US920382A - Velocipede. - Google Patents

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Patented May 4, 1909.

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VELOCIPEDE.

I APPLICATION FILED J'AH.31, 1908- Patented May 4, 190% CLINT M. ODLE, OF FAULKTON, SOUlH DAlhOlA.

VELOCIPEDE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application filed January 31, 1908. Serial No. 413,673.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CLINT M. ODLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Faulkton, in the county of Faulk, State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vclocipedes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to velocipedes and more particularly to that class which are designed in the figure of an animal the objeet of the invention being, primarily, to increase the realistic effect intended to be conveyed by such devices. I attain this result by supporting the rear end of the figure upon two wheels and the front end upon a single wheel the front legs and the head of the animal being connected for turning movement one with the other so that by turning the head, the velocipede may be guided. This connection being concealed, a very realistic structure is the result.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the vclocipede as it appears ready for actual use, Fig. 2 is a front e evation thereof, Fig. 3 is a bottom plan View, Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view, and, Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional View through the fore part of the body of the figure. Fig. 6 is an inverted plan view of the head of the figure.

In the drawings, the body of the velocipede is formed in imitation of a horse the body being indicated in general by the reference character A and being formed with hind legs 6, a trunk 7 which is hollowed out be neath as at 8, and a head 9 and front legs 10, these latter elements being connected for turning movement in unison and independently of the body as will be presently more fully described. A shaft 11 is engaged in suitable bearings upon the hind legs 6 at the pro )er oint, and fixed upon the shaft at eac on and outwardly of the legs is a wheel 12 the shaft being formed inwardly of its ends with crank portions 13, these cranks being oppositely directed. A shaft 14 is journalcd in suitable bearings 15 in the sides of the trunk 7 of the figure and extends transversely of the cut out portion 8. This shaft 14 has connected to its ends pedal cranks 16 which are disposed to extend in opposite directions with respect to each other as is the casein an ordinary bicycle and the shaft formed inwardly of the side wall of the trunk 7 with cranks 17, also disposed in opposition.

Beds 18 connect the corresponding cranks of the shafts 11 and 14 and it will be understood that when the shaft 14 is rotated by the manual exertion of the operator, the shaft 11 will rotate and propel the vcloeipede in a forward or backward direction, the front end of the velocipede being supported by a single wheel 19 fixed upon a shaft 20 journaled in suitable bearings 21 in the front legs 10.

The manner in which the head and front legs of the figure are connected for turning movement in unison will now be explained. The trunk 7 is formed at its front lower end with a recess 22 in which is rotatably received a block 23 with which the front legs of the figure are formed and which is formed to complete the fore part of the trunk of the figure as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The rear wall of the recess is semicircular and the rear end of the block is sha ed accordingly and. is in contact therewith, so that it may turn freely in the recess and at the same time have a continuous bearing. The block 23 is formed with a vertically extending squared socket 24 in which is fitted the lower squared end of a vertical shaft 25, the shaft being passed up through a bore 26 in the fore part of the trunk of the figure and being rotatable in the said bore. A collar 27 is formed integral with the shaft at the lower end of its cylindricalintermediate portion 25 and screws 28 are passed through the collar and screwed into the upper face of the block 23, this block being, of course, flat on top to fit flush against the flat overlying wall 29 adjacent the concavity 22 of the trunk. The collar 27 not only serves as means for securing the shaft to the block, but it also acts as a wear-plate. The upper end of the shaft 25 is squared as at 30 and fitted removably into a squared socket 31 formed vertically in the neck of the head of the figure, it being understood that by grasping the hand holds 32 of the reins 38 and ulling upon one or the other of them, the read between the upper end of its cylindrical body portion 25 and the upper squared end 30 and a two-part circular disk 35 has its sections fitted upon this portion 84 of the shaft and secured to the upper face of the fore part of the trunk, it being understood, of course, that this portion of the shaft is received in registering notches formed in the straight edges of the two dish sections.

The means for connecting the head and front legs of the figure for turning movement e'fi'ectually prevents said parts from becoming loose or Wabbling, and a strong and rigid connection is had.

Vfhat is claimed, is

A velocipede comprising a body havin the form of an animal or the like, thetrrih of the body at the fore end being formed .ith a recess having a semi-circular rear Wall, a block received in said recess and shaped to fit the rear Wall thereof whereby a continuous hearing for the block is had, said block completing the fore part of the body, and the head of the body being disposed upon the trunk for turning movement, a disk secured to the block and extending flush with the top thereof to serve as a Wear-plate, a shaft formed integral with the dish and extending vertically through the fore part of the trunk and into the head, the said shaft being formed above the trunk with a reduced por tion, and a sectional plate having its sections secured to the upper face of the trunk and inclosing said reduced portion of the shaft,

that portion of the shaft Within the head be- 5 ing squared and of greater diameter than the said reduced portion, and being fitted in a square sochet formed in the head.

in testiinon r whereof, I aliizi my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

CLINT ODLE. Witnesses:

GEO. 3V. EEDBURN, LUELLA A. GDLE.

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