Improved Combined Wire Cutting and Drilling or Screwing and Tapping Apparatus for Cycle Makers Use
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 5th May, 1897-Accepted, 7th Aug., 1897
ROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Combined Wire Cutting and Drilling or Screwing and
Tapping Apparatus for Cycle Makers Use.
JOHN HENRY BURY Engineer Vulcan Tool Works Oswaldtwistle Lancashire. I do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A cast iron stand, with treadle attached to be worked by foot, a crank shaft &
driving wheel connected with treadle to give a means of driving the machines on top
of stand, a table for supporting a wire cutting machine fixed to top of stand with a
turned pillar fixed in & above same, for fixing either a drilling machine, or a
screwing & tapping machine, the machine to be worked or driven by a band from
treadle wheel, the screwing. machine to be driven by a leather coated friction running
in a bevelled sheave friction pulley, which is worked to the right or left by a lever
giving a forward or backward impetus as desired by the operator, the drilling machine
is an ordinary sensitive machine driven with a band by means of guide pulleys direct
on to the drill spindle from the treadle wheel, the said wire & spoke cutting machine,
to be worked by the use of a hand lever the. machine having circular cutters, the
whole machine & stand are arranged as a combined tool.
Dated this 6th day of August 1896.
Improved Combined Wire Cutting and Drilling or Screwing and
Tapping Apparatus for Cycle Makers Use.
JOHN HENRY BURY 410 Union Road and Vulcan Tool Works Oswaldtwistle in the
County of Lancaster Engineer and Tool Maker. I 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 :-
Improved, Combined, Wire Cutting, and Drilling, or Screwing, and Tapping
apparatus for Cycle Makers use.
This invention relates to an improved, combined, wire cutting, and drilling screwing
and tapping apparatus, for cycle-makers use, and the object is to construct a machine
which is capable of cutting wires, screwing wires, drilling any object and also tapping
any object.
According to this my invention the machine consists of a cast iron stand with.
treadle attached to be worked by foot, a crank-shaft and driving wheel, connected
with treadle, to give a means of driving the machine on top of stand. A table for
supporting a wire cutting machine fixed to top of stand, with a turned pillar fixed in
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page_text: and above same, for fixing either a drilling machine or a screwing and tapping
machine, the machine to be worked, or driven. by a band from treadle wheel, the
screwing machine to be driven by a' leather coated friction running in a bevel sheave
friction pulley (or by bevel wheels) which is worked to the right or left by a lever,
giving a forward or backward impetus, as desired by the operator. The drilling a
machine is an ordinary sensitive drilling machine driven with a hand by means of
guide pulleys direct onto the drill spindle, from the trendle wheel.
machine and stand are arranged as a combined tool. The wire and spoke cutting
machine has two circular cutters, one inserted in the body of the machine, and the
other inserted in the lever, and held in position by a counter-sunk headed screw, when 1
it is necessary to shift the cutters to a new cutting edge, the screws are unloosend with
a screw-driver, and the cutters turned round as far as desirable, the screws are then
tightened up, and the machine is again ready for use. It is worked by means of a
lever, which is held in position by means of a bolt, or stud, the said lever being
worked with the hand. There is also an adjustable gauge by which it will cut
anything to dead lengths.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a complete
description of same, reference being made to the accompanying drawings forming a
part of this specification in which :-
Fig. 1 on sheet one is a side elevation of my Improved Combined, Wire Cutting:
and Drilling, Screwing and Tapping apparatus.
Fig. 2 on sheet one is a side elevation of the drill head which is taken off the pillar
when the screwing machine is being used.
Fig. 3 on sheet two is a plan of screwing and tapping machine which is put on
pillar and driven by a band when being used.
Fig. 4 on sheet two is a section through the centre of plan Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 on sheet three is a plan of spoke outter.
Fig. 6 on sheet three is an elevation of spoke cutter.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of improved, Combined, Wire Cutting, Drilling, Screwing, and
Tapping machine, constructed according to this my said invention, and consists of 1
a cast iron stand, 2 a treadle, connected to crank-shaft 3, by means of a connecting
rod 4, 5 is the driving wheel fixed on the crank-shaft 3, 6 is a tray or table, which is
fastened to the stand 1 with screws, 7 is an upright pillar on which the various heads
are fixed, 8 is a bracket for supporting a face plate 9, which is worked up and down
by means of a lever 10, to feed the work to the drill, when the drill head Fig 2 is being
used on the pillar 7, 11 is the frame-work which holds the screwing and tapping
machine, 12 is a driving wheel with two speeds for driving the leather coated
friction 13, 14 is a sheave pulley driven by the friction 13, 15 is the lever by which
the sheave pulley 14 is pressed onto the friction 13, 16 is a little bowl suspended from
the lever which runs round at each pressure, and so minimises the friction, caused by
pressing the lever 15, against the sides of the sheave pulley 14, 17 is the grip
arrangement which holds the wire from going round while being screwed, 18 is the
body of the spoke cutter, 19 is the hand lever, 20 is the stud or bolt which holds the
lever and the body together, 21 is a bracket through which the gauge 32 is fixed.
Fig. 2, is the drill-head which is fixed on the upright pillar 7, when in use, 22 is the
frame-work of the drill-head, 23 is the spindle in which drill-bits are fixed, 24 is the
pulley for driving same, 25 is a thrust screw for spindle, 26 is a lock-nut for lock-
ing 25 when set, 27 is a guide pulley for band to work over on to the pulley 24.
Sheet 2 Figs. 3 and 4 is a plan, and section of plan, of the screwing, and tapping
machine, 7 is the pillar on which machine is fixed, 11 is the bracket which supports
all this machine, 12 is a driving wheel with two speeds for driving the leather coated
friction 13, 14 is the sheave pulley driven by the friction 13, 15 is a lever by which
the sheave pulley is pressed onto the leather friction, and thereby getting its means of
movement, 16 is a little bowl suspended from the lever 15, which turns round at each

page_text: pressure, and so minimises the friction caused by the pressure of the lever 15, against the
sides of the sheave pulley 14, 17 is the grip arrangement which holds the wire from
going round while being screwed, 28 is two parallel bars on which the grip 17 slides
backwards, and forwards, while being screwed and unscrewed, 29 is a chuck for
holding circular dies, for screwing any size of wire required, 30 is the hollow spindle
in which chuck 29 is fixed, and passes through two bosses of the frame work 11, and
through sheave pulley 14, which drives it. This spindle 30 has a feather key
fastened in, which allows the sheave pulley 14 to work either way when pressed by
the lever, 31 is a small drill chuck, which will hold all kinds of taps and reamers up
to 3/16" diameter.
Figs. 5 and 6 is a plan and elevation of wire and spoke cutter, 6 is the table on
which the wire cutter is fastened, 18 is the body of spoke cutter, 19 is the lever, 20
is the stud or bolt, which holds the lever and body in position, 21 is the bracket,
which supports the gauge 32, the gauge is held by a thumb screw 33, and regulated
at will, 34 is two circular cutters which are inserted one in the body and the other in
the lever.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of my
said invention, and in what manner the same is to be employed, I declare that
what I claim is :-
(1) The general construction, combination and arrangement of parts, constituting
my improved wire cutting, drilling screwing and tapping apparatus, for cycle
makers use, as and for the purpose herein set forth and substantially as illustrated by
the annexed drawings.
JOHN HENRY BURY,
410 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle.

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Aug., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 5th May, 1897-Accepted, 28th June, 1897
Improvements in Petrocars or Motorcars, and the Connections of
the Motors therefor.
We; JAMES ROOTS and CUTHBERT EDWARD VENABLES, both of 100, West-
minster Bridge Road, London, Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This relates chiefly to the construction of the frame and the connecting the
other parts of the petrocar to it. The sides of the frame consist of two parallel
tubes, the one above the other; these continue at the back also parallel. At the
front on each side, the tubes widen out to take the head in a similar way to that
on a lady's bioycle. The two front wheels are fitted also to the frame in a similar
way to that on a bicycle. A lever is fitted to the top of each and the handle is
placed in the centre, a link rod connecting the three together. Two stays are
fitted to rigidly hold the two front wheels together. Two cross tubes parallel with
the sides are fitted to the back frame tube and a right angle cross tube for the
purpose of carrying the motor. A spindle is fitted across the frame which carries
a brake applied to each back wheel and a lever which passes through the floor of
the carriage body and is operated by the foot. A second similar spindle may be
similarly fitted in bearings to carry the jockey pulley arm or lover.
The cooling water upon, leaving the water jacket passes right round the apper
tube of the frame and is delivered at the back into the lower tube, whence it passes
by the lower tube to the water tank fitted in front between the wheels, thence it'
flows to the pump by the lower tube on the other side of the frame. The power
is conveyed by means of a chain or other gear to the valve shaft and from this as
a countershaft, power is conveyed from the motor to the wheels for one speed and
the crank shaft to the wheels for the other speed. The valve shaft is prolonged
and upon either or both ends a small pneumatic tyred wheel is fixed, the tyre of
which presses on the tyre of the carriage wheel driving it by friction. The motor'
may be on a pivot permitting a slight oscillatory movement so that the wheel or
wheels on the valve or countershaft or the wheel or wheels on the crank shaft are
brought into contact with the tyre of the carriage wheel to drive it as desired.
The driving wheels on the crank or valve shaft may have wood, papier-maché, or
solid rubber contact surfaces instead of pneumatic tyres having a ridged surface
like shallow teeth upon a pinion. The crank shaft and its pneumatic or other
driving wheel will necessarily revolve at twice the speed of the valve shaft and its'
pneumatic or other driving wheel.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Petrocars or Motorcars, and the Connections of
the Motors therefor.
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We, JAMES ROOTS and CUTHBERT EDWARD VENABLES, both of 100, West-
minster Bridge Road, London, Engineers, 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 :-
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This relates chiefly to the construction of the frame and the connecting the
other parts of the petrocar to it. The sides of the frame consist of two parallel
tubes, the cne above the other; these continue'nt the back also parallel. At the
front at each side the tubes widen out to take the head in a similar way to that on
lady's bicycle. The two front wheels are fitted also to the frame in a similar
way to that on a bicycle. A lever is fitted to the top of each and the handle is
placed in the centre of one, a link rod connecting the two together. Two stays
ere fitted to rigidly hold the two front wheels together. Two or three cross tubes
parallel with the sides are fitted to the back frame tube and a right angle cross
tube or tubes for the purpose of carrying the motor. A spindle is fitted across the
frame which carries a brake applied to each back wheel and a lever which passes
through the floor of the carriage body and is operated by the font.
The cooling water upon leaving the motor jacket passes right round the upper
tube of the frame and is delivered at the back into the lower tube, whence it passes
by the lower tube to the water tank fitted in the front between the wheels, thence
it flows to the pump, by the lower tube on the other side of the frame.
The power is conveyed by means of a chain or other gear to the valve shaft and
from this as a counter-shaft, power is conveyed from the motor to the wheels. The
valve or counter-shaft may be prolonged and upon either or both ends a small
pneumatic tyred wheel is fixed, the tyre of which presses on the tyre of the
carriage wheel, driving it by friction.
The motor may be on a pivot permitting a slight oscillating movement so that
the wheel or wheels on the valve or counter-shaft, or the wheel or wheels on the
crank shaft, are brought in contact with the tyre of the carriage wheel to drive it,
as desired.
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The driving wheels on the crank and valve shafts may have wood, papier maché,
or solid rubber contact surfaces instead of pneumatic tyres, having a ridged surface
like sballow teeth upon a pinion. The crank shaft and its pneumatic or other
driving wheel will necessarily revolve at twice the speed of the valve shaft and its
pueumatic or other driving wheels.
Fig. 1. is a plan shewing the tubular frame of a car.
Fig. 2. is an elevation shewing the same frame.
Fig. 3. is a diagram shewing the course taken by the water within the tubular
frame.
Fig. 4. shews the method of conveying the power to the car wheels.
Fig. 5. shews an alternative but similar method.
Like figures refer to like parts in all the figures.
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A is the upper tube of a frame, B the lower.. CC are the cross ties. D is the
head carrying the fork E of the front wheel. F. The side tubes A and B widen
out at the front to take the head D. G are levers fixed to the fork spindles of the
wheels F. His a link connecting them. I is a lever fixed to one of the forks
having ab its end the-handles for steering. Kis the foot brake plate, the
foot brake lever, the fulcrum K2 of which is fixed in the body of the carriage or
other vehicle (not shown). K is the link connecting the brake spindle K through
the lever K. The brakes K are keyed or otherwise fixed on the ends of the
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page_text: spindle K. The body (not shown) is bolted on the ordinary elliptic springs LL.
in the ordinary manner. The back wheels M M are the driving wheels. The
wheel M is keyed to the axle which passes through the tube M, while the other-
wheel M' is loose on the axle, the balance gear in the box M' is constructed in the
qsual manner. A'A' are staya or cross tie tubes to hold the frame together..
'A' also serves to convey the water. A is a third cross tie tube of greater
strength, it carries one end of the longitudinal tubes A' A' A³ upon or near the-
centres of which the motor is bolted.
Fig. 3. shows the course taken by the jacket water on its way to the tank and
back to the motor jacket. It enters the be from the jacket at 1 and traverses:
the upper frame tube, (A on Figs. 1 and 2) from 2 to 3 it leaves the upper and
enters the lower tube, between 4 to 5 the water tank (N Figs. 1 and 2) is placed.
the water passing through the tank returns to the motor by the other side tubo 5
and 6. This is the same principle bnt an elaboration of the water tube vehiclo:
frame as described in my Specification No. 23786: 24 Dcc. 1892.
A spring M Fig. 1 may be attached between the ball bearings M' and the main.
tube frame, and coil springs E' and E are fitted to the steering heads to take up.
the vibration of the road. E, at the top is a reaction spring.
The motor which is bolted to the longitudinal tubes A' A' may drive the axlo-
tube M in any convenient manner such as a friction clutch and chains, or it may
drive in the manner shewn in Figs. 4 and 5.
In Fig. 4. the oil motor (not shewn) is piroted allowing a certain degree of
oscillation, the abaft O being a continuation of the motor crank shaft carries at
each end, (one end only is shewn) a roller Os, which can gear frictionally with the
Burface or tread of the tyre on the wheel M. O' is a continuation of the valve
countershaft which necessarily revolves at half the speed of the crank shaft. The
roller Ofixed to the end of the countershaft O' can also gear with the tyre of the
wheel M to drive it. The motor is attached to the tubes As A by means of
trunnions or pivots which permit the motor and shafts O & O' a certain degree of
Oscillation so that in oscillating the motor by hand, the roller O or the roller O³
can be brought into contact with the tyre of the wheel M to drive it at the quicker
or slower speed.
In Fig. 6. a slight modification of this arrangement is shown. O¹ is the valve.
countershaft upon which is fitted a frame P. The frame P consists of two flat.
plates of metal of the shape shewn, carrying pins or spindles upon which the
rollers 0 and 0" are fitted loosely. A small chain or sprocket wheel is fitted upon
each of the three ceutres, O' the countershaft, and the pins carrying the rollers O
and O, and a chain fits round the three chain or sprocket wheels to drive them..
The central chain wheel upon O is fixed thereto and being driven thereby,.drives
by means of the chain surrounding the three chain wheels the two rollers 0 and 0³
continuously. The lever P¹ which is operated from the carriage rocks or oscillates
the frame P carrying the rollers, and so puts the larger or the smaller roller into.
frictional driving gear with the tyre of the wheel M at will, to drive it at a different
speed. The rollers O and O may be of the same size if desired, and the
difference in speed be effected by the different size of the chain wheels driving.
them.
It will be observed that the whole of the lower tube B Figs. 1 and 2 may be
omitted making elight alterations to make a cheaper form of frame, the water tank
then comes in the circuit of the upper or only tube. The addition of the lower
tube B gives a double cooling surface for the water.
I am aware that rollers have been used before to drive wheels by frictional
contact with their tyres.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
iou and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
laim is:
1. A motorcar frame consisting of a double or single tube connecting together

page_text: the front and back wheels, the front wheels having forks and steering heads, one
steering head being provided with a hand lever, the other being connected by a
link and levers, the back part of the frame being adapted to receive a motor and
the tubes of the frame being used to convey the jacket water from the motor to the
tank and back to the motor, all as described.
2. A motorcar frame as described in Claim 1, provided with a, water tank, foot
brake lever and brakes and elliptic springs to carry the vehicle body all constracted
and fitted in the manner described and shewn,
3. A motorcar frame as described in Claim 1, fitted with tubes such as A A
aud A to carry the motor:
4. lu a motorear frame having steering heads equivalent to those described, fitting
each head with two coil springs, the one to take the road vibration, the other a
reaction spring.
5. Conveying the power from the motor to the driving wheels by means of small
wheels or rollers pneumatic or other one of which is fixed to the crank-shaft and
the other to the valve countershaft, the one roller or the other being brought into
driving frictional contact with the car wheel by hand at will.
6. In driving by friction rollers placing the two rollers on a frame equivalent to
that shown Fig. 5. which frame is capable of a certain degree of oscillation upon
a shaft of the motor, the oscillation is under control by lever for the purpose of
bringing the one or the other rollér at will into driving contact, the two rollers
being driven by the shaft upon which they are pivoted by means of chain or
other gear.
JAMES ROOTS.
C. E. VENABLES.