Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 26th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Sept., 1888
I, LEOPOLD WACKS of 16 Darville Road, Stoke Newington, London, N., Ware-
houseman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to utilise some of the surplus force employed to
propel vehicles, and to enable this power to be taken from the wheel of the vehicle
when in motion, and employed in performing many kinds of useful work.
It is well known that in the case of ordinary vehicles, such as omnibuses, sufficient
power must be provided to draw the vehicle and its load up an ordinary incline.
Consequently when travelling on level ground, and especially when descending an
incline, there must be considerable excess of power.
This power is at present either allowed to escape unused or is exhausted against the
brake. I propose to employ it in some profitable manner so as to create direct
mechanical action either to be immediately useful in grinding, chaff cutting, and such
like operations, or else to be employed in driving a small dynamo and creating an
electric current, which can be stored for lighting or heating the vehicle, or for other
purposes.
To effect this I fix on one or more of the hubs of the wheels a conveniently shaped
driving wheel with teeth or cogs on its periphery. This toothed driving wheel moves
a small pinion attached to an axle which I call the motor axle, running parallel to the
action of the vehicle.
This motor axle is held in suitable bearings which are attached to the body of the
vehicle or to its axle, and is caused to rotate at any desired proportionate rate of speed
as compared with the wheels.
This motor axle may be cranked, or may be fitted with a pulley or pullies, or with
cog-wheels, or other gearing so that it can be employed to drive any machine or
apparatus which it is intended to work.

page_text: My motor axle will be fitted with hand or foot levers similar to those of an ordinary
brake, so that the driver of the vehicle can easily disengage it when ascending a hill
and engage it when he desires to do so.
The driver will thus have entire command over the motor and will be able to suspend
its movement and substitute the brake when he has no need of its services.
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S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, E.C.,
Patent Agent.
A Surplus Force Utiliser for Wheels of vehicles.
I, LEOPOLD WACKS of 16 Darville Road, Stoke Newington London, Warehouseman,
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 -
The object of this invention is to utilise some of the surplus force employed to
propel Vehicles, and to enable this power to be taken from the wheel of the
Vehicle when in motion and employed in performing many kinds of useful work.
It is well known that in the case of ordinary Vehicles, such as omnibuses, sufficient
power must be provided to draw the Vehicle and its load up an ordinary incline.
Consequently when travelling on level ground, and especially when descending an
incline, there must be a considerable excess of power. This power is at present either
allowed to escape unused, or is exhausted against the friction of the brake.
I propose
to employ it in some profitable manner, so as to create direct mechanical action, either
to be immediately useful in grinding, chaff-cutting and suchlike operations, or else to
be employed in driving a small dynamo and creating an electric current which can be
stored for lighting or heating the Vehicle, or for revolving an advertising drum,
or for other purposes. It is also applicable to toy vehicles to effect mechanical
movements in or about the Vehicle.
To effect this I fix on one or more of the hubs of the wheels, a conveniently shaped
driving wheel or ring with teeth or cogs on its periphery. Each of these toothed
driving wheels moves a small pinion attached to an axle, which I call the motor axle,
running parallel to the axle of the Vehicle.

page_text: This motor axle may be cranked or may be fitted with a pulley or pulleys, or with
cog wheels or other attachments or gearing, so that it can be employed to drive any
machine or apparatus which it is intended to work.
My motor axle can be furnished with hand or foot levers similar to those of an
ordinary brake so that the driver of the Vehicle can easily disengage it when
ascending a hill, and engage it again when he desires to do so.
The driver will thus have entire command over the action of the motor, and will
be able to suspend its movement and substitute the brake when he has no need of
its services.
This motor axle is held in suitable bearings which are attached to the body of the
Vehicle or to its axle, and is caused to rotate at any desired proportionate rate of
speed, as compared with the wheels.
In the accompanying drawings ;-
Fig. 1. shows a plan of two wheels with the motor axles attached.
Fig. 2. shows a side view of the driving cog wheel and pinion, fixed on hub of
cart' wheel.
Fig. 3. shows a side view of the lever action for throwing the motor axle in and
out of gear.
A. is the cogwheel or ring.
B. is the pinion.
C. C. are bearings for the motor axle D.
D. is the motor axle.
E. E. are two discs on D connecting it with the fork on end of spring F.
F. is the disengaging spring.
G. is a coiled counter spring to assist F.
H. is the bridle for controlling the spring F.
I. is a pivot joint.
K. is a cranked lever.
L. is the fulcrum of K.
M. is the cart wheel.
N. is the hub of M.
O is the cart axle
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
ion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A mechanical contrivance for utilising the surplus force of Vehicles, consisting
of a cogged wheel or ring attached to the hub of the wheel or wheels and employed
o drive a pinion wheel and axle from which axle the motion is directed to its task
the said contrivance being fitted with lever and spring action for throwing the said
axle in and out of gear.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven
ion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A mechanical contrivance for utilising the surplus force of Vehicles, consisting
of a cogged wheel or ring attached to the hub of the wheel or wheels and employed
o drive a pinion wheel and axle from which axle the motion is directed to its task.
the said contrivance being fitted with lever and spring action for throwing the said
axle in and out of gear.