“What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,—
“The weights E, E, suspended from the lower ends of the frame C of a one-wheeled velocipede, for the purpose of balancing the frame, substantially as herein shown and described.
Thomas W. Ward.”
How Mr. Ward proposed to steer is not made quite plain. The claim is strong, and the invention was really never patented before. Any one wishing to use it can do so now, however, as the patent has expired. I wish to call attention to the fact that the combined weights E, E, as arranged in drawing, need not exceed five hundred pounds in order to balance a hundred-and-sixty-pound man.
J. J. White, of Philadelphia. Velocipede. No. 88,930. Patented April 13, 1869.
WHITE SPECIFICATION.
“To all whom it may concern:
“Be it known that I, John J. White, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Velocipede.
“This invention relates to a new velocipede, which consists entirely of two wheels and their connecting-axles, the axles supporting a frame in which the seat and driving-gear are arranged, so that they can be conveniently operated. The wheels can, with this arrangement, be made very large, to obtain great velocity, and the whole apparatus can be made light and convenient.