hold the hammers or clappers out of contact with the bell and
when in the other position allows the said hammers or clappers to swing freely.
Dated the 7th day of November 1890.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Bells or Gongs for Cycles.
1, CARL LOHMANN, of 22, Jewin Street, in the County of London, Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communication from abroad by
Messieurs W. Kuhrt and Schilling, of Mehlis Thuringia, in the Empire of Germany,
Manufacturers,) and in what manner the same to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My invention relates to bells or gongs for cycles, and consists in the combination
with a gong of the means hereinafter described whereby the same may be used as a
trembling bell, that is to say, whereby it may be sounded, by the shaking or
vibrating of the machine to which it is applied, when travelling.
In carrying out my invention I mount a cross-bar above the centre of the gong,
and from the end of this cross-bar are suspended two hammers or clappers adapted
to strike the gong; or when double toned gongs are employed each to strike one
gong.
In order that the said hammers or clappers may be prevented from sounding
when desired, I arrange a spring-bar on the cross-bar, the ends of which are
adapted to act upon lugs or projections upon the said hammers or clappers adjacent
to their points of suspension; above the said spring-bar and pivotted to the cross-
bar is a turn-buckle (or its equivalent) which, when in one position presses upon
the spring in such a manner that the ends thereof hold the hammers or clappers
out of contact with the bell and when in the other position allows the said hammers
or clappers to swing freely.

page_text: In the accompanying drawing-
Figure 1 is a plan; and,
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of a bell or gong for cycles, constructed according
to my invention.
Similar letters in both the figures indicate similar parts.
a is the gong is the cross-bar mounted upon a central screw-threaded stud c ;
d, d are the two hammers or clappers suspended from the cross-bar at the
points e, e f is the spring-bar, the ends of which are adapted to act upon the lugs
or projections a, a upon the hammers or clappers d; the bar is supported upon
the springs g, and works upon guide-pins h, h; is the turn-buckle pivotted in
lugs, on the cross-bar above the spring-bar upon which it is adapted to act.
The full lines in Figure 2 shew the inoperative position of the hammers or
clappers d when their lugs are acted upon by the spring-bar f under the pressure
of the turn-buckle i. The dotted lines in the said figure shew the position of the
hammers or clappers & when the pressure of the turn-buckle is removed from
the spring-bar, in which position the hammers or clappers can swing freely and
sound the gong a by the shaking or vibrating of the machine when travelling.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A. bell or gong for cycles comprising the gong proper, hammers or clappers
adapted to sound the gong by the vibration of the cycle when travelling, and a
spring-bar arranged to be acted upon by a turn-buckle for rendering the said
hammers or clappers inoperative when desired, substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. The improved bell or gong for cycles hereinbefore described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 7th day of August 1891
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.