US597106A - Bicycle-bell - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

J. DOUGHTY.

BICYCLE BELL.

No. 597,106. Patented Jan. 11,1898.

WITNESSES XTTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT @rricrz.

JOHN DOUGHTY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BICYCLE-BELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,106, dated January 11, 1898. Application filed April 1, 1897. Serial No. 630,285. (No model.)

To all whont it Jimy concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN DOUGHTY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Alarms for Bicycles, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of an improved construction of bicycle alarm which can be cheaply manufactured and readily and expeditiously applied to existing bicycles, the sounding of the alarm being caused by the rotation of the bicycle-wheel at the will of the rider.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter set forth, and fully pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a bicycle-alarm embodying my invention and a portion of a bicycle to which the same is applicable. Fig. 2 represents a section on line to :20, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of a portion of the bell and the clamping device for securing the same to a bicyclefork. Fig. 4: represents a front elevation of a portion of a bicycle-fork, showing the hell or alarm clamped in position thereon.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a fork of a bicycle, and B, G, and D the handle-bar, wheel, and spokes, of the latter, the above parts being of the usual construction and requiring no further description.

E designates a bell adapted to be secured to a member of the bicycle-fork, the bell being illustrated in the present instance as secured to the left-hand member of the front fork.

F designates a portion of the clamping device employed, the same consisting of a strip having the tongue G at or near the extremity thereof, said tongue being provided with the neck G and head H and adapted to enter an opening J in the plate J, said strip being held in position by means of a screw or other fastening device K when the parts are assembled.

L designates a spring or resilient vibratile member which has one end secured to the strip F in any suit-able manner, while its opposite or free end is tipped with rubber or other similar material M and is provided with the hammer N, which is adapted to vibrate against the bell E when desired, as will be explained.

P designates an angular or other shaped lever having the member Q, which is pivotally attached to the strip F at the point S or to some other fixed point, while the other portion R of said lever has an end of a string, cord, or other connection attached thereto, the other end thereof being secured to a suitable operating device on the handle-bar B or other point adjacent the rider.

The operation is as follows: The parts appear normally as seen in full lines in Fig. 2, in which position the extremity M of the memberLis out of the path of the revolving spokes. YVhen it is desired to sound the bell, the rider exerts a pull on the string T and the lever P, thereby bringing the member L into the position in the path of the rotating spokes D, whereby a series of impulses will be given to the hammer N, and the latter will contact with the bell E, thereby sounding the alarm. The strip F of the clamping device is placed in position by turning the head F from the position seen in Fig. 3, so that the tongue G can be readily inserted in the slot J and then turned into the position seen in Figs. 2 and 4-, as is evident. lVhen the strain on the connection T is relaxed, the member L assumes the position seen in full lines again.

The clip or clamping device may be provided with a pin (shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1) as means for carrying the lamp of the bicycle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bicycle-alarm consisting of a bell,

means for securing it to the frame of a bicycle, a resilient member connected at one end with said securing means and provided with a hammer adapted to strike said bell, a lever bearing against said resilient member, and a connection for operating said lever.

2. A bicycle-alarm consisting of a bell, aplate connected therewith, a strip detachably connected with said plate for supporting said bell, a resilient member connected at one end with said strip and having at its free end a tip of yielding material, a bell-hammer at taolied to said member, a lever pivoted to said strip and bearing against said member, and a connection from said lever adapted to be operated by the rider.

3. A bicycle-alarm consisting of a bell E, a plate J on Which said bell is supported, an opening J in said plate, a strip F having a tongue G and adapted to enter said opening, a resilient member L attached to said stripF and provided with a. tip M of yielding mate- :0 rial, a hammer N attached to said member L, an angular-shaped lever Psuitably supported, and a connection from said lever adapted to be operated by the rider.

JOHN DOUGHTY. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, v WM. 0. WIEDERsHEIM.

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