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Automobile Driving Mechanism. (open access)

Automobile Driving Mechanism.

Patent for a driving mechanism for an automobile to dispense with the usual form of transmission gearing and differential, to substitute mechanisms power devices through the medium of a suitable liquid [preferably oil], maintained at a predetermined volume, and to provide a noiseless operating mechanism.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Wheel (open access)

Vehicle Wheel

Patent for improved wheel that utilizes spring components in order to disperse the weight of the vehicle evenly.
Date: October 31, 1916
Creator: Allan, William N.
System: The Portal to Texas History