Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres for the Wheels of Cycles and other Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres for the Wheels of Cycles and
other Vehicles.
We, ALFRED THOMAS RUTTER, of 24 Darling Street, Cape Town, South
Africa, Saddle and Harness Maker, and JOSEPH ALBERT BARNSBY of
136, Lichfield Street, Walsall in the County of Staffordshire, Saddle Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in pneumatic tyres for the wheels of
cycles and other vehicles, which consists of the pneumatic tube being covered
with an endless coil of wire or wire netting, and an ordinary eyeleted (or otherwise)
cover, the said cover is laced around the rim of the wheel or otherwise fastened.
The inflated tube is covered with a coil of spring metal wire or wire netting and
an eyeleted cover which is laced over the whole of the tyre and rim of wheel.
A valve is provided to inflate the tyre in the ordinary manner.
The object of our invention is to give the springiness required without the risk
of collapse by puncture.
The tyre may be fixed on to the rim of wheel by bolts and nuts or in any other
suitable manner.
All metal wire and network will be covered with waterproof canvas or india
rubber, with or without protection strips of leather or any other material.
Dated this 24th day of June 1896..
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, Paddington, London, W., Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres for the Wheels of Cycles and
other Vehicles..
We ALFRED THOMAS RUTTER, of 24 Darling Street, Cape Town, South
Africa, Saddle and Harness Maker, and JOSEPH ALBERT BARNSBY, of
136, Lichfield Street, Walsall in the County of Staffordshire, Saddle Manufacturer,
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:-
Our invention relates to improvements in pneumatic tyres for the wheels of

page_text: cycles and other vehicles, which consists of the pneumatic tube being covered with
an endless coil of wire or wire netting, and an ordinary eyeleted (or otherwise)
cover, the said cover is laced around the rim of the wheel or otherwise fastened.
The inflated tube is covered with a coil of spring metal wire or wire netting and
an eyeleted cover which is laced over the whole of the tyre and rim of wheel. A
valve is provided to inflate the tyre in the ordinary manner.
The object of our invention is to give the springiness required without the risk
of collapse by puncture.
The tyre may be fixed on to the rim of wheel by bolts and nuts or in any other
suitable manner.
All metal wire and network will be covered with waterproof canvas or india
rubber with or without protection strips of leather or any other material.
And in order that our invention may be thoroughly understood, we now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Figure 1, is an elevation of the rim of a wheel and tyre showing a part of the
metal netting.
Figure 2, is an elevation of the rim of a wheel and tyre showing a part of the
metal ribbed arrangement.
Figure 3, is a view of a part of the netted tyre with a metal band for fixing same
to the rim of a wheel.
Figure 4, is a view of the netted tyre fixed to the edges of an inner rim.
Figure 5, is a view of the rib tyre fitted with an inner rim and to a leather band.
This tyre is specially constructed of spring metal arranged in the form of metal
netting a as in Figure 1, or in ribs d of springy metal to the rim c of a wheel with
a suitable cover b as in Fig. 2.
The netted tyre a is made round and hollow as shown in Fig. 3. It is fixed to
a rim c by a metal band e shaped to fit rim of wheel and which is bolted to rim
by nut on screw point f.
Fig. 4, represents the net tyre a made nearly round fixed on to an inner rim g
shaped to fit rim c of wheel. The net work is made round and hollow forming a
hollow pipe which is bolted to rim c by nuts on the screws f.
The whole of the metal network a will be covered with waterproof canvas and
indiarubber for non-slipping.
Fig. 2, represents a series of metal springs or ribs d closely rivetted together on an
inner rim g or metal band made to fit rim c of wheel having screws f or bolts, as shewn.
The bottom part which presses on the ground is rivetted to a band of leather h to
keep the springs in place and also to allow the proper give required.
The inflated tube i is covered with the aforesaid spring wire or wire netting a
with a valve connected thereto to inflate the tyre in the ordinary manner.
This invention consists in placing round the hollowed rims of wheels of cycles
and other vehicles a tyre a consisting of wire woven as in Fig. 1, in a circle which
is hollow and of great elasticity, and then covered with an outer covering of
india rubber b or other suitable material of any desired section, this forming a
hollow rubber tyre, or covering with an elastic core of woven steel wire a, enclosing
a pneumatic inner tube, which is of great strength and resiliency, which may be
sprung into the hollow of the rim and fixed therein by a solution or by any other
desired means, thus making a tyre which will not collapse on being punctured and
does not effect the speed or ease of the rider, or the smooth running of the cycle or
other vehicle.
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 :-
1. In pneumatic tyres, the combination of the various parts above fully, described
in this specification for the purpose specified.
2. In pneumatic tyres, the combination of the netting a band e and screw f,

page_text: substantially as herein described and according to Figs. 1, and 3, of the
accompanying drawing.
3. In pneumatic tyres, the combination of the netting a inner rim g and
screws f, substantially as herein described and according to Fig. 4, of the accom-
panying drawing.
4. In pneumatic tyres, the combination of the metal springs or ribs d and the
inside rim g with screws f and the strip of leather h rivetted to the ribs,
substantially as herein described and according to Figs. 2, and 5 of the accom-
panying drawing.
5. In pneumatic tyres, the combination of a steel wire woven tyre a in a circle
which is hollow and the outer india rubber cover b, fixed to the rim of a cycle
wheel or to the rims of any other vehicles, substantially as herein described and
according to Fig. 1, of the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 23rd day of March, 1897.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicants..