An Improved Tricycle for One, Two, or Three Persons
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 11th June, 1895-Accepted, 11th Sept., 1895
I, FIRMIN LECLERCQ of 71 Chaussée d'Enghien, Hal, in the Kingdom of
Belgium, Metal Turner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This new tricycle can be used by one, two or three persons.
It consists of a front seat and two back seats parallel to the back wheels.
Pedals are attached to each wheel, and when the machine is required for one or
two riders the pedals not needed are removed.
The chief features of the tricycle are the following.
1. By removing the pedals, chains and saddles of the back seats, one can attach
a seat for a person in repose, who does not help to drive the vehicle. Consequently
all the work has to be done by the rider in front..
2. The tricycle can be easily transformed into a safety bicycle by detaching the
front wheel and its parts from the two hinder wheels, and attaching it instead
to one of the hind wheels and its parts, due provision for which exchange is
provided.
Dated this 11th day of Sentember 1894.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
An Improved Tricycle for One, Two, or Three Persons.
I, FIRMIN LECLERCQ of 71 Chaussée d'Enghien, Hal, in the Kingdom of
Belgium, Metal Turner, 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 new tricycle can be used by one two or three persons.
It consists of a front seat and two back seats parallel to the back wheels.
Pedals are attached to each wheel, and when the machine is required for one or
two riders the pedals and chains not needed are removed.
The chief features of the tricycle are the following:
1. By removing the pedals, chains and saddles of the back seats, one can attach
a seat for a person in repose, who does not help to drive the vehicle. Consequently
all the work has to be done by the rider in front. The substituted seat can be
furnished with two pins to engage with the two sockets which support the two
separate back saddles.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is an elevation of my improved tricycle adapted to be ridden by three
persons, and Fig. 2 is a plan of same.
Figs. 3 and 4 represent the tricycle transformed into a bicycle.
A, A, are bolts for connecting the separable joints of the frame.
are the separable joints.
a, b, c and d,

page_text: For forming a single bicycle it is sufficient to unfasten the bólts A and connect
the respective parts a and c of the rear mount to band of the front mount.
To transform the tricycle into a bicycle, the bolts A are detached, the chains f, g,
removed from the toothed wheels f, g. The left wheel R rotating in the bearing j
mounted on the axle k, and maintained by the rod h is withdrawn from its bearing
and fixed on the points a, c to the parts b, d, and connected by the bolts A. The
chain g is placed on the toothed wheel 1. The rod h is fixed to the inside of the
frame at the point a, at the junction of the rear fork, and is removed at the same
time as the rod e when detaching the screw A¹. The tight junction of the
pieces c, a, d, is made in the usual manner :-One flat 'piece entering the forks of
the other piece and fixing by means of bolts and screws.
The construction of this novel machine. permits all riders to mount in perfect
security without any previous practice. It is especially adapted for the use of a
gentleman in front and two ladies behind.
This novel tricycle is well adapted for amateur families fond of this exercise.
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 :-
A tricycle adapted to be ridden by one, two, or three persons and transformable
into a bicycle by the removal of the bolts A and the connection of the parts a
and c of the rear mount respectively to parts b. and d of the front mount,
substantially as herein described and set forth in the accompanying drawings.
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S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, E.C., Patent Agent.
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