US Patent: 655,294
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| Traction Engine
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Patentee:
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| George Adamson (exact or similar names) - Crider, Caldwell County, KY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Apr. 17, 1900 |
| Granted: |
Aug. 07, 1900 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| Abstract:
This invention relates to traction-engines in general, and more particularly to the class to involving an upright boiler as distinguished from the class wherein a horizontal boiler is employed, although, as will be readily seen from the following description, a number of the features involved may be used in either instance. One object of the invention is to provide an engine which will be simple and effective in structure, in which a maximum power will be developed at the traction-wheels, and in which the parts will be yieldingly supported, whereby they will not be injured by sudden jars in the operation of the engine. A further object of the invention is to provide a novel and simple steering mechanism in which the power employed in turning the wheels will he derived directly from the traction-wheels, thus eliminating the necessity for turning the guide-wheels by hand, as is usually the case.
Claim:
In a steering mechanism for traction-engines, the combination with pivotally-mount-ed wheels and traction-wheels, of shafts, chains engaged with the shafts to be wound thereon the opposite ends of the chains having connection with the axle of the steering-wheels to pivotally move it, intermeshing gears fixed upon the shafts, friction-wheels upon the shafts, a lever, a friction wheel upon the lever and adapted for movement thereby into engagement with the first-named friction-wheels, alternately, and connections between the traction-wheels and the friction-wheel upon the lever, for operating the latter to rotate the shafts in opposite directions. |
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