IMPROVEMENTS IN ROLLER SKATES FOR RINK AND ROAD USE
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM GREEN of 86 Greenfield Road Harborne. Nr Birmingham Machinest,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN ROLLER
SKATES FOR RINK AND ROAD USE to be as follows:-
My invention consists in making Roller Skates with the foot rest or soal of
Skate shoe either of wood or metal to which is attached two Forket pieces one at
front and one at back and at suitable distances from each end. These forket pieces
work in sockets which are inserted through foot rest and secured underneath the
sane by means of screws or otherwise attached thereunto by any suitable means.
The necks of Forket pieces work in the sockets and are secured in position by
means of a collar and washer and a pin or cotter running though collar and neck
of fork piece on the top side and into each of these Forket pieces and on a spindle
running through same, I run a Roller of any required dimention, either of wood
metal or any other suitable material and made to receive indiarubber tires of any
desired substance.
From the shoulder of each of these Forket pieces stand out in wordly and opposite
to each other when in position' an arm, which arm is either cast solid on the
Forket piece or attached thereunto by any suitable means at the end of which is a
toothed quadrant which works against the underside of foot rest and into this
toothed quadrant works a small but suitable toothed bevel wheel which are fitted
to a rod or spindle one at each end and which runs along the underside in centre
of foot rest and which act simultaneously one with the other on the toothed
quadrant.
The rod or spindle is carried by means of two hangers which are also secured
and screwed to under side of foot rest and upon this rod or spindle and in between
the hangers is a hanging weight of any suitable length thickness shape or design
and which is secured to rod or spindle by two set pins one at each end.
The object of this hanging weight is that it always hangs perpendicular and in
the action of leaning either to the one side or the other as on an ordinary Ice Skate
the toothed quadrant from each fork come in contact and act upon the toothed
bevel wheels on each end of banging shaft or spindle and are simultaneously one
Price &d

page_text: with the other moved round either to the right hand or to the left and thus contract
or expand the wheels in the Forks and thus enable the skater to make inside and
outside curves.
In some instances if found desirable instead of the toothed bevel wheels on the
hanging shaft and the toothed bevel quadrant on the forket pieces which work into
each other, I might use a fork projecting from the forket pieces into which a pin
works which projects upwords from a collar fitted on each end of hanging shaft or
spindle and which collar is secured to the said shaft by means of the said
projecting pin.
The nature of my invention will be more readily understood by aid of the
Drawing hereunto annexed.
Fig. 1 in Drawing is a side view of Skate full size' showing the hanging
weight Rod or Spindle-Hangers-Bevel Wheels Quadrant projecting from
shoulder of forket pieces-sockets-and wheels with indiarubber tires.
Fig. 2 is end view of same showing Forket piece, Wheel with indiarubber tiers
and Sockets.
Fig. 3 as showing the underside of Fig. I with bottom edge of Hanging weight—
Hangers Bevel wheels Toothed quadrant-main wheels with Indiarubber tires-
and forket action.
Fig. 4 is a middle cross section of Fig. 1 showing particularly the section of
Hanging weight and Hangers secured to underside of foot rest and which carries
the Rod or Spindle.
Although I have expressed somewhat in detail the nature of my invention and
how the same is to be worked or carried into effect, I do not confine myself strictly
to the precise details herein expressed and set forth.

page_text: I, WILLIAM GREEN of 86 Greenfield Road Harborne Nr Birmingham Machinest
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN ROLLER SKATES
FOR RINK OR ROAD PURPOSES OR USE and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, that is to say:-
'
My Invention consists in making Roller Skates of Wood, Iron, Brass or Steel or
parts of Wood and parts of Iron, Brass or steel or any other suitable material and
to the Foot Board or Foot Rest or Skate Shoe Sole. Which by preference I make
of wood to which I attach two Forket Pieces of any desired dimention, one at
front and one at back and at suitable distances from each end. These Forket
Pieces work in sockets which are attached or inserted through Foot Board or Rest
and secured underneath the same by means of screws passing through flang of
Socket into that of Foot Board or Rest or otherwise attached thereunto by any
suitable means.
The necks of Forket Pieces work in the Sockets and are secured in position by
means of a nut and washer on the top of Forket Piece and into each of these
Forket Pieces and on spindles that run through same I run Rollers of any required
dimention either of Wood, Iron, Brass or any other suitable material or in com-'
bination with one and the other, and made suitably in form and adapted to receive
India-Rubber Tires or any Tires of a somewhat elastic substance.
From the shoulder part of each Forket Piece stand out and inwordly and
opposite to each other when in a direct line of position an Arm which is either
cast solid on and forming part of Forket Piece or attached thereunto by any suit-
able means;
and at the end of the said Arm is a toothed quadrant which work
horizontally, and into this toothed quadrant work a small but suitable toothed
bevel wheel and which bevel wheel is fitted to an arm that extend or project out
from each end of an Hanging Weight and which is made of any suitable length,
thickness, shape, or design, and which is held in position by means of hangers that
carry each end of Hanging Weight, by means of the projecting Arms, and which
hangers are secured to underside of Foot Boord or Rest by means of screws passing
though flanges of same or by any othe means.
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The object of this Hanging Weight, from which I derive the motive power or
action to make curves, is that it always hangs in a perpendicular position and in
the action of the Skater leaning either to the right hand or to the left hand as on
an ordinary Ice Skate the toothed bevel on each extended arn of Hanging Weight
simutaneously one with the other act upon the toothed quadrant which stand out
and is carried by means of the projecting arms from each Forket Piece that carry,

page_text: the Rollers and are thereby moved round or out of a direct line of each other or in
such a position which would form a curve to the right hand or to the left hand
and thus enable the Skater to make inside and outside curves.
In some instances instead of the toothed bevel wheels on the Arms of Hanging
Weight and the toothed bevel quadrant on arms that project from each Forket
Piece and which work into each other to obtain the action as before described If
found desirable I might adapt a fork action, in this case the fork projects from
each Forket Piece which carry the Rollers inwordly and opposite to each other and
either cast solid on or otherwise attached to the said Forket Piece and into this
projecting Fork a pin works which project upwords from a collar that is fitted on
the arms at each end of Hanging Weight and which pin act as a lever upon the
Fork and cause the Forket Pieces to move round to the right hand or to the left,
or vice versa, by a pin projecting from each Forket Piece which is acted upon by
means of a fork extending upwards from a collar off each Arm of Hanging Weight
or any other communicative action or device constructed to act between the
Hanging Weight from which the motion or action for making curves are derived'
and that of the Forket Pieces which carry the Rollers.
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The nature of my said Invention will be more readily understood in and by aid
of the Illustration and Drawing hereunto annexed reference being had to the
letters and figures:
Fig. 1 in Drawing is a side view of Roller Skate 'full size' showing the
hanging weight. a' from which the action or motion for making curves is obtained
with projecting arms 'b' supported and carried by hangers '' on each arm 'b'
a small but suitable toothed bevel wheel 'd' is fitted and which correspond and
work into the toothed quadrants 'e' which stand out and carried by means of the
extended or projecting arms 'ee' and which form part or otherwise of the Forket
Pieces which carry the Rollers 'g' The Forket Pieces 'f' work in sockets 'h'.
and are secured in position by means of nuts and washers 'i' the sockets' h' being
secured by means of screws passing through flanges of same into that of Foot
Boord or Rest or Skate shoe sole 'j' or otherwise attached by any desired or suit-
able means, The Rollers 'g' are made suitable and adapted for India-Rubber
Tires 'k' or any other Tires of an elastic substance or composition, The Rollers 'g
work on Spindles ''which run though Forket Pieces fand secured by a cotter
with washer 'mi' The hangers 'c' which carry Hanging Weight a' are secured
to underside of Foot Board or Rest 'j' by means of screws passing through flanges
of same.
'
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Fig. 2 is end view of Fig. '1' showing Forket Piece f carrying Roller 'g
socket 'h' nut and washer ''fitted to foot board or Rest India Rubber or.
composition Tires 'k' on Rollers 'g' Spindles '7' and cotter and washer 'm.'
Fig. 3' as showing underside of Fig. '1' with bottom edge of Hanging
Weight 'a' with extending arms 'b' hangers 'c' which carry Hanging Weight a
Toothed bevel wheels 'd' working into or operating upon toothed quadrant 'e' at.
end of projecting arms 'e e' which stand out from and forming part or otherwise
attached to Forket Pieces which carry the Rollers 'g' with India Rubber
Tires 'k' Spindles 'l'cotter and washers 'm' and Foot Board or Rest or Skate
shoe sole
Fig. 4 in Drawing is a middle cross section view of Fig. '1' showing parti-
. cularly the 'section of Hanging Weight 'a' and hangers 'c' toothed bevel
wheels 'd' toothed quadrant 'e' Rollers 'g' with India Rubber or composition
tires, 'k' and foot boord or Rest 'j.'
If found desirable I might make the hanging weight 'a' in two parts instead of
one as shown in Drawing one part acting by any suitable attachment upon the
Forket Piece carrying the front wheel or Roller and the other part acting in a
similar way on the Forket Piece carrying the hind wheel or Roller.
I also may if desirable make the Forket Pieces which carry the Rollers in such a
mode or shape so as in themselves be made to carry an hanging weight and the

page_text: communicative action necessary between hanging weight and forket piece and so
form one compact piece of mechanism each of which would be secured or fixed to
underside of foot board or Rest by any suitable means and at a suitable distance
from each end.
Having now particularly discribed and assertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed and carried into effect
and without confining myself to the precise details herin contained I claim the said
Invention for
Improvements in Roller Skates for Rink or Road purposes or use, constructed
and applied in manner as herein set forth and discribed.