Travelling and as Implements of War.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 29th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 13th Sept., 1887.
Travelling and as Implements of War.
I SYDNEY LEMMON, of No 25 Union Street, Portsea, in the County of Hampshire,
Naval Officer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to a new or improved construction of aeriel machine which is
also capable of operating or progressing in water or on land.
In order that my Invention may be more fully understood I have hereto annexed a
sheet of drawings illustrative thereof. Fig. 1. represents a sectional elevation of the
machine and Fig. 2. a plan thereof. A represents the framework for the working
parts of the apparatus and B, B' are angular frames for the attachment of balloons or
air vessels C which must be of sufficient capacity to float the machine and occupant at
an elevation calculated to clear natural obstacles likely to be encountered in the course
of the projected journey. The framework which constitutes the leading part or bow
of the machine is hinged to the body so that the occupant who is seated on the chair
or saddle D can raise or depress the said bow by means of the cords & passing round
pullies E which are turned by means of the crank handle F. The machine is pro-
pelled by foot power, the pressure being applied to levers or treadles G which are
connected by means of rods H to the crank shaft J. On each end of the crank shaft
is mounted a grooved pulley K and on the main driving shaft L are two similar pullies M
of smaller dimensions. The motion of the pullies K may be imparted to the pulleys M
by means of cords, chains or other equivalent. On the ends of the shaft L are paddle
wheels N the blades of which may consist of cotton or sail cloth stretched on suitable
frames or other material may be employed, one rim of the wheel is made larger than
the diameter of the blades and is provided with a tire of india rubber or other suitable
material. For steering the machine a handle O is employed for operating gearing
such as P such gearing being made to work a rudder, or clutch-box or friction
gearing whereby one of the paddles may be thrown out of gear as in an ordinary
paddle steamer or in some forms of tricycles. In order to adapt the apparatus for

page_text: land it is provided with wheels Q back and front. If it should be requisite or
desirable to cross water the gas in the balloons C is allowed to escape until the descent
is effected and sufficient only remains to float the machine which then becomes a
velocipede boat. One of the objects of this invention is to provide means for dropping
shells or other explosives into towns in a state of seige. For this purpose a slip
hook R is fixed underneath the car for carrying the explosive article. In order to
support the extra weight of the shell an extra S balloon of ordinary construction is
attached to the frame by cords a. At the desired moment the explosive is released by
means of a cord b attached to the yoke of the slip hook and at the same time the
balloon S is released by cutting the cords a or other means.
Dated this 29th day of October 1886.
HUGHES & SON,
5, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Aerial Machines, Adapted also for Land or water
Travelling and as Implements of War.
1 SYDNEY LEMMON of No. 25 Union Street, Portsea, in the County of Hampshire Naval
Officer, 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, reference being had to the sheet of drawings filed with my Provisional
Specification :-
:-
This Invention relates to a new or improved construction of aerial machine which is
also capable of operating or progressing in water or on land, and as implements
of war.
In the drawings, Fig. 1 represents a sectional elevation of the machine and Fig. 2
a plan thereof. A represents the framework for the working parts of the apparatus
and B, B' are angular frames for the attachment of balloons or air vessels C which
must be of sufficient capacity to float the machine and occupant at an elevation
calculated to clear natural obstacles likely to be encountered in the course of the
projected journey. The framework which constitutes the leading part or bow of the
machine is hinged to the body so that the occupant who is seated on the chain or
saddle D can raise or depress the said bow by means of the cords & passing round
pullies E which are turned by means of the crank handle F. The machine is pro-
pelled by foot-power the pressure being applied to levers or treadles G which are
connected by means of rods H to the crank shaft J. On each end of the crank shaft
is mounted a grooved pulley K and on the main driving shaft L are two similar
pulleys M, of smaller dimensions. The motion of the pulleys K may be imparted to
the pulleys M by means of cords, chains or other equivalent. On the ends of the
shaft L are paddle wheels N the blades of which may consist of cotton or sail cloth
stretched on suitable frames or other material may be employed, one rim of the wheel
is made larger than the diameter of the blades and is provided with a tire of india-
rubber or other suitable material. For steering the machine a handle O is employed
operating the gearing such as P such gearing being made to work a rudder, or
clutch-box or friction gearing whereby one of the paddles may be thrown out of gear
as in an ordinary paddle steamer or in some forms of tricycles.
for
In order to adapt the apparatus for land, it is provided with wheels on back and
front. If it should be requisite or desirable to cross water the gas in the balloons C
is allowed to escape until the descent is effected and sufficient only remains to float
the machine which then becomes a velocipede boat.
One of the objects of this Invention is to provide means for dropping shells or other
explosives into towns in a state of seige. For this purpose a slip-book R is fixed
underneath the car for carrying the explosive article. In order to support the extra
weight of the shell an extra balloon S of ordinary construction is attached to the frame

page_text: by cords a. At the desired moment the explosive is released by means of a cord b
attached to the yoke of the slip-hook and at the same time the balloons is released by
cutting the cords a or other means.
Having now 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 :-
1st. The construction of an aerial machine adapted also for land and water
travelling and as implements of war and consisting essentially of a frame such as A
with paddle wheels N and apparatus for driving the same the whole being supported
by air-vessels or balloons C in manner substantially as specified and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2nd. In combination with the above, the use of an extra balloon S capable of
supporting an explosive or other heavy article with apparatus for releasing the same
when desired substantially as hercin specified and illustrated in the accompanying
sheet of drawings.