Improvements relating to Tyres for Cabs and other Vehicles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 29th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Tyres for Cabs and other Vehicles.
I, JOHN BAPTISTE STERCKX, of 26 Ampton Street, Gray's Inn Road, in the
County of Middlesex, Coach and General Smith do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a method of securing solid or hollow rubber tyres on the
wheels of cabs and similar vehicles.
According to my said invention the rubber tyre is provided with a hole passing
through its entire length and through this bole is passed a band or strip of steel or
other suitable material, which, when joined together at its ends as hereinafter
mentioned, will securely hold the said tyre on the rim of the wheel. The said band
or strip may be made of any suitable or convenient section, such as flat, square, oval,
half round, or if desired of round section.
One end of the said. steel band or strip is preferably provided with a lug or
projection formed on the underside thereof, the said lug having a hole formed in it.
The opposite end of the steel band or strip is provided with a slot into which the
said lug or projection engages in such a manner, that the hole in the lug or projection
will come below the slotted end of the band or strip so as to enable a pin to be
inserted in the said hole to lock the two ends together. The sides of the rim are
also provided with holes corresponding to the hole in the lug or projection, so that
a pin or screw passing through the said holes and through the hole in the said lug
on the end of the steel band will firmly hold the same against displacement in a
longitudinal direction.
My improved fastening may be applied to tyres having rims of any convenient
cross section and to tyres for other vehicles than cabs such as bicycles and the
like, and the said rims are preferably secured to the felly by means of screws.
The sides of the said rim may be made parallel and at right angles to the base or
they may be inclined one to the other and to the base, and the rubber tyre is made
of such a shape in cross section as to fit tightly into the said rim.
In addition to the said band or strip the said rubber tyre may be secured to the
rim and the ends thereof connected together by means of cement or any suitable
adhesive material.
I wish it understood that I do not restrict myself to the exact forms of the
several parts as above mentioned as the same may obviously be modified in various
ways without departing from the nature of my invention. For instance I-may, if
desired, connect the ends of the said steel band or strip in any other suitable manner
as for example, by means of an eye formed on one end of the band and a hook
shaped projection formed on the other end thereof, which are adapted to engage
with each other and firmly hold the rubber tyre in place.
Dated this 23rd day of July 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Tyres for Cabs and other Vehicles.
1, JOHN BAPTISTE STERCKX, of 26 Ampton Street, Gray's Inn Road, in the
County of Middlesex, Coach and General Smith, 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 :—
My invention relates to rubber tyres of the kind used on the wheels of cabs and
other vehicles and comprises improved means for effectively securing the said tyres.
to the rims of the said wheels.
My said invention consists in securing the rubber tyre to the metal rim by passing
a band or strip of steel or other suitable material longitudinally through a hole
previously made in the said rubber tyre and joining the ends of the said band
or strip as hereinafter described so as to firmly hold the rubber tyre in place on
the rim.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a part of a tyre with its felly showing one
form of fastening for securing the ends of the band or strip.
Figure 2 is a cross section on the line of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 1 showing a slight modification in the form
of fastening.
Figure 4 is a section on the line a¹ of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is also a similar view to Figure 1 showing a still further modification in
the method of fastening the ends of the band and
Figure 6 is a section on the line ² ² Figure 5.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of
the drawing.
a indicates the rubber tyre, b the metal rim and c the felly of the wheel. The
rubber tyre a is, during the process of manufacture, provided with a slot or hole a
passing longitudinally through its entire length, and through the opening thus
formed is passed a steel band d. The tyre a is preferably made of good rubber of
the same density throughout. The said slot or hole may, if desired be provided
with any suitable lining such for instance as canvas or other suitable fabric, or in
lieu thereof the aforesaid band d may be provided with a covering of canvas or
the like. Moreover the bottom and sides of the said rubber tyre may be covered
with canvas or the like in order to protect the said tyre where it comes in
contact with the rim, and also to prevent the said tyre from becoming soft and
pulpy owing to water making its way through between the rubber tyre and
the rim.
Referring more particularly to Figures 1 and 2 cach end of the band dis
provided with a slot d' of any suitable and convenient size and shape, into which
a cottar is adapted to fit when the two ends of the band d are brought together.
For the purpose of holding the ends of the band in a fixed position relatively
to the rim of the wheel the end of the cottar d² is passed through a suitable
slot or hole formed in the bottom of the rim b and the said cottar is provided
below the bottom of the said rim with a tapped hole into which a pin d³ is
screwed. This pin is preferably provided with a square at one end to enable it to
be screwed into its place by means of a suitably shaped key. The felly is provided
with a suitable hole at this point to enable the key to be inserted which hole may
be subsequently filled up by a plug of wood or other suitable material.
By this means the tyre can be easily and readily dismantled for the purpose of
repairs or renewal and at the same time any tampering with the tyre will be effectually
prevented, owing to the fact that the position of the fastening device with respect

page_text: to the circumference of the wheel will not be readily ascertainable by unauthorized
persons.
In Figures and 4 one end of the band instead of being provided with an
elongated slot is turned down at right angles to the face of the said band as
shown at d so that the turned down portion will engage in the slot at the opposite
end of the band and will pass through a slot in the bottom of the rim b, the
said part being secured by a pin in the manner described with reference to
Figures 1 and 2.
In the modification shown in Figures 5 and 6 the projection is forged on
or otherwise secured to one end of the band and passes through a slot in the
other end as above described but instead of passing the said projection through the
rim and securing it below the same I pass the pin through holes formed in the sides
of the rim.
Although I have herein described several ways of securing the improved band in
position, it is evident that various other ways of effecting this object may be employed
in practice without departing from the nature of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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First. A homogeneous rubber tyre for the wheels of cabs and like vehicles having
an annular hole formed therein, in combination with a metal band passing through
the said hole and secured at its ends by a pin, for the purpose specified.
Second. The improvements in tyres for the wheels of cabs and like vehicles
consisting of a rubber or clastic tyre a having an annular hole a formed therein, a
plain band of steel or other material d passing through the said hole, slots formed in
both ends of said band and a cottar and pin for securing the ends of the said
band together, substantially as hereinbefore described.
Third. The improved means for securing rubber or clastic tyres to the wheels of
cabs and like vehicles constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore
described with reference to any of the modifications shown in the drawing.
Dated this 25th day of November 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.