US Patent: 59,915 - Improvement in velocipedes


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US Patent: 59,915

Improvement in velocipedes

Patentee:

Pierre Lallement (exact or similar names) - Paris, France

USPTO Classifications:

280/259

Tool Categories:

household : bicycles and tricycles

transportation : bicycles and tricycles

Assignees:

James Carroll - New Haven, CT

Pierre Lallement - Paris, France

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Granted:	Nov. 20, 1866

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Description:

The "velocipede" in this patent is considered by some to be the genesis of the modern bicycle. The patent covers the pedals and cranks, which here are directly connected to the front wheel, making for a rather slow ride. But until this invention, velocipedes were propelled by pushing with the feet along the ground.