Improved Means and Appliances connected with the Driving of Rear Driving Cycles and other Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Dec., 1896
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Date of Application, 9th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 9th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 30th Oct., 1997
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means and Appliances connected with the Driving of Rear
Driving Cycles and other Vehicles.
We, WILLIAM PARSLEY and JAMES PARSLEY, both of Kirkwood Road, Peckham,
County of London, Cycle Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved means and appliances connected with the
driving of rear driving Cycles and other Vehicles.
For the purpose of our invention, we mount an oblique, toothed spur wheel on
the driving axle to gear with a worm pinion on a horizontal spindle or on
one set at an angle leading to the rear drive wheel where another worm is fitted
to gear into an oblique toothed spur pinion on the axle or hub of the rear drive
wheel, so that the propulsive. action of the pedals is transmitted to the motor
wheel by oblique gear spurs and worms direct without the intervention of chain,
bevel, or roller gear as at present.
Our gear is very neat in appearance, very compact in arrangement, and can
be encased to protect it from dirt and dust.
The spindle can run within one arm of the rear fork, or through a tubular
stay, and this may be set above or below the ordinary fork arm but preferably
above it where the appliances can be in relation to the ordinary back stay and
the centre stay.
We have described our invention as applied to a Cycle but if a pulley for strap
or sprocket for chain be affixed to the pedal axle, such as from some mechanical
driving apparatus, the gear constituting our present invention can be utilised
with Moto Cars or other power driven Vehicles.
1000
0 Improved Means and Appliances connected with the Driving of Rear
Driving Cycles and other Vehicles.
We, WILLIAM PARSLEY and JAMES PARSLEY, formerly of Kirkwood Road, but
now of Clayton Road, Peckham, County of London, Cycle Manufacturers, do

page_text: 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 to improved means and appliances connected with the
driving of rear driving Cycles and other Vehicles.
For the purpose of our invention and as we represent on the annexed sheet
of drawings, Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4, 5, in detail, and Figure 6 in combination to
a Bicycle, we mount an oblique toothed spur wheel A on the driving axle B
to gear with an oblique toothed or worm pinion C on a horizontal spindle D,
or on one set at an angle leading to the rear drive wheel and within the width of
the rear fork arms where another oblique toothed wheel or worm E is fitted to
gear into an oblique toothed spur pinion F on the axle or hub G of the rear
drive wheel H, so that the propulsive action of the pedals I, I, is transmitted to
the Motor wheel H by oblíque gear spurs and worms direct without the inter-
vention of chain, bevel, or roller gear as at present.
Our gear is very neat in appearance, very compact in arrangement, and can
be encased to protect it from dirt and dust.
The spindle D can run within one arm of the rear fork or through a tubular
stay J, and this may be set above or below but within the width of the ordinary
fork arm K but preferably above it as shown where the appliances can be in
relation to the ordinary back stay and the centre stay for producing rigidity
and fixture by the ties L; L.
We have described out invention as applied to a Cycle but if a pulley for strap
or sprocket for chain be affixed to the pedal axle, such as from some mechanical
driving apparatus, the gear constituting our present invention can be utilized
with Moto Cars or other power driven Vehicles.
It will be understood that ball bearings to reduce friction can be fitted in the
socket bands M, M, for the spindle to run on.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. As the means for driving the rear wheel or wheels of a Cycle, the particular
arrangement of oblique toothed spur wheels and oblique toothed worm pinions
and their fixings from and between the pedal axle and the rear drive wheel and
the supporting frame, as and for the purposes specified.
2. Setting the spindle D on which the intermediate oblique spur or worm
pinions C, E, are carried within the width of the rear fork arms to admit of
driving the oblique toothed spur wheel F of or on the hub G of the rear drive
wheel Has and in the manner described and substantially as shown on the
drawing.
H. GARDNER,
166 Fleet Street, London, Patent Agent.
Agent for the said :-
William Parsley and
James Parsley.