US661435A - Pleasure-railway or carousel. - Google Patents

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No. 661,466. Patented Nov. 6,1900.

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PLEASURE RAILWAY 0R CABOUSEL.

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PLEASURE RAILWAY 0R CABOUSEL.

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PLEASURE RAILWAY 0R CAHUSEL.

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JOHN ANDERSON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO TIIE ARIEL ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

PLEASURE-RAHLWAY DE CAROUSEL.,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 661,435, dated November 6, 1900.

Application led February 12, 1900. Serial No. 4,849. (No model.)

T f//Z 'LU/wmf it mil/.7J @0W/WW ted lines in Fig. I, or by means of other mo- Be it known that I, JOHN ANDERSON, a citi tive power, or it may be caused to move along zen of the United States, residing at the city by gravity by arranging the track in an inot` St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have inclined position. 55 vented a certainnew and usefullmprovement 3 represents a rail which I have shown arin PleasureR-ailways or Oarousels, of which ranged beneath the carriage and the upper theliollowing is afulhclear, and eXactdescripsurface of` which is formed with a series of' tion, reference being had to the accompanycurves or inclines, as seen in Fig. I. 4 rep ing drawings, forming part of this specilicaresents the figures or seats for the riders, 6o 1o tion. which are mounted on bell-cranklevers, each The object of myinvention is to add to the comprising supportingstems 5, the lower amusement of riding upon pleasure-railways. ends of which are rigidly connected to arms G, The apparatus may be arranged in the form having their upper ends secu red to the carol" a merry-go-round orin a straight or curved riage or truck by fixed pivots, and the lower 65 I5 track. The carriages may either be propelled or free ends of which bear against the track 3,

by cable or other power, or, being placed on preferably through the interposition of antian inclined track, maybe caused to move by friction rollers 7. As the carriage moves gravity. along the figures will have a Vertical move- In carrying out myinvention I provide figment imparted to them, thus greatly adding 7o zo ures orothersupports fortheriders, so mountto the amusement of the riders and to those ed and arranged that they will have an interlooking on. By rigidly connecting the stems mitteut vert-ical movement as the carriage 5 to the pivoted arms G the vertical movetravels over its track. ment is imparted to the figures or seats with My invention consists in features of novvery little friction to the parts, so as to rc- 75 elty hereinafter fully dcscribed,and pointed tard as little as maybe the freedom with out in the claim. which the carriage or truck moves over the Figure I is a view, part in elevation and track. The stems 5 instead of' being coupart in vertical section, illustrating my innected to the arms 6 at the lower or free end vention as applied to a straight or curved ot the latter, as shown in Fig. I, may be cou- 8o 3o track as distinguished from a circular track. nected to the arms at the fixed pivot-pointof Fig. II is an enlarged vertical transverse secthe latter, as shown in Fig. III, and a spring S tion taken on the line II II, Fig. I. Fig. III may be interposed between the stem and the is an enlarged detail longitudinal section. carriage to give a cushioning e'tlect to the Fig. IV is a view, part in elevation and partin figure or seat as it descends, this spring sur- 85 section, showing myinvention applied in the rounding' a rod 9, that passes through the plat form ot a merry-go-round or circular track. form of the carriage, the rod 9 having a head Fig. V is a plan View of same. Fig. VI is an on its upper end, between which and the plat enlarged detail vertical section taken on the form ofthe carriage the spring is located. A line VI VI, Fig. VII, and illustrating a mansingle track 8 may be used or a number of' 9o 4o ner of tilting the figures on their supporting these tracks arrangedside by side may be stems. Fig. VII is an enlarged detail elevaused, as shown by dotted lines, Fig. II, there tion. Fig. VIIIis an enlarged detail section being a set of figures or seats provided for showing the means for adjusting the figures each track. The figures or seats are oonas to height on their supporting-stems. Fig. nected to the stems 5 in a manner that will o5 IX is a section showing a modification of the permit them to beadjusled in a vertical plane, means for giving the vertical movementto the so as to tilt the figures or seats or raise or igures. Fig. X represents another modificalower them to fixed positions. This tilting tion. adjustment may be done, as shown in Figs.

l represents a carriage or truck supported VI and VII, by securinga quadrant l0 to the roo 5o on rails 2 and which may be propelled by seat, which is pivoted at ll to the stem and means ol a cable and grip7 as shown by dotwhich has a number of holes l2, arranged in circular form, to receive a pin 13, that passes through the stem, or the raising or lowering adjustment may be provided for by forming a notched head 14 on the stems, which is engaged by a dog 15 on the seat, as shown in Fig. VIII.

Instead of using the track 3 with an undulating upper surface the axles of the carriage may be provided with eccentrics 16, (see Fig. IX,) upon which the arms 6 bear, (the arms 6 being provided With vertical eXtensions 6, corresponding to the stems 5,) so that as the carriage moves along the figures will have imparted to them the vertical movement.

In Figs. IV and V, I have shown the invention applied in a circular form, so thatit may be used after the style of a merry-go-round. Here the track 17, corresponding to the track 3, is arranged in the form of a circle, and the carriages 18, corresponding to the carriage 1, are made in circular form, two of them being preferably used, as shown in Fig. V, although a single carriage may be used, as shown in Fig. IV. The carriages are supported on rollers 19, journaled in standards or supports 20. To the left of Fig. IV, I have shown the stem 5 pivoted to an extension 21 of the arm 6, and the free end of the stem is supported between springs 22 on a rod 23, connected to the free end of the arm 6, so that a cushioning effect to both the upward and downward movement of the figures or seats is provided. To the right of Fig. IV, I have shown a spring-supported stop 24, against which the stem 5 im pinges on the downward movement of the iig-- ure or seat.

In Fig. V, I have, as stated, shown two carriages, each provided with a set of gures or seats and one arranged inside of the other. When two carriages are used, I prefer to turn them in opposite directions, and this may be done by a single shaft 25, having pinions 26, adapted to engage racks on the under side of the carriages. By placing the pinions on opposite ends of the shaft the carriages will be made to revolve in opposite directions.

In Fig. X there is shown a modification where the stem 5 is connected to a projection on a rockshaft 30, journaled to the carriage. Secured to the shaft is a teeter-board 31, that carries the figures or seats 4. 32 represents a spring connecting the projection on the shaft to the platform of the carriage and the tendency of which is to pull downwardly on the projection. As the carriage passes over ils track it will be seen that a vertical movement will be impart-ed to the figures or seats.

It will be observed that the arms 6 are inclined downwardly in a direction toward the rear end of the carriage, and they therefore drag 'over the track 3, so that there is very little friction or resistance compared with what there would be if the arms Were arranged vertically, and the'arms also act as levers, of which their pivot-points are the fulcrums, to lift the seats when the carriage is in motion.

I claim as my invention The com bination of a stationary rail having an undulating upper surface, a moving car supported upon a track, a lever pivoted to the car and extending in a downward direction, a roller journaled in the lower end of the lever and which bears against the undulating surface of the rail, an arm rising from the lever and extending through the platform of the car and a seat connected to the upper end of the arm.

JOHN ANDERSON.

In presence of* E. S. KNIGHT, M. P. SMITH.

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