AN IMPROVED LAND AND WATER VELOCIPEDE
Year: 1884

page_text: I EDWIN HENRY HOLLINS, 147 Walworth Road London, Modeller, Designer and
Pattern Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "AN
IMPROVED LAND AND WATER VELOCIPEDE;" to be as follows:-
My invention consists of two Pontoons of metal or other suitable material bound
together by a platform or deck as may be arranged.
These support bearings for two or more cross shafts.
On each of these shafts are two wheels each consisting of a spring ball to which
a circular metal plate is attached.
This plate revolves on a hollow ring between suitable guides formed on
that ring.
This ring has on its outer circumference a metal rim to suit either rail or road.
Between the wheels is placed a buoyant propeller.
One or both shafts is or are driven by any suitable power to propel the
machine.
The machine is steered on the road or in the water by having one end of one
of the shafts in a sliding bearing which is actuated by a lever, the bearing at the
other end being in a central pivot.
Dated this first day of Tonu 100

page_text: I EDWIN HENRY HOLLINS, 147 Walworth Road, London Modeller; Designer and
Pattern Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for AN
IMPROVED LAND AND WATER VELOCIPEDE to be as follows:-
My invention consists of two Pontoons of metal or other suitable material bound
together by a platform or deck as may be arranged.
These support bearings for two or more cross shafts.
On each of these shafts are two wheels each consisting of a spring ball to which
a circular metal plate is attached.
This plate revolves on a hollow ring between suitable guides formed on
that ring.
This ring has on its outer circumference a metal rim to suit either rail or road.
Between the wheels is placed a buoyant propeller.
One or both shafts is or are driven by any "suitable power to propel the
machine.
The machine is steered on the road or in the water by having one end of one
of the shafts in a sliding bearing which is actuated by a lever, the bearing at the
other end being on a central pivot.
The invention is applicable to all objects or means of transit.
To make my invention more clearly understood. I have illustrated an example
thereof in the accompanying drawings and will proceed to describe it in detail.
Fig. 1. is the Plan.
Fig 2
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Side view.
Fig 3 Cross Section taken through the propelling shaft.
Fig, 4, Section of water propeller.
Fig 5, Section of one half of the india rubber spring tension centre piece.
Fig. 6. Side view
ditto.
A, represents two Pontoons of metal or other suitable material thus forming
bearing for the cross shafts as before specified.
B, represents spring balls to which a circular rim metal plate is attached, this
plate works between two collars placed upon the shaft as shewn in Fig 3.
The distance between the inner circle of the plate and the shaft gives working
space to the plate there being two halves of india rubber balls as shewn in Fig 5.
and 6, between the rim of the centre plate on each side, the same being fixed to
the plate and the shaft by outer washers or collars, thus forming a spring and
fixing the same to the shaft and ring as shewn in Figs 3. 5. 6.
This ball can be made to form the entire wheel as well as the centre piece.
B, can be made with or without C.
C, represents the buoyant propeller which is a hollow metal box with fins
arranged at suitable angles to secure the purchase in the water also to clear itself
upon leaving therefore relieving the counter action of pressure as shewn in
Figs 3. and 4.
I do not bind myself to this shape.
D. represents a hollow ring which forms a buoyant ring for the inner ball to
revolve upon, having suitable guides placed upon them as shewn in Figs 1, 2, 3.
It can be made of metal or other suitable material.
E. represents Steering from the driving shaft as shewn in Section line E in Fig 1.

page_text: The machine is steered in the road or in the water by having one end of one of
the shafts in a sliding bearing which is actuated by a lever.
The bearing at the other end being on a central pivot.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed.
I declare what I claim is ;-
1. A machine that will travel on land, rail or water, without interruption,
substantially as shewn and described.
2. In a land and water velocipede a Spring tension centre piece for the use of
wheels, substantially as shewn and described.
3. In a land and water velocipede a Buoyant Propeller substantially as shewn
and described.
4. In a land and water velocipede a hollow ring D. suitable for land rail
and water.
5. In a land and water velocipede the means of Steering from the driving shaft
substantially as shewn and described.
Daced this 29th day of September 1884.
EDWIN HENRY HOLLINS.