Wheeled Vehicles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Apr., 1886.
Complete Left, 7th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1887.
Wheeled Vehicles.
I, RICHARD WEBER, of 23, Katharinen-strasse, Leipzig, in the Empire of Germany,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide wheeled vehicles more especially veloci-
pedes with electric lamps without the inconvenience of carrying bulky and heavy
accumulators or elements for the production of the electricity.
For this purpose the electricity for the light is produced by fixing to the frame of
the vehicle a suitable "dynamo," the armature of which carries a small friction wheel.
The dynamo being so placed that it may be actuated by the said friction wheel touching
the tire of the wheel and being caused to revolve, thereby the electricity being
A lever is also provided for
conveyed to the light by means of insulated wires.
bringing the apparatus into a position so that the small friction wheel may be caused
to touch the tire and also be released from it when required.
With bicycles it is convenient to attach the apparatus to the fore part of the fork,
the lever being guided near the steering handle and provided with a suitable means of
fixing it in the position required.
RICHARD WEBER.
Pp. Herbert & Co.,
67, Strand, W.C.,
Agents.

page_text: I, RICHARD WEBER of 23 Katharinen-strasse, Leipzig, in the Empire of Germany,
Manufacturer, 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 wheeled vehicles, more especially veloci-
pedes with electric lamps without the inconvenience of carrying bulky and heavy
accumulators or elements for the production of electricity.
For this purpose the electricity for the light is produced by fixing to the frame of
the vehicle a suitable dynamo, the armature of which carries a small friction wheel,
the dynamo being so placed that it may be actuated by the said friction wheel touching
the tire of the wheel and being caused to revolve thereby, the electricity being conveyed
to the light by means of insulated wire. A lever is also provided for bringing the
apparatus into a position so that the small friction wheel may be caused to touch the
tire and also be released from it when required.
With bicycles it is convenient to attach the apparatus to the fore part of the fork, the
lever being guided near the steering handle and provided with a suitable means of
fixing it in the position required.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a bicycle
fitted with my improved electric light apparatus. Fig. 2 is a plan view and Fig. 3 a
front end view thereof, Fig. 4 a detail view on an enlarged scale. Fig. 5 a cross
section on line PP Fig. 4. Fig. 6 and 7 are respectively plan and side elevation of
Fig. 4. Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the application to tricycles.
A. is the dynamo of any desired system of construction attached to a bar a pivoted
to the fork B; is a friction wheel, by means of which the dynamo may be set in
action by friction of said wheel & against the tire E; ee are insulated wires conveying
the current to the lamp F, which may be an incandescent lamp arranged before a reflec-
tor; D'is the lever by means of which the dynamo may be moved about its pivot, so as
to bring the wheel into contact with the tire E; d is a ring attached by a spring to
the lever D and by means of which the said lever may be retained so that the wheel b
presses on the tire E. Means such as the spring may be arranged for normally
holding the dynamo out of operation.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :
In electric lighting for vehicles:
(1) The arrangement of a dynamo so as to be operated by friction against the tire
of a wheel of the vehicle, in combination with an electric lamp F electrically connected
to the same.
2) The dynamo A with wheel in combination with the incandescent electric
lamp F and lever D catch ring d and spring f for engaging and disengaging said
dynamo, substantially as illustrated and described.