Improvements in Means for Propelling Vehicles of all kinds, and Vessels.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Propelling Vehicles of all kinds, and
Vessels.
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I, JAMES BRABY of Maybanks, Rudgwick in the County of Sussex, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The object of this invention is to provide simple means for propelling carriages
and other vehicles on light railroads and common roads, agricultural implements.
and field rollers, and also for propelling vessels and other floating bodies...
In carrying out my invention, Isadapt to the carriages or vessel, at a suitable
distance apart, two corresponding.crankshafts or axles, having two, three, or more
cranks on each shaft.
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The corresponding cranks are connected together by curved or straight, bars,
which are provided at the centre of their length with shoes (in the case of road,
vehicles), or floats or paddles (in the case of vessels).
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The crankshafts are driven in any suitable manner by a prime mover carried by
the vehicle of vessel, and as the cranksirotate, the shoes, or the floats, as the case
may be, come into contact with the road of the water, and propel the vehicle or the
vessel forwardi
The vehicle will be provided with suitable steering, mechanism, and to prevent
shock, as the shoes strike the ground, one of the crank axles or shafts will he
mounted in movable bearing blocks, which are kept down by springs, &, if desired,
the crank axles or shafts may be divided in their length, to facilitate turning..
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Improvements in Means for Propelling Vehicles, of all kinds, and
* Vessels.
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I JAMES BRABY of Maybanks; Rudgwick, in the County of Sussex, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide simple imeans for propelling carriages
and other vehicles on light railroads and common roads, agricultural implements;
and field rollers, and also for propelling vessels and other floating bodies.
In' errrying out my invention, I adapt to the carriage or vessel, at a suitable
distance apart, corresponding crank shafts or axles, having one, two or more
cranks on each shaft.
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The corresponding cratiks are connected together by curved or straight bars,
which are provided, at the centre of their length, with shoes (in the case of road
vehicles), or floats or paddles (in the case of vessels)
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page_text: The crank shafts are driven in any suitable manner by hand, or by a prime mover
carried by the vehicle or vessel, and as the cranks rotate, the shoes or the floats, as
the case may be, come into contact with the road or the water, and propel the
vehicle or the vessel forward.
The vehicle will be provided with suitable steering mechanism, and, to provent
shock as the shoes strike the ground, one of the crank axles or shafts will be
mounted in movable bearing blocks, which are kept down by springs, and, if required,
the crank axles or shafts may be divided in their length to facilitate turning.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1, Sheet I, is a side elevation of a carriage adapted for use on a rail or
tram
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Fig. 2 is a plan view, , and Fig. 3 an end view of the same.
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Fig. 4, Sheet II, represents, in side elevation, my invention applied to a vehicle
having the nature of a velocipede, Fig. 5 being a plan view, Fig. 6 a back view,
and Fig. 7 a front view?
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Figs. 8 and 9, Sheet III, are diagrams showing, in side view and plan view, the
invention applied to a field roller..
Fig10, Sheet III, is a side view of my invention applied to a floating structure,
Fig. 11 being a plan view, and Fig. 12-an endiview.
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Referring to Figs. 12, and 3; Axis a frame, carried by the running wheels B in
any suitable manner Care crankshafts, which are mounted in adjustable
bearings D carried by the frame A.
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In the figures; four cranks are shown on the:shafts, which are supported, at the
centre of their length, by the longitudinal bar: A, forming part of the frame: A...
Connecting corresponding cranks on the two shafts, are curved bars E, which
carry; at the centre of their length; spiked shoes Fi These shoes are pivotted to
the bars E, and are kept in their proper position for use by springs:G, which will
allow the shoes to rock slightly in case of inequalities in the road
These crank shafts C are driven by the pullies H and strap or chain H, which
will be actuated in any convenient manner by a prime mover: mounted on the
carriage, or by hand
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As the shafts rotate, the shoes are consecutively brought down onto the ground,
and, owing to the continuous movement of the shafts, will: (the ground: serving as
the fulcrum) push the carriage forward on the rails..
In the velocipede arrangement shewn at Figs. 4 to 7, the form of the fram is
slightly changed, and the crank shafts C do not extend all across the frame, as
before. The front wheels are also måde steering wheels, the axle of which is
pivotted to the bracket B', a steering handle B2 (Fig. 4) being attached to the
pivot, so as to extend between the feet or knees of the rider, or in any other
convenient manner, to effect the steering of the vehicle.
This vehicle is driven by hand, and, in addition to the pulleys H and band or
chain a grooved hand wheel His applied to the driving gear of each pair of
crank shafts, but it may be driven by power, if desired.
These hand wheels H are mounted on brackets secured to the longitudinal
bars A of the frame A, or in any other convenient manner.
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Figs 8 and 9, Sheet TIT, in which the invention is shown-applied to a field roller,
will explain themselves, with the assistance of what has gone, before; further
reference to them will therefore be unnecessary.
In Figs. 10, 11, and 12, the frame A is carried: by the pontoons J, of which
there are both large and small, as shown..
The crank-axles C. will be divided at the centre of their length, and the two
pairs will be driven separately, after the, manner of the velocipede,, Figs. 4 to 7.-
This division, of the crank axles C is required for, steering purposes....
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corresponding cranks are connected together by straight bars or rods E, in this
case; and, in place of the spiked shoes F,vertical, blades K are attached to the
bars; which villactras paddles to propel the vessel.
Both the vessel and the velocipede-will be provided with suitable. seats for one,

page_text: two, or more persons, and the operation of the means of propulsion will be same in
all cases.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I would here remark
that I do not wish to confine myself to the exact mechanical details herein shown
and described, because these may be varied, to a greater or less extent, without
departing from the nature of my invention; but what I claim is :-
1. Propelling vehicles of all kinds for use on railroads, tramroads, or common
roads, and vessels or floating structures in water, by means of shoes or paddles
carried by rods or bars connected to corresponding cranks on parallel crank-shafts,
and driven by power or by hand, as herein shown and described.
2. The various-arrangements of parts of propelling vehicles and vessels, as
herein shown and described.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.