US844720A - Amusement apparatus. - Google Patents

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PAVTENTBD FEB. 19, 1907.

A. L. v-N. FLE-MING.

AMUSBMBNT APPARATUS.

APPLIOATXON FILED JAN.9, 1907.

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ATi-IUSEMENT APPARATUS.

Specification of Leners. Pmeni.

nnlictten ileti Janrnrv 9,1907. La 1 l'l-. 351.440.

ghenv and State of Penns.\.'l'vania. have invented certain new and nsenl I1proven'ents in An nserent .`1ppara1n. ol whieh the following :1 fpff-ilifatiotL reifiei b1"- ing had therein to the atfeoi:.panjcing drawin gs.

This invention relatev to :1.11` niet ent apparatus of the gravity-railwav class: and its printarf. ol'jeet is to p1"l ide a skeleton spherieal strnetnre revolnntv supported on :111 int-lined axial support' and provided with trark\\'a v-' in eonhitnttion 'with :1 stationnfv spiral trark and niean for revol'.'in '-r the A .further obieet ol tl invent ion is to pro vide a ear adapten to travel on treadsdivided ny a ventral periphera-l lange t0 adapt laid wheela '1o travel on traeks oi' vanvinfg gage.

A further ohjeet ol the invention is to provide novel means for etl'ertin;r the revolntitn of the skeleton strutture and guiding the saire in its rotaiwv nrovenent.

The invention eoatprirles a rirenltr :np- Dorting-tran'e. a revolnl-,le skeleton sphere provided with a spiral track, neans for revolviner said sphere, a stationaiw' spiral track, and a ear or vehicle. adapted to travel on said tracks h v gravity.

rl`he construction of the inprm'e'rent will he fully described hereinafter in eonneetion. with the aeeon1pan \'in5r drawings. which l'orin part ol' this speeitieation. and it.: novel l'eatures w'ill be. delined in the appended clairs.

In the drawings7 Figj'nre l is a Side elevation of a structure einho'ljving the invention. l"1

t I, tro-1: the top of whit-h projet-ta an inclined :l trat-ka, i

said ear `havingr wheels lin-.red with donlle pinion 15. nonnted upon the shalt 1640i a L is a plan View showing the lower juni-titre g of the Stationary track with the revolving' trat-k Fig. 3 is a. side elevation` on a reduced scale, showing the termina` ol the tracks. Fig. 4 is a sirrilar view o1" the'jnneture of the tracks. Fig. 5 is a plan vier. o the upper jnnetnre olr the tracks. Fig. t) is a side elevation of a ear etploved. and Fig. T is :1 rear elevation oll the saale.

stop the ear. rower gage than the track 2 te adapt 1t. to ttt A serif'a of standards l, lQnpported 0n the V ground an l arranged 1:1 enenlar torto, ('ong tween two of the standards 1 is a hase-Meek skeleton `Qphere projet* ele ol aoproxt ateljc orly-live degreea. and

learnt;r l, nithin whieh 1.1; snpt'mred a jonrnal :'1. Seenred to a keleto11spl1e1e (5,(:1111si5tineY olY a series ol parallel .rintl T, connected v longitudinal ribs N, 'lhe journal of the s tiierelro 11 at. an an- 11 ro dia :etriealljC opposite liaid journal tl1-.2 here i provide-:i with dome t).

tandard tti iQ arranged etween two of the l'ra re--atandan/1%v iat :1 point diaretricall \v opposite to -the hase-Hoek 3 with relation to the `pliere t3. Upon tnS standard 1() is supported :nt inelined hearing 1], through which tnvte1nl A the upper end ol` a shaft 12, the lower end ol whieh is supported in an inclined bearing-bloek 13, resting on the ground t'elow thexphere. Upon the shalt l2. adjacent to its lower end. is fixed a lrevcl gen1 wheel 14, meshingf with a Level gear-- snil ble notor 17. hpon the upper end of the l1at't 1; is tronnted a grooved frictionwheel 1S, whirh lrietionallj. engages' a ring 19, encirclingr the sphere.

Two ot' th 1 andard 1 t111oppnz ite sides of the sphere are int-lined at their upper ends 2t) to prin ide l@apports for grooved guide-puh. leysl 21. whit-h engage the friction-ring 19 and serve to support the sphere and maintain the engagement of the ringdr with the. frictionwheel 1S.

\Vitl1`in the Sphere 6 is a spiral track 22, extending troia a point adjacent to the lower axial Center of the sphere to a point within the donze E). The ends of thin` track terminae adjarent to the ends of the stationary lrsek, so that the earn 25 will switch from the revolvingr to the stationary track at. the top and bottom of the sphere.

At the lower terininns of the stationary track is arranged a switch-track 247, having ita ends 5 turned np to serve as a guard to This switch-track is of narthe inner tread-.nnl'aees 2G of the wheels of i, the Car.

Vhe apparat1t v iS provided with a platform 2T, to which lead two independentst an'ways,

' one serving a; an entrance and the other as an exit.

'l'he exteriox 0lt the sphere is provided with a entering t lv an)i sttitahle material, so that the inetior theteol'l is eoneealed, and the interior may he provided with sub .able scenery, tunnels., or the like.

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l l l l Vl'hat- I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patfnt, is-

1. An amusmnont apparatus 'omprisinf 1r a revolublc sphere supported upon an inclined axial support, a spiral trat-k supported without said sphere, mvans for rtvolving Said splwro, and a stationary track surrounding said sphere.

2. Au anmsmnvut apparatus comprising,r a l revolublc skeleton splwro supportod upon an i inclined axial support, a spiral trat-k .supported witliin said splato, ntvaus for revolving n said split-rv. a franu sui-roundtripr said splwro,

and a stationary spiral trat-k supportvd by said frame.

3. An amv 'amont apparatus comprisingr a revoluliie skvleton sphere supported upon an inclinod axial support, moans for revolving' t said sphere, a spiral track supported Within l the Sphere, a stationary spiral track Sur- I rounding the Spluro, a friction-ring encirclingV tlm splwrv. and friction-pulleys bearing` against Said ring.

4. An amustrnunt apparatus comprising a rvvolulilv splivro supportid upon an int'lincd i axial support, a :spiral trarl .\\'a supported within said splitrc, an inclined shaft., a. motor gen1-ud to said siiat't. a friction-pulivy on said shaftv and a friction-ring oncirt'ling said splurev and vngaging said friction-gear.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in tlul presence of two witnesses.

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