Improvements in Elevated Rope-ways and Vehicles for Running thereon.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 7th June, 1890-Accepted, 19th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Elevated Rope-ways and Vehicles for
Running thereon.
I HENRI NONCE BENOIT GUISEPPI of Luri in Corsica, Gentleman do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to elevated rope ways and vehicles for running thereon.
The axle of the pulley from which the light wicker car hangs and on which the
said pulley is fixed carries a fly wheel which fly wheel is also fixed to the said axle, and
suitable gear to be worked by hand or mechanical power in the car for rotating said
wheel or assisting to keep the car in motion.
The supporting frame of the car carries above, rollers bearing against the upper
guide rope and a brake adapted to press up under the latter said brake being also
controlled from the car.
Above the main rope which forms the bearing track is laid a second smaller rope to
act as guide and brake rope. The strong posts supporting these ropes upon brackets
and bearing the weight of the track etc. are alternated with lighter posts guiding or
staying the ropes at or about midway between the main posts.
Dated this 7th day of September 1889.
HERBERT & CO.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Elevated Rope-ways and Vehicles for
Running thereon.
I HENRI NONCE BENOIT GUISEPPI of Luri in Corsica Gentleman 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 elevated rope ways in which one or more cars suspended
on pulleys travel on a steel rope supported by arms attached to poles driven firmly
into the ground.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing shows the complete arrangement of the
elevated rope way.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the car.
Fig. 3 is a cross section of the car on line a b.
Fig. 4 is a cross section of the car on line c d.
The motive pulley A rolling on the wire rope B is fixed to a toothed wheel Cover
which runs an endless chain D operated from the car E (which may be arranged for
the conveyance of passengers) by a pinion G and a hand crank H. The pulley A is
held within a hook frame I bent at its lower part and rising again towards the rope
at I. At the lower part of the frame I is fastened a rod J for supporting the
pinion G of the chain D. On the axis of said pinion are fastened the fly wheel L
and the crank H in the place of which however any suitable motor may be used.
The support J¹ of the axis of the pinion may slide in a groove arranged in the part J
to which it is fastened by means of two bolts N N which arrangement serves if
necessary to allow for the tensioning of the chain D Figs. 2 and 3. The rear part of
the car (Figs. 2 and 4) is upheld by a pulley O smaller than the pulley A and held in
a frame P similar to the previous one. These two frames are connected by a strong
pole Q. On the axis of the pulley O is fastened a fly wheel R intended to regulate
the motion of the apparatus. The brake consists of a small pulley S which is

page_text: operated from the car by a cord so that the pulley may be placed in contact with the
cable and the car can be stopped.
At the lower bent part of each of the frames is a metal cross bar ending in two
hooks T for the purpose of suspending the car.
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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.
The car E suspended on two pulleys A and O held in frames I with cross bars the
fly wheel R on the axle of one pulley and the driving gear consisting of chain
wheels C and G with chain D and hand crank H or their equivalents connected to
operate the other pulley whereby the said car may be suspended from and caused
to travel on a single rope or cable way supported on posts and brackets or in an
equivalent manner substantially as set forth.
Dated 17th 1
1000
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.