IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS AND APPLIANCES FOR SETTING, TIGHTENING, REPAIRING, AND SPOKES OF VELOCIPEDE AND OTHER TENSION WHEELS 33 RENEWING THE PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Robert Adams, of 7 Great Dover Street, Southwark, in
the County of Surrey for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS AND
APPLIANCES FOR SETTING, TIGHTENING, REPAIRING, AND
SPOKES OF VELOCIPEDE AND OTHER TENSION WHEELS
33
RENEWING THE
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Robert Adams at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 16th October 1882.
ROBERT. ADAMS, of 7 Great Dover Street, Southwark, in the County of
Surrey, "IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS AND APPLIANCES FOR SETTING, TIGHTENING,
REPAIRING AND RENEWING THE SPOKES OF VELOCIPEDE AND OTHER TENSION WHEELS.'
The object of my said invention is to provide improved means and facilities,
for setting, tightening, repairing and renewing the spokes of velocipede and other
tension wheels.
In order to effect this object I make and use nuts of a particular form. These
nuts are externally plain, and either cylindrical, square, conical, or polygonal.
Heads are formed upon the nuts, which heads may be of any convenient form in
order to prevent their turning round in the holes made for them, and to prevent
their being drawn through the holes in which they rest. The heads may be made
with two wings, or square, polygonal, or otherwise, or the nut itself may be
so formed and have a cylindrical or otherwise formed head; with or without burrs
or nibbs.
Suitable holes are formed for these nuts to fit into, either in the hub or
felloe of the wheel, as may be required, according to the construction of the
wheel.
A hole is drilled, longitudinally, through the nut of the requisite size for the
spoke, such hole being tapped with a screw thread to fit that of the spoke.
One end of the spoke has the usual rivet head formed upon it: the other end
being tapped with a screw thread to fit that of the nut.
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page_text: In order to tighten up, release, or renew a spoke, the nut is placed in its hole
and the end of the spoke inserted therein. The spoke may then be forcibly turned
in its place until it is screwed to a sufficient state of tension.
In case of the breaking of one or more spokes, the old nut may be quickly
removed, and a new spoke inserted with very little delay. And in case of a spoke
becoming accidentally bent it may in like manner be removed, straightened and
replaced.
These nuts may also be applied to both ends of the spokes with a right and left
hand screw, in which case it is obvious that no rivet bead is required to be formed
at either end of the spokes.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Robert Adams in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 16th April
1883.
ROBERT ADAMS of 7 Great Dover Street, Southwark in the County of
Surrey IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS AND APPLIANCES FOR SETTING, TIGHTENING,
REPAIRING AND RENEWING THE SPOKES OF VELOCIPEDE AND OTHER TENSION
WHEELS"
The object of my said invention is to provide improved means and facilities
for setting, tightening repairing and renewing the spokes of velocipede and other
tension wheels
In order to effect this object I make and use nuts of a particular form―These
nuts are externally plain and either cylindrical, square conical or polygonal.
Heads are formed upon the nuts, which heads are made of any convenient form in
order to prevent their turning round in the holes provided for them, and to prevent
their being drawn through the holes in which they rest The heads are also
provided with one or more wings or formed square, polygonal or otherwise or the
nut itself may be so formed and have a cylindrical or otherwise formed. head with
or without burrs or nibbs.
Suitable holes are formed for these nuts to fit into, either in the hub or
felloe of the wheel as may be required according to the construction of the wheel
or the use to which it may be applied.
A hole is drilled, longitudinally through the nut of the requisite size for the
spoke, such hole being tapped with a screw thread to fit that of the spoke.
One head of the spoke has the usual rivet head formed upon it the other end
being tapped with a screw thread to fit that of the nut.
In order to tighten up, release, or renew a spoke the nut is placed in its hole and
the end of the spoke inserted therein The spoke is then forcibly turned in its place
until it is screwed to a sufficient state of tension.
In case of the breaking of one or more spokes, the old nut can be quickly
removed and a new spoke inserted with very little delay and in case of a spoke
becoming accidentally bent it can in like manner be removed straightened and
replaced.
These nuts are sometimes applied to both ends of the spokes with a right and
left hand screw in which case it is obvious that no rivet bead is required to be
formed at either end of the spokes.
And in order that my said invention may be more fully understood reference is
made to the accompanying Drawings in which similar letters of reference indicate
corresponding parts in the several figures.
Figure 1 is a front view of one of the discs fixed to the centre of the wheel;
a is the axle, b is that part of the disc which is perforated for the nuts and ends
of the spokes, r is a covering ring which is sometimes fitted to cover the internal
ends of the nuts.
Figure 2 is a section of a portion of Fig: 1 with the nut and a portion of a spoke
in position.
Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the nut, detached-Figure 4 is a section of the
same, and Figure 5 a plan of the same. cc are the wings to prevent the nut from
turning when in position. These wings are held in the groove c¹ Fig: 1,
Figure 6 is a view of a portion of the disc, shewing another arrangement in
which the nuts are made square and of such a length as to fit between the
projections d¹. d¹.

page_text: Figure 7 is a section of the same. e is a covering plate or ring which is screwed
thereto to hide the nuts and keep out dust &
Figuro 8 is a section she wing another mode of forming the provision for square
nuts and another form of covering plate for the same-e is the covering plate
which is screwed to the disc as before. This covering plate is in some cases
screwed into a circular flange with a male and female screw or by pins through the
outer flange.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and the manner in which the same is to be performed I claim :-
1 The manufacture and use of the particular forms and constructions of nuts
for setting tightening, repairing, and renewing the spokes of velocipede and
other tension wheels substantially as hereinbefore described and shown on the
drawings.
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2. The method means and appliances for setting, tightening, repairing and
renewing the spokes of velocipede and other tension wheels, substantially as
hereinbefore described and shewn on the drawings.
In witness whereof I the said Robert Adams have hereunto set my hand
and seal this sixteenth, day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty three.