axle relative to the running 20
gear frame, and to the means for effecting
the steering; to the appliances for the support
of the motor and driving mechanism in
an advantageous and efficient manner, and,
generally, to improved and simplified details 25
of construction throughout the vehicle, all as
will hereinafter be rendered more apparent,
and the invention consists in constructions
and combinations of parts, all substantially
as will hereinafter fully appear and be set 30
forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying
drawings, in which--

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation from front
to rear of the improved road-vehicle. Fig. 2 is 35
a plan view of the running and driving gear,
the vehicle-body being understood as removed.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the vehicle. Fig.
4 is a perspective view of the support and suspension
devices for the driving mechanism. 40
Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view, longitudinally,
through the shiftable driving-gear, the
controlling devices employed in conjunction
with this mechanism being seen in side elevation.
Figs. 6 and 7 show the above-mentioned 45
controlling devices as in operative relations
differing the one from the other and
also from that of Fig. 5.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts in all of the views. 50

The parts will now be described in detail
with reference to said drawings, and A represents
the body which is spring supported
on the frame, B, of the running gear. This
frame, as shown, is rectangular, and has the 55
body-supporting springs, B{2}, similar to those
found in common carriages. This frame has,
affixed thereto, at its rear ends, sleeves, _a_, _a_,
which loosely embrace the rear wheel axle, D,
which is the driven axle of the vehicle. The 60
axle, E, for the front wheels is centrally secured
to the running gear frame, B, by the
horizontal king-bolt, _b_, whereby such axle
may have a swinging movement relative to
the frame in a vertical plane, but it has no 65
swinging movement horizontally, the wheels
being swivel-mounted on the ends of this axle
peculiarly, as will shortly hereinafter be set
forth.

The body, as shown,