Improvements in Velocipedes for More than One Rider.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Velocipedes for More than One Rider.
I PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES FREDERICK RENOUF, of 46 Roland Gardens, South
Kensington, in the County of Middlesex, Student of the Inner Temple do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN VELOCIPEDES FOR MORE
THAN ONE RIDER to be as follows:-
I construct my improved Velocipede by joining, by means of a vertical hinge or
head, two frames one of which carries a single wheel and a suitable support for the
rider thereof, and the other of which, being unmounted in front of the former, may
either carry a single wheel, or a pair of wheels connected by a balance gear, and a
suitable support for one or more riders; each wheel or set of wheels being propelled
by the rider or riders seated over the same.
The rear portion of the frame may be fitted to any bicycle or tricycle of the
usual type, the non-driving, wheel being first detached.
POPPLEWELL, COLTON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Velocipedes for More than One Rider.
I PHILIP LOUIS CHARLES FREDERICK RENOUF of 46 Roland Gardens South
Kensington in the County of Middlesex Student of the Inner Temple 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 :-
I construct my improved velocipede for more than one rider by joining by means
of a single hinge termed the head and neck, two frames each of which is carried by

page_text: a single wheel with the necessary driving gear or else a pair of wheels with the
necessary driving gear as well as the seat and handles for the riders. This is illus-
trated in the drawings as follows. In Figure 1 A shows a wheel supporting a
saddle and handles for one rider with a pair of chain wheels for the crank and
pedal action on either side; B shews the wheel seat and driving gear for a second
rider who steers the machine.
4.
In Figure 2 B shows the saddles of both riders mounted on the frame of the
rear wheel the front wheel A carrying the driving gear and handles for the
front rider.
Figure 3 shows a pair of driving wheels with seat and driving gear A; a second.
part B being a driving wheel and seat for a second rider who controls the steering
of the front part by means of the handles l. C represents a small non driving
wheel which may be added to the pair of wheels when this machine is used as a
tricycle for one rider; in which case the frame B is detached.
Figure 4 shows a driving wheel, seat and frame for one rider at B, a steering
wheel A, and a separate frame C carrying the seat, handles, and driving gear for
this wheel when it is used for the purpose of carrying two riders.
In all these drawings the head or hinge by means of which the machine is
steered is situated at m.
When desired the front rider may be enabled to control the steering by means
of a connection with the rear frame such as shown separately in Figure 5.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The combination of two separate driving parts of velocipedes joined by a 2
single hinge or joint, each wheel or pair of wheels being driven by the rider or
riders seated over the same and the steering being operated by the rider situated
on the rear wheel, the front rider being swayed by the steering action of the rear
rider, whether the handles of both riders be connected or not.
2. The means of converting a bicycle for one rider into one suitable for two
riders, as illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings.
3. The means of converting a tricycle with a front steering non-driving wheel
into a tricycle with three driving wheels and capable of carrying more than one
rider as illustrated in Figure 3.
Dated this 20th day of Tabua
1000