A NEW AND IMPROVED VELOCIPEDE
Year: 1869

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Ebenezer Saxby, of 46, Great Howard
Street, Liverpool, and Ivie Mackic McGeorge, of 72, Upper Pitt
Street, Liverpool, for the Invention of "A NEW AND IMPROVED
VELOCIPEDE."
Sealed the 12th November 1869, and dated the 15th May 1869.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Ebenezer
Saxby and Ivie Mackic McGeorge at the Office of the Commis-
sioners of Patents, with their Petition, on the 15th May 1869.
We, FREDERICK EBENEZER SAXBY, of 46, Great Howard Street,
Liverpool, and IVTE MACKIE MCGEORGE, of 72, Upper Pitt Street,
Liverpool, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "A
NEW AND IMPROVED VELOCIPEDE," to be as follows:-
This Invention which we call the "planetary velocipede" relates to
an appliance for self locomotion or the propelling of one's self or ordinary

page_text: objects (such as a carriage or vehicle of any description) in any required
direction, and consists, firstly, in a wheel (which we shall name the
velocipede wheel marked A in the accompanying sketol); and secondly,
in a car supported in a proper manner, such as upon springs or otherwise
and occupying a position within the smaller hoop or ring (marked E) of
the aforesaid velocipede wheel (A) as herein-after described. The said
velocipede wheel A may be thus further described as consisting of two
or more hoops or rings C and D of different diameters, the smaller or
inner hoop D being encircled by the larger one C and attached thereto
by spokes or stays B, thus forming a wheel without any axle or boss.
The inner side or edge E of the smaller hoop D made be made round
or shape, or may have teeth or cogs so as to suit the driving wheel F
heroin-after described. The car marked F, I, J, K, may be also further
described as consisting of two or more wheels connected together by
springs or otherwise so. as. to support a seat or saddle J. A wheel F,
which we term the driving wheel, and which may be either a friction,
grooved, or toothed wheel, is placed in front of the scat or saddle with its
periphery G in contact with the inner edge and sides E, D, of the afore-
said smaller hoop D of the velocipede wheel A and may have cranks or
handles H affixed thereto, so that by turning the said driving wheel F
it will cause the velocipede wheel A to rotate and move backwards or
forwards according as the force may be applied. Another wheel K,
which we term the trailing wheel, may be affixed to the aforesaid
springs I behind the seat or saddle J and in contact with the inner edge
of the smaller hoop D in such a manner as to be turned freely by the
rotary motion of the said smaller hoop D. The respective positions of
the driving and trailing wheels F and K may be reversed if desirable
and arranged so as to be driven by the hands or feet or other motive
power, such as an engino or other machinery. It is also provided that
breaks of any suitable description may be applied to any convenient part
of the velocipede, such as to the driving or trailing wheels F or K for
arresting its motion. And furthermore in order to prevent the aforesaid
seat or saddle J from oscillating in a lateral direction, it is provided that
rollers or guides N may be attached thereto in such a manner as to rest
upon or come in contact with the sides of the smaller hoop D. Stirrups
or rests for the feet may also be attached to the scat or saddle J or other
convenient part of the car if desirable. Also if necessary wings or sails
may be attached to either or both sides of the car, and in such a manner

page_text: as that by spreading out the same to the wind they may arrest or assist
the progress of the velocipede or be used for the purpose of steering.
It will be obvious that the whole or any part of this velocipede may
be made of any dimensions and of any suitable composition or material,
such as iron, stoel, wood, brass, &c.