IMPROVED WHEELS FOR VEHICLES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
We HENRY RINGWOOD of No
Goodlad Street Limehouse, in the county of
Middlesex Pattern maker and RUFUS HOLMES of the same address Pattern maker
do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVED WHEELS FOR
VEHICLES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS to be as follows:-
.
Instead of making wheels in the ordinary manner we manufacture in iron or
other suitable metal a wheel in the manner following:-The rim or tyre of the
wheel' is made of iron in suitable section, In the channel or hollow of the section
of the iron used we insert a rim of wood or other suitable material The wearing
tyre or outside tyre being shrunk on in the usual manner. The spokes also of iron
or other metal are fixed to the rim by bolts and nuts or rivets passing through the
material of the rim and firmly fastened on each side. The spokes are fastened to
the hub or centre of the wheel by being screw threaded at the end nearest the hub
and passing through holes in a flange are then secured with nuts on the under sidė
An arrangement for locking the nuts to prevent them being shaken loose or being
tampered with is also incorporated The locking arrangement is effected by
securing or fastening the cap in such position that one square of each nut at the
end of the spokes abuts on the inside of the cap the nuts are thus prevented from
turning round uuscrewing or being shaken loose. A separate light tyre made of
extra breadth; for use in sandy places; may be fastened on or taken off in the
manner following:-This broad tyre is made in a number of segments, a flange
being made at each end through which small bolts pass being fastened with a nut
on each side in the ordinary manner; an orifice or slot is also made in each flange
to allow for the reception of the wearing tyre when the flanges are fastened in the
manner prescribed the broad tyre is tightly affixed, but may easily be taken off by
unscrewing the bolts attaching one or more of the segmental flanges.
JOHN BLACK,
280, Strand, London, W.C.,
Applicants' Agent,

page_text: We HENRY RINGWOOD and RUFUS HOLMES both of No 1 Goodlad Street,
Thomas Street, Limehouse in the County of Middlesex, Patternmakers do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVED WHEELS FOR VEHICLES OF ALL
DESCRIPTIONS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of our invention is to produce a wheel which shall combine cheapness
with strength, ease of manufacture and repairs and adaptability to various classes
of roads; also to provide a means whereby the spokes may be easily tightened
without the usual objectionable course of 'cutting shortening and reshrinking on
the tyre.
The inner rim or tyre of our wheel is of iron or metal suitable for the purpose,
and is of one of the sections shewn in the drawings, and may be made continuous
or put together in segments, either longitudinal or transverse. On the external
face or in the groove or channel of this rim or tyre as the section may be is fitted
or inserted a rim of wood or any suitable. material, to act as a kind of buffer
between the inner rim or tyre and the outer rim or wearing tyre, also to act as
a deadener of noise or jar. The outer or wearing tyre is then shrunk on in the
usual manner. Where the inner rim or tyre is built up of segments each segment
is provided with a pair of lateral lugs corresponding with a similar pair on the end
of the next segment. These lugs are pierced and fitted with bolts and nuts, rivets,
or pins and cotters, and they permit of the rim or tyre being properly built up.
The internal portion of the inner rim or tyre has either a continuous web or rib,
lugs or eyes, made on it, or may be rivetted in or screwed in or on to the outer
portion of the tyre or to any part thereof. Or a method of fastening the spokes
by means of slotted holes to the inner rim may be used where advisable. Where
the wheel is large or for carrying heavy loads we provide bracing tie rods passing
across the arc of each segment or at suitable intervals and are interlaced if thought
necessary by other tie rods. These tie rods are rendered adjustable as to their
tension by the interposition of a tightening nut on a screw thread. The spokes of
our wheel are also of irou or suitable metal, rods, bars or tubes. Or each spoke
may be made a combination of either rods, tubes or bars. Or the spokes may be
made flat or forked at the outer ends (except in the case of the rim with slotted
boles, when they have a head of suitable shape corresponding to the slotted holes)
and fastened to the inner rim or tyre with bolts and nuts, rivets, or by being
cottered, rivets being preferable. The spokes, are fastened at the nave, hub or
centre of the wheel by being screw threaded or slotted and passing through holes
or slots in the nave or hub, and they are secured by means of nuts, or cotters on
the underside.
An arrangement for locking all these nuts or cotters simultaneously to prevent
them being shaken loose, or being tampered with is furnished by the following
means: The nave hub or centre of the wheel which is of iron or other metál may
be made on the chilled principle or furnished with wearing bushes to be replaced if
required, is formed with two annular flanges and may be in one or more parts as
circumstances may require. These flanges have holes or slots to receive the
screwed or slotted ends of the spokes. Nuts or cotters on the underside of the
flanges firmly securing the spokes. The cap of the nave is so fitted in these flanges
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page_text: as to engage with the whole of the nuts or cotters making it impossible to unscrew
or remove them without first taking off the cap. A separate cap and rings of
metal may also be used for this purpose if preferred. These caps and rings may be
used as the means of tightening the spokes by forming the flanges with a
deepening slope along which the nut or a head formed in the spoke is forced by
the travel of the cap or rings when screwed or bolted on. The cap is cupped at its
centre to serve as an oil chamber and has a packing of suitable material to prevent
the escape of the lubricant. A separate light tyre or rim made of extra breadth
for use in sandy places or soft ground is easily attached and detached by means of
the following arrangement: These broad rims or sand-tyres we make preferably in
segments At either end of these segments are formed internal lugs fitting over
either side of the wearing tyre of the wheel. The broad tyre thus cannot slip off
sideways. These lugs are pierced with holes or slots corresponding to each other
and are fitted with bolts and nuts rivets or pins and cotters as may be found
advisable for the circumstances under which they are required.
In order that our invention may be better understood we append drawings in
which Fig 1 is an elevation and Fig 2 a section of wheel. A is the axle B is the
cap shewing the centre cupped to retain the lubricant C is the nave or hub
shewing the nuts and bolts D for fastening spokes to nave E is channel for lubri-
cant and F a hollow in nave for use in lubricating the axle G shews the web of
inner tyre
H the wood inserted to prevent noise and jar and J the outside or
wearing tyre The same letters refer to similar parts in each figure In Fig 3
different methods of fastening spokes to the rim or tyre are given in the following
order: a shews a simple method of fastening the spokes on tyres b a similar metbod
of fastening spokes on tyre with the web cut out in places for lightening the rim of
wheel c is a method of fastening spokes to inner rin by means of a head formed on
the spoke and a slotted hole in the rim. The large hole of slot being closed up by
a short stud when spoke is in position de & f represent different methods of
fastening spokes in rim of wheel as shewn Fig 4 shews (1) detail of fastening
spokes in web of inner tyre (2) a stronger method for the same (2a) shews spoke
with double clip (3) wearing tyre shrunk on inner rim without wood or other
material inserted (4) wearing tyre shrunk on rim with wood inserted for deadening
sound or jar. (5) is section of channel iron used for a similar purpose (6) and (6°)
shews india rubber wearing tyre for carriages invalid chairs &c (7) & (7) details
of detachable broad tyre for use in sand or soft ground.
•
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. A grooved or channelled inner rim or tyre of iron or metal with its internal
web or rib lugs or eyes or slotted holes in combination with a rim of wood or
other suitable material inserted therein or attached thereto.
2. A nave, hub or centre of wheel constructed with wearing bushes rings and
caps to form the locking and lubricating arrangement as above described.
3. A detachable broad rim or tyre constructed and fitted in the manner
aforesaid.
4. A wheel constructed with an inner rim or tyre wood rim and metal spokes
wearing bushes locking and lubricating arrangements and detachable tyre sub-
stantially as set forth.
JOHN BLACK,
Of Lulman & Co.,
Applicants' Agents,