1890 E-Trike patent

spinningmagnets

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Dec 21, 2007
Messages
12,952
Location
Ft Riley, NE Kansas
"The Electrical World"

Volume XVI,

July 5 to Dec 27, 1890

No 19, Nov 8th, 1890, page 344,

Robert J. Fleischer

patent 439,395

six cells in series, if lead-acid, would be 12V

PatentVelocipede2.png

PatentVelocipede3.png

A bonus pic, 1884 Riker

PatentVelocipede4.png
 
Wow, they even had the sense to put the two wheels in the right place.

Good thing that patent isn't valid anymore..
 
"Wow, they even had the sense to put the two wheels in the right place."...not only that, they'd figured out that a short wheelbase reduced the likelihood of tip over. Good thing, considering how high the center of gravity looks to be on that rig.
 
Back
Top