Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1887
Complete Left, 4th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 30th Dec., 1887
WILLIAM GOULDEN Carriage and Cycle Maker Imperial Carriage & Cycle Works
opposite Lea Bridge Road Clapton E. do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows viz. :-
To apply what is known as a stuffing box to each end of a cylinder inserting inside
the cylinder and between the stuffing boxes two coil springs one to resist concus-
sion and one to receive recoil a rod passes through the stuffing boxes and coil
springs as a piston the coil springs are kept in their place by a pin inserted in the rod
at a convenient place.
The object receiving concussion which this invention counteracts is attached to one
end of the rod.

page_text: WILLIAM GOULDEN Carriage & Cycle Maker Imperial Carriage and Cycle Works
opposite Lea Bridge Road Clapton E. 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:-
The apparatus Fig. I consists of a cylinder A of a convenient length and diameter
external and internal. A stuffing box or boxes B. B. whose diameter external and
internal may be such as will fit either inside or outside a cylinder A one end of box
is fitted with an adjustable piece or gland C screwed to fit inside having a hole bored
through the centre to allow a rod to work through freely the other end of the
box B is bored through the centre to match adjusting piece or gland C.. The space
between the rod D which works through the box or boxes B and the internal wall of
the box or boxes B is fitted with soft material or packing E and prevents jamming and
causes the rod D to work smoothly through the box or boxes without noise.
One of these boxes B is fitted to each, or either end of a cylinder and forming the
cylinder A into a long dust proof box into which box is inserted a coil spring or
springs working by compression of such length and diameter as shall be determined
by the weight to be sustained and in addition also by their accumulative power to
sustain the shock of concussion and take up recoil. A piston rod D works through
the box or boxes extending outside each way any convenient distance for the purpose
of attachment at each or either end to any part or parts of a velocipede where it may
be useful or advantageous in producing the desired result of nulifying shocks and
vibration. Fig. 2 and 3 are examples of some only of the positions it may occupy.
The diameter and strength of the rod being determined by the internal diameter of
coil of spring or springs and by the object to which it may be attached at each or
either end.
A piston G is attached to the piston rod D or a pin is inserted through the piston
rod at a convenient place upon which the coil spring or springs F. F¹ rest and dividing
the coil spring or springs one coil spring For part of such coil spring sustains
weight and in addition also by its accumulative power sustains the shock of concussion
and one coil spring For part of the coil spring F takes up recoil.
Hitherto coil springs have been placed outside cylinders and over rods exposed to
the atmosphere mud and dust and of so short a length as to be useless for sustaining
heavy weights in addition to the shock of concussion becoming practically solid and
so transmiting excessive vibration to the whole of a machine as well as the riders
whereas in my apparatus is contained a long coil spring enclosed in a dust proof
cylinder working by compression and is compressed in proportion to the weight
sustained sufficient accumulative power being still retained to sustain the shock of
concussion when by such concussion the weight sustained is multiplied many times
and a part of the spring or an additional spring is utilized to take up the recoil of

page_text: such concussion and so rendering a velocipede extreemly elastic and insulating the
riders from vibration and the shock of concussion.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
1st. The combination in velocipedes of a cylinder A with stuffing boxes B B attached
at each or either end.
2nd. The combination in velocipedes of a piston G with piston rod D working
through stuffing boxes or box B. B. with packing E the action being identical with the
piston piston rod and stuffing box of a steam engine but in this apparatus_the
piston G is put in motion by communicated force upon or under the coil springs F F¹
which rest upon it a pin being inserted through the piston G to attach it to the piston
rod. It is obvious this apparatus may be equally useful and valuable when attached
in a similar manner to carriages cars and other road vehicles.
Dated this 4th day of November 1887.
WILLIAM GOULDEN.