Improvements in Amusements of the Externally Propelled Railless Car Type

20,973. Reed, E. A. Sept. 22. Tracks for recreation. - Cars with hemispherical bottoms and cylindrical sides travel along a track which consists of a number of jigging conveyers A. The conveyer platforms A may slope downwards from the starting-point to the end C and deliver the cars to a roller track D, along which they travel to the finishing-point E, whence the empty cars are conveyed to the starting point by live rollers or a travelling band. The platforms A are arranged in troughs to prevent the cars from leaving the track, and the roller track D consists of two sets of rollers inclined to each other in order to keep the cars upright. The conveyers are reciprocated by suitable means and are connected to each other by links in such a manner that each has a different stroke and the cars travel with irregular speeds. Thus, if parallel tracks are arranged, as shown, the cars on the different tracks may be used for racing purposes.