Improvements in Driving Gear for Boats, Ships, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Driving Gear for Boats, Ships, and the like.
WILLIAM BETTIS, 48, Arthingworth Street, West Ham, Essex, House Decor-
ator, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A cog
Its object is to provide parts which may be easily and readily secured to boats,
ships, and the like, so that the wind can be utilized into power, for partly pro-
pelling the boats, ships, and the like by the means of a wind motor.
wheel is secured to the shaft that rotates with the main propeller. A bearing
is provided which may be cast out of any kind of material suitable. The said
bearing has feet cast on it and it stands over the main shaft, and is secured to
the keel, with bolts and nuts. A hole is drilled out central through the crown
of the bearing, so as to allow a spindle to pass through. A cup is brazed on the
said crown, and a cone is screwed on to the spindle that passes through the crown
the said spindle rotates on ballbearings being in a perpendicular position. Under-
neath the centre of the bearing is another cup brazed on and a cone screwed on
to the spindle. The said cone is to adjust and to keep the spindle from rising
when rotating, on the end of the spindle after being secured through the crown
of the bearing. Their is a ratchet wheel pushed on over a keyway, and then
another cog wheel secured to the spindle to rotate at right angles with the cog
wheel that is secured to the shaft. The ratchet wheel is for the purpose of throw-
ing out of gear by the means of a lever then the two wheels are rotating without
any power being added. The end of the spindle that is in a perpendicular posi-
tion is drilled out central to a depth required, and a cog wheel and a cup brazed
together is secured on the end. Another spindle is provided and turned to fit
in the one that is drilled out central. A cone is screwed on the said spindle and
passes through the cup and rotates in the first spindle on ballbearings. A key-
way being turned round the inner spindle and a key passes through
the outer spindle. Thus the inner spindle cannot get out of position
when rotating in the outer spindle. At a distance required through the
second named spindle is a hole drilled through, and a cup at each
side of the hole is brazed on, and another spindle is provided having
a cog wheel and a cone secured to it, then the end is passed through the
cups and the hole that is drilled for that purpose. Balls are placed in the cups
and another cone is screwed on the spindle to adjust it on the balls so as to allow
it to rotate quite freely at right angles with the one that is in a perpendicular
position on one end of the said spindle is secured a wheel which may be cast out
of any kind of material suitable. Wind vanes are provided and secured to the
said wheel either brazed or with screws. On the other end of the spindle is sc-
cured a wheel for a band brake and a ratchet wheel combined the hand brake
is to stop the motor wheel with the wind vanes on and the ratchet wheel is to
hold it by the means of a lever. The said lever being raised or lowered by the
aid of ropes or the like. On the extreme end of the spindle that rotates in a per-
pendicular position is secured a single wind vane like to that of a fish tail, also
to give balance to the motor wheel. The said wind vane is to keep the motor

page_text: wheel in position of its own accord. These parts being so arranged and fitted
together allows them to rotate at right angles one with the other, and power is
being transferred to the propeller below through the velocity of the motor wheel.
Thus the boats, ships, and the like are being partly propelled by the power of the
wind at a greater speed, and using less fuel.
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Improvements in Driving Gear for Boats, Ships, and the like.
I, WILLIAM BETTIS, of 48, Arthingworth Street, West Ham, Essex, House
Decorator, 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;-
It is to provide parts which may be easily and readily secured to boats, ships
and the like so that the wind pressure can be utilized into power by the means
of a wind motor. A bevel wheel is secured to the main shaft below, that rotates
with the main propeller in the water. A bearing is provided which may be cast
out of any kind of material suitable. The said bearing stands across the main
shaft below and is secured to the keel, or otherwise where convenient with bolts
and nuts. A hole is cast in or it may be turned out of the crown of the said bear-
ing. A ballrace may be turned in the said crown, for balls to lie in. A spindle
is provided having a ballrace turned round it at a distance required. The said
spindle passes through the crown and rotates on ballbearings as described above.
The said spindle is cast hollow throughout. Underneath the crown of the bear-
ing is a keyway and a key pushed in to keep the spindle in position as shown
in Fig. 1. Near the end of the spindle that passes through the crown, is secured
a bevel wheel to rotate at right angles with that secured to the main shaft. Above
the said wheel is a ratchet wheel for the purpose of throwing out of gear when
the wind power is not required, a second spindle is provided which passes
through the first d, and both rotate in ballbearings being in a perpendicular posi-
tion. To secure the two said spindles and h, a washer is provided and a ball-
race is turned round it. The said washer is for easy adjustment by the means
of a nut screwing up from the bottom end of the second spindle h. At a distance
required in the second spindle h, that passes through spindle d, a hole is drilled
through, cups may be turned suitable for a ballrace, also cones provided and
screwed on to the spindle 8, that passes through the said hole to rotate at right
angles with the spindles d, and h, that are in a perpendicular position. A bevel
wheel is also provided and secured to the said spindle to act with another bevel
wheel that is secured to the top end of the first named spindle. The said wheels
transmit the power down to the main shaft by means of a wind motor wheel se-
cured to the end of the last named spindle. The said wheel having wind vanes
hinged on the front of the same. At the back of the wind vanes may be riveted
or cast on lugs so as to have hinges for opening and closing the wind vanes by
means of ribs secured to a runner. The said runner has small wheels arranged
to take the friction as the pressure bears upon the ribs and runner.
wheel is secured by means of a nut being screwed up from the end the runner
The motor
of ribs and the motor wheel all revolve together with the spindle. A lever is
provided to open and close the said wind vanes in case of necessity. The said
lever is arranged to move on pins and is secured by projecting arms that
may be

page_text: cast or otherwise secured to the perpendicular spindles. A joint is shown at b³
to allow for the rise and fall of the said lever. Beyond the said joint is arranged
a screw gear and a bevel wheel combined. The said gear is so arranged as to act
by means of a spindle with a handle attached to it and is so arranged and secured
to projecting arms. The whole of the parts that are secured to the perpendicular
spindle what runs through revolve round by the means of a single fan tail, secured
at the extreme end, a wheel may answer the same purpose like that on a wind
mill to turn of its own accord. The power is being transmitted by the pressure
of wind coming in contact with the wind propeller.
Fig. 1, is a section of a boat and parts showing how they can be applied as
already described. a is the bottom of a boat. bis the bearing secured to it. c is
a bevel wheel secured to the main shaft. c¹ is a bevel wheel rotating at right
angles with c. d is a spindle. e is a ratchet wheel raised and lowered by lever g
for throwing out of gear. h is a spindle passing through spindle and rotates
on ballbearings 1 and 2. is a washer with a ballrace, is a nut for adjusting
the spindles. o is a key securing d, under the crown of b. is a wheel a² are
wind vanes a³ are ribs, at is the runner, 5 are the small wheels to take
the friction, are bevel wheels communicating power to the main shaft below,
7 are cups and cones secured to spindle 8 passing through spindle h, secured by
nut 9, are projecting arms, 6 is a lever for opening and closing a².
joint to allow the rise and fall of lever 6. is a worm wheel, c³ is a screw gear
and a bevel wheel combined, c' is a bevel wheel secured to spindle &, for the
purpose of opening and closing wind vanes, m is a fan tail for keeping the wind
propeller in position of its own accord.
Fig. 2 is a front view of wind propeller.
63 is a
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:
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First. A wind propeller and parts as described and shown in Fig. 1 and 2.
Dated the Twenty-fifth day of March Eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.