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US730956A
US730956A US10830202A US1902108302A US730956A US 730956 A US730956 A US 730956A US 10830202 A US10830202 A US 10830202A US 1902108302 A US1902108302 A US 1902108302A US 730956 A US730956 A US 730956A
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  • My invention consists in aerial devices in which means are provided for supporting persons comfortably from hangers fitted to travel along an elevated way or track.
  • One object of my invention is to provide a device of the above character in which the body of the person is supported yieldingly bya main spring and the limbs are supported by auxiliary springs of much less tension, so as to permit the person to easily assume different positions in the air as the hangertravels along the elevated way or track and to exercise the different limbs, if so desired.
  • a further object is to provide an aerial de vice in which the person supported by the hanger may propel the same along the elevated way or track at any desired speed by his own exertions.
  • a still further object is to provide certain improvements in the construction, form, and arrangement of the several parts whereby the device is rendered simple and effective.
  • FIG. 1 represents a manually-propelled aerial device embodying my invention in side elevation, a portion of the elevated way orv track being broken away to show more clearly the parts carried thereby, a person being shown supported by the hanger.
  • Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the device shown in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view showing the interior arrangement of one of the traction-wheels of the hanger and showing the pawl-and-ratchet connection between the axle and the wheel.
  • Fig. 4 is a side view of a modified form of aerial device, all of the limbs being yieldingly supportedby auxiliary springs of lighter tension than the body-supporting spring.
  • Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the elevated way shown in Fig.
  • Fig. 6 is a side View of a modified form of aerial device in which a single track only is utilized.
  • Fig. 7 is a transverse section showing more clearly the hanger for use in connection with the single track or cable; and
  • Fig. Sis a view in side elevation of another modified form of aerial device,which is more particularly adapted for ladies use, in which the auxiliary springs for supporting the legs of the person are provided with stirrups instead of rings.
  • the elevated way or track is provided with two rails 1 and 2, which are formed on inwardly extended branches 3 and 4 of a U-shaped beam 5.
  • the hanger is denoted by 6, and it is provided with two pairs of wheels arranged to travel along the rails l and 2 of the track.
  • the rear wheels 8 are free to travel along the tracks, while the frontwheels 7 are used as driving-wheels for propelling the hanger along the track.
  • the spring for yieldingly supporting the body of the person is denoted by 9, one end of which is secured to the hanger 6 and the other end of which is provided with an extended sling 10, which is arranged to embrace the body portion of the person for asufficient distance to comfortably support the person.
  • the sling as removably secured to the spring by means of a snap-hook 11, carried by the lower end of the spring, the sling 10 being provided at its end with gromets 12, fitted to be engaged by the snap-hook 11.
  • the lower limbs of the person are supported by means of auxiliary springs 13 14 of considerably less tension loosely mounted on the axle 20 of the said wheel.
  • a retraction-spring 21 is secured at one end to the stationary axle 20 and at its other end to the drum 19 for returning the travels along the same.
  • a strap or cord 22 is passed one or more times around the drum l9 and is then secured to the same.
  • This strap or cord 22 is engaged by an idlerpulley 23, secured to the side of the hanger 6 for guiding the strap or cord as it is operated for driving the wheel.
  • the lower ends of the straps or cords 22 are preferably provided with hand -rings 24, which may be grasped by the hands of the person suspended from the hanger for enabling the person to drive the hanger forwardly along the elevated wayor track.
  • An overhanging bracketsupport 25 for the U-shaped bar 5 of the elevated waypr track is provided,which bracketsupport may be of any desired form for supporting the way or track at the proper elevation from the ground.
  • the elevated way comprises two cables 26 27, supported by a bracket 28.
  • the hanger 6 is provided with two pairs of loose traction-Wheels 7 and 8, which are fitted to travel along the cables 26 27 of the way.
  • This elevated way or track may be so arranged as to cause the hanger 6 to travel along the same by gravity, and the said way or track may also be made undulating, so as to cause the person carried by the hanger to rise and fall as the hanger travels along the said way.
  • the arms, as well as the legs are supported by auxiliary springs, the springs for supporting the arms being denoted by 29 and 30.
  • These arm-supporting springs are provided with suitable rings 31 32 for engagement by the arms or hands of the person being suspended from the hanger.
  • the elevated way or track comprises a single cable 33, and the hanger 6 is provided with only two traction-wheels 7 and 8, arranged to run loosely along the said cable.
  • the single cable 33 is shown as undulating, so as to cause the person to rise and fall as the hanger
  • the hanger 34 is shown as being provided with a single traction-wheel 35, so as to give the person aswinging movement as Well as a yielding up-and-down movement as the hanger travels along the track.
  • the suspension device is shown as more particularly applicable for use of ladies, the rear self strictly to the structure herein shown and described; but
  • An aerial device comprising an elevated way or track, a hanger fitted to travel along the same, and meansfor suspending a person from the hanger comprising a main spring for supporting .the body of the person and auxiliary springs for supporting the limbs of the person.
  • An aerial device comprising an elevated way or track, a hanger fitted to travel along the same, and means for suspending a person from the hanger comprising a main spring for supporting the body of the person and auxil iary springs for supporting the legs of the person.
  • An aerial device comprising an elevated way, or track, a hanger fitted to travel along the same, and means for suspending a person from the hanger comprisingamain spring for supporting the body of the person and auxiliary springs having attaching devices for engaging the limbs of the person, the said auxiliary springs being of less strength than the main spring to permit the free movement of the limbs of the person.
  • An aerial device comprising an elevated way or track, a hanger fitted to travel along the same, means for suspending a person from the hanger comprising a main spring for supporting the body of the person, auxiliary springs of less tension for supporting the legs of the person and means under the control of the arms of the person for propelling the hanger along the way or track.

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CHARLES A. NEEDHAM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE G. NEEDHAM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.
AERIAL DEVICE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 730,956, dated June 16, 190
Application filed May 21, 1902. Serial No. 108,302. (No model.)
To all whom it may concern.-
Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. NEEDHAM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Aerial Device, of which the following is a specification.
My invention consists in aerial devices in which means are provided for supporting persons comfortably from hangers fitted to travel along an elevated way or track.
. One object of my invention is to providea device of the above character in which the body of the person is supported yieldingly bya main spring and the limbs are supported by auxiliary springs of much less tension, so as to permit the person to easily assume different positions in the air as the hangertravels along the elevated way or track and to exercise the different limbs, if so desired.
A further object is to provide an aerial de vice in which the person supported by the hanger may propel the same along the elevated way or track at any desired speed by his own exertions.
A still further object is to provide certain improvements in the construction, form, and arrangement of the several parts whereby the device is rendered simple and effective.
A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings,
in which- Figure 1 represents a manually-propelled aerial device embodying my invention in side elevation, a portion of the elevated way orv track being broken away to show more clearly the parts carried thereby, a person being shown supported by the hanger. Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the device shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view showing the interior arrangement of one of the traction-wheels of the hanger and showing the pawl-and-ratchet connection between the axle and the wheel. Fig. 4 is a side view of a modified form of aerial device, all of the limbs being yieldingly supportedby auxiliary springs of lighter tension than the body-supporting spring. Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the elevated way shown in Fig. 4 and the hanger used therewith. Fig. 6 is a side View of a modified form of aerial device in which a single track only is utilized. Fig. 7 is a transverse section showing more clearly the hanger for use in connection with the single track or cable; and Fig. Sis a view in side elevation of another modified form of aerial device,which is more particularly adapted for ladies use, in which the auxiliary springs for supporting the legs of the person are provided with stirrups instead of rings.
Proceeding to describe in detail the device shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the elevated way or track is provided with two rails 1 and 2, which are formed on inwardly extended branches 3 and 4 of a U-shaped beam 5. The hanger is denoted by 6, and it is provided with two pairs of wheels arranged to travel along the rails l and 2 of the track. In the form shown herein the rear wheels 8 are free to travel along the tracks, while the frontwheels 7 are used as driving-wheels for propelling the hanger along the track. The spring for yieldingly supporting the body of the person is denoted by 9, one end of which is secured to the hanger 6 and the other end of which is provided with an extended sling 10, which is arranged to embrace the body portion of the person for asufficient distance to comfortably support the person. In the present instance I have shown the sling as removably secured to the spring by means of a snap-hook 11, carried by the lower end of the spring, the sling 10 being provided at its end with gromets 12, fitted to be engaged by the snap-hook 11. The lower limbs of the person are supported by means of auxiliary springs 13 14 of considerably less tension loosely mounted on the axle 20 of the said wheel. A retraction-spring 21 is secured at one end to the stationary axle 20 and at its other end to the drum 19 for returning the travels along the same.
drum to its normal position. A strap or cord 22 is passed one or more times around the drum l9 and is then secured to the same. This strap or cord 22 is engaged by an idlerpulley 23, secured to the side of the hanger 6 for guiding the strap or cord as it is operated for driving the wheel. The lower ends of the straps or cords 22 are preferably provided with hand -rings 24, which may be grasped by the hands of the person suspended from the hanger for enabling the person to drive the hanger forwardly along the elevated wayor track. An overhanging bracketsupport 25 for the U-shaped bar 5 of the elevated waypr track is provided,which bracketsupport may be of any desired form for supporting the way or track at the proper elevation from the ground.
In the form shown inFigs. 4 and 5 the elevated way comprises two cables 26 27, supported by a bracket 28. In this case the hanger 6 is provided with two pairs of loose traction-Wheels 7 and 8, which are fitted to travel along the cables 26 27 of the way. This elevated way or track may be so arranged as to cause the hanger 6 to travel along the same by gravity, and the said way or track may also be made undulating, so as to cause the person carried by the hanger to rise and fall as the hanger travels along the said way. In this form the arms, as well as the legs, are supported by auxiliary springs, the springs for supporting the arms being denoted by 29 and 30. These arm-supporting springs are provided with suitable rings 31 32 for engagement by the arms or hands of the person being suspended from the hanger.
In the form shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the elevated way or track comprises a single cable 33, and the hanger 6 is provided with only two traction-wheels 7 and 8, arranged to run loosely along the said cable.
In the form shown in Fig. 8 the single cable 33 is shown as undulating, so as to cause the person to rise and fall as the hanger In this form also the hanger 34. is shown as being provided with a single traction-wheel 35, so as to give the person aswinging movement as Well as a yielding up-and-down movement as the hanger travels along the track. In this view the suspension device is shown as more particularly applicable for use of ladies, the rear self strictly to the structure herein shown and described; but
What I claim is- 1. An aerial device comprising an elevated way or track, a hanger fitted to travel along the same, and meansfor suspending a person from the hanger comprising a main spring for supporting .the body of the person and auxiliary springs for supporting the limbs of the person.
2. An aerial device comprising an elevated way or track, a hanger fitted to travel along the same, and means for suspending a person from the hanger comprising a main spring for supporting the body of the person and auxil iary springs for supporting the legs of the person.
3. An aerial device comprising an elevated way, or track, a hanger fitted to travel along the same, and means for suspending a person from the hanger comprisingamain spring for supporting the body of the person and auxiliary springs having attaching devices for engaging the limbs of the person, the said auxiliary springs being of less strength than the main spring to permit the free movement of the limbs of the person.
4. An aerial device comprising an elevated way or track, a hanger fitted to travel along the same, means for suspending a person from the hanger comprising a main spring for supporting the body of the person, auxiliary springs of less tension for supporting the legs of the person and means under the control of the arms of the person for propelling the hanger along the way or track.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 17th day of May, 1902.
CHARLES A. NEEDHAM.
Witnesses:
FREDK. HAYNES, C. S. SUNDGREN.
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US3391931A (en) * 1964-07-22 1968-07-09 Will J. Worley Swing apparatus
WO1996028222A1 (en) * 1995-03-09 1996-09-19 Steven Nebeker Winters Method and apparatus for teaching skiing techniques
US5643094A (en) * 1995-01-20 1997-07-01 Macri; Vincent J. Interactive ice and roller hockey training, coaching, and playing rinks
US5647747A (en) * 1995-01-20 1997-07-15 Vincent J. Macri Mechanized robots for use in instruction, training, and practice in the sport of ice and roller hockey

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US3391931A (en) * 1964-07-22 1968-07-09 Will J. Worley Swing apparatus
US5643094A (en) * 1995-01-20 1997-07-01 Macri; Vincent J. Interactive ice and roller hockey training, coaching, and playing rinks
US5647747A (en) * 1995-01-20 1997-07-15 Vincent J. Macri Mechanized robots for use in instruction, training, and practice in the sport of ice and roller hockey
WO1996028222A1 (en) * 1995-03-09 1996-09-19 Steven Nebeker Winters Method and apparatus for teaching skiing techniques
US5601434A (en) * 1995-03-09 1997-02-11 Winters; Steven N. Method and apparatus for teaching skiing techniques

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