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John Richard Dedicoat (born 1840, Birmingham; died 1903) was the inventor of the pencil-sharpening machine, [citation needed] bicycle bell, [1] and other bicycle related items. Apprenticed to James Watt , [ 2 ] he went on to become a bicycle manufacturer and made and sold the "Pegasus" bicycle.
In 1895, Curtis H. Veeder invented the Cyclometer. [1] [2] [3] The Cyclometer was a simple mechanical device that counted the number of rotations of a bicycle wheel.[4] [5] A cable transmitted the number of rotations of the wheel to an analog odometer visible to the rider, which converted the wheel rotations into the number of miles traveled according to a predetermined formula.
[2] [3] Roy Richter began working for Bell Auto Parts in 1933. In 1945, he purchased the store for $1,000. [2] Richter produced his first race car helmets in 1954. The "Bell Helmet Company" was established as a division of Bell Auto Parts in 1956. [2] Bell introduced its Star model, the first full-face motorcycle helmet on the market, in 1968. [4]
Brass odometers were used by many pioneers making the westward trek in the 1840s. [1]: 92–93 However, the design of Clayton, Pratt, and Harmon's odometer was new.[2]: 317 In 1847, William Clayton accompanied the first expedition to the Utah Territory as a writer and record-keeper.
The Bell System Science Series consists of nine television specials made for the AT&T Corporation that were originally broadcast in color between 1956 and 1964. Marcel LaFollette has described them as "specials that combined clever story lines, sophisticated animation, veteran character actors, films of natural phenomena, interviews with ...
The engineers hear the bell and move their handle to the same position to signal their acknowledgment of the order, and adjust the engine speed accordingly. Such an order is called a "bell"; for example, the order for a ship's maximum speed, flank speed, is called a "flank bell". [2]
Giro is an American manufacturer of snow and cycling helmets; snow and mountain-biking goggles; cycling and mountain bike apparel and shoes; and softgoods for cycling, skiing and snowboarding. The company was founded in 1985 by Jim Gentes and was headquartered in Scotts Valley, California. [1] It was acquired by Bell Sports in 1996. [2] [3]
The bell is a required piece of equipment in some jurisdictions. In the United Kingdom, bells on new bikes were compulsory until 1983, and again since 1 May 2011. [4]In New Jersey, a bicycle must be equipped with a bell or other audible device that can be heard at least 100 feet away, but not a siren or whistle.