Improvements in Cars for Large Wheels used for Recreative Purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 10th Feb., 1898-Accepted, 9th Apr., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cars for Large Wheels used for Recreative
Purposes.
I, MORITZ LIESKE, care of Robert Shepherd, of Dansom Lane, Hull, in the
County of Yorkshire, Mechanical Shooting Gallery Proprietor, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention, is to impart a revolving motion, that is a horizontal
turning motion, to cars, which are suspended to cross bars of wheels, having an
up and down, or high and low circular motion.
My invention relates most particularly to circular cars, which are suspended
from large wheels which are turned, carrying such cars around, each car being in
turn at the bottom and top as the wheel turns around or revolves on its axis.
For the purpose of my invention, I mount a bevel wheel on the cross bar or
shaft from which the car is hung, and on the top of the pillar or upright to which
this car is connected, I mount a second bevel wheel, which gears with the one
mounted on the cross bar. I may employ ball or other antifriction runners, to
take the weight of the car, and to allow it to turn easily and with little friction,
and such car may be suspended from a collar placed on the above upright, and
supported by a cotter or the like, this allows of the car being turned indepen-
dently of the bevel wheels.
As the wheel is turning, and the cars going around the gear wheel on the cross
bar, and the one on the top of the upright which takes the car, are in contact,
and cause the said cars to have a horizontal revolving motion, in addition to the
motion of going around with the wheel.
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JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cars for Large Wheels used for Recreative
Purposes..
I, MORITZ LIESKE, care of Robert Shepherd, of Dansom Lane, Hull, in the
County of Yorkshire, Mechanical Shooting Gallery Proprietor, 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:-
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page_text: turning or spinning motion to cars which are suspended from cross bars of wheels
or the like having an up and down or high and low circular motion, thereby to
obtain two distinct motions at the same time, viz. a high and low circular motion
and a horizontal twisting or turning motion.
My invention relates more particularly to circular cars but is applicable to cars
of other shapes suspended from large wheels which are turned carrying such cars
around each car being in turn at the bottom and top as the wheel turns around
or revolves on its axis.
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DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1, shows a side view of wheel with cars connected to or slung from cross-
bars of such wheel.
Fig. 2, is a sectional end view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shows view of part of cross bar with bevel wheel and bearing, the bear-
ing being in section, and upright or pillar of car with bevel wheel also part of
bottom of sling with bearing in section and pillar or upright of car resting
therein.
Fig. 4, shows another method of hanging the car to allow of antifriction runners
being employed and to allow of the body of the car being turned independent
of the pillar or upright and the gear wheels.
For the purpose of my invention I mount a bevel or other suitable toothed
wheel A on the cross bar B of the wheel C from which the car D is hung and on
the top of the pillar or upright E to which this car D is connected I mount a
second bevel or toothed wheel A¹ which gears with the wheel A mounted on the
cross bar B.
The car may be held up in position by means of a sling or hanging bracket
consisting of two or more downwardly projecting rods or the like F F connected
at their top ends to the cross bar B and having a cross piece or support G
attached to their bottom ends this support may have a bearing H to take the
bottom end of the pillar or upright E of the car D which thus rests in the sling.
The cross bar B of the wheel may also be provided with a bearing B' in which
the top part of the car pillar or upright E works thus the car spins around in the
two bearings B¹ on the cross bar B and H in the crosspiece or support G of the
sling.
Referring to Fig. 4. In place of the sling before described I may employ a
support or carrier consisting of two hangers F F working loosely on the cross
bar B of the wheel C these hangers having a cross piece or support G provided
with a sleeve H and strengthened in any suitable manner.
The pillar or upright E of the car is passed up through the sleeve H of the
support or carrier and the bevel or other toothed wheel A is put on and screwed
down tight by means of a nut J or the like the bevel wheel A being a fixture on
the cross bar B, as before described.
If desired balls or other suitable antifriction runners K may be employed at
or near the top of the upright or pillar E preferably by placing them between the
top of the sleeve H and a washer or the like L underneath the bevel wheel A¹
the top of the sleeve may be grooved as also may the underside of the washer so
as to form a race for such balls or the like to run in these anti-friction runners
take the weight of the car and allow it to turn easily and with little friction.
Also the body of the car may be carried by means of rods or the like M con-
nected to a loose collar or thimble N working on the upright or pillar E and
supported by means of a cotter or fixed collar O this allows of the car being spun
around independent of the upright or pillar and the gear wheels.
The hangers F F on the cross bar B may be kept in position and prevented from
sliding on such cross bar by means of fixed collars or the like P, P.
As the wheel C is turning and the cars D going around in a circular high and
low direction the gear wheel A on the cross bar gears with the gear wheel A¹ on

page_text: the top of the upright or pillar E which takes the car and being in contact, and
by reason of the gravitation of the cars cause such cars to have a horizontal
revolving or spinning motion in addition to the high and low circular motion.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. In connection with wheels having cars for carrying passengers, giving the
cars C a horizontal revolving or spinning motion, by means of a fixed toothed
wheel such as A, on the bar B of the wheel from which the car is suspended, and
a corresponding toothed wheel such as A¹ at the top of the upright or pillar E,
such wheels gearing with each other, in the manner and for the purposes substan-
tially as shown and described.
2. In connection with wheels of the nature described, supporting the cars by
means of slings suspended from bars B running across the wheel C, in the manner
and for the purposes substantially as shown and described.
3. Supporting the cars of wheels of the kind described, by means of hangers
such as F F, provided with cross piece or support such as G, provided with
sleeve H, to take uprights E of cars D, and providing anti-friction runners K,
or not as desired, in the manner and for the purposes substantially as shown and
described.
4. Supporting the cars of wheels of the kind described, by connecting the rods M
which take the body of the car, to a collar or thimble N, working loosely on the
upright or pillar E, and held up by means of a cotter or fixed collar O, in the
manner and for the purposes substantially as shown and described.
Ninth day of February 1808
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.