Year: 1888

page_text: I WILLIAM OWEN WALLEY of No 1 Hasborough Street, Westbourne Square, in
the County of Middlesex Retired Sailor, 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 invention has for its object improvements in toys whereby human or animal
figures can be made to closely imitate the actions of the legs of the driver of a
velocipede
The sud invention consists of the figure of a human being pivotted at the hips and
knees and at any other convenient part or parts, and with its feet pivotted to the
driving pedals of a velocipede and another figure of a human being sitting motionless
between the two back wheels for the purpose of covering up the mechanism for pro-
pelling the velocipede
If desired two or more pivotted figures cach provided with a pur of driving pedals,
and two or more motionless figures may be placed upon the velocipode, or animal
figures may be placed thereon either in conjunction with human figures or by them-
selves and pivotted at convenient parts of their legs, or the invention may be otherwise
varied
The motion of the velocipede is produced by the rotation of a heavy fly wheel by
means of a cord rapidly unwound from a bobbin affixed to the spindle thereof or by
an equivalent device for rotating the same
The spindle carrying the fly-wheel is so arranged as to lightly rest upon the rim
of the side wheels of the velocipede and propel the same by the rolling friction
produced
The revolution of the driving pedals will work the pivotted legs and cause the same
to closely resemble the actions of the legs of the driver of a velocipede
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
awings which shew my invention constructed in the form of a tricycle and with
_man figures, but I wish it to be clearly understood that I do not confine myself to
any special shape of velocipede, nor to any particular figure or figures as the same
may be varied as before mentioned
Figure 1 is a side elevation and
*igure 2 is an end elevation partly in section.

page_text: Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts A string or cord is wound
round the bobbin A which is rigidly affixed to the spindle B carrying the heavy fly
wheel C The said spindle B is supported in suitable bearings D attached to the side
of the seat upon which the figure is placed and passing through the body of the
figure E projects on either side thereof resting lightly upon the hind wheels F and G
of the velocipede
The rapid unwinding of the string or cord from the bobbin A will cause the fly
wheel C and spindle B to revolve and the rolling friction of the said spindle B on the
wheels F and G will rotate the same The vehicle will thus be propelled from behind
and the revolution of the driving pedals H will work the pivotted legs of the figure J,
causing the same to imitate the action of the legs of the driver of 1 velocipede
When required any part or parts of the machine can be so arrange as to cause the
velocipede to deviate from the straight course eg by bending the back bone outwards
and keeping the same spring in that position by a suitable clamp
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said I
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is -
The construction of a toy in which a figure or figures is pivotted so as to imitate
the actions of the driver of a velocipede by means of the rolling friction produced by
the spindle of a rapidly revolving heavy fly-wheel substantially as hereinbefore
set forth