Improvements in Roundabouts.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 5th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1886
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Roundabouts.
GEORGE CLARKE, Builder 14 Albany Terrace Exmouth Devon do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to what is known as a bicycle circus, for teaching how
to ride a bicycle, and also for advertising by lamps and painted advertisements
on canvas or other material. The safety or ordinary bicycle is attached two or
more abreast by a horizontal rod or stay which is fastened to the bicycle under
the handle bars by clips or otherwise, the other end is. secured to plate which
rotates round the centre pole on ball bearings, stays to secure the bicycles in
position are placed as follows, a stay fastened by nuts from axle to axle of front
wheels, a stay fastened by clips or nuts from fork to fork of bicycle above front
wheels, a stay fastened from axle to axle of back wheels thus securing firmly two
or more bicycles together, the circle to be divided into sixteen more or less
equal parts, with fifteen sets of bicycles abreast, more or less, a carriage supplying
the motive power driven by manual, oil, steam or electricity and fitted with breaks
will travel on grooved tracks round the circle, followed and proceeded by the
bicycles which are kept at equal distances apart by stays fastened to the horizontal
rods or stays, and by stays attached by nuts to front axle of inside bicycle and
to axle of back wheel of the bicycle proceeding it, the horizontal rod or stay
from centre to circumference to have three or more tee pieces screwed to it,
upright rods will be screwed into tee pieces nearest pole, sections of canvas or
other material to be used for advertisements will be secured to upright rods,
a lamp or lamps to illuminate advertisements at night will be fixed near pole,
into the outside tee pieces fancy lamps and banuerette for advertisements will
be attached, stays will be secured from inside tee pieces at an angle of thirty
degrees more or less and will be secured to plate which rotates round pole on ball
bearings, the grooved tracks are attached to pole by stays.
Dated this 4th day of March 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Roundabouts.
I, GEORGE CLARKE, of 14 Albany Terrace, Exmouth, in the County of
Devonshire, Builder, 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 :-
My invention relates to what is known as a bicycle circus for teaching persons the
way to ride a bicycle and also for advertising by lamps and painted advertisements
on canvas or other material.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
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page_text: Fig. 2, is an elevation of a pair of bicycles fitted to one of the horizontal rods
and the grooved tracks in section.
Fig. 3, is a section of the rotating plate on ball bearings around the centre pole.
Fig. 4, is a plan of the clip which secures the bicycle to the horizontal rod.
Like letters refer to like parts in each of the figures.
The safety or ordinary bicycle is attached two or more abreast as in Fig. 2., by
a horizontal rod or stay which is fastened to the bicycle e under the handle bars
by clips for otherwise. The other end is secured to a plate c which rotates round
the centre pole d on ball bearings g. Stays to secure the bicycles in position are
placed as follows:-A stay h from axle to axle of front wheels fastened by nuts;
a stay fastened by clips or nuts from fork to fork of bicycle above front wheels;
a stay fastened from axle to axle of back wheels thus securing two or more bicycles
firmly together.
The circle is divided into sixteen more or less equal parts with fifteen sets of
bicycles abreast more or less; a carriage supplying the motive power driven by
hand, oil steam or electricity and fitted with breaks will travel on grooved tracks a
round the circle followed and proceeded by the bicycles e which are kept at equal
distances apart by stays fastened to the horizontal rods or stays and by stays
attached by nuts to front axle of inside bicycle and to axle of back wheel of the
bicycle proceeding it. The horizontal rod b or stay from centre to circumference
to have three or more tie pieces; screwed to it; upright rods will be screwed into
tie pieces nearest the pole. Section of canvas or other material to be used for
advertisements will be secured to upright rods; a lamp or lamps to illuminate
advertisements at night may be fixed near pole. Into the outside tie pieces fancy
lamps and bannerettes for advertisements may be attached, stays will be secured
from inside tie pieces at an angle of 30 degrees more or less.
The plate e rotates round the pole d on ball bearings g which run in a groove in
a collar bolted to the pole d.
The grooved tracks a are attached to the centre pole d by stays L.
Straining wires or rods i are provided underneath the rods & for strengthening
purposes.
The frame of a bicycle may be bent a little to enable a bicycle to run easy in
the grooves of the circular track.
Any kind of bicycle may be fitted to the hereinbefore described apparatus for
running in circular grooves.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In roundabouts, the combination of a number of horizontal rods b bolted to a
rotating plate and ball bearings 9 with grooved collar and pole d, the
tie pieces strainers i clips bicycles e stays I and grooved circular tracks a,
substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In roundabouts, the combination of the rotating plate e ball bearings g and
grooved collar bolted to a centre pole d, substantially as herein described and
according to the accompanying drawing.
3. In roundabouts for bicycles running in a grooved circular track, the com-
bination of the various parts described in this Specification and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing for the purpose specified.
Dated this 5th day of December 1895.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.