The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-31

wheels. The first OF these cog wheels
IS II large one fastened uron the crank
shaft almost ut the same place where
THE big sprocket whce; used to be. The
crank shaft runs, as; OF old, In two ball
benrings. The second cog wheel of The
series gears into this big wheel and IS
secured to the end OF 4 solid, steel sha fl
which runs through the sidS tube back
10 the rear wheel hub. The third cog
wheel IS secured to the other end Of this
shaft. Back Of each of these cog wheels
at rhsir end of the tube are The two
new rall-Nenrings. The fourth cog
wheel Is secured to the right hanl end
"f ths' hWb Of the rear wheel, just like
uhe rear sprocke't, which Il replaces
The rear wheel still has it's two ball
bearings upon Its axle The seml-c,r-
cular list Of tuhlng already mentioned
nendS around the line Of the fourth
cog wheel, and passes back of the rear
nearing OF The shaft, which carries the
Intermediary coES. thus leaving 10 di-
rect means of securing the axis of the
rear wheel on uhut side TO the forks;
and to provide for this a latch is, made,
winch has u socket for the rear axle
al us centre. This is holtcd to the ends
or the Semf-rlrcular tube. After all The
working parts are In place and adjusted,
pate which ibts oyer The large sprockct
wheel is put into place in the face of n.
cup shaped forging which covers the
hack OF that wheel, two odd-shaped
iorg;ngs are boiled into Irlace so that
they cover the two rear cog wheels. aud
the WORKING pants arr out of sight and
secure from dust. Where the moving
parts meet these shields felt washers
are provided Ia exclude dust. and the
covers are said to he so tight that they
VIII retain nil. and all the work ing pants
may be kept in lubr!cating OIL
| IN theory, there Is no difference me-
chan:caAy between The new wheel and
the old one. The chain and sprockct
FORM nut train Of cog wheels with
emo wheel made flexible. In practice this
very ileNibiiiy has hcen The reason why
1t mas been successful in fhc hands Of
the General pubic
II the new wheel proves n success the
cfealt Will he due 10 the Pope Munu-
iactnrins company. What 1t is, rhis
company has made 1t, and all The bcyrl
gear wheels which are on the malkct
OF are !" he put upon the market so far
hS 1t KNOWN. will he made under tl,e
series OF patents which the COMPANY
owns. lis Work in developing the new
wheel began about Two ami onc-haif
Years ago. Taking the old League
cha'nlsSs wheel of five years ago for n
starter It's managers began experiment
ing, and. as fast as defects were found
uhey looked for means of remcdyinr
thcrn. In hhe course of this work they
found that one inventor after another
had already been over one part or an
either of the field and secured patents
or desirable designs. These patents
were all purchased. and when the other
manutac turerS of wheels began TO think
% making az chainlesS bevel gear wheel
they became satisfied that although
they might avoid some of these patents.
they could not avoid them all. The re-
suit IS THAT each has become q 1icensee
under these patents. OF those who are
known TO have taken out such licenses
are the makers Of the Spalding wheel,
the Sterling, THE Stearns. the White,
the Heating, the Warwick and the How
ard. which has been IN tine market in n
small way for two Years. IT IS said that
there are enough others TO bring the
whole number up to ten or twelve. The
Spalding charless. it IS probable, will be
lhs next one put on the market a. q.
Spalding said the other day that his firm
expected 10 have their new wheels ready
IN month, and. the Warwick chainless
is promised for December l. THE War