AN IMPROVED HAND POWER MOTOR
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Samuel Pearce Wilding, of the Firm of Fell & Wilding,
the City Patent Office, 23, Rood Lane, Fenchurch Street, in the City of
London, Patent Agents, for an Invention of "AN IMPROVED HAND POWER
MOTOR." A communication from abroad by Pietro Carrera, of Turin, in the
Kingdom of Italy, Engineer.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Samuel Pearce Wilding at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 30th July 1880.
SAMUEL PEARCE WILDING, of the Firm of Fell & Wilding, the City Patent
Office, 23, Rood Lane, Fenchurch Street, in the City of London, Patent Agents.
'AN IMPROVED HAND POWER MOTOR." A communication from abroad by Pietro
Carrera, of Turin, in the Kingdom of Italy, Engineer.
This Invention relates to an improved hand power motor, by means of which
its rider may, by hand power, propel himself with ease and celerity.
The Invention in its most simple form consists of two parts, i.e., the motor and
the carriage.
The motor is in the form of two wheels of light construction and of equal
diameter.
Between these wheels is a driving crank fixed in one of the said wheels, but
free to turn in the hub of the other. This crank is furnished with two loose
sleeves, which are grasped by the rider to turn the crank.
Suspended from the crank where it enters the hubs is a bent bar, furnished in
the middle with an upright socket.
The carriage is constructed as follows:-
Upon a straight axle joining two smaller wheels is a bent bar with eyes, through
which the axle passes. This bar is bent in curvilinear form, so that the weight
of the rider presses it outwards, or may be in two pieces, and this pressure is
resisted by spiral springs on the axle, thus giving an elastic seat. Another bar
terminating in a hook, which drops into the socket upon the hanging bar of the
motor, unites the two portions, and a tie rod, connecting it to the axle, holds the
whole in position. Upon this bar is fixed a saddle seat, which is made moveable
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page_text: to suit the length of arm of the rider, and from it extends a foot rest in the form
of a plate sliding upon a bar, which plate may be fixed at altitude to suit
the rider by means of a key fitting into one of several holes pierced through
the bar.
Otherwise the carriage may be composed of only one wheel, and a single bar
bearing the saddle and foot rest, and forked on to the wheel and the hanging bar
of the motor.
The rider, sitting upon the saddle, grasps the loose sleeves upon the crank, and
by its means imparts motion to the driving wheel in which it is fixed, and thus
to the entire machine. The wheels revolving independently, the machine may be
guided with ease by simple pressure upon the crank. Multiplying gearing may be
adapted to the motor either for increase of power or of speed, in which case the
driving wheel and its duplicate are connected by a straight axle fixed in the
driving wheel, but allowing the other wheel to revolve freely. Upon this axle,
close to the driving wheel, is fixed a toothed wheel. The hanging bar in place of
being suspended on the ends of the crank, which in the former arrangement
connects the wheels, now hangs upon this straight axle, and its ends are carried
upwards and terminate in eyes, in which turns the driving crank, on one end of
which is a toothed wheel gearing into another tooth wheel upon the straight
axle.
Several of the motors may be arranged as a train. In this case the hind wheels
for the carriage may be dispensed with, the seats being upon a bar or bars con-
necting the hanging bars of each motor, and provided with hooks dropping into
the sockets thereon, and the steering is conducted by the front rider. Each motor
may have riders seated facing one another, and acting upon the same crank, and
behind these further riders assisting by rods carried from the crank.
In towns, or where grooved tramway lines are employed, it is convenient to so
form the tyres of the wheels that they may run in the grooves, but can be easily
displaced by a slight effort of the rider. The machine may also be used upon an
aerial railroad, or upon especial lines constructed by the sides of roads.
Where a long train is employed it may be found convenient to so arrange the
front motor that assistance may be rendered by the attachment of a small engine
or of a draught horse, and in the case of a single machine it may be arranged to
be partially drawn by a dog or other small animal.
The motor may be applied to the propulsion of a boat. In this case the two
wheels are fitted with floats or paddles, and the cranks are fitted firmly in both
wheels, the steering being effected by an ordinary rudder.
The motor may be constructed with a light carriage upon the bind wheels.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Samuel Pearce Wilding in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
29th January 1881.
SAMUEL PEARCE WILDING, of the Firm of Fell & Wilding, the City Patent
Office, 23, Rood Lane, Fenchurch Street, in the City of London, Patent Agents.
"AN IMPROVED HAND POWER MOTOR." A communication from abroad by Pietro
Carrera, of Turin, in the Kingdom of Italy, Engineer.
This Invention relates to an improved velocimane or hand power motor, by
means of which its rider may, by hand power, propel himself with ease and
celerity.
The Invention in its most simple form consists of two parts, i.c., the motor and
the carriage.
The motor is in the form of two wheels of light construction and of equal
diameter. Between the wheels is a driving crank fixed in one of the said wheels,
but free to turn in the hub of the other. This crank is furnished with two loose
sleeves, which are grasped by the rider to turn the crank.
Suspended from the crank where it enters the hubs is a bent bar, furnished in
the middle with an upright socket.
The carriage is constructed as follows:-
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Upon a straight axle joining two smaller wheels is a bent bar with eyes, through
which the axle passes. This bar is bent in curvilinear form, so that the weight of
the rider presses it outwards, or may be in two pieces, and this pressure is resisted
by spiral springs on the axle, thus giving an elastic seat. Another bar terminating
in a book, which drops into the socket upon the hanging bar of the motor, unites
the two portions, and a tie rod, connecting it to the axle, holds the whole in
position. Upon this bar is fixed a saddle seat, which is made movable to suit the
length of arm of the rider, and from it extends a foot rest in the form of a plate
sliding upon a bar, which plate may be fixed at altitude to suit the rider by means
of a key fitting into one of several holes pierced through the bar.
Otherwise the carriage may be composed of only one wheel and a single bar
bearing the saddle and foot rest, and forked on to the wheel and the hanging bar of
the motor.
The rider sitting upon the saddle grasps the loose sleeves upon the crank, and
by its means imparts motion to the driving wheel in which it is fixed, and thus to
the whole machine. The wheels revolving independently, the machine may be
guided with ease by simple pressure upon the crank.
Multiplying gear may be adapted to the motor either for increase of power or of
speed, in which case the driving wheel and its duplicate are connected by a straight
axle fixed in the driving wheel, but allowing the other wheel to revolve freely.
Upon this axle close to the driving wheel is fixed a toothed wheel. The hanging
bar in place of being suspended on the ends of the crank, which in the former
arrangement connects the wheels, now hangs upon this straight axle, and its ends
are carried upwards, and terminate by eyes in which turns the driving crank, on
one end of which is a toothed wheel gearing into another tooth wheel upon the
straight axle.
Several of the motors may be arranged as a train. In this case the hind wheels
for the carriage may be dispensed with, the seats being upon a bar or bars
connecting the hanging bars of each motor, and provided with hooks dropping into
the sockets thereon, and the steering is conducted by the front rider. Each motor
may have riders seated facing one another and acting upon the same crank, and
behind these further riders assisting by rods carried from the crank..

page_text: In towns or where grooved tramway lines are employed, it is convenient to so
form the tyres of the wheels that they may run in the grooves, but can be easily
displaced by a slight effort of the rider.
The machine may also be used upon an aërial railroad or upon especial lines
constructed by the sides of roads.
Where a long train is employed, it may be found convenient to so arrange the
front motor that assistance may be rendered by the attachment of a small engine or
of a draught horse, and in the case of a single machine it.may be arranged to be
partially drawn by a dog or other small animal. The motor may be applied for the
propulsion of a boat. In this case the two wheels are fitted with floats or paddles,
and the cranks are fitted firmly in both wheels, the steering being effected by an
ordinary rudder.
The motor may be constructed with a light carriage upon the hind wheels.
The apparatus is provided with a brake which consists of a rod of wood or iron
attached by a hinge to the foot rest, and supported from the ground by a spiral
spring. In order to operate the said brake, the rider has only to press his foot
upon the rod and compress it more or less upon the ground.
And in order that this Invention may be the better understood, I now proceed
to describe the Drawings hereunto annexed, reference being had to the figures and
letters marked thereon.
Figures 1 and 2 show in a detached condition the main wheels M, N, and
crank C, D, and the seat d, and limber carrying wheels b, c, which parts when
united together form the complete velocimane shown in side and front elevations
in Figs. 3 and 4.
The apparatus is composed of the following parts:-Two large wheels m and n
of the same diameter; a crank A, B, C, D, E, F, fixed immovable in the hub of
the one large wheel, and which turns in the hub of the other. It is furnished with
two loose sleeves P and Q. A bent bar G, H, I, K, is suspended on the crank
by means of loops or eyes G, K, and is furnished in the centre with a solid
perpendicular socket L.
The carriage Fig. 2 consists of two, or if preferred, of one small wheel b, c,
carrying a seat d supported by a bar T, V, which terminates at the front end in a
solid hook T which drops into the socket L, and thus attaches the carriage to the
front wheels m, n. When 2 wheels are used in the carriage the seat is supported
on an arched piece X, V, Y, which rests on the axis of the wheels, and is supplied
with two spiral springs e, f, to prevent jar. Another rod g, h, i, rests on the axle
at g, and is secured to the front part of the seat at h, and carries an adjustable
foot rest at its other extremity i. The seat is so supported on the bar V, T, and
the arched piece X, V, Y, as to be elastic and easy in motion; Fig. 5 is a detail
of the hub A of one of the large wheels M, N, showing the method in which the
axle B is fixed by a squared end and nut D into the hub A; Figs. 6 and 7 show
an arrangement in which the detachable carriage for the seat is dispensed with,
and a series of 3 or more seats are carried on a continuous axis supported from
the working cranks of 3 or more driving wheels; Figs. 8 and 9 show in detail the
method in which the seats are fixed on bars M, N, B, which are secured to
suspension bars .O, P, by the attachments A, B, C, Fig. 9, and at the other end by
the hook T. The working crank C, D, Fig. 8, runs in bearings A, F, in the top of
the suspension bar O, P, and drives by means of power gearing K, I, the axle
G, L, H, and wheels M, N, on which the wheel I is fixed. The steering may be
effected by the first rider. Fig. 10 shows the manner in which a single wheel may
be fitted in a fork to carry the seat instead of two wheels; Figs 11 and 12 show
the adaptation of the apparatus to propelling a passenger car. Gearing in this
case is used to give power instead of speed; Figs. 13 and 14 show the method of
attachment of the auxiliary power of a dog or a horse to a single or quadruplex
apparatus respectively; Figs. 15, 16, 17, 18, show in elevation and plan the
arrangements by which a large number of people may be provided with sitting
accomodation on the central rib or axis, either by single or double seats, and they

page_text: may all help to operate the working cranks by sitting face to face on each side of
the crank, and the outsiders may operate on bars having eords or rods attached to
the working crank; Fig. 19 shows an arrangement of light railroad which could
be conveniently adapted for the use of the apparatus; Figs. 20, 21, and 22 show
proposed arrangements for air lines for the apparatus traffic; Figs. 23, 24, and 25
are sectional elevations and plan of the apparatus as adapted to boat propulsion ;
Figs. 26 and 27 illustrate a form of private closed carriage with servant behind to
which the apparatus, is applicable; Fig. 28 shows a special form of tyre for the
wheel of the apparatus, which would enable it to run securely in a grooved
tramway rail, and at the same time would run freely on the ordinary road.
And having now fully described and ascertained the nature and object of the
Invention communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and the manner in
which the same is to be performed, be it known that what I claim and desire to
protect by my Letters Patent is,-
1st. The construction and employment of vehicles, substantially as herein before
described, that is to say, vehicles operated by the hand consisting of two distinct
parts, the motive apparatus and the seat carriage combined, in the manner and for
the purposes described.
2nd. The combined apparatus forming a chain of any desired nnmber in which
the separate seat carriages are dispensed with, substantially as described.
3rd. The combination of an apparatus in which the auxiliary power of an
animal or engine is added to aid over rough ground.
In witness whereof, I, the said Samuel Pearce Wilding, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Twenty eighth day of January, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
SAM. P. WILDING. (L.S.)