Improvements in the Application of Motor or Coiled Spring Power to Road Vehicles, Tricycles, Bicycles, Invalid Carriages. Wood Horses, and Boats.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 15th Jan., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Application of Motor or Coiled Spring Power
to Road Vehicles, Tricycles, Bicycles, Invalid Carriages. Wood
Horses, and Boats.
We, ROBERT PLANT, of 61, Dudley Street, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, Mechanical
Engineer, and JOHN BROWN, High Street, Pensnett, Staffordshire, Brick and Tile
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention consists in the attachment to Tricycles, Bicycles, Invalid Carriagos,
Wood Horses, Boats etc., of one or more Motor or Coiled Springs fitted in Cylinder
or Box, the Power of Spring or Springs being communicated to Main Axle or
Driving Shaft of Machine by means of Toothed or Spur Wheels arrangement or by
an arrangement of Chain Wheel or Wheels with endless Chain or Chains; the wheels
being fitted to Cylinder or Box, and by an intermediate shaft the motion being trans-
mitted to Main Axle of Machine. The motor or Coiled Spring or Springs being
tightened or wound up by means of a Worm Wheel with endless Screw geared in,
on Shaft, with Mitre or Bevil Wheel arrangement at other end of Shaft, by, which
means the Machine or Boat is propelled.
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page_text: Improvements in the Application of Motor or Coiled Spring Power
to Road Vehicles, Tricycles, Bicycles, Invalid Carriages, Wood
Horses, and Boats.
We, ROBERT PLANT of 61 Dudley Street, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, Mechanical
Engineer, and JOHN BROWN High Street, Pensnett, Staffordshire, Brick and Tile
Manufacturer 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 :—
One or more Motor or Coiled Springs are fitted in a Cylinder or Box, the outer end
or ends being attached to Cylinder or Box by means of pins and nuts with flanges,
the inner end or ends being attached to harbour or spindle by means of hook or hook
pins.
Attached to side of Cylinder or Box is a toothed or Spur Wheel or Wheels, working
loose on harbour or Spindle before mentioned, which also runs loose in frame attached
to Main Axle of Machine. On an intermediate shaft in frame is a Pinion with
Toothed or Spur Wheel or Wheels attached to side, the Pinion being geared into
Toothed or Spur Wheel on side of Cylinder or Box; the toothed or Spur Wheel or
Wheels on side of pinion being genred into clutch pinion on Main Axle of Machine.
On the Main Axle is attached by means of a fast key, a double Clutch, sliding in or
out of gear by means of forket lever or levers. Attached to harbour or spindle of
Cylinder or Box before mentioned is a Tangent or Worm Wheel or Wheels with
Worm or Endless Scrow (which is on one end of shaft) geared into, this shaft being
supported by means of brackets attached to frame; on the other end of shaft is a
Mitro or Bevil Wheel affixed thereto, geared into another Mitro or Bevil Wheel fitted
on Cross shaft in frame. Attached to each end of Cross Shaft is a Handle or Lever
or Treadle or Treadles by which means the Motor or Coiled Spring or Springs are
tightened or wound up, thus setting the Machino in motion. When the power of
Motor or Coiled Spring or Springs is exhausted, the inner end or ends of same
disengages itself from hook or hook pins in harbour or spindle, thereby allowing the
Machine to run on without injury to spring or springs or any of the gearing. Outside
the Cylinder or Box is a Brako arrangemont by means of which the speed of the
machine is regulated or governed. Attached to Cross Shaft before mentioned is a
toothed or Spur Wheel geared into another toothed or, Spur Wheel which runs loose
on stud pin fixed to side of frame. This toothed or Spur wheel is geared into a
clutch pinion on Main Axle, similar to clutch pinion before mentioned. By this
arrangement, if going down an incline, and the power of coiled spring or springs is
oxhausted, by engaging the Sliding Clutch into Clutch Pinion on Main Axle the
winding gear is set in motion and so winds or tightens the Motor or Coiled Spring or
Springs up again ready for propelling the Machine on a plain or up hills, or inclines,
the power or force of Spring or Springs being held in reserve by means of the brake
arrangement attached to Cylinder or Box, before mentioned.
An arrangement of chain wheel or wheels with endless Chain or Chains may be
added or substituted if required.
In order that our Invention may be more clearly understood we will proceed to
describe the same, having reference to the accompanying drawing.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 represent the first arrangement set forth in our Improvements.
Fig. 1 is an end view of gearing as attached to Main Axle or Driving Shaft of
Machino, a is a Motor or Coiled Spring or Springs, fitted in Cylinder or Box b, tho
outer end or ends being attached to b, by means of the pins 6 and 6, the inner ond
or ends being attached to Harbour or Spindle c by means of the Hook Pin c¹.
Attached to side of 6 is a Toothed or Spur Wheel 63, geared into and driving Pinion d₂
with Toothed or Spur Wheel on side fitted on axle & genred into Clutch Pinion
on Main Axle or Spindle e, which runs loose in Frame e'; y is a Double Clutch,
sliding on fast key in e and being engaged or disengaged to or from the Clutch
Pinion and by the Lever g'. Attached to Harbour or Spindle c is a Tangent or
Worm Wheel with Endless-screw ' geared in, on end of shaft h. This shaft being
supported by the Brackets ³ and h. On the other end of Shaft 2 is a Mitre or
Bevil Wheel & geared into ¹ on Cross Shaft k³. With the handles and k* the
Spring or Springs a are wound up and sets the Machine in motion. Attached to
Cylinder or Box 6 is the Brake Strap I geared to Stud Pin and end of lever 12.
Attached to other end of lever is the Connecting Rod with Hand-wheel and
Nut on other end, working loose in Cross Bar m. By this arrangement the
machine is regulated or governed, or Cylinder 6 held while the Spring or Springs a
are wound up. Working loose on Stud Pin n, is the Spur Wheel n', goared into n
and When the Sliding Clutch g is engaged in Clutch Pinion if going down a
hill it will bo apparent that the Winding Gear is set in action & tightens or winds the.
Spring or Springs up again.
The motion of Cylinder 6 with Spur Wheels 63, Pinion d, and Spur Wheel d³, with
Clutch Pinion d, being stopped until the Spring or Springs are wound up. The
Sliding Clutch g when disengaged, allows the Machine to run on without any of the
gearing being in motion.
Figure 2 is a side view of Figure 1 and shews the arrangements of parts, the letters
having reference to similar parts in Figure 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention
and in what mannor the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
1st. Tho Improvements in the application of Motor or Coiled Spring Power for the
propulsion of Road Vehicles, Tricycles, Bicycles, Wood Horses, and Boats in the
imanner above described.
2nd. The assistance afforded in ascending a hill, or travelling along the lovel
ground by the application of the Spring Power when brought into action, and
retained in the machine by means of the Spring.or Springs a, and Tangent or Worm
Wheel h, and endless Screw ' with Mitre or Bevel Wheels k and k¹, by which we
claim this advantage; that one person or persons may with one or more springs
retain in the Machine a power equal to that obtainable in ordinary machines now in
use as road Vehicles etc., by the application of this gearing to existing Machines.
3rd. The novelty of the brake attachment to Cylinder or Box b, by which means
the motion of driving gear is stopped till the Spring or Springs are wound up, or, if
detached, the Spring or Springs may be wound up while travelling along the road.
4th. The novelty of the Sliding Clutch when disengaged from Clutch Pinion d'
and engaged to Clutch Pinion d', setting the winding gear in motion if going down
hill, thereby winding the Spring or Springs up again in readiness for propelling the
machine on a level road or uphill.
5th. The combination of arrangements employing the Spring or Springs for driving.