IMPROVEMENTS IN MOTORS FOR PROPELLING SHIPS OR BOATS AND DRIVING TRAMCARS, VELOCIPEDES, SEWING AND WASHing Machines, Coffee Mills and ANY OTHER LIGHT MACHINERY OR APPARATUS."
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by George Smith at the Office of the
Commissioners of Patents on the 23rd January 1882.
GEORGE SMITH, of Bradford in the County of York, Architect. IMPROVEMENTS
IN MOTORS FOR PROPELLING SHIPS OR BOATS AND DRIVING TRAMCARS,
VELOCIPEDES, SEWING AND WASHing Machines, Coffee Mills and ANY OTHER
LIGHT MACHINERY OR APPARATUS."
This invention relates to the employment of light small water wheel motors of
similar construction and action to water wheels, and (by preference) the water
driving them passes over or near the top, descending in the buckets, and in many
cases water under town prossure is employed; the motors are constructed with
buckets or with floats and enclosed in cases and to prevent loss of water, I
employ guides or shiolds which are secured in the casing in which revolves the
wheel; the sides are truly fitted and work close to the buckets' permitting only a
small escape of water and allowing the buckets to hold the water until near the
bottom when they gradually empty the water; thus the bulk of the water in
the buckets is doing its work in an efficient manner, allowing a large amount of
power to be obtained from a small supply or fall of water either under pressure or
at a suitable altitude; the bottom part of the casing is fitted with a valve leading
to a passage for the discharge of water which has been used, and the water may
run into a receiver or be carried away to the sewer.
For propelling ships or boats, I fit a water tight casing at any desired depth and
position in a ship or boat to prevent the escape of water in the hold or any other
part; the casing fits the interior of the ship or boat, and the side of the bull is
made with an opening capable of being opened and closed at will; to the opening
is fitted a pipe which conveys the water from the sea or river the said water
coming through the opening and falling into the buckets or floats of the motor
which is fitted within the casing, whereby rotary motion is communicated to the
same, its axis transmitting movement through spur gear to the shaft of a screw or
screws or to paddle wheels.
For driving tram cars, I fit on the shaft of the driving wheels a water motor
secured in the centre, or I employ two motors one on each side or near the wheels;
I support a tank for water or other liquid on a frame suitably constructed and

page_text: mounted on the carriage or car; from the tank through suitable pipes either fixed
or flexible and through a valve or valves in the bottom of the tank the water to
drive the motor or motors passes, the water falling on one side of the buckets and
giving motion to the shaft and driving wheels; the water in passing from the
buckets falls on an auxiliary motor fitted under the driving motor giving motion
to a shaft which actuates a pump or archimedean screw fitted in a tube of a water
receiving tank which pump lifts up and returns the water to the top tank; or the
water from the discharge pipe can be conveyed to a cross pipe fitted in the front of
the car, which pipe is pierced with a series of small holes so that the waste water
may be employed to water the street or road.
For velocipedes, a light water motor can be fitted on the driving wheel shaft;
the motor is fitted in a casing having water tight shields or guides and the
velocipede is fitted with a light frame supporting a top tank in which is placed
the water to work the motor, a flexible pipe brings the water from the tank on to
the motor to act on one side of the buckets; by moving the pipe to the other side
of the buckets a back motion is given to the velocipede.
Sewing, washing, or other light machinery or apparatus can be worked with a
motor; a sewing machine for example may be connected with the shaft of the
motor by gearing and the motor can be driven by a small expenditure of water
under town pressure which is passed through a flexible or india-rubber tubing
secured to the tap of the main and the water is allowed to run on one side of the
buckets and fill them; also a shafting fitted in a work room may be employed
which shafting is actuated by a water motor;-the shaft by means of pullies and
straps actuates the sewing machines; a washing machine can also be worked with
advantage by removing the fly wheel and fitting on the shaft a small motor; a
flexible pipe brings the water from the main to fill the buckets, and actuate the
_motor and washing machine._
Coffee mills, knife cleaners and other light machinery can be worked with tho
water motors.