US Patent: 115,280
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| Improvements in Traction Engines
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Patentee:
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| James Henry Clapham (exact or similar names) - New York, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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May 30, 1871 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| Abstract:
The first part of my invention relates to the circular frame resting upon the axles of the deriving and steering wheels or upon intermediate frame supporting the machinery used for forming the propelling power. The second part of my invention 'relates to the fore part of the afterbody of the carriage, which rests upon and is extended in cylindrical or circular form or framework around the aforesaid circular frame of the fore-body, which rests upon the axles of the driving-wheels or upon an intermediate frame. This arrangement affords a support for the forebody of the vehicle; it also allows the said forebody to turn independently, the object being to enable the carriage to be steered in any direction by the regulation of the speed given to either of the (hiving-wheels. The third part of my invention relates to the inner hub attached-to the driving-axles and its projecting arm, which, when "in motion, becomes connected with a projection from the driving-wheels, the object of which is to prevent the engine being caught ,on a center when the power is being applied to the aforesaid driving-wheels.
Claim:
The circular frame of the forebody B B resting upon the axles K K of the driving-wheels C C. |
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