NZ214150A

NZ214150A - Noise making attachment for bicycle

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Publication number: NZ214150A
Application number: NZ21415085A
Authority: NZ
Inventors: V O Foulkes
Original assignee: V O Foulkes
Priority date: 1985-11-11
Filing date: 1985-11-11
Publication date: 1987-01-23

Description

Pat. 5 NEW ZEALAND Patcrap^orm No. 5 Priority Date(s)". • Complete Specification Filed: //.'/£ ■ Class: """""23 JAN 198/ Publication Date: j'J? !" P.O. Journal, N°: *''' " '' la) Insert title of Invention.

PATENTS ACT 1953 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (To be furnished in Duplicate) Where priority as provided by subsection (2) or (3) of section II of the Patents Act 1953 is desired in respect of one or more provisional specifications, quote number or numbers and date or dates No Date. (a).

Safety clacker attachment fitting for fidlnfo a push "bicycle along the footpath. b) State (in full) name address and nationality of applicant or applicants as in application form (b) I/We, 1/ VA.LEKIB OLIVE FOULKES"of" 39 Villiteaans Road SILVEHS2KEAM ~a wew Zealand. Citizen Here begin full description of invention. The continuation of the specification should be upon paper of the same size as this form, on one side only with the lines well spaced and with a margin of 2.5cm on the left hand side of the ■aper. The completion of the description should be followed by the words "What I (or we) claim is" after which should be written the claim or claims numbered consecutively (see note below). The specification and the dup-licate thereof must be signed at the end.

HEREBY declare the invention, for which 1/we pray that a patent may be granted to me/us and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement:-— , , , , ■ „ , _ Tiixs invention relates to a safety clacker (c)—attachment fitting aiu tafrle for T|siy>g w*n*Te ! riding a bicycle along a footpath - thereby NOTE. The claims must relate to a single invention, must be clear and succinct, and must be fairly based on the matter disclosed in the specification. They should form in brief a clear statement of that which constitutes the invention. Applicants should be careful that their claims include neither more nor less than they desire to protect by their patent. Any unnecessary multiplicity of claims or prolixity oflanguage should be avoided.

Claims should not be made for the efficiency or advantages of the invention. o 2 14 I giving adequate warning sotmd to pedestrians. It lias a clip to fit over the fork of a bicycle axid a hinge so it can be released when not needed as in road riding of the bicycle. 2he main aim of the fitting being the safety of pedestrians and riders She tongue of plastic or rubber fitted betwees tws> jpeta}. cpvers tp keep them firm would be longer than the covers.

There would be three holes through the covers and the tongue for acrewa to secure the three pieces together -The tongue could be moved forward as the tip wears out - thus lengthening the useful life of the tongue.

Replacement tongues would be available.

Ehkre would be a push button spring release or leaver large enough to be used easily and safely, / 214150 Pigure (a) shows a safety attachment for safely riding a "bicycle on the footpath 1 shows the top metal cover of the safety device 2 with holes for thumbscrews to secure the three pieces together 3 there are 2 levers, one at each side to release the device when on the road 4 the hinge connects the safety device from the clip to fit the fork of the bicycle the tongue of rubber or plastic protrudes from the two pieces of protective metal 6 the lower metal cover to hold the tongue firmly 7 A felt lined clip to fit over the fork of the bicycle, thus securing the safety device. 8 figure (b) shows a safety attachment for safely riding a bicycle on the footpath 9 Is a press button, on and off, switch to operate the safety noise which the device makes It has a beeping mechanism to make the noise 11 Is the battery case to hold the battery to operate the mechanism 12 It has a felt lined clip to fit over the fork of the bicycle* thus keeping the beeping safety device firmly on the fork of the bicyc

Claims

- 4 - V/Kci'i. 1 Cl<u* ~Ls: Patent Application No—214150' -v.o. rouLicss- . Mi/ 1 a clacker device for a bicycle consisting of a tongue of resilient material clamped between two flat plates, the plates having clamp members so that they may be fitted to a bicycle wheel fork, pK with the tongue protruding into the path of the 0 wheel spokes.
2 A clacker device as claimed in claim 1, which includes a hinge between each plate and its clamp member so that the tongue may be moved in and out of engagement of the wheel spokes. A clacker device as claimed in claim 1, or claim 2, where the tongue is made of plastics or rubber material