Patent US-1888-376937

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"The aerial plane of this improved flying-machine consists of a mainsail, A, and a tail or back sail, B, both of which are supported on or from a plate or board, C, which ranges fore and af under the mainsail A, and about a he center of it, so that the sides of this sail, which is broader at its front than at its rear end, may be considered a fair representation of the two wings of a bird, while the plate C represents the backbone or body of the bird."

Bird-shaped glider with pendulum and rudder ; a mainsail and a back sail; plate receiving air-pressure to "take any desired diagonal course as controlled by the rudder"; can be operated by an aeronaut, but: “The machine may also be made and used as a toy, and as such will afford amusement to many persons.”

Octave Chanute noted on this patent in Progress in Flying Machines, remarking

The writer confesses that he has tried the experiment with a small model and has failed; and so, in the hope that some of his readers may be more fortunate, he has given this account of what seems to be a remarkably simple device--if it will work.

Inventor location (imputed by HistPat): Dillon, Montana Territory, Beaverhead county, MT (FIPSloc=30001)

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Year filed 1887
Year granted 1888
Office US
Patent number 376937
Inventors William Beeson
Inventor country US
Applicant person
Applicant firm
Applicant type
Applicant is inventor? 1
Original title Flying-machine
English title Flying-machine
Tech fields glider, parachute, fun, ornithopter, pendulum, stability, rudder
Filing date 1887-09-02
Full specification filed date
Application number
Grant date
Granted? 1
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Supplementary to patent
Related to aircraft? 1
Serial number 248588
Patent agent Munn & Co.
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National tech categories USPC 244/16
IPCs
CPCs CPC B64C31/02
Family year 1888
First filing?
Cites these patents
Citations from after 1930
Application ID 46203411
INPADOC family ID
Number of text pages 2
Number of diagram pages 2
Number of figures 3
Number of claims 5