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    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
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  • the object of my invention is to provide an improved form of self-propelling vehicle lto be used principally for the amusement and exercise of children and adults. It consists of anyr ordinary wagon or sleigh, on which is mounted and secured in a peculiar manner a pair of rockers, which is furnished with pawls connected to it at one end and resting upon the floor or ground at the other end, the whole being so arranged and constructed that when the rockers are operated by the rider the sleigh or wagon is driven ahead. It consists, further, in various improved devices and details which are hereinafter' fully set forth and described.
  • Figure l is a lplan of a wagon which embodies my invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.
  • Fig. 3 is a plan of the running-gear of a wagon, so geared together as to turn around in a very small space.
  • Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a sleigh which embodies my invention.
  • Fig. 5 is a side elevation on an enlarged scale of the foot or bearing-pad of one of the pawls.
  • Fig. 6 is a bottom View otA the same.
  • Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-section of the same on the line x x, Fig. 5.
  • A is a platform, which serves as the body or box of the Wagon. It is mounted on wheels B, which turn loosely on the axle C and D.
  • the axle C is pivoted at the center on the bolt a, and turned on this center, to guide the wagon, by means of the coids or lines b, which may be held in the hands of the rider.
  • E E Upon the platform A is mounted apair of rockers, E E, which is held in place (while at the same time it is permitted to rock freely) by the pins c working in the curved slot or hole in the brackets d.
  • the rods e e are hung the pawls F and G, which pass through slots j' f in the platform A, and rest upon the ground.
  • shoes or pads H which are shown in detail in Figs. 5, 6 and 7.
  • These shoes consist of a frame of metal or wood, g, a rubbercloth pad h, stuffed with felt, Sponge, or other suitable substance, t', and secured to the frame g by the plate j, which is screwed to the said frame.
  • Spiral springs 7c lc are fastened at one end to the wagon-body, and at the other to the pawls, and, by their tension, keep the shoes or pads in contact with the iioor or ground.
  • axles When it is necessary or desirable that the A wagon should turn in a small Space the axles may be connected together, as shown in Fig. 3 ⁇ , and both secured to the platform A by bolts passing through the holes Z l, so that they will each turn freely on the centers.
  • Fig. 4 the rockers, furnished with pawls, are mounted on a slei gh, the said rockers being held in place by the ends of the rod c, which work in the slots in the bracket d.
  • This sleigh is guided by means of a guide-runner, m, fastened to the end of a rod, a, which is held in bearings in the brackets o, and provided with a handle, p, on which the hands ofthe rider rest. By turning this handle the sleigh may be guided to the right or the left, or held on a direct course.
  • Springs may be attached to the pawls F and Gr, in Fig. 4, if desired.
  • the rocking motion of an ordinary chair or hobby-horse may be made use of for driving a sleigh or wagon, with no greater exertion than is usually made in rocking. Both the forward and the backward movements are caused to force the sleigh or wagon ahead, whereby greater speed may be attained than where only one pawl is used.
  • the paWls F and G may (instead of resting upon the lloor or ground) be connected, at the lower ends, to cranks on the axles G and D, in which case two of the Wheels (one on each axle) should be fast on the axle and turn with it.
  • the shoe or pad consisting of a frame, g, ranged and connected as shown in Fig. 3, of the filling ⁇ ,c0ve1in, z;h, and lockingpiate j, substanrockers E E and pawlsF and G, substantially as tially as described.

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UNITED STATES i' PATENTV GEEIOE.`
`CHARLES H. HUDSON, OE NEW YOHH, N. Y.
IMPROVEMENT IN MODES OF PROPELLING SLEIGHS.
Specification forming part of 4Letters Patent No. 116,313, dated June 27, 1871 antedated June 15, 1871.
To all lwho-m t may concern:
Be it known that I, CHARLES H. HUDSON, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in a Self-Propellin g Sleigh or Wagomof which the following is a specification:
The object of my invention is to provide an improved form of self-propelling vehicle lto be used principally for the amusement and exercise of children and adults. It consists of anyr ordinary wagon or sleigh, on which is mounted and secured in a peculiar manner a pair of rockers, which is furnished with pawls connected to it at one end and resting upon the floor or ground at the other end, the whole being so arranged and constructed that when the rockers are operated by the rider the sleigh or wagon is driven ahead. It consists, further, in various improved devices and details which are hereinafter' fully set forth and described.
In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a lplan of a wagon which embodies my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan of the running-gear of a wagon, so geared together as to turn around in a very small space. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a sleigh which embodies my invention. Fig. 5 is a side elevation on an enlarged scale of the foot or bearing-pad of one of the pawls. Fig. 6 is a bottom View otA the same. Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-section of the same on the line x x, Fig. 5.
A is a platform, which serves as the body or box of the Wagon. It is mounted on wheels B, which turn loosely on the axle C and D. The axle C is pivoted at the center on the bolt a, and turned on this center, to guide the wagon, by means of the coids or lines b, which may be held in the hands of the rider. Upon the platform A is mounted apair of rockers, E E, which is held in place (while at the same time it is permitted to rock freely) by the pins c working in the curved slot or hole in the brackets d. Upon the rods e e are hung the pawls F and G, which pass through slots j' f in the platform A, and rest upon the ground. Their lower ends are furnished with shoes or pads H, which are shown in detail in Figs. 5, 6 and 7. These shoes consist of a frame of metal or wood, g, a rubbercloth pad h, stuffed with felt, Sponge, or other suitable substance, t', and secured to the frame g by the plate j, which is screwed to the said frame. Spiral springs 7c lc are fastened at one end to the wagon-body, and at the other to the pawls, and, by their tension, keep the shoes or pads in contact with the iioor or ground. Upon the rockers E E a hobby-horse, chair, or other suitable seat for the rider is placed and secured in the usual way.
When it is necessary or desirable that the A wagon should turn in a small Space the axles may be connected together, as shown in Fig. 3^, and both secured to the platform A by bolts passing through the holes Z l, so that they will each turn freely on the centers.
In Fig. 4 the rockers, furnished with pawls, are mounted on a slei gh, the said rockers being held in place by the ends of the rod c, which work in the slots in the bracket d. This sleigh is guided by means of a guide-runner, m, fastened to the end of a rod, a, which is held in bearings in the brackets o, and provided with a handle, p, on which the hands ofthe rider rest. By turning this handle the sleigh may be guided to the right or the left, or held on a direct course. Springs may be attached to the pawls F and Gr, in Fig. 4, if desired.
By means of the devices hereinabove described the rocking motion of an ordinary chair or hobby-horse may be made use of for driving a sleigh or wagon, with no greater exertion than is usually made in rocking. Both the forward and the backward movements are caused to force the sleigh or wagon ahead, whereby greater speed may be attained than where only one pawl is used.
The paWls F and G may (instead of resting upon the lloor or ground) be connected, at the lower ends, to cranks on the axles G and D, in which case two of the Wheels (one on each axle) should be fast on the axle and turn with it.
Having thus fully described my invention, I
said sleigh or wagon by means of the pins c and slotted brackets d, or their equivalents, and furnished with the pawls F and G, substantially as set forth.
2. The combination, with the running-gem` ar- 4. The shoe or pad, consisting of a frame, g, ranged and connected as shown in Fig. 3, of the filling ^,c0ve1in, z;h, and lockingpiate j, substanrockers E E and pawlsF and G, substantially as tially as described.
described. GHAS. H. HUDSON.
3. The combination, with the rockers E E and Witnesses: pawls F and Gr, ofthe springs kk', substantially H. JAMES WESTON,
as specified. S. M. ROOT.
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