Improvements in Cycles and other Wheeled Vehicles, in order to Assist Propulsion.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Nov., 1898 -Accepted, 17th Mar., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cycles and other Wheeled Vehicles, in order to
Assist Propulsion.
I, JAMES HUCK, of 1, Glendinning Terrace, Galashiels, North Britain, Art
Master, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in cycles and other wheeled vehicles in
order to assist propulsion and consists in counteracting or reducing the power of
gravitation by the application of hydrogen or other gas, which is lighter than the
atmosphere, the said gas being enclosed in light and gas tight receptacles attached
to the frame or other part of a bicycle, for example, in order to render locomotion
easier.
With regard to a cycle, the light and gas tight receptacle may be applied
between the axle and the rim of the wheel that is to say the space at this part
may be covered by silk or other light and gas tight material.
Or such light and gas tight receptacle may be applied underneath the riders
seat that is to say within the frame of the cycle; or the said gas tight receptacles
may be applied to any other part of the cycle.
Dated this 16ith day of March 1898.
JOHNSONS,
Petitioner's Agents, 115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.
Improvements in Cycles and other Wheeled Vehicles in order to
Assist Propulsion.
I, JAMES HUCK, of 1, Glendinning Terrace, Galashiels, North Britain, Art
Master, 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 relates to improvements in cycles and other wheeled vehicles in
order to assist propulsion and consists in counteracting or reducing the power of
gravitation by the application of hydrogen or other gas, which is lighter than the
atmosphere, the said gas being enclosed in light and gas tight receptacles attached
to the frame or other part of the cycle for example, in order to render locomotion
easier.
The gas receptacle may be applied between the axle and the rim of the wheel,
that is to say the space at this part may be covered by silk or other light and
gas tight material.
Or the gas receptacle may be applied beneath the riders seat

page_text: that is to say within the frame of the cycle; or the receptacle or receptacles may
be applied to any other convenient part of the cycle.
The said gas receptacles may be employed with a cycle of any ordinary pat-
tern but I prefer to employ one of special construction as illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is an elevation.
Fig. 2 a plan and
Fig. 3 an end view shewing the gas receptacles applied to the wheels of the
cycle.
Referring to the said drawings I employ a rim A of any ordinary section, having
pneumatic or other tyres a, connected by spokes to a hollow spindle B of a
breadth equivalent to that of the gas receptacle which is formed by means of say
a silk covering C attached to the rim A of the wheel and to the spindle B.
The framing of the cycle consists of a horizontal tube D to the ends of which
are secured the forks d, the arrangement of the said tube and the increased
diameter of the wheels enabling the rider to be situated beneath same. The
saddle E is therefore suspended from the tube D by means of two chains, cords,
or wires Feither or both of which may be made adjustable to enable the height
of the saddle to be varied. The rear chain, cord or wire F' extends from below
the saddle and is attached at g, in any convenient way, to the framing gl carrying
the gear, which framing is pivoted upon the rear axle as shewn, the whole
arrangement being such that the driving gear may always bear the sanie relative
position with that of the saddle but may also, by lengthening or shortening the
chain, wire or cord be made adjustable so as to vary the distance between same
when desired.
In order to steer the cycle I connect the front fork by means of wires or cords H,
to the handle connection which consists of two vertical cords J having horizontal
rods. The said cords being flexible enable the handle connection to be rolled up
and thus lengthened or shortened at will.
The said gas receptacles may be applied in any other convenient way to cycles
and to other vehicles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
In cycles and other wheeled vehicles, the employment of a gas receptacle, or
receptacles, constructed and arranged substantially in the manner as and for the
purpose herein before described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of November 1898.
JOHNSONS,
Applicant's Agents, 115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.