A Pedomotive or Manumotive Machine for Converting Oscillating Motion into Rotary.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 19th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 18th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Pedomotive or Manumotive Machine for Converting Oscillating
Motion into Rotary.
ALBERT EDWARD HASLAM of Hawthorn Bank, Well Lane, Cheetwood in Man-
chester, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to certain advantageous combinations and arrangements of
mechanical appliance, the object of which is to produce rotary motion by the
oscillating motion of the foot or hand, economically as regards the cost of the machine,
safely as regards danger to life or limb, conveniently as regards space, weight, form
and general applicability and at the same time rigidity of the machine itself, also so
fashioned that in its complete form either quick or slow speed may be derived
therefrom and that without an alteration in speed of the moving agent.
It consists
principally of a flywheel revolving in a horizontal or nearly horizontal plane
underneath a base or guard-plate provided with feet or a flange with open spaces
therein, resting on the floor or other flat support and when desired leaving room for
actuating the flywheel, between the flywheel itself and the floor. An ordinary treadlo
or lever motion for the foot or the hand is mounted conveniently to act upon the
flywheel, so that although the flywheel itself is in a horizontal or nearly horizontal
plane, the operator may be either standing up or sitting down, and the machine
resting on the floor he may stand or sit down on it or on a rest or rests attached
thereto.
The rotary slow motion is taken from the shaft of the flywheel itself, or a pulley
thereon, the shaft being suitably supported above or below the flywheel; other rotary
motions are obtained by the action of the face of the flywheel, or flanges, or rims
thereon on one or more friction-wheels through a suitable space or spaces in the
base- or guard-plate, such motions being quicker or slower according to the position
of the parts of face, flange or rim of the flywheel, and the friction wheel or wheels
being provided with one or more shafts from which shaft or shafts, or pullies thereon,
or even from the friction wheel or wheels rotary motion may be obtained; the rims,
Hanges, or face of flywheel and friction wheels being square, angled or bevelled so

page_text: that the shaft or shafts rotating may either be vertical, horizontal or inclined; and the
rims, flanges or parts of face of the flywheel wherefrom the slower motion is obtained
being nearer to the centre of the flywheel than those for the quicker motion, the outer
rim of the flywheel itself serving in many cases.
Further, the machine may be so fitted that the motions may be attached when and
as required, and the shaft of the flywheel may be dispensed with and be replaced by a
fixed stud, the rotary motion being obtained from the friction wheel or wheels, or
shafts or pullies connected therewith alone, or the friction wheels may be dispensed
with and the motion derived from the shaft of the flywheel alone or the pullies thereon,
and all these motions may be obtained from the under instead of the upper side of the
flywheel that is by reversing the position of the upright shaft and the various rims
or flanges of the flywheel, or the motion may be obtained in both ways by having rims
or flanges or suitable faces on both sides of the flywheel and carrying the shaft through
the flywheel.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Pedomotive or Manumotive Machine for Converting Oscillating
Motion into Rotary.
I ALBERT EDWARD HASLAM of Hawthorn Bank, Well Lane, Cheetwood in
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer 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 :-
My invention relates to certain advantageous combinations and arrangements of
mechanical appliance, the object of which is to produce rotary motion by the
oscillating motion of the foot or hand; firstly, economically as regards the cost of the
machine, for in my invention I dispense with uprights or standards which have been
generally used heretofore in the support of the flywheel and moving parts of
pedomotive or manumotive machines for converting oscillating motion into rotary;
secondly, safety as regards danger to life or limb, for in my invention the principal
moving parts such as flywheel and connecting rod are covered or nearly covered by a
base plate thirdly, conveniently as regards space, weight, form, and general
applicability, as by the dispensing of the standards the space, weight, and form of the
machine are reduced; fourthly, with rigidity of the whole machine for the heaviest
parts of the machine are near to the support on which it rests; and also that various
speeds may be obtained therefrom without an alteration in speed of the moving agent.

page_text: In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
practice, I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed which represent
the machine variously fitted.
In the annexed drawings the same letters of reference are used to denote the same
parts in all the figures. Fig. I, representing the machine in one form is an elevation
partly in section through the line A B, as seen in Fig. II which is a plan of the
whole. G is a baseplate, Q is the flange of the baseplate, X, X are openings in the
flange, F is a flywheel, fixed preferably with a key to a crankshaft C. B, B are
bearings for the crankshaft, T is an ordinary treadle acting with a piece of gut or
chain G on the crank of the crankshaft C to rotate the flywheel F; P, P are pullies for
bands on the crankshaft C; one is shown above the machine and the other below the
machine under the floor Z Z. O is the operator.
In Fig. II the operator is not shown.
In Fig. III S is a rest for the operator, attached to the baseplate preferably with
screws, T is a hinge or gate-treadle, N¹ is a nut of a fixed stud N on which the
flywheel, of which a portion of the rim is seen at F, revolves. The treadle T acts
with a connecting rod M. through an opening X2 on a crank pin on the underside of
the flywheel, to revolve it; R is a spring which acts on a lever L which carries on a
shaft W a friction wheel P¹ and a pulley for band, P. An opening larger than the
real one, which is shown by the dotted line, is made to clear the view. When the
treadle moves the flywheel, the friction wheel P¹ and pulley for band P rotate, and
motion can be communicated by the band H.
In Fig. IV which is an elevation Z Z is a flat level support, F the flywheel which
drives the friction-wheel P¹, T is a treadle with gut or band G¹ passing over a grooved
pulley Y to a crank pin I on the underside of the flywheel. On the treadle being
worked the flywheel revolves and hence the friction wheel.
In Fig. V which is a sectional elevation through the centre of the flywheel, K is a
hand lever for actuating the flywheel F by the connecting rod M on the crank pin I,
through the opening X2. X³ is an opening to allow the friction wheel P¹ to touch
the rim U of the flywheel, X4 is a similar opening for friction wheel P².
At L' and L2 are seen plans of the levers which act to keep the friction wheels in
contact with the flywheel by an indiarubber spring R¹.
Fig. VI shows a part of the machine in part-section through the centre of the
flywheel F, but the rim V is so bevelled that it allows the shaft W to rotate inclined to
the floor ZZ. It will also be seen that the bracket with bearing B is moveable.
Fig. VII shows a part of the machine in part section through the centre of the
flywheel, but in this case the shaft W is horizontal.
My invention consists principally of a flywheel F revolving in a horizontal or
nearly horizontal plane underneath a baseplate or guardplate G provided with feet or
a flange Q, with open spaces X therein, resting on the floor Z Z or other flat support
Z Z and when desired leaving room for actuating the flywheel F between the flywheel
itself and the floor as in Fig. III IV V. An ordinary treadle T or lever motion K
for the foot or hand is mounted conveniently to act upon the flywheel, so that although
the flywheel itself is in the horizontal or nearly horizontal plane, the operator may
either be standing up or sitting down, and the machine resting on the floor he may
stand Fig. I or sit down on it or on a rest or rests attached thereto Fig. III. The
rotary slow motion is taken from the shaft of the flywheel itself or a pulley thereon,
the shaft being suitably supported at B above or below the flywheel Fig. I.
Other rotary motions are obtained by the action of the face of the flywheel For
flanges, or rims as U Fig. V & V Fig. VI, there on on one or more friction wheels P¹,
P2 Fig. V VI, through a suitable space or spaces in the baseplate, such motions being
quicker or slower according to the position of the parts of face, flange or rim of the
flywheel being further from or nearer to the centre; thus in Fig. V where the outer
rim itself of the flywheel serves, the friction wheel P¹ rotates quicker than the friction
wheel P2 and the friction wheel or wheels being provided with one or more shafts W.
from which shaft or shafts or pullies thereon, or even from the friction wheel or
wheels themselves rotary motion may be obtained; the rims flanges or face of the

page_text: flywheel and friction wheels may be square as in Fig. I III IV V VII angled or
bevelled as in Fig. VI so that the shaft or shafts rotating may be either vertical as in
Fig. V horizontal as in Fig. III IV VII or inclined as in Fig. VI.
Further the machine may be so fitted that the motions may be attached when and
as required; that is by having the necessary openings in the baseplate for the friction
wheels to act through and the brackets having the bearings B moveable, by a screw E,
Fig. IV VI VII and the shaft of the flywheel may be dispensed with and be
replaced with a fixed stud N, Fig. III V, the rotary motion being obtained from the
friction wheel or wheels P1 P2 or shaft W or pullies P thereon, alone, or the friction
wheels may be dispensed with and the motion derived from the shaft (of the flywheel
alone or the pullies P thereon, Fig. I; and all these motions may be obtained from
the under instead of the upper side of the flywheel; that is by reversing the position
of the crankshaft C and the various rims or flanges of the flywheel, supposing them
only to have extended above the flywheel, Fig. I II; or the motions may be
obtained in both ways by having rims or flanges or suitable faces on both sides of the
flywheel and carrying the crankshaft through the flywheel, see Fig. I, III, and also
Fig. VI VII where the brackets supporting B are shown moveable and attachable by
a screw E to the upper side of the baseplate applicable either to Fig. I or III as in
Fig. IV.
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prefer all the parts of the machine such as shafts, studs, crankpins, handlever and
lever of the treadle to be of wrought iron or steel; the bearings of brass and the
treadle board of wood; the other parts as baseplate, flywheel and brackets to be of
cast iron.
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
I. The arrangement and construction of pedomotive or manumotive machines for
converting oscillating motion into rotary substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the annexed drawings.
II. In pedomotive or manumotive machines for converting oscillating motion into
rotary, the arrangement and construction of flywheels rotating horizontally underneath
a baseplate substantially as, and for the purpose herein before described and illustrated
in the annexed drawings.
III. In pedomotive or manumotive machines for converting oscillating motion into
rotary and having the flywheel rotating horizontally underneath a baseplate, the
arrangement of a rest for the operator substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Dated this 17th day of March 1887.