Improvements in Mechanically Propelled Carriages.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 13th Nov., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mechanically Propelled Carriages.
I, THE VICOMTE ELI JOSEPH MARIE RAYMOND DECAZES of Chateau de Villars,
Department de la Vienne, France do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The improvements relate to carriages intended to be worked on rails or roads, and they
consist in driving such carriages, partly or wholly by aerial propulsion, and sometimes
partly by, or through the wheels thereof, when desired and by making the carriage of or
with a curved shaped body, combined with a screw, actuated by any convenient motive
power working direct on the shaft of said screw without the intervention of gearing
chains belts &o., and when desired distinct from the power which drives the wheels,
which may be worked independently of the screw motor, the screw of which is
constructed for working in the air or by the motor working the screw.
Dated this 13th day of November 1895.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.O., Agents to Applicant.
I, THE VICOMTE ELI JOSEPH MARIE RAYMOND DECAZES, of Chateau de Villars,
Department de la Vienne, in the Republic of France, 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 improvements relate to carriages intended to be worked on rails or roads, and
they consist in driving auch carriages partly or wholly by aerial propulsion, and sometimes
partly by or through the wheels thereof when desired, and by making the carriage of
or with a curved shaped body, tapering to a point at each end, or at one end and
rounded at the other end combined with a screw, actuated by any convenient motive
power working on the shaft of said screw with or without the intervention of gearing
chains, belts, etc. and when desired distinct from the power which drives the wheels,
which may be worked independently of the screw motor, the screw of which is
constructed for working in the air when driven by the motor.
The accompanying drawings show two types of my improved carriages in which
Figs. 1 and 3 are side elevations and Fig. 2 a plan view of Fig. 1. In all the figs.
A is a screw propeller B its shaft, C the (any) motor which drives the shaft by
means of gearing D. The motor shown is supposed to have two horizontal oylinders.
The wheels have pneumatic tires and ball bearings. It is understood that my system
is applicable to all shapes of carriage bodies and to three or four wheeled vehicles.
I may also use one or more of any kind of motor for giving movement to the sorew
propeller and the vehicle. The steering may be effected as shown or otherwise.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
In vehicles carrying their motors the use in combination therewith partly or wholly
of aerial propulsion for driving same, combined with the curved shaped body of such
vehicle, all substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 10th day of August 1896.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C., Agents for Applicant.