A NEW SELF-ACTING LEVER MACHINE, BY MEANS OF CERTAIN LEVERS, WEIGHTS, AND Springs, in the PROPELLING, AND STEERING OF SHIPS, AND IN PROPELLING OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINEBY THAT IS OR CAN BE WORKED BY STEAM POWER
Year: 1874

page_text: ETTERS PATENT to William Henry White, of 21, Saint George's
Road, Southwark, London, in the County of Surrey, Engineer, and
at Birtsmorton, near Ledbury, Worcestershire, for the Invention of
"A NEW SELF-ACTING LEVER MACHINE, BY MEANS OF CERTAIN LEVERS,
WEIGHTS, AND Springs, in the PROPELLING, AND STEERING OF SHIPS, AND
IN PROPELLING OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINEBY THAT IS OR CAN BE WORKED BY
STEAM POWER."
Sealed the 23rd February 1875, and dated the 24th August 1874.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Henry White
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 24th August 1874.
I, WILLIAM HENRY WHITE, of 21, Saint George's Road, Southwark,
London, in the County of Surrey, Engineer, and at Birtsmorton, .near
Ledbury, Worcestershire, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "A NEW SELF-ACTING LEVER MACHINE, BY MEANS OF CERTAIN
LEVERS, WEIGHTS, AND SPRINGS, IN THE PROPELLING AND STEERING OF SHIPS,

page_text: AND IN PROPELLING OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY THAT IS OR CAN BE WORKED BY
STEAM POWER," to be as follows, that is to say:-
of
My said Invention consists in new and improved arrangements of
mechanism for the propelling and steering of ships or vessels or other
floating vessels or structures, and in propelling of all kinds
machinery that is or can be worked by steam power, viz., driving railway
trains or carriages, or carriages on tram roads, grinding corn, and working
of saw mills; and is an improvement upon all kinds of sewing machines
by means of working them without treadleing or turning them by hand
by means of a wheel or wheels propelled by levers, weights, and springs,
and which may be put to work in a variety of ways, by which one way
of making the wheel or wheels is shewn in the Drawing hereunto
annexed. All double wheels are put to work by means of cranks or
other axletrees, and by which means perambulaters or carriages can be
propelled upon any ordinary road with perfect ease & safty to all
persons using the same. All the wheels are put into a strong frame, as
shewn in the Drawing.
The said machine is put in motion by means of moving the brakes
which are used to stop and regulate the said machines by turning
the handle, or in any other way
that may
be thought best.
That the said machine can be used with perfect safty in the working
of coal, tin, or copper mines, for raising the ores, or for drilling holes for
blasting, and will be of great saving to all partics using the same.
This machine requires no coals or other fuel to drive it, but is driven
by means of leaden weights alloyed with copper or other metal to make
it hard.
In repairing the said machine all that is to be done is to open the
covers and doors, which are removed when the machinery has to be
examined and cleaned. And the machine can be made of any desired
size and strength, adapted for railways and upon main roads or any
place required, and will make no noise or frighten any horse or other
animal; and the said machine is of light construction, and the one-horse
power will not exceed two hundredweight.
.

page_text: and is of the same size, and is in the form as A1 wheel shewn in the
Drawings; A 1 wheel is drawn smaller for convenience of shewing the
machine plainer. B wheel is the same as A wheel, but A. wheel and
B wheels are both double wheels working horizontally on the same
crank or other axles, and A1 wheel works in the centre of A and B
wheel; B wheel is shewn in the Drawing as motionless, but is put into
motion by turning the handle G to the right hand, and is made
motionless by turning the handle one turn to the left hand; C and
D wheels work as shewn in the Drawing, and is used to increase the
power and to fix the machinery to to be worked by means of this lever
machine; but in many cases C and D wheels may be dispensed with
alltogether by fixing the machine to be driven by means of this lever
machine to the crank axle or other axle of A wheel; H, H, are two
handles used to put on the brakes e, e, e, e, e, e, when the machine is
required to be stopped; F, F, is a handle to be turned round to remove
the brakes and to put the machine into motion, as shewn in the
Drawing; when the handle or handles H, H, are turned round, the
three wheels or six wheels will catch in the teeth of A and B wheels,
and the brake will be removed to the other side of the wheel and pre-
vent the levers L, L, from opening, as shewn in L 2, and will compel
the levers to remain closed, as L lever is shewn in the Drawing;
W, W, are the weights which cause the levers to open, and as there are
allways eight in motion, as shown in the Drawing, the wheel or wheels
are compelled to turn round with great force, according to the size and
strength of the wheel or wheels. The levers and weights are fixed on
both sides of the wheel or wheels, as shewn at spring S, and both levers
and weights should be open, as L2, shewn in the Drawing; as the wheels
turn round two weights will open and two will close when they come
to the india-rubber pad I, R, and as fast as the power is lost by two or
more weights two or more weights will take their place and cause con-
tinual motion without ending until broken or worn out. 8, the spring
is used to open the weights without jarring or noise, and will also cause
the weight to open much sooner than they would do if no spring
was used. A curled spring should be used in the single wheel to
give power and to assist a regulating wheel or wheels, not shewn,
if used.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said William Henry White in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 24th February 1875.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
HENRY WHITE, of 21, Saint George's Road, Southwark, London, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, and at Birtsmorton, near. Ledbury,
Worcestershire, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-fourth day of August, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, in
the thirty-eighth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and
successors, give and grant unto me, the said William Henry White,
Her special licence that I, the said William Henry White, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said
William Henry White, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should
at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all
times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and law-
fully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man,
an Invention for "A NEW SELF-ACTING LEVER MACHINE, BY MEANS OF
CERTAIN LEVERS, WEIGHTS, AND SPRINGS, IN THE PROPELLING AND STEERING OF
SHIPS, AND IN PROPELLING OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY THAT IS OR CAN BE
WORKED BY STEAM POWER," upon the condition (amongst others) that I;
the said William Henry White, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and
seal, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and
cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within
six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
1
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Henry White, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and. by
the following statement in writing, reference being had to the Provisional
Specification and to the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, and to the
several figures and respective reference letters and numerals marked

page_text: thereon, which as far as possible are made to represent the same and
equivalent or like parts in all the figures and letters; all which I have
hereunto appended for the purpose of shewing the best modification and
arrangements for practically performing or carrying the several improve-
ments contained in my said Invention into effect or practice, that is to
say :—
My said Invention consists in new and improved arrangements of
mechanism for the propelling and steering of ships or other floating
vessels or structures, and in propelling of all kinds of machinery that is
or can be worked by steam power, and all I believe with a less
expenditure of power, and in a more simple, convenient, and efficient
controlling power of the several movements and forces involved in these
several operations generally, than has been the case with and by the
machinery heretofore employed for the same and such like purposes,
viz., driving railway trains or carriages on tram roads, grinding corn, and
working of saw mills, and is an improvement upon all kinds of machinery,
and upon all kinds of sewing machines by means of working them without
treading or turning them by hand, by means of one or more springs
working on the same spindle, or by one or more spindles carrying on them
one or more springs with or without my new Invention and Patent wheel
loaded with weights and springs, as the wheel loaded with weights is not
wanted in driving any light machinery, as "my system of one or more
springs working on one or more spindles is quite sufficient for all light
movements, such as driving machines or any other kind of machinery
under half a horse power, and which springs are self-winding, and which
may be put to work in a variety of ways, of which one way of making
the machine is shewn in the Drawings hereunto annexed, driving a.
tram car by means of a fast and loose pulleys, and by which means gives
backward and forward motion to the tram car. The fast and looso
pulleys is fixed on one of the shafts of the tram car, and the driving
bands works under the seats of the car, and by which means perambulators
or carriages can be propelled upon any ordinary road with perfect case
and safety to all persons using the same. All the wheels are put into a
strong frame, as shewn in the Drawings.
The said machine is put in motion by means of moving the brakes or.
the brake wheels which are used to stop and regulate the said machine
by turning the handle, or in any other way that may be thought

page_text: The said machine can be used with perfect safety in the working of
coal, tin, or copper mines for raising the ores or for drilling holes for
blasting, and will be of great saving to all parties using the same.
This machine requires no coals or other fuel to drive it, but is driven by
means of wheels and springs; the wheels are loaded with leaden weights
alloyed with antimony or other metals to make it hard. In the weights
a small roller is fixed to prevent friction in all the large weights, as
shewn in the Drawing, and the weights are fixed on both sides of the
wheel, working in a rule joint, and as fast as one weight loses its power
another weight will take its place and cause continual motion without
ending until worn out.
"
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In repairing the said machine all that is to be done is to open the covers
and doors which are removed when the machine has to be examined and
cleaned, and the machine can be made of any desired size and strength
adapted for railways, and upon main roads or any place required, and will
make but little noise and will not frighten any horse or other animals,
and the said machine is of light construction and the one horse power
will not exceed two hundredweight.
Referring to the Figures and letters of the accompanying Sheet of
Drawings, which is a side and end elevation, and a plan of one modifi-
cation or arrangements of a new or improved propeller shewn as fitted
to a tram car, sufficient of which is shewn in section P, with a dotted
line through the main axle line of the propeller to shew its position,
mode of attachment and action to and with the tram car or other
carriage, all constructed in accordance with and illustration of one
modification of my said Invention, and sufficient to shew its nature and
the means of carrying it into effect or practice, though susceptible of
various modifications to suit the different circumstances of the various
kinds of machinery to which it is to be applied. In this modification
the construction and arrangements of the parts consist of a main
wheel A revolving with the spring or springs on the shaft No. 1,
working in a gun metal bearing or bushed revolving on its own axlo
or axles shaft No. 1, as shewn in the end elevation. B wheel is fixed
on the same shaft as A wheel, and is fixed on the centre of the spring
barrel, which is halved and fitted to C wheel, and a curled spring is
fitted in the spring barrels on each side of the wheel, and two or more
wheels may be put with one or more springs revolving on its own axis
or axle shaft No. 1, working in gun metal bearings or bushed D wheel,

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which is also keyed or otherwise secured to the main shaft No. 2, and
C wheel working into the pinion known as D 1 wheel, giving speed to
the main shaft No. 2, working in gun metal bearings or bushed.
È wheel, which is also keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft No. 3,
and D wheel is working into the pinion known as 3, 2, wheel, working
on No. 3 shaft, working in gun metal bearings or bushed. E 1 wheel,
which is a small pinion, is also keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft
No. 3. B wheel is working into the pinion known as E 3 wheel,
working on No. 3 shaft, and is increasing the speed to E wheel, working
in gun metal bearings or bushed. F wheel, which is a small pinion, is
also keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft No. 4, and E wheel,
working in No. 3 shaft, is giving increase speed to No. 4 shaft, working
in gun metal bearings or bushed. A 1 wheel revolving with the spring
or springs on the shaft No. 5, working in a gun metal bearing or
bushed, revolving on its own axis or axle shaft No. 5, and giving out
great power with the springs fixed to H and G wheel unto the two
pinions F, F. H wheel is the same as B wheel, and is fixed on the
centre of the spring barrel, which is halved and fitted to H wheel, and a
curled spring is fitted in the spring barrel on each side of the wheel, and
two or more wheels may be put with one or more springs revolving on
its own axis or axle shaft No. 5, working in gun metal bearings or
bushed. G wheel is the same as B wheel, and is fixed on the same shaft
as H wheel, revolving on its own axis or axle as A 1 wheel, revolving
with the spring or springs on the shaft No. 5, working in gun metal
bearings or bushed, and giving out great power with the spring or
springs fixed to H and G wheels unto the two pinions F, F, and giving
great power to E wheel, and from E wheel to D wheel on the main
shaft No. 2. W wheel is a worm wheel working into M wheel on the
shaft No. 5, and connected by a shaft No. 6 to M wheel, working into a
worm wheel on No. 3 shaft. Their wheels and shaft are used to keep the.
springs wound up, and do wind up the spring or springs as fast as the
spring or springs run down, and causes continual motion without end or
perpetual motion until broken or worn out. W wheel is a worm wheel
working on the shaft No. 4, giving power to M. wheel on the shaft No. 7,
5 and connected to W 3, worm working into M 3 wheel on the spring.
barrel shaft to wind up the springs as fast as the same run down, and
cause continual motion without ending until broken or worn out.
N wheel is a ratchet wheel fixed on the spring barrel shaft, and the
catch O works into it to assist in holding up the springs when the

page_text: machine is standing motionless. No. 1 wheel is the same as N wheel,
and is used for the same purpose. L1 the lever, and L 2 are levers
used to lift the weights fixed on A wheel and upon A 1 wheel to open
the weights, as shewn in the Drawings, and are used to open the weights
without jarring, and to cause them to open much sooner than they would
do, and at the same time gives out great power, and will cause the
single wheel to turn on its own axis and give perpetual motion without
ending until broken or worn out. K wheel is a brake wheel, and is.
shewn in the Drawing as motionless, and is used to stop and regulate
the speed of A wheel and A 1 wheel, and to cause the weights W, W,
to come to a standstill unless stopped by means of the brake, shewn in
the Drawings of the Provisional Specification, where the meaning of the
weights are fully stated. The break wheel is put in and out of gear by
means of a screw and handle H, which by turning it two turns to the
right will put it into gear of G wheel and may be rescrewed up so as to
regulate the speed to any time required, or to cause the machine to
stand still, and the brakes shewn in the Provisional Specification should
be used to close the weights on A wheel and A 1 wheel when the
machine is made on a large scale, and there movements are sufficiently
shewn for carrying out my said Invention.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of
my said Invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be
used or carried into effect, I may observe in conclusion that I do not
confine or restrict myself to the precise details or arrangements which
I have had accasion to describe or delineate, as many variations may be
made therefrom without departing from the main or essential features
of my Invention; neither on the other hand do I claim the using of
many of the wheels and worms for the propelling of all kinds of
machinery, as I am well aware that this has been done in various ways
heretofore; neither do I claim all the details of mechanical construction
which I have had occasion to describe and refer to, as many of these
have heretofore been used in various mechanical structures except
in combination with and forming part of the essential principles or
features of my said Invention; but what I consider novel and now, and
therefore claim as the Invention to me by the herein-before in part
recited Letters Patent is,-
First. The construction and arrangement of parts of machinery for

page_text: ships or other vessels, and all kinds of machinery that is or can be
worked by steam power, and all substantially in a new, or improved
manner herein described and shewn in the accompanying Drawings, or
any mere modification thereof.
Second. I claim as my Invention the new wheel loaded with levers
and weights which are fixed on both sides of the wheel or wheels shewn
in the Drawings, and marked "A" wheel and A 1 wheel, and the whole
and every part of A wheel and A1 wheel, together with its levers for
lifting the weights, as shewn in the Drawings.
Third. I claim as my Invention as an improvement upon all kinds
of sewing machines by means of working them without treading or
turning them by hand by means of one or more springs working on the
same spindle, or by one or more spindles carrying on them one or more
springs, with or without my new Invention wheel loaded with weights
and levers, as shewn in the Drawings as A wheel and as Al wheel, as
the wheel loaded with weights is not wanted in driving any light
machinery, as my Invention of one or more springs working on one or
more spindles is quite sufficient for all light movements, such as driving
sewing machines or any other kind of machinery, under half a horse
power, and which springs are self-winding, as shewn in the accompanying
Sheet of Drawings.
Fourth. I claim as my Invention the system of winding up all kinds
of springs by means of their own movements by wheels and worms, or
other wheels self-acting by means of springs, all substantially in a new
or improved manner, herein described and shewn in the accompanying
Drawings, or any mere modification thereof.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Henry White, have here-
unto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-third day of February,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
five.