Improvements in or relating to Rims and Pneumatic or other Resilient Tyres of Wheels for Cycles and Road Carriages.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1896-Accepted, 26th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Rims and Pneumatic or other
Resilient Tyres of Wheels for Cycles and Road Carriages.
I, JOHN HOWARD PATERSON, of 3 Bridge Street, Aberdeen, in the County of
Aberdeen, N.B., Cycle Depôt Manager, do bereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention censists of improvements in or relating to rims and pneumatic or
other resilient tyres of wheels for cycles and road carriages, and relates especially
to the manner of attaching the outer cover of such a tyre to a rim of special
construction, as hereafter described. By the use of my invention, the air tube and
cover of a pneumatic tyre can be held firmly on to the rim, and even when deflated,
the tyre can still be used without receiving any injury or coming off the rim. In
the case of a cushion or other resilient tyre, my invention provides a secure means
for holding the same upon or within the rim by means of an outer cover.
I carry out my invention as follows. I make the metal, or equivalent rim of
flat-bottomed trough section or thereabouts, having turned up edges into which I
secure at intervals a number of screwed bolts or pegs projecting outwardly.
I provide also a pair of flat disc-like rings of steel or other suitable material,
furnished with holes at intervals for passing over the bolts or pegs aforesaid, said
rings being of the same diameter as the turned up edges of the rim.
I construct the tyre cover preferably of canvas and rubber in any well known
manner, and prefer to make it thicker at the tread than at the sides. The sides
are pierced with boles and protected with brass eyelets or the like for the purpose
of securing said cover upon the rim of the wheel by the bolts or pegs above
mentioned, said bolts or pegs being provided with nuts and washers or like
fastening devices.
It will be seen that to secure a tyre upon the rim of a wheel, it is only necessary
first to insert the air tube or equivalent tyre within the flat-bottomed trough, then
take the outer cover and place it over the same, and pass the perforated sides over
the bolts or pegs. Finally, the two rings of steel are also secured over or upon the
said bolts or pegs by means of nuts and washers or the like.
In practice, it may only be necessary to remove or unfasten one side of the cover
in order to reach or remove the inner air tube or equivalent tyre.
If desired, the rings of steel may be made in two or three sections for
convenience.
The above mentioned trough shaped rim may have a hole through which may
pass the valve for inflating or deflating the air tube.
Dated this 16th day of June 1896.
STANLEY, POPPLEWELL & Co.,
7 and 8, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London,
Chartered Patent Agents.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Rims and Pneumatic or other
Resilient Tyres of Wheels for Cycles and Road Carriages.
I, JOHN HOWARD PATERSON, of 3 Bridge Street, Aberdeen, in the County of
Aberdeen, N.B., Cycle Depôt Manager, 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 consists of improvements in or relating to rims and pneumatic or
other resilient tyres of wheels for cycles and road carriages, and relates especially
to the manner of attaching the outer cover of a pneumatic or like tyre to a rim of
special shape, as hereafter described. By the use of my invention, the air tube
and cover are held firmly on to the rim, and even when deflated, the tyre can still
be used without receiving any injury or coming off the rim.
The accompanying sheet of drawings illustrates the mode of carrying out my
invention as applied to an ordinary carriage wheel.
I make the metal or
equivalent rim A of flat-bottomed trough section or thereabouts, having turned up
sides B, into which I secure at intervals a number of screwed bolts or pegs
projecting outwardly. I provide also a pair of flat disc-like rings D of steel or
other suitable material, furnished with holes at intervals for passing over the bolts
or pegs C aforesaid, said rings D being of the same diameter as the turned up
sides B-of the rim-A--
I construct the tyre cover E preferably of canvas and rubber in-any well known
manner, and prefer to make it thicker at the tread than at the sides as shown.
The edges F are pierced with holes and protected with brass eyelets G or the like
for the purpose of securing said cover upon the rim of the wheel by the bolts C
above mentioned, said bolts being provided with nuts H or washers or like
fastening devices. The inner air tube J is shown inflated, when it will adapt
itself more or less to the shape of the rim. I may make the inner edges of the
bands D beaded or flanged as at K if desired so as to hide the edge of the cover E
from view.
It will be seen that to secure a tyre upon the rim of a wheel, it is only necessary
first to insert the air tube J within the flat-bottomed trough A, then take the
outer cover E and place it over said air tube J, and pass the perforated edges F
over the bolts or pegs C. Finally, the two rings of steel D are also secured over
or upon the said bolts C by means of nuts H, or washers or the like.
In practice, it may only be necessary to remove or unfasten one edge of the
cover E in order to reach or remove the inner air tube.
If preferred, the rings of steel D or the like may be divided into two or more
segmental plates or sections for convenience.
In some cases, the rings or segmental plates D may lie within the trough, and in
such a case, the edges of the cover would be held between said rings and the inner
faces of the upturned sides.
The above mentioned trough shaped rim may have a hole through which may
pass the valve for inflating or deflating the air tube.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be carried into effect, I declare that
what I claim is :-
1. In pneumatic or like tyred wheels for cycles and road carriages the method
of securing the outer cover to or upon a trough shaped rim by causing its edges to
overlap or lie against the turned up sides of said rim and be held thereto by means
of flat rings or segmental plates, suitable bolts and nuts or equivalent device being

page_text: provided for fastening said rings or segmental plates in position as hereinbefore
described.
2. In pneumatic or like tyred wheels for cycles and road carriages, providing
independent flat rings or segments for clamping the edges of the tyre cover against
the sides of a trough shaped rim substantially as herein described.
3. The improvements in or relating to rims and tyres of wheels for cycles and
road carriages substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying
drawing.
Deted this 30th dox of June 1806
STANLEY, POPPLEWELL & Co.,
7 and 8, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London,
Chartered Patent Agents.