Improvements in Driving Mechanism for Velocipedes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1891
Complete Specification Lef, 15th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 7th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Driving Mechanism for Velocipedes.
WILLIAM WALKER of 39 Guildford Street Luton in the County of Bedford
Sewing Machine Engineer, ARTHUR COLE of 3 Edward Street Luton in the
County of Bedford Builder do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in the driving mechanism of velocipedes,
particularly velocipede horses."
The improvements consist in mechanism producing a rising and falling movement
of the saddle, combined with a rising and falling movement of a part of the steering
mechanism of a velocipede, by which the weight of the rider and the muscular
power of his arms are utilized to drive the machine. The riders body moves in
a similar way to the movement of the body in horse riding.
To the legs of the horse or in any other suitable position, we attach bearings
carrying a crank shaft, and to the shaft the two back wheels of the velocipede.
On the under side of the horse we fix a bearing carrying a lever, one end of this
lever is connected by a rod to the crank, the other end is fitted to one end of a
connecting rod, the other end of this connecting red being attached to a cross piece
carrying the handle bars. On the lever about midway between the rod last
mentioned and the bearing a connection is made to a spindle or rod to which the
saddle is attached. The cross piece carrying the handle bars is made to slide up
and down a spindle and also to turn in a curve for steering purposes.
To the last mentioned spindle forks are attached and to the forks the steering
wheel is fitted in the ordinary way. Stirrups are attached to the sides of the horse.
The rider with his feet in the stirrups on the upward movement lifts the handle
bars, this gives a half revolution to the crank shaft, resting the weight of his body
on the saddle on the downward movement completes the revolution, thus an up and
down or bumping the saddle movement is made practicable for driving a velocipede
horse.
Dated this 10th day of June 1891
WILLIAM WALKER.
ARTHUR COLE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Driving Mechanism for Velocipedes.
We, WILLIAM WALKER, of 39 Guildford Street, Engineer, and ARTHUR COLE,
of 3 Edward Street, Builder, both of Luton, in the County of Bedfordshire, 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 improvements in the driving mechanism of velocipedes,
particularly velocipede horses.
We attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying
drawing, in which, we describe the figure in longitudinal section.
The improvements consist in mechanism producing a rising and falling movement
of the saddle 9, combined with a rising and falling movement of a part of the steering
mechanism of a velocipede, by which the weight of the rider and the muscular
power of his arms are utilized to drive the machine.

page_text: The rider's body moves in a similar way to the movement of the body in horse
riding.
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To the legs of the horse m or in any other suitable position, we attach bearings o
carrying a crank shaft p, and to the axle the two back wheels of the velocipede
are attached. On the underside of the horse we fix a bearing / carrying a lever j,
on a spindle k, one end of this said lever j is connected by a rod n to the crank
the other end is fitted to one end of a connecting rod, the other end of this con-
necting rod being attached to a cross-piece carrying the handle bar a. On the
lever about mid-way between the rod last mentioned and the bearing la connection
is made in a slot i to a spindle or rod h to which the saddle g is attached.
The cross-piece of the spindle d carrying the handle bar a is made to slide up
and down in a slot e in a tube which tube c will turn in a curve for steering
purposes.
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To the last mentioned tube e the front fork is attached and to the fork r the
steering wheel is fitted in the ordinary way.
Stirrups are attached to the sides of the horse.
The rider with his feet in the stirrups on the upward movement lifts the handle
bar a, this gives a half revolution to the crank-shaft p, and resting the weight of
his body on the saddle g on the downward movement completes the revolution, thus
an up and down or bumping the saddle movement is made practicable for driving a
velocipede horse.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is-
In a horse velocipede, the combination of the horse m and wheels, with the handle
bar a spindle d tube c slot è cross-piece ƒ steering fork ", and the connecting rod b
saddle y rod slot i lever j spindle & bearings 1 rod n bearings o crank and axle,
for the purpose of driving a horse velocipede by the movement of the rider in the
saddle, and the riders arms and hands on the handles, substantially as hercin
described and according to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 15th day of March 1892.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.