An Improved Round-about.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 14th Apr.,
1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Round-about.
JAMES RAMSAY and THOMAS WAKE, 33 Wilson Street Middlesbrough-on-
Tus, Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved "round-about" whereby the horses are
made to represent galloping, the motion being obtained, by the forward part of the
horse working off an eccentric wheel, this eccentric wheel is attached only to the
horse by means of an iron bar being fork shape so as to hold the wheel in position.
Furthermore our invention includes two or more motions in the carriages whereby
the horses are allowed to pass each other.
Referring to the drawing which forms part of this Specification it will be observed
that the horses are fixed to the carriages C. D. with an iron rod or stay hinged to
the horses belly between the hind legs, the fore part of the horse resting on the
eccentric wheel W, this eccentric wheel is firmly fixed to the horse by means of an
iron rod forked shape as already mentioned, thus it will be seen that the horses are
propelled round by the carriages C. D. travelling at different speeds say for
instance D may travel one fourth quicker than C, or as may be found suitable.
Dated this 16th day of March 1893.
JAMES KAMSA1.
THOS. WAKE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Round-about.
JAMES RAMSAY 11 South View Terrace Cargo Fleet Middlesboro-on-Tees
THOMAS WAKE 33 Wilson Street, Middlesboro-on-Tees Engineers 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 :-
Our invention relates to an improved round-about, whereby, the horses are made
to represent galloping, the motion being obtained by the forward part of the horse,
working off an eccentric wheel, this eccentric wheel is attached only to the horse
by means of an iron bar, being fork shape, so as hold the wheel in position, or, the
same motion can be obtained by means of a connecting rod worked on a crank pin
fixed in carriage wheel thereby dispensing with eccentric wheel W and fork rod.
Furthermore our invention includes two or more motions in the carriages whereby
the horses are allowed to pass each other, which can be obtained by increasing the
number of carriages.
Referring to the drawing attached to our Provisional, and also drawing forwarded
with Complete Specification, it will be observed, that, the horses are fixed to the
carriages CD, with an iron rod, or stay, hinged to the horse's belly, between the
hind legs, the fore part of the horse resting on the eccentric wheel, W. This
eccentric wheel is firmly fixed to the horse by means of an iron rod, forked shape,
as already mentioned. Thus it will be seen, that the horses are propelled round,
by the carriages C D, travelling at different speeds, say for instance D may travel,
one fourth, quicker than C, or as may be found suitable.
The carriages C D are worked by means of driving shaft FG from engine,
with bevel wheel gearing and upright shaft S working in tooth rack L Land

page_text: pinion wheel Z attached to each separate carriage. Thus it may be seen, that as
many carriages as may be desirable, can be added, to increase the number of
motions.
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.
1. The galloping motion obtained by horses, from eccentric wheel, or carriage
wheel crank pin, and connecting rod.
2. The different travelling speed obtained by two or more motions in carriages,
thus causing the horses to pass each other, as may be found suitable.
Dated this 14th day of March 1894.
JAMES RAMSAY.