Improved Driving and Steering Motion for "Go-carts," Bath Chairs, Perambulators, Tricycles, and other Vehicles Propelled by Hand.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Apr., 1890-Accepted, 24th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Driving and Steering Motion for "Go-carts," Bath Chairs,
Perambulators, Tricycles, and other Vehicles Propelled by Hand.
We WILLIAM GARVEY of 65 Hyde Rond West Gorton, Perambulator Manufacturer,
JOHN TATTERSALL of 127 Alexandra Road, Moss Side Manchester Plumber, and
EDWARD JONES of 98 Bickley Street, Moss Side, Manchester General Agent, all in
the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates more especially to the construction of children's "go-carts"
but is equally applicable to bath chairs perambulators tricycles and other vehicles
which are propelled by hand, and it consists of an improved combination of levers
whereby the vehicle can be both propelled and steered.
At a convenient part of the frame-work of the vehicle we mount (in a suitable
bracket or bearings) a lever which is moved backwards and forwards by hand. This
lever is connected by a suitable link to the crank or other driving mechanism by
which the said vehicle is to be propelled.
At or near the upper end of this lever we mount a cross lever of suitable length
pivotted at its centre and to each end of this cross lever preferably near its fulcrum
is attached a cord chain or equivalent, passing round pulleys on or close to the
fulcrum of the lever first named (which carries the said cross lever) and connected
by a lever pulley or otherwise to the steering gear of the apparatus which we prefer
to make of the automatic type; that is to say when the direction has been given to
the vehicle the guiding mechanism automatically reverts to its original position and
steers straight; by this means the cross lever will be always horizontal unless the
person propelling the vehicle is actually diverting the course thereof.
Instead of passing round pulleys the connecting cord chain or equivalent from the
cross lever can be attached to the bell crank levers which will convey the requisite
action to the steering mechanism. .
CHARLES A. DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Driving and Steering Motion for "Go-carts," Bath Chairs,
Perambulators, Tricycles, and other Vehicles Propelled by Hand.
We WILLIAM GARVEY of 65 Hyde Road West Gorton, Perambulator Manufacturer,
JOHN TATTERSALL of 127 Alexandra Road Moss Side Manchester, Plumber, and
EDWARD JONES of 98 Bickley Street Moss Side Manchester, General Agent, all in
the County of Lancaster 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 :-
This invention relates inore especially to the construction of childrens "go-carts,"
but is equally applicable to bath chairs perainbulators tricycles and other vehicles
which are propelled by hand, and it consists of an improved combination of levers
whereby the vehicle can be both propelled and steered.
The nature of the said invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to
the annexed sheet of drawings and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 on the drawings is a front view (with the shafts in section and the steering
wheel and horse removed) and

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Fig. 2 is a side elevation (with one wheel and spring removed) of a child's
go-cart" made according to these improvements.
a is the body of the vehicle, b the running wheels, c the horse, and d the steering
wheel.
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At a convenient, part of the frame-work of the vehicle we mount (in a suitable
bracket or bearings) a lever e which is moved backwards and forwards by hand.
This lever is connected by a suitable link to the crank g or other driving
mechanism by which the said vehicle is to be propelled.
At or near the upper end of this lever e we mount a cross lever h of suitable
length, pivotted at its centre, and to each end of this cross lever preferably near its
fulcrum is attached a chain or equivalent (preferably twisted galvanized wire), i
passing round pulleys k, on or close to the fulcrum of the lever (which carries the
said cross lever h) and connected to pins, rings or staples on each side of the
steering fork m which passes through the body of the horse c.
It is preferable to cross these cords, chains or wires i so that on depressing the
right hand side of the cross lever h the steering wheel will be directed to the right
and vice versa.
It will be evident that when the invention is applied to a bath chair perambulator
tricycle, or other similar vehicle propelled by hand, the same arrangement may be
connected to the steering gear of the apparatus which we prefer to make of the
well known automatic type; that is to say, when the direction has been given to the
vehicle the guiding mechanism automatically reverts by means of a spring to its
original position and steers straight: by this means the cross lever will be always
horizontal unless the person propelling the vehicle is actually diverting the course
thereof.
Instead of passing round pulleys the connecting cord chain or equivalent from the
cross lever can be attached to bell crank levers which will convey the requisite
action to the steering mechanism.
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
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The combination in a child's "go-cart" or in a bath chair, perambulator or other
vehicle propelled by means of a hand lever, of a cross handle pivoted at the top of
the said lever and so connected by cords chains or equivalents to the steering wheel
that the "go-cart" or carriage may be both propelled and steered by the same cross-
handle.