Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 19th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1896
We JOSEPH HORTON and WILLIAM HORTON of West Vale near Halifax,
in the County of York Engineers do hereby declare the nature of this invention,
to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to construct double spiral railways for. fairs.or for
towers or other public buildings, such railways being preferably operated by
electricity. We construct our railway with a spiral circular track rising to any
height required, then descending preferably on a smaller, inner descending track,
and again emerging on to the outer ascending track or vice-versa, so making it
endless.
Upon the said ascending track are placed lines or rails which are charged with
electricity derived from a dynamo. A motor being placed within each of the cars,
or one driving car may be employed with others conuected by links, rods, or other
couplings, the cars are driven up the track by electricity, but when at the top the
electricity conveyors cease and the cars descend by gravity. The outer track is
connected to the inner at the top, and from the inner to the outer at the bottom, so
being endless.
At intervals side springs or brakes may be applied when required by the
attendant. The frame work consists of a number of upright rods of wood 'or
metal with cross pieces at intervals in the form of ladders, such ladders converge
towards the centre and are bolted together by lattice irons or other ties, so as to be
easily erected and taken down, under each cross piece which receives the rails is
placed a bolt to brace them together, each upright is provided with a sliding
adjustable foot or leg fitting into the bottom of an iron ajusting strap in which are
a series of holes and a bolt for adjusting such strap on the upright. The foot has
a screwed stud and nut for adjustment, the spaces on the outside and inside of the
uprights may be glazed when it is a permanent structure and concert, dancing and
refreshment rooms formed within the structure.
The cars may have runners at the sides and a guide rail down the side of the
descending track for steadying purposes. In cases where the inside room is not
required the inner track may emerge on to a toboggan slide by means of points and
levers. The toboggan slide again emerging into the ascending track, the cars.
carrying slides for use when used for tobogganing. The whole apparatus. is
covered with suitable dome or roof. Electric horses or other animals may be placed
upon the track in addition to or in place of the cars.
Dated this Twentieth day of December 1895.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: We JOSEPH HORTON and WILLIAM HORTON of West Vale near Halifax
in the County of York, Engineers, 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 construct double spiral railways for fairs, or for
towers or other public nundings such railways being operated by electricity.
towers or other public nundings such railways being operated by electricity.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation partly in section of our improved electric spiral
railway.
Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation of upright girder, frame or rods for supporting the
track.
Fig. 4 is an end view of Fig. 3.
We construct our railway with a spiral circular track A rising to any height
required, then descending preferably on a smaller inner track B, and again emerging
on to the outer ascending track A, or vice-versa, so making it endless.
Upon the said ascending track A are placed lines or rails C, which are charged
with electricity derived from a dynamo fixed in any suitable position. A motor
being placed within each of the cars, or one driving car may be employed with
others connected by links, rods, or other couplings, the cars are driven up the track
by electricity, but when at the top D, the electricity conveyers may or may not
cease, and the cars descend by gravity. The outer track is connected to the inner
at the top, and from the inner to the outer at the bottom, so being endless.
At intervals any suitable side springs or brakes may be applied when required
by the attendant. The framework consists of a number of upright rods E of wood
or metal with cross pieces F at intervals in the form of ladders, such ladders
converge towards the centre and are bolted together by lattice irons or other ties G,
so as to be easily erected and taken down. Under each cross piece F which
receives or supports the rails and track, is placed a bolt H to brace them together,
each upright is preferably provided with a sliding adjustable foot or leg J, fitting
into the bottom of an iron adjusting strap K, in which are a series of holes L, and
a bolt M, for adjusting such strap on the upright.
The foot has a screwed stud N and nut P for adjustment, the spaces on the
outside and inside of the uprights may be glazed, when it is a permanent structure,
and concert, dancing and refreshment rooms formed within the structure at R.
The cars may have runners at the sides, and a guide rail down the side of the
descending track for steadying purposes.
In cases where the inside room is not required, the inner track may emerge on to
a toboggan slide again emerging into the ascending track, the cars carrying slides
for use when used for toboganning. The whole apparatus is covered with suitable
dome or roof S. Electrically driven horses or other animals upon wheels may be
placed upon the track in addition to or in place of the cars if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
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1. The combination of a stationary spiral circular ascending railway track
joining with a stationary spiral circular descending railway track arranged so that
cars or other carriages can be electrically driven up and down the said track in

page_text: continuity without changing or reversing the said cars, substantially as shown and
described.
2. The combination of the spiral circular ascending and descending tracks carried
by a series of uprights with cross pieces and bolts in the form of ladders, such
ladders converging towards the centre of tracks, and preferably having adjustable
feet as and for the purposes substantially as shown and described.
Dated this Eighteenth day of September 1896.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax, Patent Agent for the Applicants.