An Improved and Novel Method of and Means for Securing Solid Rubber or Cushion Tyres into the Iron or Steel Channels of Vehicle Wheels.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 14th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 5th June, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved and Novel Method of and Means for Securing Solid
Rubber or Cushion Tyres into the Iron or Steel Channels of
Vehicle Wheels.
JESSOP BROWNE of 104 Great Brunswick Street Dublin and JAMES PREECE
of 129 Great Brunswick Street and 104 Great Brunswick Street Dublin Carriage
Builders and Wheelwrights do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
In carrying our said invention into effect, we cause a round oval or square
aperture to be moulded longitudinally in the centre of the rubber about to be.
used, into which we insert a tube or rod of iron, steel, copper, or any other metal.
At certain spaces, according to the strength of the wooden felloe of the wheel we cause
to be bored rivet holes through the steel tyre and wooden felloe or felloes, exactly
opposite which we cut a hole in the rubber, into which we insert a screwed end
rivet with an eyelet head. Through which eyelet head the rod or tube is passed.
The screwed end of the eyelet headed rivet is passed through the channel tyre and
wooden felloe and then screwed up in the ordinary manner. This occurs at every
point where fastening is deemed necessary in the rim of the wheel. The ends of
the tube or rod at the joint of the rubber are joined and secured by two extra
eyelet rivets.
Our claim is, that this mode of fastening, is quite original, and will prevent the
rubber from being in any possible manner torn out of the channel as now too
frequently occurs.
The arrangement for fastening the ends of this rod or tube is as follows. One
end of the rod or tube after having passed through the last eyelet, protrudes
beyond the end of the rubber three inches (more or less).
This end of the rod or tube is inserted into the aperture in the other end of the
rubber for a distance of three inches (more or less) at the same time passing
through the first eyelet rivet, and is so passed in circumferentially until it meets
the other end of the rod.
This secures the joint of the rubber by the rod or tube passing through same at
the joint. We also use in the steel or iron channel, rubber solution as in the
ordinary method now in use.
Dated this 16th day of December 1896.
JESSOP BROWNE.
JAMES PREECE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved and Novel Method of and Means for Securing Solid
Rubber or Cushion Tyres into the Iron or Steel Channels of
Vehicle Wheels.
We JESSOP BROWNE, of 104 Great Brunswick Street Dublin and JAMES
PREECE, of 129 Great Brunswick Street and 104 Great Brunswick Street
Dublin, Carriage Builders and Wheelwrights do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to certain improvements in the method of and means for

page_text: securing sclid, or what are known as "cushion" tyres into the channels of the
vehicle wheels to which they are applied.
The invention is designed to so secure the tyres that whilst they are prevented
from being torn, or forced out of their positions in the holding channels, the parts
of the holding channels are so constructed as not to be liable to cut by the edges
thereof.
The tyres are, further, held by fastening means, so arranged and applied that
repairs to a rubber tyre, held thereby, can be readily and quickly effected, and an
injured part of a tyre can be promptly cut out and replaced by a sound piece of
suitable size to fit the remaining portion of the rubber tyre and the piece effectually
secured in its place, by eye bolts, as will be described, applied in number according
to the extent of the repair effected.
The rubber solid or cushion tyre may in the first instance be made up of a
convenient number of pieces or sections secured in the iron, or steel channels, as
will be set forth.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the felloe, channel,
rubber tyre and holding parts of a wheel-the spokes and other parts not being
shown, in order to simplify the drawings.
Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same taken at right angles to Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an external view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a detail view of the dowell applied in the opposed euds of the tube f,
drawn to a larger scale than Fig. 1.
a indicates the felloe of a wheel, herein shewn as of wood. b is a channel piece
to receive the tyre, and this channel is preferably made of steel. c is the tyre of
rubber, herein shewn as a solid rubber tyre; d, d are eye bolts and e, e nuts and
washers for securing the same in place in the tyre, channel, and felloe in combination
with the circumferential tube, or tie f
In carrying our invention into practical effect we apply the channel b around the
felloe. This channel has rounded edges designed to prevent the tyre when pressed
on them from being cut thereby.
Longitudinally and centrally of the width of the rubber tyre we form, preferably
in the moulding, a round, oval, square or other suitably shaped opening, into which
is threaded, or inserted a tube, rod, or tie band of iron, steel, copper or other
suitable metal, or alloy, but before inserting the tie we place in position the eyes
of eye bolts d in the tyre so that the tie may successively pass through them and lock
them into the rubber tyre c. At suitable intervals around the circumference of the
channel piece bat b', and through the thickness radially of the felloes we form
rivet holes, and the holes are arranged to come correctly opposite the stems of the
eye-bolts d, when the parts are brought into position.
The stems of the bolts d are then passed through the holes referred to and onto
each is passed a washer and nut, and the respective parts being suitably threaded
the whole are screwed up tightly in position.
The ends of the tie rod f may be joined at the joint of the rubber tube by means
of two extra eyelet rivets or bolts--the rod end aft being passed through the last
eyelet may be allowed to protrude beyond the end of the rubber tyre for, say,
three inches, more or less and then this protruding end may be inserted in the
opposite meeting end of the rubber tyre for the like distance and it is passed
through the first eyelet rivet and along the groove in the rubber until it abuts
against its opposite end.
Sufficient space is allowed however between the ends for the expansion of the
rubber longitudinally. We also prefer to secure the ends of the tie or tube by
means of a suitable metal dowel, which will yet permit of longitudinal movement
of the tube.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The improved method of and combination of means for securing the rubber
parts of solid or cushion tyres into their iron or steel retaining channels in the
construction of wheels for vehicles, substantially as set forth and shown by the
drawings.
Dated the 14th day of Anril 1907
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56 Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants.