Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 51
of the hand lever. In thisrespect the steering wheel of a bicycle is typical, and some makers 38 SELF-PROPELLED VEHLCLEs. of automobiles who use steering wheels similarly mounted onforks, either in pairs, as in the Oakman gasoline carnage, or as asingle front wheel, as in the Knox three-wheel… … Fig. 35.—Inwardly Inclined Steering Pivot of the Duryea Carriages. The lines passingthrough the pivot and across the axle converge at the point of contact of the tirewith the ground, thus securing the effect of centre steering. inventors have busied themselves devising other methods for…
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