US1427417A - Velocipede - Google Patents

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S. RICKEY.-

vvELoclPEDE.. APPLICATION FILED SEPTI5. 1921.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922,.

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STEVE RICKEY, OF MOOSEHORN, MANITOBA, CANADA, ASSIGNORl F ONE-HALF TO STEVE CHORNY, OF MOOSEHORN, MANITOBA, CANADA.

l VELOCIPEDE.

Specication of Letterslatent.

Application led September 15, 1921. Serial No. 500,731.

To all whom it mag/concern:

Be it known that 1 STEVE RIGKEY, a citi- Zen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at Mcosehorn, in the Province of Manitoba and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful improvements in kVelocipedes, of `which the kfollowing' is a specification.

This invention relates to lcertain new and useful improvements in velocipedes which may be conveniently employed as a baby carriage s0 that the attendant of an infant may manually propel the carriage from place to place.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of the above character which embodiessuch construction as to enable ready steering and propulsion and including a body or receptacle for an infant disposed forwardly of the attendant so that he or she maygive the required attention to the infant when necessary.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simplified and durable construction of manually propelled baby carriage.

@ther objects willappear as the nature of the invention is better understood and the same consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully `described and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts throughout the severalk views. y

in the dranf'ings, 1

Figurel is aside elevational view of a velocipede baby carriage constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 isa top` plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view drawn ou a larger Scale and taken substantially upon line III-III of Figure 1,

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view taken upon line IV IV of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is an enlarged horizont-al sectional view taken upon line V--V of Fig ure 1 and partly broken away, e

Figure 6 is a fragmentary elevational view drawn on a larger scale and showing the supporting connection between the steering post and the rear end of the body, and i Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken upon line VII-VII of Figure 6.

Referring more in detail to the several views, the present invention embodies a body or receptacle 5 which may be of any usual or 9. The axle 9 has supporting wheels 10y suitably journaled upon the ends thereof and is centrally slotted as at 11, the forward end of the frame barv v6 being'projected into the slot 11 and there pivoted to the axle by means of a lpin'12 so that the aXle may be swung for steering the device.

A post 13 is rigid'wlth and frame'bar 6 between the ends of the latter and the saineis spaced from said bar 6 at opposite sidesk by means of suitable braces 14;, lthe post 13 being hollow and having an annular flange 15 upon its upper end. A steering posty 16 with vhandle bars 17 is journaled in the post 13 and has a collar 18 fixed thereon which bearsupon the flange 15 soas to hold the steering post at therequired elevation. The collar 18has a' pair of oppositely extending transverse arms 19 rigid therewith and the outer'endsof these arms are pivotally connected as at`20 with ythe adyjacent ends `of rearwardly converging cony necting vrods 21 which have their forward ends 'loosely and pivotallyv connected kas at 22 to the opposite end portions of` the'aXle 9 between the spring members 8 andthe supporting wheels 10. Thus, when the steering post 16 is rotated, swinging of the axle 9 is effected for steering.

The body 5 has a forked bracket 23 rigidly fastened to the rear end of the same, and the fork of this bracket embraces the steering post 16 above the collar 18 and rests upon an annular enlargement 24 of said steering post 16 so that the rear end of the body is supported at the desired elevation without preventing rotation of the steering post, said bracket 23 being held into engagement with the steeringpost by means of a relatively strong spring 25 or the like which is attached to the body beneath the bracket 23 and also to the tubular post '13 beneath the flange 15 of the latter. Springs 26 are preferably connected between the axle 9 and the horizontal frame bar 6 at oppoprojects sub-y stantially vertically and upwardly from thev site sides of the pivot 12 for normally maintaining the axle at right angles to the 'fr-ame bar G for maintaining a straight ycourse to the device unless lmanually changed by operation of the steering post.

A pair of converging rigidly connectedl bars 27 extend upwardly from the horizon-l tal frame bar 6 and are rigid with the latter rearwardly of the steering post in a position to support a suitable seat 28 for the operator, the rear bar 27 being in the form of a fork with a rear supporting wheel 29 journaled therein. A sprocket wheel SO is associated with the wheel 29, while a second sprocket wheel 3l lis fixed upon a crank shaft 32 journaled transversely in the horizontal frame bar `G at the 'bottom of the upright post 13, and a chain 33 passes around these sprocket wheels. The crank shaft 32 is provided with the vusual operating pedals 34 and as the sprocket wheel 30 is 'in lixed relation with the rear supporting wheel 29, rotation of the crank shaft 32 will be imparted to said supporting wheel through the sprocket wheels and chain described.

In operation, the operator is seated upon the seat 28 with his feet resting upon the pedals 34 and the handles 17 `grasped in a well known manner. By operating the ped- Ials 84:, forward propulsion of' the vehicle will be had as above described and steering of the vehicle may be accomplished by simply turning lthe steer-ing post and causing one of the arms 19 to exert a pull upon the connecting rod 2l pivoted thereto while the other arm causes a forward movement of the other connecting rod 2l ythereby swinging the axle 9 about the pivot l2 against the action of the springs 26.

It will be seen that the present invention embodies ak simple and .desirable form of manually propelled baby carriage which may beutilized for taking children from place to place without undue fatigue to the attendant.

Minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the in- `vention as claimed.

What is claimed: as new is:

A device of the class described co1npris- `ing` a horizontal frame bar with a transverse steering axle centrally pivoted to the forward end thereof upon a vertical axis, a hollow postextending upwardly from said horizontal bar and rigid with the latter substantially midway between the ends of the same, a steering post journaled in said upright tubular post, a body, flexible means between the axle andthe body for resiliently supporting the forward end of the latter at a desired elevation above ythe horizontal frame bar., means interposed between the steering post and the rear end of the body for supporting said rear end of the bod)7 at the desired elevation Aand for permittingfree rotation of the steering post, means connect ing said steering post with the opposite end portions of the axle for effecting swinging movement of the latter upon rotation of said steering post, a seat, means supporting said seat above the horizontal frame bar rearwardly of the steering post, a supporting wheel situated in the plane of the longitudinal axis of the body and journaled at the rear end of said horizontal frame bar, manually operable means for rotating the rear supporting wheel including pedals actu-atable by an occupant of said seat, said means for supporting the rear end of the body including an annular flange upon the steering post, a forked bracket fixed to the rear end of the body and partially enrl bracing the steering post and resting upon said annular shoulder, and a spring attached to the rear end of `the body and to the upright tubular post for yieldingly maintain ing the forked bracket in engagement with the steering post.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

STEVE RICKEY

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