Improvements in Velocipedes or Carriages With or Without an Artificial Horse or other Animal, being so that or Carge Body.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Feb., 1889.
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 16th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipedes or Carriages With or Without an
Artificial Horse or other Animal, being so Arranged that a
Rocking Motion is Given to the Artificial Horse or other Animal
or the Carriage Body as it is Forced Onward.
I, WILLIAM PETTINGER WEST WEATHERILL of 33 Beech Street Waterloo Road
Cheetham Manchester in the County of Lancaster Coach Body Maker, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For improvements in velocipedes or carriages with or without an artificial horse or
other animal being so arranged that a rocking motion is given to the artificial horse or
other animal or the carriage body as it is forced onward.
To the body of the carriage I fix a stay projecting forward-At the front end of the
said stay I form a socket-I then make a slot through the animals body-I then make
a pin or spindle which pin or spindle is made fast or solid with the top of a fork and
then passed through the said socket and the said slot-The said fork takes a wheel
under the animals body which wheel has cranks and pedals attached to it for driving
purposes. On the top of aforesaid pin or spindle a cross bar is fixed for steering
purposes On the said stay which projects forwards from the carriage body and which
is taken under the animals body I form an eye or lugs with bolt holes in-I then
make or fix corresponding eyes or lugs on under or in the animals body—I then pass
a bolt through the said eyes or lugs for the animal to rock upon-Or I may pass a
bolt through the body of the animal and the aforesaid eyes or lugs formed on the
said stay I form a crank on the carriage axle (on which axle are two wheels one of
which is made fast) and attach one end of a rod to the said crank or sometimes I may
make a slot in the end of said rod to work on the said crank-I then attach the
other end of said rod to the animal so that when the carriage is forced forward a
rocking motion is given to the animal.
When it is intended that the rider in the carriage should assist in driving the
carriage levers are connected with fulcrums which falcrums are attached to the
carriage hody or frame work-Pedals are then attached to the said levers to receive
the rider's feet for propelling purposes-In this case two more cranks are formed on
the said crank axle-A connecting rod is attached to each of the last named cranks
and levers Then the end of another connecting rod is connected to one of the levers
the other end of this last named connecting rod is attached to a suitable part of the
animal for rocking purposes.
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Sometimes in lieu of fixing the stay to a carriage body I form a fork or frame
work at the back end of the stay with bearings attached to receive an axle which fork
or frame work I continue backwards and upwards so as to take a seat or saddle for
the hind rider to sit upon-In this case I make two cranks on the axle with pedals
thereon for the second rider to drive from and sometimes a third crank for the rod
that gives the rocking motion to the animal.
Sometimes when I use a carriage body I attach shafts to same and fix a socket or
its equivilent to the shafts to take a castor wheel and fork also fixing eyes to the
shafts to receive a pin fixed across or through the animals body for the animal
to rock upon. Or instead of fixing eyes to the shafts I may put a bolt through the
shafts and through or under or part way into each side of the animals body for the
animal to rock upon-In this case a child or adult person controls the animal
and carriage by pushing or drawing it suitable appliances being fixed for the
purpose.
Sometimes I may use the animal with the rocking motion arrangement without
the carriage body or the back or second seat-Or I may vary the rocking

page_text: arrangement by attaching the animals hind or fore fect to a crank axle to which
crank axle a frame is attached to receive a fork or forks with a wheel or wheels
to act as a castor wheel or castor wheels-In this case I fix one or more small
wheels or a roller under the animals body which runs on the frame of the carriage
so that as the carriage (or frame work on wheels) is propelled the crank being
attached to the animal the animal runs forward and backward on the frame work
with a rocking motion-A seat or seats may be attached to the framework for a
second or more rider or riders and on fixing cranks and pedals to the said castor
wheel or castor wheels the rider or riders can propel the vehicle along.
Or in lieu of using an artificial animal I may make a carriage body of an
approved shape and may attach one end of the carriage body to the crank axle
for rocking purposes-Or in lieu of a castor wheel or castor wheels I may use
one or two wheels to run on a spindle or on an ordinary axle-In such case I
may use a carriage lock for steering purposes.
Dated 18th day of February 1889.
W. P. W. WEATHERILL,
33, Beech Street, Waterloo Road, Cheetham, Manchester.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipedes or Carriages With or Without an
Artificial Horse or other Animal, being so Arranged that a
Rocking Motion is Given to the Artificial Horse or other Animal
or the Carriage Body as it is Forced Onward.
I WILLIAM PETTINGER WEST WEATHERILL of 33 Beech Street Waterloo Road
Cheetham Manchester in the County of Lancaster Coach Body Maker do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement and accompanying drawings :-
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Fig. 1. shows an arrangement by which the rider on the animal can propel and
steer and by which the rider in the carriage can also propel-Letter d is a stay
fixed to the body of the carriage and projects forward-At the front end of such
stay I form a socket e through which I pass a pin which is made solid with the
top of a fork -The said forky takes a wheel under the animals body which
wheel has cranks and pedals attached to it for driving purposes-The said pin
is passed through the animals body-On the top of the said pin a cross bar a is
attached for steering purposes-On the said stay d which projects forward from the
carriage e and which is taken under the animals body I form an eye or lugs -1 then
fix plates g with lugs or eyes on, with bolt holes in, under or on the animal's body
and then pass a hot through the eye or the lugs formed on the said stay d and
through the eyes or lugs formed on plate y for the animal to rock upon-Dotted lines h h
show the slot made in the animals body to allow for the rocking motion of the
animal-When it is intended that the rider in the carriage should assist in driving
the carriage levers kk are connected with fulcrums which fulcrums are attached to the
body of the carriage e-Pedals are attached to the said levers kk to receive the riders
feet for propelling purposes-In this case a double crank is formed on the carriage
axle m m which cranks are connected to levers kk by the connecting rods-Link
or connecting rod i attached to a lever k and the animals leg gives a rocking motion
to the animal when the carriage is propelled either forward or backward.
Fig. 2. shows an arrangement by which the rocking motion of the animal attached
to a cariage can be obtained by pushing the carriage forward or backward.
In this
case I secure a socket to the carriage shafts for the fork pin to work in and make
the clear space in the animals body to allow for the rocking motion of the animal-
1 then pass a bolt p through the carriage shafts and the animal's body for the animal
to rock upon or I may simply put a screw through each shaft of the carriage into
each side of the animal's body or I may fix eyes or sockets to the shafts and put

page_text: screws through them into the animal's sides or I may use other similar and suitable
arrangements to permit of the rocking motion required.
Having attached the animal to the carriage shafts as before explained I then attach
the animal's leg or legs or other suitable part of the animal to connecting rod r
said connecting rod being attached to crank axles for rocking purposes- is the
handle to push or draw by.
Fig. 3. shows another arrangement by which the said stay d is made fork shape at
the hind end (like figure 7 in drawings) to take the axle bearings and continued
upwards the ends of which are hent inwards towards the centre and united by a cross
(like figure 8 in drawings)-The verticle hole of the cross is screwed inside for the
seat pine to screw up and down-This axle has three cranks two for the pedals or
riders feet and one to take the connecting rod r.
Fig. 4. shows stay d made fork shape like figure 7 to take axle bearings-This
axle has only a single crank to take connecting rod the said crank working
in a socket formed on the end of connecting roil r.
Fig. 5. shows an arrangement for the animal to run forward or backward on
wheel such wheel running on the frame v made the shape of figure 7 the fork
end being wide enough to take axle bearings and long enough for the animal's
legs to drop into as it works forward or backward on the wheel u.
The crank on the axle may be made wide enough to take two legs of the animal
which legs are attached to the crank-Or a stay or stays may he attached to
the animal's body and connected to the crank in lieu of attaching the animals legs
to the crank-One wheel is made fast to the axle and as the wheels go round the
axle goes round with them and so causes the rocking motion of the animal-The.
hind wheel runs like a castor but the position of the animal can be reversed and
then the castor wheel becomes the front wheel-Or may use two castor wheels-
In such case I should form the frame with a fork at both ends.
Fig. 6. shows another arrangement by which the frame is sometimes made fork shape
like figure 7 and the boat or carriage body works forward and backward on the frame
like the animal in figure 5 wheel or wheels being attached under or to any
other suitable part of the body for the body to run and rock on-The body being
attached to the crank of the axle by link w or links-The hind wheel a runs as a
castor or may use the castors as described with reference to the apparatus shown
in figure 5.
Figs. 5 and 6 may be drawn or pushed suitable appliance being attached for
that purpose as may be required-Sometimes I may make the frame e so that I can
use more than one wheel for the animal or carriage holy to run forward and back-
ward-In such case instead of a centre frame should use two frame pieces-
Sometimes in lieu of a castor or castor wheels behind I may use two wheels and an
ordinary axle and sometimes with such ordinary asle and wheels I may or may not
use what is known as a carriage forelock for steering purposes.
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 construction and combination of parts to obtain a rocking motion to artificial
horses or other animals or carriage body arranged substantially as set forth and
indicated hereinbefore and by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Eighth day of October One thousand eighth hundred and eighty-nine.
W. P. W. WEATHERILL.