Improvements in Distance Measuring and Recording Instruments for Use upon Velocipedes, and for like purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 17th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Distance Measuring and Recording Instruments
for Use upon Velocipedes, and for like purposes.
I, JOHN HENRY HAVERS, of 121 Hockley Hill, in the City of Birmingham,
Watchmaker and Jeweller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the manner in which I construct and arrange distance
measuring and recording apparatus suitable for attachment to the spindle of the
any other
driving or other wheel of a velocipede or for attachment to the spindle of
vehicle for the purpose of measuring and registering the distance passed over by
the wheels of the velocipede or other vehicle.
In carrying my invention into effect when constructing a measuring and
recording instrument for attachment to the wheel spindle of any ordinary bicycle
or tricycle, I arrange the outer case of the instrument preferably in the form of a
circular box having a dial on one outer face of the box, and a cap or cover on the
On the dial I preferably mount a pair of
other corresponding portion of the case.
hands for indicating miles and fractions of a mile respectively, one hand being
arranged to pass round a smaller graduated circle and the larger one
pass round a larger mile graduated circle.
arrange to
The mechanism controlling the hands I carry within my hollow case or box, and
I arrange on the outer portion of the case a clip or clips for enabling the entire
instrument to be readily attached to the axle or like revolving portion of the
machine. The form of the clip I vary to suit any particular requirement,
sometimes making it with an open jaw having a stud or studs to pass through the
open portions of the jaw to be brought together by means of a nut or nuts upon the
studs, or I arrange a locking lever or system of levers to be manipulated by hand in such
a manner that the clip can be readily released or clamped on to the spindle of the
machine, and I conveniently employ in this respect india-rubber or like yielding
pads so as to ensure that a good grip or hold shall be obtained upon the axle.
The first motion spindle of my instrument I carry within or upon suitable plates
or discs mounted within the case, and on this spindle I arrange a pendulum or
weighted lever for the purpose of keeping this spindle from revolving when the
This first motion
instrument itself is carried round upon the axle of the machine.
spindle I fix in the centre of the case, and the form of the weighted bob or
pendulum I make such that the case can swing round readily leaving the bob in an
approximately vertical position.
Upon the pendulum spindle I fix or form a one-toothed pinion of special
construction, for the purpose of working into a wheel having a number of teeth
specially formed to suit this peculiarly shaped pinion such that one revolution of
the case obtained by one revolution of the axle causes a movement of one tooth in
the wheel into which the pinion gears. I proportion this wheel, or form the teeth
upon it of any desired number, and I arrange upon the spindle of this first driven
wheel a second pinion of like one-tooth configuration which gears into a similarly
formed wheel, having a small hand for registering the fraction of a mile, mounted
thereupon, one end of which projects beyond the face of the dial so that the
proportions of the gearing connecting the movement of the pendulum spindle to
the movement of this second arbor or spindle I arrange to suit the diameter of the
driving wheel of the machine on the spindle of which my recording instrument is
attached

page_text: I vary the sizes and number of teeth to suit any particular diameter of wheel
which may be employed upon any machine. Upon the spindle of this fraction
indicating hand I mount also a one-tooth pinion for working into another wheel
carried upon the central arbor of the mile indicating hand; the proportions and
number of teeth in the wheel being made so as to record any desired number of
miles which it may be necessary to display upon the dial, the number of teeth in
the wheel determining the number of miles which shall be indicated when the one
toothed pinion is employed upon the fractional or one mile indicating spindle or
arbor. To prevent undue movement being obtained by the wheels I mount a click
or pawl to work into the teeth of the last wheel of the system so as to lock the
wheel in the position which the pinion fixes it, thus enabling the pinion to travel
away and continue its motion while the wheel itself remains stationary until
another revolution of this pinion has been made.
I prefer to mount my gearing upon plates in such a manner that the whole may
be readily removed from the case by the slackening of screws or by the releasing
of pins, and I make my dial of metal covered with paper or other like material for
the purpose of displaying the number of miles passed over by the machine and L
make the outer face of the case to be closed with a glass plate held in position by a
suitable bezel. Instead of employing glass I may employ any suitable transparent
material for reading the dial through.
vary the form of the teeth and arrangement of gearing together with the shape
and configuration of the case to suit any particular requirement, and I provide
squares or suitable projections upon the arbors for enabling the same to be turned
and set to zero when a journey is to be commenced.
I do not limit the application of my invention to any particular form of
velocipede or other machine, but I employ the same system of construction as
herein before described when constructing another instrument for the express
purpose of measuring roads or for measuring distances or any lengths, employing
the same principle of a vibrating pendulum for preventing the revolution of the
apparatus when attached to any revolving spindle.
Dated this 19th day of April 1893.
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Distance Measuring and Recording Instruments
for Use upon Velocipedes, and for like purposes.
I, JOHN HENRY HAVERS, of 121 Hockley Hill, in the City of Birmingham,
Watchmaker and Jeweller, 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 :-
This invention relates to the manner in which I construct and arrange distance
measuring and recording apparatus suitable for attachment to the spindle of the
driving or other wheel of a velocipede or to any other suitable revolving part of the
machine or for attachment to the spindle or other suitable revolving part of any
other vehicle for the purpose of measuring and registering the distance passed over
by the wheels of the velocipede or other vehicle.
A
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings, I illustrate the method I
employ for carrying my invention into effect, when constructing my distance.
recorder for use upon cycles.
Figure 1 is a front elevation and Figure 2 a side elevation showing my recorder
attached to the pedal crank of a cycle.
Figure 3 is a full size front elevation and Figure 4 a side elevation of my
recorder detached from the crank.

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Figure 5 is a side elevation, Figure 6 a front elevation and Figure a sectiona
levation showing the gearing and mechanism alone removed from the dial case.
In carrying my invention into effect when constructing a measuring and
ecording instrument for attachment to the wheel spindle or other portion of any
rdinary bicycle or tricycle, I arrange the outer case A B of the instrument
referably in the form of a circular box having a dial A on one outer face of the
ox, and a cap or cover on the other corresponding portion of the case.
lial A, I mount a pair of hands C, D, for indicating miles and fractions of a mile
respectively, one hand D being arranged to pass round a smaller graduated circle
and the larger one C, I arrange to pass round a larger mile graduated circle. I
also mount a third hand E, upon the dial when so desired for registering hundreds.
of miles. The mechanism controlling the hands I carry within my hollow case or
box, and I arrange on the outer portion of the case a clip or clips or a bracket
plate F for enabling the entire instrument to be readily attached to the axle crank
or like revolving portion of the machine as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The form
of the clip or bracket F, I vary to suit any particular requirement, sometimes
making it with a simple leg or curved clamp plate with a hole fto permit of an
attaching stud or bolt G to pass through. I may also make it, with an open jaw
having a stud or studs to pass through the open portions of the jaw to be brought
together by means of a nut or nuts upon the studs, or I arrange a locking lever or
system of levers to be manipulated by hand in such a manner that the clip can be .
readily released or clamped on to the spindle of the machine, and I conveniently
employ in this respect india-rubber or like yielding pads so as to ensure that a.
good grip or hold shall be obtained upon the axle.
The first motion spindle H of my instrument I carry within or upon suitable
plates L, M, or discs mounted within the case, and on this spindle I arrange a
pendulum or weighted lever N for the purpose of keeping this spindle from
revolving when the instrument itself is carried round with the motion of the
machine. This first motion spindle H I fix in the centre of the case, and the form
of the weighted bob or pendulum N' I make such that the case can swing round.
readily leaving the bob in an approximately vertical position.
Upon the pendulum spindle H, I fix or form a one-toothed pinion K, constructed
preferably as a disc with its single tooth projecting from it, for the purpose of
working into a wheel L' having a number of teeth specially formed to suit this
5 peculiarly shaped pinion such that one revolution of the case obtained by one
revolution of the axle, or part of the machine to which the recorder is attached
causes a movement of one tooth 1, in the wheel, into which the pinion K gears.
I proportion this wheel L' by forming the teeth upon it of any desired number, and
I arrange upon the spindle O of this first driven wheel a second pinion of like
10 one-tooth configuration, or I form a projecting single tooth O¹ upon the wheel L'
itself, which gears into a similarly formed wheel P, having a small hand D for
registering the fraction of a mile, mounted upon its spindle d, one end of which
projects beyond the face of the dial. The proportions of the gearing connecting
the movement of the pendulum spindle to the movement of this second arbor or
45 spindle, I arrange to suit the diameter of the driving or other wheel of the machine
on the spindle of which my recording instrument is attached.
I vary the sizes and number of teeth to suit any particular diameter of wheel
which may be employed upon any machine. Upon the spindle of this fraction
indicating hand d, I mount also a one-tooth pinion P for working into another
50 wheel R, carried loosely upon the central arbor H, of the mile indicating hand;
the proportions and number of teeth in the wheel R being made 50 as to record any
desired number of miles which it may be necessary to display upon the outer edge
of the dial A, thus the number of teeth in the wheel as shown being 50 causes the
like number of miles to be indicated on the dial A by one complete revolution o
55 the wheel R when the one toothed pinion P' is employed upon the fractional or on
mile indicating spindle or arbor, d. In order to indicate hundreds of miles upo
the same dial face 1 arrange a smaller graduated circle upon the dial face A an

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a spindle or arbor e, which spindle receives its motion by
toothed pinion or wheel S, being moved forward one tooth at each complet
revolution of the wheel R, a projecting tooth or pin r, engaging with the teeth o
the wheel S as shown in Figures 5 and 6. To prevent undue movement being
obtained by the wheels. I mount a click or pawl or pawls T, T'; to work into the
teeth of the last or upon any other wheel of the system so as to lock the wheel in
the position which the pinion or pinions may fix, it, thus enabling the pinion o
pinions to travel away and continue in motion while the wheel or wheels remain
stationary until another revolution of the pinion or pinions has been made.
I prefer to mount my gearing upon plates L, M, in such a manner that the
whole may be readily removed from the case as shown in Figure 5, 6 and 7 by the
slackening of screws or by the releasing of pins, and I make my dial of preferably
metal covered with paper or other like material for the purpose of displaying the
number of miles passed over by the machine, and I make the outer face of the case
to be closed with a glass plate held in position by a suitable bezel A¹.
employing glass I may employ any suitable transparent material for reading the
Instead of
dial through.
I vary the form of the teeth and arrangement of gearing together with the shape
and configuration of the case to suit any particular requirement, and I provide
squares or suitable projections upon the arbors for enabling the same to be turned
and set to zero when a journey is to be commenced.
I do not limit the application of my invention to any particular form of
velocipede or other machine, but I employ the same system of construction as
hereinbefore described when constructing another instrument for the express
purpose of measuring roads or for measuring distances or any lengths, employing
the same principle of a vibrating pendulum for preventing the revolution of the
apparatus when attached to any revolving spindle.
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 :-
:-
1. The construction and arrangement of a distance measuring and recording
instrument for use upon velocipedes substantially as hereinbefore described and as
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. The combination of a weighted lever or a pendulum having a weighted end with
pinion and gearing connected with, or driven from the pendulum spindle or arbor
for measuring and recording distances, substantially as hereinbefore described and
as illustrated in Figures 5, 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawings.
3. In a distance measuring and recording instrument, the construction and
arrangement of a weighted lever or a pendulum with a weighted end which permits
of the whole instrument revolving about it while the lever or pendulum spindle or 4
arbor remains comparatively stationary substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 19th day of January 1894.
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for Applicant.