US379599A - Two-wheeled vehicle - Google Patents

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(No Model.) W. A. PATERSON.

TWO WHEELBD VEHICLE.

N0. 379,599. Patented Mar. 20, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICEQ WILLIAM A. PATERSON, OF FLINT, MICHIGAN.

TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,599, dated March 20, 1888.

Application tiled August 1, 1887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM A. PATERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Flint, in the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carts, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in carts; and the invention consists in the novel manner of supporting the seat, all as more fully hereinafter described.

In the drawing which accompanies this specification a cart provided with my improvement is shown in side elevation, and wherein A are the shafts; B, the seatbars; O, the seat; D, the foot-rest. and E a cross-bar, all the parts being of known construction, except as hereinafter described.

The forward end of each seat-bar formed with a spring, F, bolted or otherwise secured to the front end of the wooden portion thereof, and the free end of this spring is pivotally secured to a bail or link, G, which embraces the shaft and is hinged at the under side thereof, or otherwise.

G is a hinge-connection between each seatbar and the crossbar E, and this connection forms a fulcrum for the seat-bars,which make Serial No. 245,816. lNo model.)

the springs F the elastic medium for supporting the seat.

In practice, the fulcrum G being placed near the forward end of the rigid portion of the seat-bars, the springs F are enabled to come into full play to ease the motion in rid ing, while the links or bails G, being free to osciliate back and forth, compensate for the action of the springs counteract side motion, and form simple and safe means for counteracting the weight of the rider.

What I claim is- The combination, with the shafts and the crossbar E, of the scat-bars hinged atone end to said cross-bar, the seat, the foot-rest secured at one end to said cross-bar and at the other to the seat-bars, the bails G, pivotally secured to the shafts, and the springs F, secured at one end to the seat-bars and at the other pivotally connected with said bails, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,in presence oftwo witnesses,this 29th day ofJune, 1887.

\VILLIAM A. PATERSON.

Witnesses:

E. H. REARNER, J. F. RANDALL.

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