Improvements in Roundabouts.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 8th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Roundabouts.
We, GEORGE TWIGDON, of Dunton Bassett, in the County of Leicester, Roundabout
Proprietor, and FREDERICK-SAVAGE, of St. Nicholas Iron Works, Kings Lynn, in the
County of Norfolk, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in that class of roundabouts
wherein horses or other animals are suspended from the revolving top of such round-
abouts and have a galloping motion imparted to them as they revolve by being
suspended from the cranks of a radial cranked spindle which rests upon the revolving
top framework.
From this framework a continuous circular platform is suspended which comes
below the horses or other animals and the improvement consists in fixing to the under-
side of this platform crank shafts corresponding exactly with those above on which
the horses are suspended. The rods which carry the horses are made to extend down-
wards to the cranks of the lower cranked spindles. In this way as the roundabout
revolves the horses are carried perfectly steady as they gallop the ring and are not
free to swing outwards away from the central post of the roundabout.
Dated this 11th love of Falu 1880
G. TWIGDON.
F. SAVAGE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Roundabouts.
We, GEORGE TWIGDON, of Dunton Bassett, in the County of Leicester, Roundabout
Proprietor, and FREDERICK SAVAGE, of St. Nicholas Iron Works, Kings Lynn, in the
County of Norfolk, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object improvements in that class of roundabouts wherein
horses or other animals are suspended from the revolving top of such roundabouts and
have a galloping motion imparted to them as they revolve by being suspended from
the cranks of a radial cranked spindle which rests upon the revolving top
framework.
From this framework a continuous circular platform is suspended which comes
below the horses or other animals and the improvement consists in fixing to
the underside of this platform crank shafts corresponding exactly with those above
on which the horses are suspended. The rods which carry the horses are made to
extend downwards to the cranks of the lower cranked spindles.
In this way as
the roundabout revolves the horses are carried perfectly steady as they gallop the
ring and are not free to swing outwards away from the central post of the
roundabout.
In order that our said invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect we will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.

page_text: A is an engine mounted on travelling wheels. B is a central post, the upper part
serves also as the chimney. C is a framework carried upon the central post, and
rotated around it by the engine: D D are stays suspending the exterior of the frame-
work from a ring surrounding the chimney and free to revolve upon it. E is one of
a series of radial cranked axes mounted in bearings upon the frame C. E' E' are
universal joints giving flexibility to the axis. Upon the inner end of each of these
axes there is a bevelled pinion and this is in gear with a corresponding wheel fixed
upon the central post B so that the cranked axes E rotate as they are carried round
with the framework C. GG are suspending rods and H H are galloping horses
hung from these rods. All the parts to which we have above referred in the explana-
tion of the drawings are well known and form no part of our invention; for this
reason we have not thought it necessary to show them in full detail. I is the platform
which by our improvement we provide beneath the horses. KK are hangers by
which we suspend the platform I from the framework C. Lis one of the series of
additional radial cranked axes which we provide and carry in bearings upon the
platform.
The suspending rods G G are continued down beneath the horses and connected
with the cranks upon the axes L L.
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
The combination with a roundabout such as described in which radial cranked
axes impart a galloping motion to suspended horses or the like of other radial
cranked axes
on a circular platform hung beneath the horses to which cranked
axes also the rods which suspend and actuate the horses are connected as herein
described.
Dated this 7th day of November 1900
G. TWIGDON.
F. SAVAGE.