IMPROVEMENTS IN BICYCLES APPLICABLE TO TRICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOHN BEATTIE BELL of 36 Berridge Road Hyson Green in the County of
Nottingham Lace Draughtsman do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN BICYCLES APPLICABLE TO TRICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES
to be as follows :—
As will be seen by the Drawing herewith, Fig. 1 represents the front fork of
bicycle, Figs. 2 and 3 are hollow round bars or shafts which are fixed to or are part
of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a round solid shaft at each end of which is fixed the pedals to
be worked by the feet of the person riding the bicycle, in the centre of Fig. 4 is a
short round solid shaft upon which is placed or works Fig. 5 which represents a
cog wheel, Fig. 6 is a cog wheel working round Fig. 2, Fig. 7 is a cog wheel securely
fastened on Fig. 3 and is always motionless, Fig. 8 represents a hubb into which
alternately the spokes of the front wheel are screwed or fastened, the spokes of the
front wheel are represented by dotted lines, Fig. 8 is fastened to or is part of Fig. 6,
Fig. 9 is a hubb into which are screwed or fastened alternately the spokes of the
front wheel, Figs. 10 and 11 are bands or collars fixed on Figs. 2 and 3 for the
purpose of keeping Figs. 6. 7. 8 & 9 in their proper places, Fig. 12 is the front wheel
of the bicycle Fig. 13 the handles & bar by which the bicycle is turned or guided.
It will therefore be seen that by the pedals or Fig. 4 being turned round once by
the feet of the rider the front wheel of the bicycle will have been turned round
twice, & therefore twice the ordinary speed will be obtained.

page_text: I JOHN BEATTIE BELL of 36 Berridge Road Hyson Green in the County of
Nottingham Lace Draughtsman do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN BICYCLES APPLICABLE TO TRICYCLES AND OTHER VELOCIPEDES
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
As will be seen by the Drawings herewith, Fig. 1 represents the front fork of the
bicycle, Figs. 2 and 3 are hollow round bars or shafts which are fixed to or are part
of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a round solid shaft at each end of which is fixed the pedals to
be worked by the feet of the person riding the bicycle, in the centre of Fig. 4 is a
short round solid shaft extending both upwards and downwards (through the centre
of which Fig. 4 passes and is a fixture thereto) upon which at each extremity is
placed or works respectively Figs. 5 and 14 which represents two cog wheels, Fig. 6
is a cog wheel working round Fig. 2, Fig. 7 is a cog wheel securely fastened on Fig. 3
and is always motionless, Fig. 8 represents a hubb into which alternately the spokes
of the front wheel are screwed or fastened, the spokes of the front wheel are
represented by dotted lines, Fig. 8 is fastened to or is part of Fig. 6, Fig. 9 is a
hubb into which are screwed or fastened alternately the spokes of the front wheel,
Figs. 10 and 11 are bands or collars fixed on Figs. 2 and 3 for the purpose of
keeping Fig. 6, 7, 8 and 9 in their proper places, Fig. 12 is the front wheel of the
bicycle, Fig. 13 is the handles and bar by which the bicycle is turned or guided, it
will therefore be seen that by the pedals or Fig. 4 being turned round once by the
feet of the rider the front wheel of the bicycle will have been turned round twice,
and therefore twice the ordinary speed will be attained. Having now particularly
described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:-The driving gear for
velocipedes placed within the hubb of the wheel and consisting of four bevilled
cog wheels, the cogs of each wheel working in connexion with the cogs of the wheel
next to it, and thereby forming a square, the cross shaft has a cog wheel on either
end viz. Figs. 5 and 14, on the right hand thereof is a cog wheel Fig. 7 which is
always motionless, on the left hand is a cog wheel Fig. 6 which is securely fastened
to or is a part of the hubb Fig. 8, upon the cross shaft being turned by the pedals
each of the wheels Fig. 5 and 14 will be turned in two directions, through being
on the cross shaft and also in connexion with the wheel which is motionless, upon
the cross shaft being turned round once and the wheels on it each going round in
two directions the wheel Fig. 6 which is fastened to Fig. 8 the hubb, is turned
round twice, and therefore the wheel of the bicycle goes round twice to the pedal
once.