An Improved Velocipede or Tricycle.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 26th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 18th Jan., 1594-Accepted, 21st Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Velocipede or Tricycle.
JOSEPH FARRINGTON. Retired Telegraph Officer No. 6 Eversholt Street
Camden Town London N.W. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
An oblong frame slotted from end to end on each side.
A sliding block with elastick foot piece attached is placed in each slott, in the
frame.
Four spring levers fixed on top of frame one at each corner.
Two lines attached to each front lever one line brought over a roller in front of
frame and carried to foot piece on slide block the other line brought over roller at
back of frame and fixed to slide block.
A rod on each side connects back and front levers.
The axle is placed above the frame and is a fixture, the wheels run free by
pulling levers the slide blocks are drawn to front, on loosing the levers the blocks
incline to spring back but foot pieces bite on the ground and machine goes
forward.
J. FARRINGTON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Velocipede or Tricycle.
JOSEPH FARRINGTON Retired Telegraph Officer No. 6 Eversholt Street
Camden Town Loudon N.W. 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:—
An oblong frame A slotted on each side from end to end, a sliding block B with
a foot piece C attached is fitted in each slot, four spring levers D are fixed on top
of the frame A one at each corner with two lines E attached to each front lever,
two of the lines are brought over rollers F at back of frame and fixed to slide
blocks B and two over rollers in front of frame and fixed to foot pieces C on slide
blocks B, a rod G on each side connects back and front levers, the axle H is placed
above the frame work, when levers G are pulled by the rider the front lines draw
slide blocks B to the front, when levers are loosed the back lines incline to draw
the blocks B back, but foot pieces C bight on the ground and prevent blocks going
back, and the machine is forced forwards, the slides are fitted with rollers, K.
The chief novelty is the slot and slide or traversing arrangement.
I claim the use of slott on each side of frame work, the slide blocks fitted therein,
and the foot pieces attached to slide blocks.
The action of the machine is as follows, viz.
When the rider pulls the side rods which is connected to the back and front
levers, the lines running over the rollers in front of the machine are tightened and
a corresponding amount of slack is thus thrown into the lines running over rollers
at the back of the machine this allows the slide blocks to be drawn through the
slotts to the front of the machine. As soon as the slide blocks are brought to the
front the rider looses his hold of the side rods and consequently the force is thrown
onto the lines running over the rollers at the back of the machine, this force would
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page_text: tend to draw the slide blocks back but the foot pieces pressing on the ground
prevents them from doing so and the machine is thus forced forwards to the exten
or length of the slotts in the frame work this brings the slide blocks and foot pieces
to their former position in the back of the slotts in readiness for the same
process.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is
1. The use of the slotts in each side of the framework of the machine.
2. The use of the slide blocks which are fitted in the slotts.
3. The use of the foot pieces which are attatched to the slide blocks.
Dated this 5th day of April 1801
J. FARRINGTON.