Improvements in Cycle and other Handles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 17th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 17th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle and other Handles.
I, FRANCIS KEEHNER of No. 1, Parliament Street, Cambridge Road, in the
County of Middlesex, Cork Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be, as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in cycle and other handles.
According to my invention the handle, which is made in two halves or other
number of sections cemented together at their edges to form a hollow cylinder, is
provided with screw-threaded end pieces, the outer one of which may be in the
form of a cap and the inner one of a ferrule. The screw-threads of these end-pieces
may be either continuous or intermittent, and enable said end-pieces to be screwed
onto the handle and be retained in position thereon without the aid of cement or
other adhesive composition. In this manner the end-pieces are prevented from
becoming detached from the handle by vibration, or by perspiration and heat of
the hand, or by atmospheric influence.
The hollow cylinder may be provided with an internal lining or tubular core,
composed of papier-maché, or other suitable material, which enables the handle to
be adjusted in position upon the handle-bar, or other thing to which it is to be applied,
without fear of the said handle becoming split or otherwise injured during its
adjustment.
If preferred the outer end of the internal lining or tubular.core may be closed
in order to prevent the outer end-piece or cap from being forced off by coming
against the end of the handle-bar or other thing to which the handle is applied.
The hollow cylinder is advantageously made of cork although it may be made of
any other suitable material.
By my invention it will be obvious, that, should occasion arise, the handle can be
much more easily repaired than is possible with handles as at present constructed.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1894.
WM. MELLERSH-JACKSON,
75, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycle and other Handles.
I, FRANCIS KEEHNER of No. 1 Parliament Street, Cambridge Road, in the
County of Middlesex, Cork Manufacturer, 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 relates to improvements in cycle and other handles.
According to my invention the handle, which is made in one piece, or in two
halves or other number of sections cemented together at their edges to form a
hollow cylinder, is provided with screw-threaded end-pieces, the outer one of which
may be in the form of a cap and the inner one of a ferrule. The screw-threads of
these end-pieces may be either continuous or intermittent, and enable said end-pieces
to be attached to the handle and retained thereon without the aid of cement or
other adhesive composition. In this manner the end-pieces are prevented from

page_text: becoming detached from the handle by vibration, or by perspiration and heat of the
hand, or by atmospheric influence.
The hollow cylinder, which constitutes the handle proper, may be provided with
an internal lining or tubular core, composed of papier-maché or other suitable
material, which enables the handle to be adjusted in position upon the handle-bar
or other thing to which it is to be applied, without fear of the said handle becoming
split or otherwise injured during its adjustment.
If preferred the outer end of the internal lining or tubular core may be closed in
order to prevent the outer end-piece or cap from being forced off by coming against
the end of the handle-bar or other thing to which the handle is applied.
In order that my said invention may be more fully understood and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto ennemed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 a longitudinal vertical section shewing
a handle constructed in accordance with my invention and adapted for use as a
cycle-handle.
Figures 3, 4 and 5 are respectively an end view as seen from the left; a section
taken transversely through the middle of Figure 1; and an end view as seen from
the right.
a is the handle proper which in the construction shewn is composed of cork.
b, c, are the end-pieces, the outer one c consisting of a screw-threaded cap and
the inner one 6 of a screw-threaded ferrule. These end-pieces, when in place on
the handle, cause the resilient cork to effectually conform to the shape of the
threads on the end-pieces, thereby enabling the latter to be firmly retained in
position.
d is an internal lining or tubular core of papier-maché by means of which the
handle is strengthened, and its injury during adjustment on the handle-bar guarded
against. The outer end d¹ (Figure 2) of this lining or tubular core is shewn closed
so as to prevent the cap c from becoming forced off by the end of the handle-bar
coming against it while the handle is being attached thereto. The closed end of
this tubular core d may be formed in the manner shewn at Figure 6, so as to
constitute a dome-shaped end, in which case the cap c could be dispensed with.
Instead of forming the end-pieces with continuous screw-threads as shewn, I can
as already stated, form them with intermittent screw-threads, and in the latter case
they may if preferred take the form of mere indentations, said indentations being of
any desired size and shape so long as they serve to retain the end-pieces on the
handle.
1 do not confine myself to the use of cork for making the hollow cylinder or
handle proper, for it may be made of any other suitable material, preference being
given to resilient or comparatively soft materials.
It will of course be obvious that if preferred only one of the end-pieces need be
screw-threaded, the other being retained in position by any ordinary means.
By my invention it will be seen that should occasion arise, the, handle can be
much more easily repaired than is the case with handles as at present constructed.
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 :-
1. A cycle or other handle in which one of or both the end-pieces are formed
with continuous or intermittent screw-threads or equivalent indentations, for the
purpose of retaining said end-pieces in position upon the handle substantially as
hereinbefore described.
2. The combination with a cycle or other handle, composed of cork or other
suitable material, of end-pieces consisting respectively of a screw-threaded cap and

page_text: a screw-threaded ferrule; and of an internal lining or tubular core, substantially
as hereinbefore described and shown.
3. My improvements in cycle and other handles substantially as hereinbefore
described and shewn by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 17th day of February 1894.
WM. MELLERSH-JACKSON,
75, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.