A Hand-muff or Hand-protector for the Handles of Cycles and for like purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 6th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Hand-muff or Hand-protector for the Handles of Cycles and for
like purposes.
I, FERDINAND BEGUÉ of 23 Rue du Mail, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Designer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is designed to protect the hands of bicycle and tricycle riders
from cold, rain or snow when riding in cold weather.
It consists of a hollow covering furnished with a gauntlet to protect the wrist or
fore-arm, which is attached by means of a screw clip to the handle of the guide
bar. The exterior may be of any suitable material to resist wind and damp, and
the interior can be lined with wool, fur or any other suitable substance.
The interior can be of sufficient size to enclose without touching the hand of the
rider, and the whole may be supported on a metal or other framework so as to
retain its shape.
When not required it can be loosened and caused to hang from the handle-bar,
out of the rider's way.
Dated this 5th day of October 1893.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
CUM LEID DI BUITICATION.
A Hand-muff or Hand-protector for the Handles of Cycles and for
like purposes.
I, FERDINAND BEGUÉ of 23 Rue du Mail, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Designer, 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 is designed to protect the hands of bicycle and tricycle riders
from cold, rain or snow, when riding in cold weather.
It consists of a hollow covering furnished with a gauntlet to protect the wrist or
fore-arm, which is attached by means of an adjustable clip to the handle of the
guide bar. The exterior may be of any suitable material to resist wind and damp,
and the interior can be lined with wool, fur or any other suitable substance.
The interior can be of sufficient size to enclose without touching the hand of the
rider, and the whole may be supported on a metal or other framework so as to
retain its shape.
When not required it can be loosened, drawn aside and caused to hang from the
handle-bar out of the rider's way.
I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which :-
Fig. 1, shows a safety bicycle with my invention applied to the handles.
Fig. 2, shows a longitudinal section of the hand-protector, and exhibits the clip
by which it is attached to the handle.
Fig. 3, shows a back elevation in section of the hand-part of my protector. The
handle of the machine is displayed inside.
Fig. 4, shows a plan view of my protector separated from the machine.
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page_text: a, is a hinged clip to embrace the handle bar. This may
of the muff if preferred.
be used on both sides
b, b, are two projecting lugs one on each side of the clip through which the
screw c, passes and holds the clip tightly round the bar or handle.
d, is the hand part of the muff.
e, e, are adjusting straps and buckles to adjust the size of the wrist of the muff.
f, is the gauntlet.
g, is a light frame to preserve the shape of the muff, part of which is inside d, and
part extends along or inside f.
h, is the handle of the machine.
The drawings show the muff attached to a horizontal cycle handle, but it is
adaptable to vertical or other handles with slight modifications.
The mode of use is merely to attach one of the said muffs to each handle or
handle bar, and adjust it so that the rider's hand can be easily inserted and with-
drawn, when guiding the machine.
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 :-
A hand muff or protector for the hands of cycle riders and for like purposes,
consisting of, an adjustable clip or clips, a light frame of metal or other suitable
substance, over which frame is a covering of some waterproof material and of
suitable shape with or without an outside adjusting strap and buckle; the said muff
being lined with fur, wool, silk, or some other suitable substance, as herein described
and set forth.
Dated this 17th day of November 1893.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, E.C., Agent for Applicant.