US88872A - Improvement in velocipede - Google Patents

Improvement in velocipede Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US88872A
US88872A US88872DA US88872A US 88872 A US88872 A US 88872A US 88872D A US88872D A US 88872DA US 88872 A US88872 A US 88872A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
reach
velocipede
bar
axle
slides
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
Publication date
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US88872A publication Critical patent/US88872A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62MRIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
    • B62M1/00Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles
    • B62M1/24Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles with reciprocating levers, e.g. foot levers

Definitions

  • Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same.
  • This invention relates to a new three-wheeled velocipede, which is so constructed that it will, when passing over uneven ground, or when describing a curve,
  • the invention consists in pivoting, or rather swivel- .ling, the rear end of the reach, in the rear axle, and
  • the invention also consists in forming projecting arms onthe reach, and in having springs act on the upper-or lower sides of said arms, so that the reach will be automatically retained in the central position by the said springs, unless pressed to one side by the weight of the driver.
  • the invention finally consists, in the application of sliding fOOlESHPPOl'tS, which move in fixed guides, and which are, by rods,connected with cranks on the front driving-axle.
  • the feet of the. driver will have to move up and down only, instead of having to follow the mo tion of the revolvi'in crank. The operation is therefore made simpler andfeasier.
  • A in the drawing, represents the rear. axle of my improved velocipede. 1
  • O is the reach of the velocipede.
  • the axle D of the front wheel E is hung in aframe
  • the upper part of the pin 0 may be fitted through a tube, d, projecting from the reach, as shown.
  • the ends of the bar g form the steering-handles, by means of which the frame F can be so swung as to cause the wheel E to stand in any desired direction.
  • H is the drivers seat, secured in suitable manner to the reach.
  • the foot-supports K are secured to the slides I, and are or may be adjustable on them. Friction-rollers may be provided on the slides, to facilitate their motion in the guides.
  • the driver has his feet on the supports K, and, by working them up and down, hewill cause the front wheel to revolve.
  • L is "a cross-bar, secured to the rear part of the reach 0, so as to project from both sides of the same.
  • springs l Under its ends are arranged, on the rear axle, A, springs l, which tend to keep the bar L in ahorlzontal or other equivalent position, in which the reach retains the pin 0 in avertical position. Still the springs allow the reach to swing, when the rider should desire to retain his equilibrium while on uneven ground or turning on a curve, by throwing his weight more or less to one side.
  • the various improvements hereinbefore specified may be separately or jointly applied to velocipedes of different construction.
  • the swinging reach may be used on all kinds of three-wheeled velocipedes, while the slides I may be used on two, three, orfour-wheeled velocipedes, as well as the brake-attachment.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
  • Motorcycle And Bicycle Frame (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)

Description

W. S. HILL.
Velocipede.
No. 88,872. Patented April 13, 1869.
ILLLUII mum In?) aft/a [muun |1 [mnmm N. PETERS, Pholo-Lilhognphor. Waahingtun. D c.
" tiuitxl tire.
W. S. HILL, OF MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Letters Patent No. 88,872, dated A ril 13, 1869.
IMPROVEMENT IN VELOCIPEDE.
m Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.
and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,
clear, and exact description-thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and'use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings,
' forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partly in section, of my improved velocipede.
Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
This invention relates to a new three-wheeled velocipede, which is so constructed that it will, when passing over uneven ground, or when describing a curve,
not lose its balance, but will be adjustable, to retain the centre of gravity in the proper position.
The invention consists in pivoting, or rather swivel- .ling, the rear end of the reach, in the rear axle, and
in braces projecting therefrom, so that the reach can freely turn, to enable the rider, when on uneven ground,
or when describing a circle, to maintain his equilib rium.
The invention also consists in forming projecting arms onthe reach, and in having springs act on the upper-or lower sides of said arms, so that the reach will be automatically retained in the central position by the said springs, unless pressed to one side by the weight of the driver.
The invention finally consists, in the application of sliding fOOlESHPPOl'tS, which move in fixed guides, and which are, by rods,connected with cranks on the front driving-axle. The feet of the. driver will have to move up and down only, instead of having to follow the mo tion of the revolvi'in crank. The operation is therefore made simpler andfeasier. I
A, in the drawing, represents the rear. axle of my improved velocipede. 1
It is supported on wheels B B, and is of suitable shape and size. 7
O is the reach of the velocipede.
Its rear end is of cylindrical form,and is fitted through boxes 0 a, formed on the rear axle, and on braces b b,
projecting from the same, so that the said reach can swing to either side in the said boxes.
The axle D of the front wheel E is hung in aframe,
' F, which has a vertical projecting pin, 0, that isfitted through the front end of the reach, so that the frame F will thus be swivellcd in the reach.
The upper part of the pin 0 may be fitted through a tube, d, projecting from the reach, as shown.
To the upper end of the pin 0 is securedacross-bar,
a, which has projecting lugs ff, in which a horizontal bar, 9, is swivellcd, so that it can turn in said lugs on its own axis.
The ends of the bar g form the steering-handles, by means of which the frame F can be so swung as to cause the wheel E to stand in any desired direction.
To the bar g is secured one end of a cord, or string' h, which has its other end fastened to a brake-rod, G, pivoted to the reach, as shown. By turning the bar 9, the string It will he wound upon it, and will cause the brake to be applied to the front wheel.
H is the drivers seat, secured in suitable manner to the reach.
are thecranks, on the front axle D. D I They are, by means of rods j j, connected with slides I 1, respectively, said slides working in slottedplates,
or guides J, that are secured to or formed on the frame F, as is clearly shown in the dra\ving.
The foot-supports K are secured to the slides I, and are or may be adjustable on them. Friction-rollers may be provided on the slides, to facilitate their motion in the guides. The driver has his feet on the supports K, and, by working them up and down, hewill cause the front wheel to revolve.
L is "a cross-bar, secured to the rear part of the reach 0, so as to project from both sides of the same.
Under its ends are arranged, on the rear axle, A, springs l, which tend to keep the bar L in ahorlzontal or other equivalent position, in which the reach retains the pin 0 in avertical position. Still the springs allow the reach to swing, when the rider should desire to retain his equilibrium while on uneven ground or turning on a curve, by throwing his weight more or less to one side.
The various improvements hereinbefore specified may be separately or jointly applied to velocipedes of different construction. Thus, the swinging reach may be used on all kinds of three-wheeled velocipedes, while the slides I may be used on two, three, orfour-wheeled velocipedes, as well as the brake-attachment.
Having thus described. my invention,
I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the cross-bar L and spring I, with the axle A and swivellcd. reach 0, substantially as described for the purpose specified.
2. The cross-bar L, formed on the swinging reach 0, and acted upon by springs l, as set forth, for the purpose specified.
3. The combination of the slides I, foot-supports K, connecting-rods j, and slotted vertical frames J, with the cranks i of the front axle D, all arranged and operating as described, for the purpose specified.
' Witnesses: W. S. HILL.
J. L. CAMPBELL, E. O. HILL.
US88872D Improvement in velocipede Expired - Lifetime US88872A (en)

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US88872A true US88872A (en) 1869-04-13

Family

ID=2158354

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US88872D Expired - Lifetime US88872A (en) Improvement in velocipede

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US88872A (en)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20010010523A1 (en) * 1999-02-01 2001-08-02 Sezan M. Ibrahim Audiovisual information management system
US20050144652A1 (en) * 1997-07-12 2005-06-30 Burke Trevor J. Method and apparatus for generating a programme

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20050144652A1 (en) * 1997-07-12 2005-06-30 Burke Trevor J. Method and apparatus for generating a programme
US20010010523A1 (en) * 1999-02-01 2001-08-02 Sezan M. Ibrahim Audiovisual information management system

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US88872A (en) Improvement in velocipede
US88683A (en) Improved velocipede
US88930A (en) Improved velocipede
US86235A (en) Improvement in velocipedes
US87205A (en) Improved velocipede
US89128A (en) Improvement in velocipedes
US92044A (en) Improvement in velocipedes
US96208A (en) Improved velocipede
US100882A (en) Improvement in combined carriage, cradle, swing, and baby-walker
US97837A (en) Improved velocipede
US90470A (en) Improved velocipede
US91702A (en) Improvement in velocipede
US1668368A (en) Steering device for motor vehicles
US612857A (en) George thomas mackley
US91535A (en) Improvement in velocipede
US97411A (en) Improvement in velocipedes
US90774A (en) Improvement in velocipedes
US443818A (en) Velocipede
US607500A (en) brinton
US95383A (en) Improved caster-wheel for harvesters
US88889A (en) Improvement in velocipede
US89443A (en) Improved velocipede
US97340A (en) Improvement in velocipedes
US217241A (en) Improvement in velocipedes
US91734A (en) Improvement in velocipede