US75531A

US75531A - William geokge crossley

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Publication number: US75531A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1868-03-17
Anticipated expiration: 1885-03-17

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@uitrit .ftent du-ut @ft-ira WILLIAM vGEORGE CROSSLEY, OF CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND.

ters Patent No. 75,531, dated March 17, 1868.

' IMPROVEMENT IN vELocIPEDE EOE LAND AND WATER.

TQ ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GEORGE CROSSLEY, of Cambridge, England, have invented a new and useful Improved Land and Water Velocipede and I do herebydeclare that the following is afull and exact des`crip- .tion thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of'rcierence marked thereon.

In the drawings- Figure I is a plan view, Figure II a side'view, andA Figure III a side sectional v ieW of my device. 1 This invention consists oi' a velocipede arranged in such a manner as to be equally adapted to land or Water. It consists of a carriage or body formed in the shape of 'a boat, and having sidewheels, connected With each other by a main shaft across the centre, of the body, similarly as in the case of the ordinary steamboat. This main shaftA, has double cranks upon it, which are operated by treadles B, in the bottbm of the boat', and by levers a, 6, e, 8vo., arranged in connection with the cranks and treadles in such a manner that the shaft 'A may be revolved by both levers and treadles in conjunction. The crank-rods, connecting with the treadles, are also arranged so that they may be detached, if desired, and the cranks operated by the levers alone.

In the drawings, it is shown that the levers a, b, c, and d are arranged two on each side of the body, and are hinged, at thebottom, at 0,0.0 o. Theilevers on each side are .connected with each other by rods ff, the crank-arms g g acting for both, each'arm, g, being connected with th'e foremost lever. By this arrangement of cranks, levers, and treadles, all Aor nearly all -of the passengers of the vehicle are enabled to take part in its propulsion at the same time.

The paddles, for-Water progression, are arranged upon Vthe Wheels in such a manner that, when not inuse, they may be-folded in so as not to impede the revolution of the Wheels, in the land operation, by catching the air. They consist of ilanges lc lo c,'&c.,'hinged upolrthe spokes of the wheels, so Ias to fold forward, but when lopened are prevented from folding back, leither by the construction of-the hinge or other suitable means.

At the fron-t `of thebody of the vehicle is placed` a guiding-wheel, arranged with a. tiller, projecting inwards over the front seat. This wheel can be entirely unshipped, when the vehicle is aquatic, and placed inside. A rudder, similar in construction and arrangement to those ordinarily in lise upon small boats', is placed atthe stern, and'can also be taken oft when desired.

An arrangement may be used for raising or loweringthe shaft by means of rods :v and w', which havethe main bearings upon them, and can be lowered or raised to the proper degree by means ofthe screw p, on one end, and the adjustingpin q, upon the other. I

The advantages of this device are that the same vehicle may be propelled over land and water. It can be made very cheaply and light, and all or nearly all of the passengers mayassist in itsmoton, bymeans of the foot andA hand-levers. 4

Non', having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The velocipede, in which the body ismade 'so as to serve asa boat or car-,'asthe same is used upon land or water, and constructed substantially 4as herein described.

2. The combination of` treadles B andlevers a, b, e, tc., for operating the shaft, arranged substantially in the mannershovvn.`

WILLIAM GEORGE' GRossLEY.

Witnesses:

LEWIS HENRY MUNsoN, A HUGE ROBERT EVANS.