US703907A - Bicycle-lamp lock. - Google Patents

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No. 703,907. A Patpnted luly I, |902. v

A.'FELLOWS. l

BICYCLE LAMP LUCK.

Application med Nov. e, 1901.

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AUGUSTUS FELLOWS, OF WASHINGTON-,.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

BloYc LE-LM-P LOCK.

' SPECFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,907, dated July 1, 1902.

application filed November e, 19

To @ZZ whom, t nifty/'concern' Be it known thatI, AUGUsrUs FELLows, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wash-f ington, in the District of Columbia, have in*` vented certain new'and useful Improvements. inBicycle-LamprLock's; and I do declare the'i following to be a full, clear, and-exact de-` scription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thefigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of'this specification.

. lMyinvention is designed 4.particularly to prevent the stealing of y bicycle-lamps, and has for one of its-objects to provide a means of exceedingly simpleconstruction, durable, and cheap to manufacture.

Another object of the invention is to produce a bicycle-lamp lock of such a cons truc-l tion that it may serve not only as locking device, but also as a lamp-bracket.

Another object of the invention is to form the body portion of the lock and bracket ofa"` single piece of be'ndable metal or other material. f

Another object of the invention is to produce a lock or a Vlock and bracket for the lamp of an adjustablenature," Vthat it maybe used in connection withnearly, if not all,zthe bicycles atpresent upon the market.

A stillfurther object of the invention isto produce aV lamp lock andbracketforuse j-in. connection not only witha bicycle, but with any known vehicle.

- My invention consists, essentially, of a sin;4 gle piece of metal orLother material adaptedf to be formed into a band with the sides thereof normally parallel, means for connectingv one end of the band to'a lamp, means for attaching the other end-thereof to a bicycle or other frame, means for locking the free ends of the band together, and, finally, means for drawing or contracting.thev normally-parallel sidesof the fband `one-toward theother that a loop may be formed at each end thereof.

The "invention will be described in detail hereinafter, pointed out more particularly in the appendedclaims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention connected at one end with a lamp and oi. Stimm. 81,322; `ontleden,

at the otherwith a bicycle-frame, the view showing'a portion onlyofathe front frame of the bicycle. Fig.; 2 is a top plan View of my invention. Fig. 3 is a view showing the body portion Vof the invention cut from a blank piece of material and showing also in dotted y linesa reinforcing member, said body portion being broken away at one corner to show a portion of the said member in full lines. Fig. @t is a view showing one ot the free ends of the band'st'ruck up, forming a hook. Fig. 5 illustrates amodilied form of my invention. Fig. 6 discloses another modification; and Fig. 7 is a top plan view of my invention, eliminating the lamp-attaching ngers and the means for locking the free ends of the 'band together. H l.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a bicycle-lamp, and 2 the upper front-portion ofva bicycle-frame, while the numerals 3 and 4 indicate arms pivoted by means of'the rods or bolts 5 to the lamp, these parts all being of the fusual construction.

' .New taking up the construction -of my improvement, the reference character 6 indicates a single piece of bendable metal or other material adapted` to vbe formed into a band comprising spaced members7 and 8, connected at one endvwith aweb 9, and the free ends thereof bent one upon the other and forming substantially a second web. Formed of the samepiece of .material from which the band is constructed are projecting portions forming attaching or gripping fingers 10 and 11 and which are' adapted to be bent that they may engage over the rods or bolts 12, to which the yfree ends ot the arms 3 and 4 are pivoted :and soldered or otherwise secured to the back of the web 9, while the other or free ends 13 `and 14 of the spaced members 7 and 8, respectively, of the band are adapted to encircle the frame 2 of the bicycle. Thefree' end of the spaced member 7is provided withfa staple or opening or slot 16, formed in the-free end of the other-spaced memberS', said staple and slot registering one with the other in such a manner that one end of the spaced members will overlap the other, and when in such position a lock or other fastening means 17 is engaged with the staple or other form of hook to lock the free ends of the spaced members other form of hookl15,adapted toreceive the IOO illustrated in Fig. l.

together upon the frame of the bicycle or other vehicle to which my invention may be applied.

Disposed intermediate the ends of the spaced members 7 and 8 of the band are formed perforations 18 in direct alinement for the reception of the eXteriorly-screwthreaded bolt or other equivalent element 19, which, coacting with a nut20, is adapted to contract the band at or near its center, thereby forming` a loop of the spaced members at both ends of the band and clamping means of one of the loops for firmly holding the band upon the bicycle or other frame. Two sets of perforations l8, are provided for the purpose of permitting an adjustment in the size of the loop encircling the bicycle-frame or other vehicle.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings it is intended instead of forming the band in a single piece of material to construct same in different parts-z`l e., to pivot the ends of the spaced members of the band to the web 2l-the other elements, including the attaching-fingers 10 and 1l, of the invention being the same as hereinbefore set forth.

I have illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings' a band from which I have eliminated the attaching-fingers 10 and Il, thus producing an attachment for locking a lamp supported in the well-known manner by a lamp-bracket 22, of ordinary construction and which is adapted to be first slipped through the skeleton inclosure formed by the arms 3 and 4, and the open-ended box 23, receiving the bracket 22. Otherwise, with the exception of the attaching-fingers l0 and 11, this attachment for locking a lamp is the same as that I desire it understood that while this construction shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings is intended particularly for a lamp-lock it will, even Without the lampconnecting means 10, serve also as a support for the lamp.

In order to prevent scratching or otherwise injuring the frame of the bicycle or othervehicle to which my improvement might be applied, I provide upon the inner faces of the free ends of the spaced members 7 and S a lining of felt, rubber, or the like.

In some instances it may be found essential to reinforce the web of the band and which may be done by theaddition of the plate 26', riveted or otherwise to the said web 9, as shown in Fig. 3. This plate 26 is secured to the lamp-connecting fingers 10 and 1l as well as to the web 9, and when the plate 26 is employed it is bent with the fingers for attachment with the lamp, as well understood.

I wish it understood that instead .of the staple l5 shown in the drawings I may employ a hook 24, formed by striking up the metal or other material at the free end of the spaced member 7, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. Y

My invention can be applied to almost any form of lamp. Therefore it is to be understood that changes in form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention when adapting it to any particular kind, make, or variety of lamp.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, isw

l. A device of the class described comprising a band whose sides are arranged normally parallel throughout their entire length, lamp-connecting fingers formed integral with and at one end of the band, saidv fingers being arranged one at the top and the other at the bottom of the said end of the band, a reinforcing-plate carried by the said end and the said fingers, fastening means arranged at the opposite end of the band, and means oo nnected with the band for forming a loop at each end thereof.

2. A device of the class described comprising a band whose sides are arranged normally parallel throughout their entire length, lamp-connecting fingers formed integral with and at one end of the band, said fingers being arranged one at the top and one at the bottom of the band, fastening means arranged at the opposite end of the band, and means for contracting the normally-parallel sides of the band one toward the other whereby a loop is formed at each end of the band.

3. A device of the class described comprising spaced members,said spaced members being arranged an equal distance from each other throughout their entire length, a web for connecting respective ends of the spaced members,said web being formed integral with the spaced members and havin gintegral lampconnecting fingers, one of said fingers extending above the spaced members, and one extending below the spaced members, means for fastening the opposite ends of the spaced IOO members one upon the other, and means cony

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