Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1892 — THE ROSS UNICYCLE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE ROSS UNICYCLE.

A Kovel Machine Decently Patented by an Illinois Inventor. The Bearings Weekly gives a description and illustration of a novel unicycle which was patented by its

inventor, a resident of Ipava, 111. From the rim of the large single wheel short diverging spokes extend to inner parallel rims some distance apart, bent arms attached to the latter rims extending to a hub on each side of the wheel, the hub consisting of a sleeve provided with ball bearings through which the axle extends. Mounted in ball bearings on each of the sleeves is an arm extending above and below, the upper end of the arms having handles by which the machine is guided, while their lower ends support a framework having a cross bar to which is secured the seat perch, the frame also affording bearings for an axle, on which are pivoted the pedal levers. Loosely mounted in a hollow circular case at each side of the machine, on the inner end of the axle and sleeve, is a ratchet mechanism for driving the wheel, one of the figures showing a sectional view of the ratchet attachment. A strap held in a grove on the face of the ratchet casing extends downward on each side to one of the pedal levers, to which it is secured, and as the pedals are operated the ratchet wheel and sleeve are turned to move the main wheel. To the outep ends of the axles are attached rods long enough to extend to the ground, when the axles are turned into position to bring their points down, and at a convenient point in front of the rider is a curved brake bar, connected with the squared inner ends of the axles, so that by raising the brake bar the axle is turned to throw the points of the rods down into the ground, as shown in dotted lines in the sectional plan view and in full lines in the figure perspective.

THE BOSS UNICYCLE.