US1000306A - Endless pleasure-railway. - Google Patents

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A. STOTT.

ENDLESS PLEASURE RAILWAY.

APPLICATION FILED 11017.19, 1910.

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ARTHUR STOTT, OF LEIGH, ENGLAND.

ENDLESS PLEASURE-RAILWAY.

Application filed November 19, 1910.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

Serial No. 593,155.

To all whom it may concern' Be it known that I, ARTHUR S'ro'rT, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 716 Leigh road, Leigh, county of Lancaster, England, insurance superintendent, have invented Improvements in Endless Pleasure-Railways, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class of pleasure railways in which rails are fitted in the interior of a cylinder and cars placed thereon, which when the cylinder is revolved the cars are caused to run on the base of the cylinder only.

The object of this my said invention is to give the impression to passengers that they are racing on an uneven track.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side view and Fig. 2 a sectional plan of my invention, Figs. 8 and 4: are like views showing a modification of the same invention. In these views the same letters refer to like parts.

For the purpose of my invention I employ a wheel or cylindrical body a supported at, and free to revolve about its center. To the inner periphery of this wheel or cylindrical body I bolt or otherwise firmly secure rails b to form three or other preferred number of concentric tracks, thus providing tracks of infinite length.

I arrange the arms a of the wheel or cylindrical body a on the outer edges of the rim, thereby leaving the whole of the inner periphery free from obstruction: or the arms may be arranged between the tracks, leaving the tracks free from all obstruction. I construct said tracks so as to obtain a switch back motion, preferably arranged at different places on each track: I may also form the tracks with irregular raised portions as c, and scenic effects and tunnels may also be arranged through which the cars would appear to travel: I place one car on each track: said cars are mounted on bogies having wheels attached thereto, which are arranged so that the cars are free to run along the rails, but are prevented leaving the rails.

The sides of the wheel or cylindrical body can be closed in, but provided with doors arranged at intervals for the admittance of passengers to and from the cars, which are usually situated near the bottom of the.

wheel or cylindrical body.

On the outside of each pair of rails and following the curves of the rails, I provide steps or cross pieces in such a manner that passengers will be able to reach the cars, if owing to the humps or raised portions, the cars do not happen to be just at the bottom of the wheel or cylindrical body when said wheel. is at rest, or if owing to the wheel or cylindrical body being closed in, the doors for admittance do not happen to be just opposite the cars. On the outer edge of each track thus formed, I provide handrails to assist the passengers to reach the cars in safety; the two outer handrails having openings at intervals, while the inner handrails are provided with openings Where the tracks run along side of or pass each other.

The wheel may be revolved by means of gearing -or other equivalent. When the wheel or cylindrical body is revolved in the direction indicated by the arrow (Fig. 1) the passengers in the cars have the impression that they are traveling in the opposite direction to that of the wheel or cylindrical body, while the humps c and raised portions of the track carry the cars up a portion of the wheel, then by their own weight they fall back into their former position viz :to the bottom of the Wheel or cylindrical body. As the humps and raised portions are situated at different places on each track, the cars will not always be in the same position, and a greater sensation is thus provided, owing to the cars having the appearance of racing.

In the modification of my invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the cylinder a is mounted on a frame formed of two angle iron rings at, one on each side of the cylinder and supported on brackets as c, said angle iron rings being braced together diagonally as g, thereby forming a strong steady frame: friction between the cylinder and the angle iron frame. which supports the cylinder is avoided by placing balls j around between the rings 01 and the periphery of the cylinder, by which the cylinder can be revolved with small power at a high rate of speed by a belt as 70 or an equivalent: the interior of the cylinder and the arrangement of the tracks and the cars" are the same as herein previously described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2.

I do not limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of the parts as of each track being so arranged as not to register with the corresponding irregular portions of an adjoining track, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ARTHUR STOTT.

shown and described, as the same may be varied without departing from the nature of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is The combination in an endless pleasure railway, of a frame, a cylinder mounted on said frame, means for revolving said cylinder, and endless irregular parallel tracks 7 within said cylinder, each irregular portion Witnesses THos. PRESCOTT, HAROLD WALKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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