US508418A

US508418A - Umbrella-support for bicycles

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Publication number: US508418A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1893-11-14
Anticipated expiration: 1910-11-14

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(No Model.)

T. N. HEANEY.

, UMBRELLA SUPPORT FOR BIGYGLES. No. 508,418. Patented Nov. 14, 1893.-

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THOMAS N. HEANEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

UMBRELLA-SUPPORT FOR BICYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,418 dated November 14, 1893. Application filed September 1, 1892. Serial No. 444,807. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

.Be it known that I, THOMAS N. HEANEY,of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella-Supports for Bicycles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide, for the handle bars of bicycles, tricycles and the like, an umbrella support constructed to admit of the tilting of the umbrella standard toward the front or rear or to either side, in order that the rider may be at all times protected from the suns rays.

My invention consists in certain peculiar and novel features of construction and arrangement, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 illustrates, principally in side elevation, and partly in transverse vertical section the head and handlebar of a bicycle and the umbrella and its supporting bracket. Fig. 2 is principally a plan view of the bracket,-the umbrella standard and locking lever, the view being partly in section on line 2-2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the bracket. Fig. 4is a vertical section thereof taken on the line 44 of Fig-2. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View illustrating in detail the construction of the umbrella stick and runner the umbrella being open. Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the parts in closed position. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the bracket and a portion of the standard, the dotted lines indicating the standard adjusted to another position.

In said drawings, A designates a bracket which is clamped tightly to the handle barB of the bicycle, and O designates an umbrella standard which is secured adjustably in the outer or free end of the said bracket. The bracketA is composed of two members A and A connected together to form a clamp and having in their inner or meetingfaces transverse semi-cylindric recesses a and a to re ceive the handle bar B, upon which the bracket A is clamped. As illustrated, the connection between the members A and A comprises an undercut recess a formed in the member A of the bracket to receive projecting lugs a formed on the member A, said lugs or recesses constituting a separable interlocking joint, but it will be understood that a non-separable connection may be used to unite these parts, thus avoidin liability of the loss of one of the members of the bracket. The outer or free ends of these members A and A of thebracket A are connected bya clamp screw or screws A which pass through an opening in the member A and engage a tapped hole in the member A .(see Fig. 4), thus enabling said members A and A to be tightly clamped upon the handle bar.

The forward end of the bracket A is con-, structed in the form of a horizontal loop, the vertical opening a therein beingshaped to receive the clamping devices which secure the standard 0 in a desired position. At opposite sides ofthe opening a, near one end, are inwardly projecting vertical guide ribs or lugs a adapted to enter opposite sidesof an anriular grooved formed in the periphery of an abutment block D which is located in said opening a. This abutment block D is of approximatelysemi spherical form,its inner end being provided centrally with a cone-shaped socket d to receive a correspondingly shaped spur a projecting from the front end of the memher A of the bracket, as best illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. The engagement. of the coneshaped spur a with the socket d insures the abutment-block D against vertical displacement, while permitting free axial movement thereof; endwise movement of the abutmentblock being prevented by the engagement of the guide lugs a with the annular groove 01 therein. The forward, or outer face of the block D is provided with a V-shaped groove (1 to afford an efiective grip on the umbrella standard 0 and prevent accidental sidewise shifting thereof.

A lever E is pivoted withinthe front part of the opening a of the bracket A opposite the abutment block D, the head E or pivoted end of the lever being enlarged and forming on one face e a cam designed toforce the standard O tightly within the V-shaped groove d of the block D upon a proper movement of the lever E. As shown, the pivoted end-of this lever E is enlarged and provided at opposite sides with sockets e to receive pivots cflprojecting Within the opening a, one of said pivots a having the form of a screw and being seated in a tapped. hole in the side of the loop of the bracket A. It willbe understood, however, that while this is regarded as a desirable construction the lever may be pivoted on a single pin passing completely through said lever and both sides of the loop of the bracket. It is important, however, in any event that the cam-shaped face e of the head E of the lever be of considerable breadth in order to bear squarely upon the standard C whatever may be the position of adjustment of the standard.

The standard 0 may consist of an integral inverted L-shaped red, as shown, or be made in two sections connected by any usual ad justable coupling, in order that the vertical and horizontal parts a and c of the standard may be folded together for storage or transportation.

The umbrella staff or stick F is provided at its upper end or tip, above the ribs, with a socket f to receive the horizontal portion 0 of the standard, and a set screw f to clamp said standard within the socket. The lower part of the stick F, which is, as shown, quite short, is provided near its extremity with a projecting lug or pin f and the runner G is tubular and is provided at its upper end with an L- shaped or bayonet slot g to receive the lug or pin f and to interlock therewith by partially rotating the runner Grand causing the pin f to enter the horizontal part of the L-shaped slot therein; said stick and runner, in other words, being connected by what is known as a bayonet joint.

To afford free rotation to the runner G, in order that it may be locked to the stick F, the lower ends of the rib braces are pivoted to a sleeve G which is mounted loosely upon the runner, said runner being provided with a flange g and a collar g to prevent endwise movement of the sleeve G thereon. The lower end of the runner is desirably provided with a crossbar G2 to enable the user to rotate the runner easily inlocking it to and unlocking it from the stick F.

What I claim is 1. An umbrella support for bicycles and the like, consisting of a bracket provided with a two-part clamp for engagement with a handle bar, and with a standard clamp comprising an abutment block revolubly mounted on the bracket, and acam pivoted to said bracket opposite the face of the revoluble abutment block, substantially as described.

2. An umbrella support for bicycles and the like consisting of a two-part bracket the members of which are connected to form a haudle bar clamp, said bracket having at one end a loop or opening in which is secured a revoluble abutment block, and a cam opposite said abutment block, substantially as described.

3. An umbrella support for bicycles and the like, consisting of a bracket provided with a clamp for adj ustably securing the bracket upon a handle bar or other similar part, with a clamp for an umbrella standard, comprising a revoluble block admitting of the lateral inclination of the standard, said block being provided with a groove to receive the standard, and a cam-lever opposite the abutment block substantially as described.

4. An umbrella support for bicycles and the like consisting of a bracket provided at one end with a clamp to grasp a handle bar, the other end of said bracket having a loop or opening provided with inwardly projecting guide lugs, a revoluble abutment block mounted in said opening and having an annular groove to receivethe guide lugs, means to prevent the vertical displacement of the abutment block, and a cam pivoted opposite the face of said abutment block, substantially as described.

5. An umbrella support for bicycles consisting of a bracket provided at one end with a two-part clamp to grasp a handle bar, one of said parts having a projecting spur, said bracket having at the other end a standard clamp consisting of a loop, a block revolubly mounted in the opening of said loop and provided at one end with a conical socket to receive the spur of thehandle bar clamp, means to prevent the endwise movemeutof the abutment block, and a cam pivoted opposite the face of said abutment block, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS N. HEANEY.

Witnesses:

G. CLARENCE POOLE, G. W. HIGGINS, Jr.