Improvements in Gearing for the Propulsion of Bicycles, Tricycles, Motor Cars, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Sept., 1897-Accepted, 20th Nov., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gearing for the Propulsion of Bicycles, Tricycles,
Motor Cars, and the like.
JAMES RIDGE of Selborne, Hassocks, Chemist, THOMAS MUTTON of 841 Kings
Road, Brighton, Merchant, HORACE EDWIN HUPTON Electrician of 1 Farm Road,
Hove Brighton all in the County of Sussex do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in the mechanical power requisite to
the propulsion of bicycles, tricycles, motor cars and other vehicles and consists of
the application of gearing known as Screw Gearing as a transmitting power
from the pedals to the driving wheel instead of the chain attachment at present
in use, thus obviating the danger arising from breakage of the latter and securing
greater power, combined with reduced friction, lightness of construction and
elegance of appearance.
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JAMES RIDGE.
THOMAS MUTTON.
HORACE EDWIN HUPTON.
Improvements in Gearing for the Propulsion of Bicycles, Tricycles,
Motor Cars, and the like.
We JAMES RIDGE of Sebourne Hassocks, in the County of Sussex Chemist
THOMAS MUTTON of 841 Kings Road Brighton in the County of Sussex Merchant
and HORACE EDWIN HUPTON of 1 Farm Road Hove Brighton in the County of
Sussex Electrician 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:-
Reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters &
figures marked thereon Our invention relates to improvements in gearing for
the propulsion of bicycles tricycles motor cars and other vehicles and consists
of the application of gearing known as "Screw Gearing" as a transmitting power
from the pedals to the driving wheel instead of the chain attachment at the
present in use thus obviating the danger arising from breakage of the latter and
securing greater power combined with the reduced friction and lightness of
construction.
Referring to the Drawings

page_text: Fig. 2 is an end view from one side of a machine.
Fig. 3 is an end view of same from the other side of the machine.
Fig. 4 Shews pedal used for the shifting gear.
Fig. 5 is a view of a bicycle constructed according to this our invention.
A Fig. 1 is the crank shaft which is squared or tongued for some distance up
its middle length, B B2 are wheels which are loose upon the shaft A and gear
into other wheels 1B B. The wheels B B have upon their inner faces clutch
teeth (d)(d). C is a clutch sliding along the square portion of the shaft A
so as to clutch the teeth on B2 as shewn or those on B when desired. D is a lever
working in the groove in the sliding clutch C. This lever D) is moved to the right
or left by means of a pedal E (Figs. 4 and 5), which is connected with it by a
spiral wire enclosed in a metal tube K Fig. 5, and worked either to the right or
left by the pressure of the foot on the pedal E. F is an oil well carrying the
ball bearings. The machine is constructed with that part of the framework form-
ing the stays G tubular and each containing a shaft H one connecting B³ with a
similar wheel to it, on the one side of the driving wheel of the machine, and the
other connecting B with with a similar wheel to it on the other side of the
driving wheel. I and I are jewelled caps to take the end thrust, they may
be jewelled with Agate, Pebble, Quartz or any other suitable stone.
When the machine is put into action by working the pedals and cranks N N
the sliding clutch C comes into gear with the clutch teeth upon one of the
wheels B or 332 and carries that with it and the motion is transmitted to
the wheel L of the machine as above described. When it is desired to alter the
speed to power, or vice versa, the lever D is thrown over to the opposite side by
the pressure of the foot upon the pedal E, and is kept in that position by means
of the studs J J', resting upon one of the spring catches M M Fig. 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
1. For the purpose of transmitting power to the driving wheel of cycles, motor:
cars and the like the application of Screw gearing.
2. In combination with screw gearing the arrangement of shifting gear sub-
stantially as herein set forth to be applied to cycles, motor cars, and the like.
3. In the construction of cycles motor cars and the like to which screw gear-
ing is applied to transmit power to the driving wheel of cycles the use of a 3
jewelled cap as and for the purpose herein described.
Dated this 15th day of September 1897.
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7 Cherry Street, Birmingnam, Agent for the Applicants.