The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-28

AN ELECTRIC SPARK IGNITES THE
the driving pinion. This Is iournaled to
a stud that forms part of the casing that
surrounds the rcvoiuble cylinder, secured
TO the shaft of the rear wheel. 1t Is IN
this cylinder that the pockets are located
in the other secuOn-which received
charge Of vapor that causes the wheel 10
revOlVe
Attached to the stud IS a crank arm
and pivoted 90 the outer end OF this is a
connecting rod which connects with the
piston rod Of piston that moves within
the first cylinder. which Is attached bS
braces to a second cylinder. Now It IS
absolutely necessary that both or the
cylinders shall bc of size that viii cn-
able them 10 hold practically The same
number Of cubic feet of gas or vapor
Connecting these two cylinders at point
near their outer ends is channel in the
form of "a tube
This channel is supplied with valves
which automatically open 10 exhaust the
vapor from one cylinder and 10 close II
when the other is taking in supply
Communicating with the first cylinder al
"a point about opposite the outlet tube
is an inlet tube that leads into one Side
of "a VapOrizer. This vaporizcr communi-
oates with "a supply pipe leading TO the
tank located back Of the saddle ana the
supply Of whatever the tank contains TO
tho vaporizcr is regulated by a stop-cock
attached 20 the supply pipe.
The vaporizcr has an inict in iis upper
portion partially closed by pin resting
upon q distributor that holds the fluid
which comes from The tank 90 Dc vapo-
rized. Beneath this sphere there is
cup-shapod receptacle which holds any
supernuous fuel and prevents 10 from be-
ing drawn into the cylinder through the
tube Leading into the vaporlzer at
point opposite the outlet end of the tube
BIS "a tube which telescopes with stili am
other tube Of larger diameter. This latter
plerces one of the walls Of the casing and
receives q supply Of expanded and heat
cd air from the pockets ON the outer sec
ton of the first cylinder described. There
are apertures I'm this tube which receive
supply of cold air and this mixes with
the hot air discharged from the similar
aportures of the second cylinder before It
is carried into the vaporizcr by this
means tho IMPORTATION OF the substance
used as fuel IS largely increased
Tho reservoir located back of and be-
Meath the saddle is secured 10 the frame
Of the wheel by suitable braces. Of which
the casing forms part So far as tho
electric battery is concerned 10 is the In
ventors idea that ID Will be easier 10
place 10 on top Of the supply tank, but
that is not imperative. as it can DE SCI
cured 10 any other point o. the wheel
which NAV be deemed desirable In the
ACCOMMODATING illustration. IL IS shown
resting on the tank Wires lead from
the two poles Of the battery into the
cylinder through insulating plugs and
are run into the cylinder in such posi-
ton that the points are very near TO-
gether. so near I'm fact that am arc Is
formed and "a spark produced by either
q. q a nI
cuit-making device consisting or a piece
OF insulating material which, may ho at
tached to any suitable place on the hi-
cycle is. with the two contact points. let
into one Of the wires. In this way nor
maliv broken circuit is maintained me
circuit Is alternately broken ana COM
Melted by the forward and backward
movements Of a circuit-makhg pid'e
which Is attahed 20 a piston rod or the
teton within the first cyclindcr referred
10 This plate is insulated from the roo
upon which fl is mounted by the use 81
ordinary insulating material
Vow MS 10 the operation Of tho machine.
Tho stopcock Of the pipe leading from
The tank IS turned on sufficiently TO all
low "A small stream of the fuel 10 HOW
into the yaporizer Owing to the small
inlet being partially closed the fuel flows
very slowly. dinuscs itself over the SUR
face Of tho spherical distributor ana men
Naporizcs within the chamber formed oN
the upper hollow portion of the NaloIl1
Then tho bicycle is started. the rider
pcdalinr in the ordinary fashion unti the
necessary rotary motion is impaired 10
the sprockct wheel and thence 10 the
cylinder and ninlon This imparts con-
tinuous movement 20 the piston contain
Cd within the nrst cylinder and the pls-
ton moves back and forth alternately
taking in q supply OF vapor ana oiS-
charging the same. Just as soon as the
inward stroke Of the piston Is completed.
and the supply OF varor I'm the cylinder
exhausted into tho second cylinder an
electrical contact results. This causes
the production OF a spark within the sec
ond cylinder exploding the vapor
The expansive force thus obtained is
exerted upon the driving cylinder through
the medium Of one Of the pockets. This
pocket 81 then exhausted through the pipe
and thence through the openings in the
nine back into the vaporzer. The hot
air I'm transit from the pocket OF the cy-
Under mixes with the supply or cold air
which rs drawn In through the open TOP
~ the pipe This mixture OF hot and cold
air assist In the IMPORTATION or the fuel
that has flowed into the vaporizer from
the tank and thus a continuous supply
~ vapor for the first cylinder Is main
tained.
This makes II plain 10 be seen that by
the means described continuous rotary
motion Is supplied 10 the cylinder and
thence 10 the wheel OF the bicycle -
thls way an even and II desired, terrihe
epecd can be maintained until the supply
OF yaporizable material 81 exhausted OF
the machine is stopped by the rider. The
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