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+ | This patent envisions a system of balloons attached to a double rope on a pulley, with one or more primary balloons for bearing cargo and passengers, and secondary balloons to support the rope at other points. Balloons would be pulled back and forth by the rope, which might be moved by a steam engine. A connection between Dover and Calais is given as a possible example! | ||
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+ | * Inventor location: 23 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin | ||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
* [[BA1893|Brewer and Alexander, 1893, ''Aeronautics'']] | * [[BA1893|Brewer and Alexander, 1893, ''Aeronautics'']] | ||
− | + | * [[Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain ]] for 1873, p. [https://archive.org/details/annualreportaer7roya/page/n177/mode/2up?view=theater 90] | |
+ | * [https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3889&lot=347 Auction listing] for the original of this patent (sold 26 May 2020 for £400). | ||
+ | * [https://books.google.com/books?id=SKX_XAy43b4C&pg=RA28-PA2 Scan] from Deutsches Museum under ''English Patents of Inventions, Specifications: 1873, 2733 - 2799'' on GB | ||
{{Patent | {{Patent | ||
− | |Year granted= | + | |Year filed=1873 |
+ | |Year granted=1874 | ||
|Office=GB | |Office=GB | ||
|Patent number=2776 | |Patent number=2776 | ||
|Inventors=Margaret Martin | |Inventors=Margaret Martin | ||
− | |Applicant is inventor= | + | |Inventor country=GB; Ireland |
− | |Original title=Balloons | + | |Applicant type=INDIV |
+ | |Applicant is inventor=Yes | ||
+ | |Original title=Improvements in the Construction of Balloons and other Aërial Bodies, and in the Means of Navigating them so as to control the direction in which they shall move or travel | ||
|English title=Balloons | |English title=Balloons | ||
− | | | + | |Tech field=LTA; balloon; navigation; cargopassenger; hydrogen; track; pulley; steam; propulsion |
− | | | + | |Filing date=1873/08/21 |
+ | |Grant date=1874/02/17 | ||
+ | |Granted=Yes | ||
|Related to aircraft=Yes | |Related to aircraft=Yes | ||
|Family year=1873 | |Family year=1873 | ||
+ | |First filing=No | ||
+ | |Number of text pages=6 | ||
+ | |Number of diagram pages=1 | ||
+ | |Number of figures=3 | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 23:26, 11 January 2022
This patent envisions a system of balloons attached to a double rope on a pulley, with one or more primary balloons for bearing cargo and passengers, and secondary balloons to support the rope at other points. Balloons would be pulled back and forth by the rope, which might be moved by a steam engine. A connection between Dover and Calais is given as a possible example!
- Inventor location: 23 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin
Sources
- Brewer and Alexander, 1893, Aeronautics
- Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain for 1873, p. 90
- Auction listing for the original of this patent (sold 26 May 2020 for £400).
- Scan from Deutsches Museum under English Patents of Inventions, Specifications: 1873, 2733 - 2799 on GB
Year filed | 1873 |
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Year granted | 1874 |
Office | GB |
Patent number | 2776 |
Inventors | Margaret Martin |
Inventor country | GB, Ireland |
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Applicant type | INDIV |
Applicant is inventor? | Yes |
Original title | Improvements in the Construction of Balloons and other Aërial Bodies, and in the Means of Navigating them so as to control the direction in which they shall move or travel |
English title | Balloons |
Tech fields | LTA, balloon, navigation, cargopassenger, hydrogen, track, pulley, steam, propulsion |
Filing date | 1873/08/21 |
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Grant date | 1874/02/17 |
Granted? | Yes |
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Related to aircraft? | Yes |
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Family year | 1873 |
First filing? | No |
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Number of text pages | 6 |
Number of diagram pages | 1 |
Number of figures | 3 |
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