Year: 1897

page_text: THOMAS GEORGE STEVENS, 5, Cobham Terrace, Greenhithe, Kent, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is designed for the purpose of giving a more perfect control of
the steering wheel. It consists of a frictional band being passed around a pulley
or disc, one end of the band is fastened to a bracket or frame and the other end has
a rod attached. This rod is led down to the deck and attached to foot levers.
These foot levers are suitably arranged so as to allow of the steersman working
the apparatus from either side of the steering wheel by foot, so as to be able to
regulate the amount of friction required to suit the different weathers. I provide
a rod or spindle which is attached to the foot levers. This rod or spindle has a
thread cut upon it and has a suitable nut provided. This nut is connected to
the foot levers so that by turning the spindle or rod you at once put the apparatus
in motion, that is to say, you are able to tighten or slacken band at will, thus you
are able to regulate the amount of friction required or work the apparatus by hand
or foot.
THOMAS GEORGE STEVENS, 5, Cobham Terrace, Greenhithe, Kent, Engineer,
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 invention is designed for the purpose of giving a more perfect control of
the steering wheel.
It consists of a frictional band being passed around a pulley or disc; one end of
the band is fastened to a bracket or frame, and the other end has a rod attached.
This rod is led down to the deck, and attached to foot levers. These foot levers
are suitably arranged, so as to allow of the steerman working the apparatus from
either side of the steering wheel by foot. So as to be able to regulate the amount
of friction required to suit all weathers I provide a rod or spindle which is attached
to the foot levers. This rod or spindle has a thread cut upon it, and has a suitable
nut provided. This nut is connected to the foot levers, so that by turning the
spindle or rod, you at once put the apparatus in motion, that is to say, you are
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page_text: able to tighten or slacken the band at will, thus you are able to regulate the
amount of friction required, or work the apparatus by hand or foot.
In order to make my invention more clearly understood, I annex the following
drawings:
Figure 1 is an elevation of the apparatus.
A, is friction disc fitted to steering wheel shaft.
B, is friction band with rod attached leading to foot levers.
C, C, are the foot levers.
D is hand wheel attached to spindle for the purpose of tightening and adjusting
the friction band to suit different weathers.
E, is, nut attached to spindle.
F, is the nut box.
my said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what ]
claim is:-
1. An apparatus as described.
2. The spindle and thread by which the amount of friction is applied to sui
all weathers.
3. The use of two foot levers which enables the steersman to control the steering
gear from either side of the steering wheel
4. The nut box which is attached to the foot levers and connected to the rod o
spindle, having a greater space than the nut, thus allowing the levers to work
freely and so tighten the friction band without moving the nut.
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