Improvements in and relating to Roundabouts.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 4th Apr., 1396
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Roundabouts.
We JOHN HENRY GEOGHEGAN Steam Hobby Horse Proprietor and THOMAS
HAWKSWORTH Hotel Proprietor both of the Queen's Hotel Hollinwood near
Manchester in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of this inven--
tion to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in and relating to roundabouts.
The said invention relates more particularly to such parts thereof known as the
depending or connecting rods for carrying the horses, boats carriages, or other
things.
It is well known that in connection with such rods at the part in proximity
to the stage or platform that much friction occurs between such parts thus
necessitating much motive power for working the roundabout.
Our invention has for its object to remedy this defect or at least to minimise
the same.
According to our construction we provide in connection with the platform at.
any suitable part thereof a receptacle in which we mount a grooved pulley or
pullies but we preferably employ two, having their axes parallel to each other
which we arrange so that the rod shall pass between them. The rod is situate in.
an angular position with relation to the pullies and when the roundabout is
motionless the rod rests against the pulley nearest to the inner side of the platform,.
when in motion the rod is free to radially move on its fixed point and thus:
bear againt the outer and opposite pulley, the said pullies being capable of rotating
about their axes the said rod moving upwards and downwards by the action of
the crank as is well understood the said rod may and will be allowed and free to.
move laterally and vertically simultaneously, friction being practically thus obviated:
betwen the rod and the platform.
We also adapt the box or receptacle for the purpose of containing a lubricant:
whereby the pullies and axles may be self-lubricated.
Dated this 9th day of April 1895.
JOHN HENRY GEOGHEGAN,
His X mark.

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Roundabouts.
We, JOHN HENRY GEOGHEGAN Steam Hobby Horse Proprietor and THOMAS
HAWKSWORTH Hotel Proprietor both of Queen's Hotel Hollinwood near Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in and relating to roundabouts.
The said invention has reference more particularly to such parts thereof known
as the depending or connecting rods for carrying the horses boats carriages or
other things.
It is well known that in connection with such rods at the parts in proximity
to the stage or platform that much friction occurs between such parts, that is,
between the rising and falling rods and the stage through which the said rods
pass, thus necessitating a great amount of motive power for the working of the
roundabout and due to such friction or rubbing action between the rods and the
stage.
Our invention has for its object to remedy these defects or at least to minimise
the same.
For convenience of description of our invention we shall refer to one
carrier rod as each rod of the roundabout is similarly connected with our inven-
tion. According to our construction we provide in connection with the platform
at any suitable part, a box or casing in which we mount two grooved pullies,
having their axes parallel to each other which we arrange so that the rod shall
pass between the surfaces of the said pullies.
The rod is mounted hung or depended from the crank shaft in the usual well
known manner. When the roundabout is motionless the rod rests against the
surface of one of the pullies,. i.e., the pulley nearest the inner surface or side of
the platform when in motion the rod being free to radiate from its point.
of suspension is allowed and free to move therefrom and bear against the surface of
the opposite pulley the said pullies being mounted so as to be capable of turning
in their bearings about their axes whilst the rods periodically move upwards and
downwards as is well known, the said rods are thus allowed and free to move.
simultaneously laterally and vertically between the moving surfaces of the pullies
friction being thus obviated between the rods and the platform. We also adapt
the box or receptacle for the purpose of containing a lubricant whereby the bearings
of the pullies may be lubricated.
In order that a clear understanding may be had of our invention we have
hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings in which like letters of reference throughout
the figures therein shewn indicate like parts. Fig. 1 is a front elevation of portion
of a roundabout shewing our invention applied thereto.
Fig. 2 is a back view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a plan of a segment of the platform shewing our invention applied
thereon.
Fig. 4 is a view shewing our invention drawn to an enlarged scale.
a. is the carrier rod which supports the horse b, and mounted on the three throw-
crank c the said rod extends downwards and passes through our appliance or invention
which consists of a box d. affixed to the platform.
Within the said box d, we mount a pair of pullies f, f1 having curved or concave
surfaces their axes being parallel and so mounted within the box that they are free to
turn in their bearings d' d adapted or recessed so as to receive oil or other lubricant the
said pullies are situated at a suitable distance apart to admit or allow of the carrier
rod a, to move from the surface of one pulley to the other due to gyration or rotation
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page_text: of the roundabout thus the rods are due to such causes capable of moving outwards
and against the pulley, nearest to the outer side of the platform as may be seen
in Fig. 3, but when at rest the said rods will be normally situate against the surface.
of the opposite pulley faway from the pulley f1 consequently as circumstances may
require the rod is capable of moving from the one pulley to the other as shewn clearly
in dotted lines Fig. 4.
It will be evident from the foregoing description that the carrier rod is free to move
vertically also laterally through the stage board or floor and by means of the provision
of moving contact pieces or surfaces in the manner herein before described friction
which would occur between the rod and the rigid or unmoveable stage is consequently
obviated and as a result the motive power required to operate or work the roundabout
may be greatly reduced.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
1. In combination a box or casing in which we mount a pair of pullies or
rotating surfaces ff¹ free to turn when in contact with the carrier rod a substantially
as and for the purposes herein fully set forth and illustrated in the drawings.
hereunto.
2. In combination the rod a, with rotating pullies or pieces substantially as-
and for the purposes herein fully set forth and illustrated in the drawings hereunto-
annexed.
Dated this 8th day of January 1896.
J. H. BUTTERWORTH,
Rochdale,
For the Applicants.