A GRAVITY PLEASURE RAILWAY
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 1st June, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 10th Aug., 188
1 HENRY THWAITES of 37 Lancaster Road Preston in the County of Lancaster,
General Draper do hereby declare the nature of this invention for A GRAVITY
PLEASURE RAILWAY to be as follows:-
This invention consists of apparatus and appliances for conveying Carriages or
Cars upon grooved inclined parallel rails, which by the force of gravity towards
the centre of the incline the Car would be repelled to the other end of the curved
rails. To secure the rails firmly in their curved form and position, suitable iron and
wood materials are arranged and used. The Car or Carriage is intended to convey
passengers from one end of the inclined rails to the other for the purpose of pleasure,
it travels upon four or more wheels adjusted to revolve in the grooved rails above
referred to, and during its passage from one end of the rails to the other, the top
part of the Car containing the passengers revolve on a centre stud supported by
four or more small wheels suitably adjusted at the bottom of the revolving part of
the Car.

page_text: I HENRY THWAITES of 37 Lancaster Road Preston in the County of Lancaster,
General Draper 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 :-
This invention consists of Apparatus and appliances for conveying Carriages, or
Cars, upon grooved inclined parallel rails, which by the force of gravity towards
the centre of the incline the Car would be repelled to the other end of the curved
Rails.
To secure the Rails firmly in their curved form and position suitable iron and
wood materials are arranged and used.
The Cars, or Carriages are made of any suitable design or material and are intended
to convey passengers from one end of the inclined rails to the other for the
of pleasure. They travel on four or more Wheels upon the parallel rails above
purpose
referred to, and during their passage from one end of the inclined rails to the other
the top part of the Car containing the passengers revolve upon a centre upright
shaft, supported by a number of small wheels, or bearing balls suitably adjusted at
the bottom of the revolving part of the Car; The revolving part of the Car is put
in motion by being connected with the motive part of the car travelling upon the
inclined rails.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention the following is a complete
description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a
part of this Specification in which
Fig. 1 shows an elevation of Roadway with Car on rails.
Fig. 2, shows plan of Roadway.
Fig. 3, shows elevation of Car the top part of which revolves.
Fig 4, shows plan of Car in detail with revolving appliances.
Fig. 5, shows section of Car the top part of which revolves.
A in Fig. 1 is the starting end of Car on curved rails B the Car, C in Fig. 2 is the
Car rails in their parallel position.
D in Fig. 4, the upright shaft upon which the top part of the Car revolves.
E in Fig. 4, the small wheels upon which the top part of the Car revolves.
F in Fig. 4, the bearing for small revolving wheels. G, (the dotted lines) in
Fig. 4, shows the revolving portion of the Car H in Fig. 4 is the Car Wheels.
in Fig. 4, represents a worm wheel attached to Carriage wheel axle, acting upon
Cog wheel, K, which Cog wheel is fixed to the bottom of the upright shaft, (D,) upon
which shaft the Car revolves as represented in figures 4 & 5.

page_text: K in Figs. 4 and 5 represents a Cog wheel attached to the upright shaft upon
which the worm wheel J acts to produce the revolving action of the Car. D, in
Fig. 5 is a section of the upright shaft upon which the top part of the Car revolves.
E, in Fig. 5 represents the small wheels upon which the top part of the Car revolves.
G in Fig. 5, is the revolving portion of the Car. H in Fig. 5 the Car wheels.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is,
The revolving of the top part of the Car containing the passenger, during the Cars
journey from one end of the curved rails to the other and the combination of parts
for that purpose as herein arranged described and shown by the accompanying
Drawings.
Dated this 30th day of May 1888.
H. THWAITES.
By his Agent, Charles Harvey,
28, Brackenbury Street, Moor Park, Preston.