US330786A - Joseph hussong - Google Patents

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J. HUSSONG.

10E VELOGIPEDE.

No. 330,786. Patented Nov. 17, 1885.

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JOSEPH HUSSONG, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

ICE-IVELOCIPEDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,786, dated November 17, 1885.

Application filed September 14, 1885. Serial No. 177,093. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JosEPH HUSSONG, of Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Ice-Triped, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to the construction of sleds adaptedfor use on ice; and it consists of combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter described,and specifically pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved icetriped, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

The frame upon which the runners A, A, and B are mounted consists of two bars, 0 O, curved inward at their forward ends and united to a vertical standard, D, the rear end of the bars being curved downward, as shown, in order that the runners A A may be secured thereto. The standard D has two inwardlyprojecting arms, act, formed with apertures, through which the shank b of the runner B projects, said shank being formed with a shoulder, c, which abuts against the under side i of the arm a, while a stop-nut, d, is carried by the shank above the arm last named. The upper end of the shank extends above the arm a, and is provided with a crank-arm, e, which is connected to the lever F by the jointed eonnecting-rod f f, the lever F being pivoted to the bar 0 at g, and extending upward there from to within reach of the operator, who sits upon a seat, H, that is supported by a crossbar, I, carried by the two upwardly-projecting arms N N, which branch off from the bars 0 O, as is clearly shown, s'aid bar I serving as a brace for the frame-work. The section f of the rod f f is. guided by the bracket 9, so that when the lever F is moved forward or back the section f will be advanced or retracted, thereby moving the crank-arm 6 through the medium of the section f, and thereby causing the runner B to point to one side or the other, according to the direction of the throw of the lever F. A cross-rod, J, is rigidly secured to the bars 0 0, so as to reach across the machine just forward of the seat H, and upon this rod J the drive-wheel frame K is pivotally mounted. This frame K consists of two backwardly-extending arms,

h h, in the free ends of which the shaft L is journaled, the forward ends of the arms h h being rigidly connected by the cross-piece 76. The driving-Wheel M, the periphery ofywhich is provided with sharp points r r, is centrally fixed upon theshaft L,which carries a sprocketwheel, S, driven by a chain,O,which engages with a second and larger sprocket-wheel, P, that is carried by the crank-shaft E. This crank-shaft R is mounted in bearings carried by the bars 0 O, and is doubled-cranked, as shown, and provided with any of the ordinary forms of pedals,which,it will of course be understood, are within reach of the operator.

One end of the cross-piece k is broadened, and to this broadened end there is rigidly secured the upright 1ever-arm T, which rests against the inner face of a horizontal arm, n, which extends forward from the bar I, and is notched at 0, the wheelM and the frame K being so proportioned that when the lever T is against the notch 0 the wheel will be just clear of I the ice. In order that the wheel M may be pressed against the ice with considerable force, I connect it with a spring, u, which spring is also connected with an arm, u, that is pivoted to the bar I back of the arm n, the said arm ubeing arranged so as to fold to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2, or to be extended, as shown in dotted lines in said figure and in full lines in Fig. l, the idea being to vary the pressure which the spring produces between the wheel M and the ice-that is to say,when a light pressure only is required the arm a is folded at right angles to the arm a; but when an increased pressure is required the arm uis extended backward, thereby increas-- ing the tension upon the spring to.

The machine is provided with two brakes, m m, which are hook-pointed bars, that are pivoted to the frame at pp. These bars m m are connected to the arms h h by rods q g, which are secured to their forward ends so that as the lever T is thrown forward to elevate the wheel M, the brake-points will be 1owered,so as to scrape along the ice, the lever and connections being so adjusted that when the lever is against the notch o and the wheel M. just clear from the ice the ,brakepoints will also be just abovethe ice, so that by moving the lever T slightly forward they will be made to bear thereon and check the motion of the machine.

In operation the machine is started by the action of the operator upon the crank-shaft, the lever 'I being first drawn back so that the spring 14 will act to press the wheel M against the ice. When sufficient velocity has been given to the machine, the lever T is thrown into engagement with the notch 0, after which the machine will glide along over the ice; but the motion may at any time be checked by simply advancing the lever T to depress the points of the brakes m m.

Having thus described my invention,l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In an ice-triped, the combination of the fol'owing elements: mainframe runners A,A, and B, drivewheel frame K, drive-wheel M, sprockets S and 1?, chain 0, crank-shaft R, lever T, and spring u, connected to a folding arm, a, substantially as described.

and B, frame K, drive-wheel M, sprockets S and P, chain 0, crank-shaft R, lever T, spring u, arm n, notched at 0, and brakes on m, con-.

nected to the frame K by rods (1 q, substantially as described.

4. In an ice-triped, the combination of the following elements: main-frame runners A,A,

and B, frame K, lever T, brakes m m, and

rods q q, substantially as described.

JOSEPH HUSSONG.

WVitnesses:

JONAS S. MILLER, JAMEs H. CASSADY.

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