Improvements in Locomotive Vehicles.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Locomotive Vehicles.
I, CHARLES HENRY HUNTLEY, of No. 9, Saint Andrew's Road, Portslade, Sussex,
Patentee, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows that
is to say:
or other
I construct a carriage or vehicle of any desired description, for moving by
means of wheels, having in a portion of space therein contained one or more
coil springs of suitable power which may be composed of india rubber, steel,
or any other suitable elastic material metal or compound, working or fixed on
suitable pinions, and by means of sprocket, cog, or other wheels,
mechanical contrivance communicating their elastic spring or recoil power to
one or more driving wheels thereby giving moving power to said driving or other
wheels and which said driving and other wheels are composed of steel (or any
other metal compound or substance,) rims, and spokes, the said rims having out-
side annular groovs for the purpose of holding therin a tyre of any suitable
elastic material, metal, or compound or substance, of any suitable size or shape
which is secured in the said groove by means of another rim having a groove
inside the said rim which is fixed on the outside of the aforesaid rim holding the
said tyre when these two rims and tyre are held together as one tyre by means
of suitable screwed bolts. A suitable lever is attached to any convenient part
of the said vehicle by means of which the same can be guided or restrained from
motion by means of a clutch acting upon the axle of one or more of the said
driving wheel or wheels.
Dated this Sixteenth day of Ontahan 1800
Improvements in Locomotive Vehicles.
CHARLES HENRY HUNTLEY, Patentee, 9. St. Andrew's Road, Portslade, Hove,
Sussex, 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, that is to say:-
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I construct a carriage or vehicle of any desired description, for moving by
means of wheels, having in a portion or space contained in the vehicle one or
more coiled springs of suitable power (marked V. V, in the accompanying
drawing) which may be composed of india rubber, steel or any other suitable
elastic material, metal or compound, working or fixed on suitable axles U
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page_text: supported in bearings H, K, L, M, and by means of sprockets or cog wheels N, O,
and chains A, or other mechanical contrivances, communicating their elastic
spring or recoil power to one or more driving wheels marked A, thereby giving
moving, power to said driving or other wheels. The driving or other wheels A
are composed of steel or any other metal compound or substance. The rim's
have annular grooves (marked Y) for the purpose of holding therein a tyre of
any suitable elastic material, metal or compound or substance of any suitable
size or shape, which is fastened in the said groove by means of another rim
(marked Z) having a groove, this said outer rim, which is fixed on the outside
of the aforesaid inner rim, holding the said tyre; these two rims and tyre are
held together as one tyre by means of suitable screwed bolts (marked ¹). A
suitable lever marked E) is attached to any suitable part of the said vehicle, which
lever is formed with a slotted or grooved head E actuating a claw clutch marked D
which engages with the clutch wheel. marked C. which controls the axle B and
so controls any action of the machinery which is further regulated by the action
of the winged governor (marked G) and its winged leaves marked ).I set
the said springs in action by winding, the small cog wheel T, actuating the said
cog wheel by means of a suitable key fitting on the square nose (marked B¹)
which actuates the gearing (marked W, S) and thus, acting upon the axles U U,
winds up the said springs V, V, (which are connected by the sprocket wheels Q, R,
and chain A¹), thereby accumulating full power to the said springs, and the
whole of the mechanical arrangement is then in order for immediate working
upon releasing the said lever E.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
CLAIM.
Applying and utilising a new method of metallic or any other elastic material
or compound of any suitable form to produce mechanical motive power and
utilising the said power for moving locomotive vehicles as hereby described.
Also a new method of fastening and applying rubber or other suitable elastic
materials or substances, as tyres to wheels.
1000
CHARLES HENRY HUNTLEY.