Improvements in Velocipede-horses.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd May, 1892-Accepted, 16th July, 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION..
[Communicated from abroad by WALDO V. SNYDER, of Canton, in the County of
Stark and State of Ohio, United States of America.].
Improvements in Velocipede-horses.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent
Agents, 45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The present invention relates to tricycles, and it consists in the different parts
and combination of parts hereinafter described..
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing parts of the horse in section, and illustrating
the device for communicating motion to the legs.
Figure 2 is a transverse section of the body.
Figure 3 is an end view of the tricycle proper.
Figure 4 is a detached view of the pedal bracket.
Figure 4 is a detached view of the pedal shaft and its sprocket wheel.
Figure 5 is a detached view of one of the leg-bars.
Figure 6 is a detached view, showing a portion of one of the leg-bars, and its
bracket, together with the foot-plates.
Figure 7 is a detached view of the head connecting bar or pin and its cross-bar.
Figures 8 and 9 are views showing portions of the legs..
Figure 10 is a view showing a portion of the body, and the shaft bracket
attached thereto, also 'illustrating the shaft and its sprocket wheel.
Figure 11 is a view, showing a portion of the body illustrating the tail attached
thereto, also illustrating the location of one of the cords for communicating motion
to said tail.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the
drawing.
A represents the body, which in this instance is that of a horse, and it may be of
any desired size, reference being had to the kind and style of tricycles desired to
construct. To the body A is attached the bracket a, which bracket is for the
purpose of journalling the propelling shaft B, said propelling shaft being located
substantially as illustrated in Figure 1.
For the purpose hereinafter described the bracket a is provided with the
elongated slots a'. The propelling shaft B is provided with the sprocket wheel C,
which sprocket wheel is for the purpose of communicating rotary motion to the
travelling wheels b, by means of the drive chain D, the sprocket wheel B' and
the shaft D. For the purpose of tightening the drive chain D, the elongated
slots a are provided so as to provide a means for adjusting the bracket a
together with its different attachments to or from the sprocket wheel B'.
The shaft D is journalled to the body. A by means of suitable brackets secured
to said body. To the body A are pivotally connected the legs c and c¹ by means
of the arms d and the bars d'. For the purpose of communicating motion to the
legs c and cl as the tricycle is propelled, the shaft B is provided with the crank F,
to which crank the bottom or lower end of the pitman H is journalled, and the
top or upper end of said pitman pivotally connected to the bell crank I..
C
To the arms of the bell-crank I, are pivotally connected the rods J, which rods
are pivotally connected to the top of upper ends of the arms d. In the drawing
the crank to which the pitman H is journalled is shown located upon the forward
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shaft B; but it will be understood that the bell-crank may. be. reversed and the
'crank formed on the rear shaft; the only object of this construction is to give
more speed to the movements of legs c and c¹ which construction can be had
without departing from the nature of my invention. To the forward portion of
the body is journalled the guide-bar K, which is located substantially as
illustrated in Figure 1. The bottom or lower end of the guide-bar K is provided
with the yoke Kto which yoke the front wheel L is journalled. To the body A
is pivotally attached the head M by means of the connecting bar e, which
connecting bar extends into the lower portion of said. head, substantially as illus-
trated in Figure 1.
The connecting bare is provided with the shoulder f, which shoulder is for the
purpose of receiving the upper face of the nut q, and prevent said nut from binding
the head when it is screwed up against the shoulder f. The lower portion of the
connecting bar e is provided with the cross-bar h, which cross bar is for the purpose
of providing a means for attaching the rods or cords h', said rods or cords extend
rearward, and are attached to the bar k, which bar is fixed to the guide bar K.
To the rear, portion of the body A is pivotally.attached the tail N, the shank, of
said tail extends inward a short distance and to the inner end of the tail, shank are
attached the cords which cords extend forward and are attached to the bar k.
To the sides of the tail shank are located the pulleys around which pulleys the
cords extend, said pulleys being for the purpose of holding the cords to the
sides of the tail-shank, and thereby communicate movements to said tail by means
of the guide bar K.
To the body A are attached the leg-bars O, which leg-bars are located sub-
stantially as illustrated in Figure 1. To the bottom. or lower ends of the leg
bars O, are adjustably attached the brackets P. by means of the set-screw n. To
the brackets P are secured the foot-plates P¹, which foot: plates are so adjusted,
that when the legs c' and c are brought down the hoofs will strike said foot plates,
and thereby produce the natural sound of a moving horse. For the purpose of
providing a means for pivotally connecting the bell-crank I, the cross bar P3 is
provided which cross-bar is attached to the bars P³, said bars P³ being securely
attached to the body A, substantially as illustrated in Figure 2.
It will be understood that the size of the sprocket wheels C and B may be
varied for the purpose of changing the speed, and also the movements of the horse.
By providing the connecting rods h¹ or their equivalents and attaching them to the
cross-bar h, and the cross-bar k, the head M will move or turn upon its pivotal
point in unison with the movement with the guide-bar K, thereby imparting a
-life like movement to the horse. If desired the foot-plates. P1 may be formed
hollow for the purpose of producing a louder sound as the hoofs strike said 'foot-
miplates.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
stion and in what manner.the same is to be performed. as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is:
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First: The combination of the body A provided with the pivoted legs c and c¹
the shaft B provided with the sprocket wheel C, the drive-chain D the sprocket
wheel B¹ the bell-crank the pitman H and the guidenbar K; substantially as and
for the purpose set forth.
Second. The combination of the body A provided with the pivoted head M the
connecting bar e provided with the cross bar or pin h, the rods hand the guide
bar K provided with the bar kisubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Third: The combination of the body A provided with the pivoted leg c and c
15 the leg bars O provided with the adjustable brackets P and the foot plates' P¹,
substantially as and for the purpose 'set forth.
.
Fourth. The combination of the body A provided with the leg bars O and the
+ pivoted head M, the guide bar K, and means for operating the head M, substantially
as and for the purpose set forth

page_text: Fifth. The combination of the body A provided with the pivoted tail N, the
guide bar K, and means for communicating movements to said tail, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of May 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.