Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 8th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 10th Nov., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 5th Jan., 1887.
JOHN PHETHEAN, of Bolton, and 229, Gray's Inn Road, Holborn, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in apparatus for generating motive power
and is applicable to velocipedes and other wheeled vehicles, the object thereof being to
furnish accelerating or motive power without entailing any extra exertion on the part
of the rider or draught animal, or any extra consumption of fuel in cases where steam
supplies the motive power.
My Improvements consist in the employment of a series of weights mounted on the
spokes of the wheel at some distance from the tire or rim, these weights being kept in
position by means of springs. As the wheel revolves the weights on the descending
side fall away from the axis and so increase the leverage and accelerate the motion of
the wheel returning to their original position when they come to ascend again.
I do not confine myself to any precise details in the carrying out of my Invention
as the weights may be supported in a variety of manners.
HUGHES & Co.,
131, Fleet Street, E.C.,
Agents for the Petitioner.

page_text: I, JOHN PHETHEAN 229, Gray's Inn Rd., London, do hereby declare the nature of
the said 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 relates to improvements in velocipedes and other wheeled vehicles the
object thereof being to furnish accelerating or motive power without entailing any
extra exertion on the rider or draught animal or any extra consumption of fuel in
cases where steam supplies the motive power.
My Improvements consist in the employment of a series of weights mounted on the
spokes of the wheel at some distance from the tire and kept in position by means of
springs. As the wheel revolves the weights on the descending side fall away from the
axis and so increase the leverage and accelerate the motion of the wheel returning to
their original position when they come to ascend again. I do not confine myself to
any precise details in the manner of carrying out my Invention as the weights may be
supported in a variety of manners.
Figures 1 and 2 represent plan and elevation of a wheel upon the spokes of which
are mounted the series of weights A connected to spiral springs B which may be
attached either to the rim or the hub of the wheel. As the wheel revolves the weights
on the descending side are, under the influence of centrifugal force, thrown out
towards the rim and in consequence the spokes become weighted levers tending to
make the axis revolve. In addition to the sliding weights a number of hollow
spheres C may be employed these being partially filled with mercury.
Figures 3 and 4 represent plan and elevation of a wheel in which the weights
instead of sliding on the spokes, slides on wire cords D passing round the hub and
around pullies attached to the rim of the wheel.
Figure 5 is a modification of Figures 1 and 2 the weights being in the form of
tubes with a knob at each end.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed I would have it understood that what I
claim is,
The Improvements in apparatus for obtaining motive power substantially as herein
shewn and described.