IMPROVEMENTS IN PROPELLING BOATS BY STERN WHEELS
Year: 1884

page_text: ANTHONY BIVER, Norfolk Villa 14 Norfolk Road St. John's wood, London N.W.
Formerly Professor of modern Languages, but now engaged in educational and
engineering works do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN PROPELLING BOATS BY STERN WHEELS, to be as follows:-
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This Boat is fitted with Three Wheels fixed abreast at the Stern, turning round
on one Spindle & on four bearings. The centre wheel is the motor and larger in
diameter than the two paddle wheels, and separated from them by a box half its
height, in which it revolves. It is driven principally by water, which flows through
a zinc tube, connected to a cistern or reservoir at the bow of the boat, always full
of water, which forms therefore an undershot of considerable force, as the water has
a fall of one foot in 10.-There are three Breast Shots, one above the other, besides.
Two are supplied permanently by the water which surrounds the box, and one by
the paddle wheels water pockets, which fill themselves in going round and throw
their contents from their summit into a channel connected with the box, every
second.
The Paddle wheels can be worked from the centre of the Boat by four pullies,
either by hand or feet in connexion with the water (and wind if thought proper.)
The Boat is open at the Stern and has two openings at each side of the paddle
wheels, through which the water enters freely, and inakes its exit at the stern.
The water which flows through the Tube and under the motor wheel through the
box, provides permanently a heavy and safe ballast and by its own weight forces
its way out by opening a valve at the extremity of the tube.-The Keel is covered
outside with strong heavy lead from end to end which gives the boat additional
steadiness-The boat itself is lined with zinc at the bow as far as the shoulder, and
at the stern as far as the box, inside & outside, and is perfectly water tight. It is
also provided with a strong air tight zinc belt all round, but the boat's extremity
at the bow, strongly fixed just above the waterline, which renders it perfectly safe
from sinking or capsizing. This air belt would keep the boat afloat, if it were full
of water, hence its perfect safety in any weather. The Boat is provided with two
Rudders, one at the Bow and the other at the Stern and can be stecred by hand
or foot, by either of them or both together, by pressing on a lever. The one at the
bow is in the shape of a warrior's axe with a sharp edge, which divides the water
and gives the boat immediately another direction to the right or the left, whenever
required. The other at the stern is in the shape of a Fish entirely immersed in the
water as if it were swimming after the boat and turns from right to left or vice-
versa in less than a second, by the action of the lever aforesaid.
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page_text: ANTHONY BIVER, Norfolk Villa 14 Norfolk Road, St. John's wood London, N.W.
(Formerly Professor of modern Languages); but now engaged in Educational and
Engineering Works, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN PROPELLING BOATS BY STERN WHEELS and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
My invention consist in three Stern wheels: The center wheel (which is supplied (or
fitted) with pockets) is the motor and is about double the size of the paddle wheels
in diameter and is separated from them by a box half its height in which it revolves.
It is propelled by water, which flows (from) through a zinc tube under the floor of
the boat connected to a reservoir, permanently supplied from the bow & sides of
the boat, which produces an undershot of considerable force, as the water has a
fall of one foot in 10. There are also threo breast shots, one above the other. Two
of them are permanently supplied by the water which surrounds the box and one
by the paddle wheels, which are provided with pockets, which fill themselves in
going round and throw their contents into a channel, which carries the water on
the motor wheel. What I claim and wish to have protected is
The novelty of the Stern Paddle Wheels, propelled by water power.