Year: 1897

page_text: I, THOMAS GILBERT BOWICK of 7 Great Winchester Street, London, Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in road-motor-cars and carriages and
its object is to reduce the vibration generally attending road motor-cars as
hitherto constructed. It consists essentially in the provision of means for
mechanically, electrically, pneumatically or hydraulically controlling the motor
from the vehicle propelled thereby, the steering of the vehicle being determined
by guiding either the wheel or wheels of the motor or of the vehicle by any
suitable means.
With this end in view I attach the motor and a portion, or in some cases the
whole of the gear to a separate carriage or trolley. The motor and a portion or
the whole of the gear thereof may be arranged upon this separate carriage, or
partly on or attached to the vehicle it is intended to propel. The trolley for
carrying the motor and part or the whole of the gear may consist of one or more
wheels which may be used as the driving wheel or wheels, or a separate wheel or
wheels may be used for this purpose, or a wheel or wheels of the passenger or
goods carriage may also be used for this purpose. The trolley need not be in
direct connection with the passenger or goods conveyance, but may be held in
place by a framework provided, if desired, with suitable springs or buffers.
The passenger or goods vehicle may be steered in any convenient manner either
by its own wheels, or by the wheel or wheels carrying or partly carrying, or
connected with the motor or part of the gear thereof. The speed of the passenger
or goods conveyance may be regulated or the conveyance stopped by a brake
which may fixed in any convenient position, either on the passenger or goods
conveyance itself, or connected with the wheel or wheels carrying or partly
carrying, or connected with the motor or part of the gear thereof. The motor
may be operated by oil, electricity or any other convenient manner, and is con-
trolled from the passenger or goods conveyance by any suitable mechanical,
pneumatic, hydraulic or electrical contrivance, and as before stated. The oil
reservoir, batteries or other appliances for operating the motor may be stored
wholly or partly on the vehicle or on the trolley, or partly on both.
The passenger or goods conveyance may be pulled or be driven in either
direction.

page_text: I, THOMAS GILBERT BOWICK of 7 Great Winchester Street, London, Merchant,
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:
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My invention relates to improvements in road-motor-cars and carriages having
three or more wheels, which vehicles are supported thereby in position for use,
and its object is to reduce the vibration generally attending road-motor-cars as
hitherto constructed. It consists in mechanically, electrically, pneumatically or
hydraulically controlling the motor from the vehicle propelled or drawn thereby,
the steering of the vehicle being determined by guiding either the wheel or
wheels of the motor-trolley or of the vehicle by any suitable means.
With this end in view I attach a motor and a portion, or in some cases the
whole, of the gear to a separate carriage or trolley. The motor and a portion
or the whole of the gear thereof may be arranged upon this separate carriage, or
partly on or attached to the vehicle it is intended to propel.
The trolley for carrying the motor and part, or the whole, of the gear, is pro-
vided with two or more wheels which may be used as the driving wheels or a
separate wheel or wheels secured to the trolley may be used for this purpose. In
some cases I use one or more wheels of the passenger vehicle as the driving
wheel or wheels in which case suitable connections are made between the motor
and such wheels for the transmission of power.
The motor-trolley is not in direct connection (except for controlling purposes)
with the passenger or goods conveyance but is held in place by a framework pro-
vided, if desired, with any number of suitable springs or buffers. This framework
depends from the vehicle and is strengthened by stays or other supports; it may
be furnished with springs or buffers to avoid risk of injury, or to minimize
injury, thereto by the motor-trolley.
The passenger or goods vehicle is steered in any convenient manner, e.g. by
means of a suitable turntable and steering pillar provided with handles and the
speed may be regulated by means of suitable brakes or other devices fixed on the
vehicle or trolley in any convenient positions, and arranged to be operated by
the driver of the vehicle.
The motor situated on the trolley is operated by oil, electricity or by any other
suitable agent and I may use any type of motor which I consider suited to my
purpose but in all cases it is controlled from the passenger or goods conveyance
by mechanical or other contrivances suited to the type of motor used. Thus, in
the case of an electrical motor, I should arrange to control the same by means of
cables and one or more ordinary switches situated within reach of the driver and
when I employ a gas or oil engine I arrange to control from the seat of the con-
veyance the valves and the starting and stopping mechanism by means of levers
and rods, links or other connections arranged in any operative manner.
The gear is usually carried on the trolley supporting the motor but when I
use one or more wheels of the passenger vehicle as auxiliary driving wheels, it
is obvious that some portion of the gearing will be carried by a part or parts of
the vehicle.
The oil reservoir, the batteries or other appliances for starting and operating
the motor or motors is or are stored wholly or partly on the vehicle or on the
motor-trolley. My invention being applicable to road vehicles generally, of the
type stated at the commencement of this specification. it will be understood that

page_text: any suitable motor and any suitable arrangements for the transmission of power
therefrom to the driving-wheels, may be employed.
Referring to the accompanying diagrams which will enable this invention to
be more clearly understood, Figure 1 represents a vehicle fitted with a frame-
work and a motor-trolley, in accordance with my invention. Figure 2, is an
enlarged view of the trolley and portion of the framework.
Figure 3 represents a vehicle fitted with a framework and motor-trolley, the
rear wheels of the vehicle being used as auxiliary driving wheels, and
Figure 4 is a diagram on a larger scale representing the arrangement, as on
Figure 3, of the motor and driving chains.
On these diagrams, A is the passenger or goods conveyance, a being the
motor trolley. B is the framework provided with numerous struts or stays b
and C is the auxiliary driving wheel. Switches, levers or other devices D would
be provided within reach of the driver, for the purpose of controlling the speed
and the steering of the motor-trolley.
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In conclusion I would state that I am aware of Lawson and Pennington's
Specification No. 3408 of 1896 for a motor-horse," and that I make no claim to
any part of their invention as set forth in their claims, but
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. In mechanically or similarly propelled road vehicles, the use of an inde
pendent motor-trolley controlled from the vehicle and propelling or drawing the
vehicle by means of framework dependent from the vehicle, the trolley or the
framework, or both, being provided with springs or buffers, and the whole
operating substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. In motor-driven road vehicles, the use of a framework pendent from the
vehicle and arranged to be engaged by an independent or separate motor-driven
trolley, for the purposes and substantially as described.
3. In motor-driven road vehicles, an independent trolley carrying a motor and
controlled from the vehicle, said motor propelling the trolley and being con-
nected to one or more wneel of the vehicle, for the purpose of propelling or
drawing the same, substantially as described.
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Dated this Twenty sixth dor of April 1807