Improvements in Treadle-mechanism for Driving the Steering- axles of Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Treadle-mechanism for Driving the Steering-
axles of Vehicles.
I, AUGUST LINDIGKEIT of No. 76 Potsdamerstrasse, Berlin W., in the-
Empire of Germany, Tailor, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 treadle mechanism for driving or
propelling the steering axle of vehicles of all kinds, its object being to effect the
driving or propelling of the vehicle without interruption, even when the steering
axle is operated in order to give the vehicle another direction.
The driving or propelling mechanism shown on the drawing is an arrangement
applied on the steering axle of a small vehicle, for instance, for children and given
as an example for explaining the invention.
Referring to the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a vertical section on line y-y of Fig. 3.
Fig. 2 is the front elevation of the vehicle.
Fig. 3 is partly a plan of the vehicle and partly a horizontal section on line -
of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the vehicle.
The driving or propelling of the vehicle is caused by treadles, which are arranged
in the front part (a) of the superstructure or chest (6) and for this purpose, the
axle (d) of the front wheels (cc) is cranked at (d'd³) and engages with connecting
rods (e) which are linked to the treadle boards (1f). The latter are pivoted
to sliding blocks (99) which are guided in curved slots at the bottom of the
chest (b) of the vehicle; a further guiding & limiting of the motion of the slides.
can be effected by a frame piece (h) which is pivoted at the bottom on a bolt (i)
and its curved arms (h¹ h) engage with the guiding yokes (¹) on the sliding
blocks (g'g').
The cranked axle (d) of the front wheels is mounted on a plate () turning on a
central pivot underneath the bottom of the vehicle chest, such plato being cut out
corresponding to the curved slots of the bottom of the vehicle chest and can be
turned in either direction by means of a steering rod provided with handles for
steering the vehicle in the usual manner.
In order that the vehicle can also be steered by the feet without employing a
steering rod, the sliding blocks (9' g') of the treadles (ff) are pivotally
connected by means of rods (n' n') provided with the turning plate (j) under the
bottom of the vehicle.
For assisting the driving action of the treadle mechanism, cranked handles may
be used, as shown in the drawing, in such a manner that they are connected one
with another and with the cranked rear-axle by connecting-rods, thus being able
to propel the vehicle by cranked handles alone or in connection with the treadle
mechanism.
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 :-
The herein described improvements in treadle mechanism for driving the

page_text: steering atle of vehicles in which the treadles (f) are arranged to act on the
cranks (dd) by means of rods and aro pivotted on sliding pieces (g¹ g³) which
are guided by curved slots of the vehicle chest for the purpose of effecting the
driving action even during the steering of the vehicle substantially as described.
Dated this 10th day of. August 1896.