Improvements in and relating to Manual Velocipedes and similar Vehioles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 21st Jan., 1893-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Manual Velocipedes and similar
Vehioles.
ROBERT QUIRK c/o Mr. H. Dudley 12 Grey Friars Stafford Joiner do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The Velocimanus is a tricycle or other machine and is propelled by a racthet
lever handle or handles, propelled both pushing and pulling and is applicable for
other purposes. The handle A. Fig. 1 passes each side of two wheels close
together, to their axle D. on which it works. These two wheels B. E. have a
racthet on their peripheries and mitre cogs on they outside of they rims which fits
into they wheels G. G. so that when the pulling wheel E. is pulled which is loose on
the axle it propells the pushing wheel B. which is fast on the axle and so revolves
the driving axle D.
Or they two side wheels G. G. may be left out and an inside mitre cogs be on
they outsides of they rims of they ratchet wheels to fit the middle wheel E. as
Fig. 2 E ratchet F. wheels H. H. stays to leading wheel, I. stays between they
two axles, I. seat, K driving gear.
Dated this 19th dow December 1909
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Manual Velocipedes and similar
Vehicles.
ROBERT QUIRK c/o Mr. H. Dudley 12 Grey Friars Stafford Joiner 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:-
By the use of a ratchet lever handle passing each side of two ratchet wheels,
close together, one loose on the axle and the other fast with inside mitre cogs on
they outside of they rims and a mitre cog wheel between them that when the loose
wheel is pulled it propells the fast one and when the fast one is pushed it revolves
the driving axle.
1. Novelty being pushing and pulling ratchet.
2. Applied to and relating to manual velocipedes and similar vehicles.
Lever handle A. Fig. 1. B. fast ratchet wheel C loose one D. driving axle
E. ratchet F. stays G. middle wheel. The middle wheel is kept backward to make
room for they ratchets, as C Fig. 2. When the fast wheel on the axle is pushed
the pawl of the loose wheel on the axle slide over the teeth of the ratchet, and
when the loose wheel is pulled the pawl of the fast wheel slide over they teeth of
the ratchet. And as they ratchet wheels are placed on the axle of a manual
velocipede or similar vehicles they can be placed upon a shaft and worked by an
engine. It might also be applied to the axle of a circular saw or grinding stone
and such like to be sold.
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 I
claim is :-
1st. The backward pull or draw upon the lever transmitted through the pawl of
the loose ratchet combined with the action of the mitre or bevel wheels upon the

page_text: fixed ratchet gives a circular and forward motion to the driving axle. Again the
forward push or thrust upon the lever transmitted through the pawl of the fixed
ratchet gives a circular and forward, motion. to, the driving axle, substantially as
described.
2nd. The combination of fixed and loose ratchets connected to each other with
mitre or bevel wheels, whereby the reciprocating operative power applied to a lever
by a pull or draw in one direction-and a push or thrust on the lever in the opposite
direction gives to the receiver of work a uniform or variable circular motion,
substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated this 14th day of September 1893.
ROBERT QUIRK.