The herald., 1897-03-28

and piyoted to the outer end of this is a
connecting rod, which connects with the
piston rod of piston that moves with
in the first cylinder, which is attached
by braces to a second cylinder Now, 1t
is absolutely necessary that both of the
cylinders shall be of a size that will en-
able them to 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 tube.
This channel is supplied with valves,
which automatically open to exhaust
the vapor from one cylinder and to close
it when the other is taking in supply.
Communicating with the first cylinder
at a point about opposite the outlet TUBE
is an inlet tube that leads into one side
of a vaporizer. This vaporiZer communl-
Gates with a supply pipe leading TO the
tank located back of the saddle, and the
supply of whatever the tank contains
to the vaporzer is regulated by stop
cock attached to the supply pipe.
The vaporizer has an inlet in its upper
portion partially closed by pin rest
ing upon a distributor, that holds the
fluid which comes from the tank to be
vaporized. Beneath this sphere there Is
a cup-shaped receptacle. which holds
any superfuous fuel and prevents 1t from
being drawn into the cylinder through
the tube Leading into the vaporizer,
at a point opposite the outlet end of the
tube. is a tube which telescopes with
still another tube of larger diameter.
This latter pierces one of the walls Of
the casing and receives supply OF ex-
banded and heated air from the pockets
on the outer section of the first cylinder
described. There are apertures in this
tube which receive a supply of cold air,
and this mixes with the hot air dis
charged from the similar apertures OF
the second cylinder before it is carried
into the vaporizer. BY this means the
yaporization of the substance used as
fuel is largely increased.
The reservoir located back OF ana De-
meath the saddle Is secured to the frame
of the wheel by suitable braces, of which
the casing forms part So far as the
electric battery is concerned, 1t is the
inventors idea that 1t Will be easier TO
place it on top of the supply tank, put
that is not imperative, as 1t can be Sc
cured to any other point of the wheel
which may be deemed desirable. In
the accompanying illustration 1t 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
position that the points are very near
together, so near in fact that an arc
is formed and a spark produced by
either making OF DTedhiilS tHt Cui iitHt.
A circuit-making device consisting of
a piece of insulating material which may
be attached to any suitable place on the
bicycle, is, with the two contact points,
let into one of the wires In this way
a normally broken circuit is maintained.
The circuit is alternately broken and
completed by the forward and backward
movements of a circuit-making plate
which is attached to piston rod of the
mic within tho first cylinder referred
to. This plate is insulated from the rod
upon which it is mounted by the use of
ordinary insulating material.
Now as to the operation of the ma
chine The stopcock of the pipe leading
from the tank is turned on sufficiently
to allow a small stream of the fuel to
flow into the vaporizer. Owing to the
small inlet being partially closed, the
fuel flows very slowly, diffuses itself over
the surface of the spherical distributor
ard then vaporizes within the chamber
formed by the uppe:-hollow portion of
the vaporizer. Then the bicycle is start
ed, the rider pedaling in the ordinary
fashion until the necessary rotary mo-
ton is impaired to the sprocket wheel
and thence to the cylinder and pinion.
This imparts continuous movement to
the piston contained within the first
cylinder and the piston moves back and
forth, alternately taking in a supply of
vapor and discharging the same Just
as soon as the inward stroke Of the
piston is completed, and the supply of