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  • This invention relates to signal apparatus for bicycles, the object being to furnish an apparatus in which the sign al-bell is operated from the brake-lever of the machine, thereby enabling the bicyclist to sound an alarm without using an additional handle or other special bell-ringing device.
  • Figure 1 is a front view of the upper part of a bicycle, showing the handle-bars and brake-lever and comprising a signal apparatus embodying my present improvements.
  • Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the signal apparatus on the line a a, Fig. 1, as seen from the right hand of said line.
  • Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating the operation of the improvement.
  • Fig. 4. is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating a modification of the apparatus.
  • the upper end or shaft B of the usual head of the bicycle is furnished with the usual oppositely-disposed handlebars C and D for controlling the forward wheel of the bicycle.
  • the brake-lever E is shown pivotally supported or fulcrumed at 2 by a bolt or pin carried in the ordinary manner by a suitable bracket or like part, as 3, fixed on one of the handle-bars, as will be understood from the drawings.
  • the working end 4. of the brake-lever is connected by a pivot 5 to the upper end of the usual brakerod 6, which rod extends downward to and connects with the usual spring retracted brake G in the ordinary manner.
  • Said brake may be of any ordinary construction. As shown in the drawings, it is of the well'known spoon form and is supposed to be movable toward and from the bicycle-wheel )V in the ordinary manner.
  • the signal-bell F is supported in a position immediately over and forward of the handlebars where these join the shaft B, being carried by a suitable arm, as 7, which is attached to said shaft (or to the handle-bars, if so preferred) by a suitable clamp, as 8, which, as shown in the figures, is held in place by suitable clamp screws 9.
  • the position of the bell is such that a short space exists between the lower edge of the bell and the working end 4 of the brake-lever when this lever is in its uppermost position. (Shown in Fig. 3.)
  • the bell-striker or tongue 10 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, is carried by a spring-arm 12, which is fixed to the bell-supporting arm or standard 7 by means of a screw or pin or like fastening at 13.
  • the bell-striker normally stands free of the bell, as shown in Fig. 2, and saidworking end l of the brake-lever (when the brake is not in use) normally stands in engagement with the bell-striker arm 12, as shown in Fig. 3. If now the handle end 14 of the brake-lever F. be drawn slightly toward the handlebar D, the working end of said lever will be thrown slightly below and away from the bell-striker arm, as shown by dotted lines at t in Fig. 2, so that on suddenly releasing said lever it will be forcibly thrown by the usual leverretracting spring (not shown) upward against said striker arm, thereby throwing the striker by a sudden movement against the bell, as shown in Fig. 3, and making the required signal.
  • the bicycle-rider is enabled by only a slight movement of the brake-lever to strike the signal-bell, as occasion may require, without releasing his hold of the handle-bar or having to use any additional or special signal-actuating device.
  • the brake-lever is given a longer stroke, carrying the end at thereof entirely away from the bell-striker, as shown by solid lines in Figs. 2 and a.
  • the proper adjustment of the bell-striker relatively to the brake-lever is, in the form of apparatus shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, readily effected by sliding the clamp 8 up or down, as the case may require, on the shaft B of the bicycle-head to secure the required co-action between the brake-lever and said striker.
  • the signal apparatus may be set to give the desired quality or quantity of sound by regulating the force of the striker blow.
  • striker arm 20 is lever of a different order, being pivoted midway of its length, at 21, to the bell-supporting arm 7, as will be understood from the drawings.
  • the striker is within the bell, while the brake-lever operates upon the lower end of its supporting-arm. It will be evident, however, that the principle of the apparatus is substantially the same as in the preceding figures of drawings and that the mode of operation is not materially diiferent.
  • the combination with the shaft carrying the handle-bars and with the brake-lever of the bicycle, of the adj ustablythe bell carried by said arm, and a bell-striker, substantially as described, intermediate to the brake-lever and bell, whereby the operation of the bellstriker by the brake-lever may be regulated by adjusting the position of said arm, substantially as described.
  • the combination With the shaft carrying the handle-bars and with the brake-lever of the bicycle, of a signal-bell adjustably supported adjacent to the brake-lever, and the bell-striker carried by a springarm rigidly fixed at the end thereof opposite to the striker and having its middle portion in position to be struck by the brake-lever on the retraction thereof, substantially as described.
  • the combination With the handle-bar and with the bicycle-wheel, of the brake movable toward" and from the wheel, the signal device and its striker carried with the handle-bar, and a lever carried with the handle-bar and havingits handle endadjacent to the handle of said bar and constructed and connected to actuate both the signal-striker and the brake, substantially as described.

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A. J. SANDGREN. SIGNAL APPARATUS FOR BIGYGLES.
No. 483,585. Patented Oct. 4, 1892.
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ARVID J. SANDGREN, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
SIGNAL APPARATUS FOR BICYCLES.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 483,585, dated October 4, 1892. Application filed December 7, 1891- Serlal No, 414,212. (No model.)
To all whom it may concern.-
Be it known that. I, ARVID J. SANDGREN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signal Apparatus for Bicycles, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to signal apparatus for bicycles, the object being to furnish an apparatus in which the sign al-bell is operated from the brake-lever of the machine, thereby enabling the bicyclist to sound an alarm without using an additional handle or other special bell-ringing device.
In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front view of the upper part of a bicycle, showing the handle-bars and brake-lever and comprising a signal apparatus embodying my present improvements. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the signal apparatus on the line a a, Fig. 1, as seen from the right hand of said line. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating the operation of the improvement. Fig. 4. is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating a modification of the apparatus.
Similar characters designate like parts in all the figures.
In the drawings, the upper end or shaft B of the usual head of the bicycle is furnished with the usual oppositely-disposed handlebars C and D for controlling the forward wheel of the bicycle. The brake-lever E is shown pivotally supported or fulcrumed at 2 by a bolt or pin carried in the ordinary manner by a suitable bracket or like part, as 3, fixed on one of the handle-bars, as will be understood from the drawings. The working end 4. of the brake-lever is connected by a pivot 5 to the upper end of the usual brakerod 6, which rod extends downward to and connects with the usual spring retracted brake G in the ordinary manner. Said brake may be of any ordinary construction. As shown in the drawings, it is of the well'known spoon form and is supposed to be movable toward and from the bicycle-wheel )V in the ordinary manner.
The signal-bell F is supported in a position immediately over and forward of the handlebars where these join the shaft B, being carried by a suitable arm, as 7, which is attached to said shaft (or to the handle-bars, if so preferred) by a suitable clamp, as 8, which, as shown in the figures, is held in place by suitable clamp screws 9. The position of the bell is such that a short space exists between the lower edge of the bell and the working end 4 of the brake-lever when this lever is in its uppermost position. (Shown in Fig. 3.) The bell-striker or tongue 10, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, is carried by a spring-arm 12, which is fixed to the bell-supporting arm or standard 7 by means of a screw or pin or like fastening at 13. The bell-striker normally stands free of the bell, as shown in Fig. 2, and saidworking end l of the brake-lever (when the brake is not in use) normally stands in engagement with the bell-striker arm 12, as shown in Fig. 3. If now the handle end 14 of the brake-lever F. be drawn slightly toward the handlebar D, the working end of said lever will be thrown slightly below and away from the bell-striker arm, as shown by dotted lines at t in Fig. 2, so that on suddenly releasing said lever it will be forcibly thrown by the usual leverretracting spring (not shown) upward against said striker arm, thereby throwing the striker by a sudden movement against the bell, as shown in Fig. 3, and making the required signal. By this means the bicycle-rider is enabled by only a slight movement of the brake-lever to strike the signal-bell, as occasion may require, without releasing his hold of the handle-bar or having to use any additional or special signal-actuating device. hen the brake is to be used, the brake-lever is given a longer stroke, carrying the end at thereof entirely away from the bell-striker, as shown by solid lines in Figs. 2 and a.
The proper adjustment of the bell-striker relatively to the brake-lever is, in the form of apparatus shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, readily effected by sliding the clamp 8 up or down, as the case may require, on the shaft B of the bicycle-head to secure the required co-action between the brake-lever and said striker. By this means the signal apparatus may be set to give the desired quality or quantity of sound by regulating the force of the striker blow.
In the modification shown in Fig. 4. the bellfixed bell-supporting arm,
striker arm 20 is lever of a different order, being pivoted midway of its length, at 21, to the bell-supporting arm 7, as will be understood from the drawings. In this form of apparatus the striker is within the bell, while the brake-lever operates upon the lower end of its supporting-arm. It will be evident, however, that the principle of the apparatus is substantially the same as in the preceding figures of drawings and that the mode of operation is not materially diiferent.
Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a bicycle, the combination, With the shaft carrying the handle-bars and with the brake-lever of the bicycle, of thesignal-bell,
and a bell-striker intermediate to the brakelever and bell and actuated by said lever to strike the bell, substantially as described.
2. In a bicycle, the combination, with the shaft carrying the handle-bars and with the brake-lever of the bicycle, of the adj ustablythe bell carried by said arm, and a bell-striker, substantially as described, intermediate to the brake-lever and bell, whereby the operation of the bellstriker by the brake-lever may be regulated by adjusting the position of said arm, substantially as described.
3. In a bicycle, the combination, With the shaft carrying the handle-bars and with the brake-lever of the bicycle, of a signal-bell adjustably supported adjacent to the brake-lever, and the bell-striker carried by a springarm rigidly fixed at the end thereof opposite to the striker and having its middle portion in position to be struck by the brake-lever on the retraction thereof, substantially as described.
4. In a bicycle, the combination, With the handle-bar and with the bicycle-wheel, of the brake movable toward" and from the wheel, the signal device and its striker carried with the handle-bar, and a lever carried with the handle-bar and havingits handle endadjacent to the handle of said bar and constructed and connected to actuate both the signal-striker and the brake, substantially as described.
ARVID J SANDGREN. Witnesses:
E. G. FOWLER, HENRY L. REOKARD.
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