Improvements in or applicable to Wheels of Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 25th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Wheels of Vehicles.
HENRY HOLLICK 39 Smithford Street Coventry Warwickshire Coach Builder
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to certain improvements in or applicable to wheels of
vehicles of every description having steel or metal felloes or rims somewhat of a
gutter shape preferably of a shape similar to those used for pneumatic tyred wheels,
and consists essentially in the application of a strip or strips of wood, preferably
one long strip of wood of a shape & size suitable, bent round the outer surface and
fitting in the hollow part of the steel or metal felloe or rim with the ends preferably
overlapping each other. The inner surface of this wood resting on rubber or
similar yielding material, placed underneath. The outer surface of this wood
having a steel or metal tyre shrunk or otherwise fixed on, which comes in contact
with the road. The steel or metal tyre may be dispensed with and a rubber tyre
used, fixed to the wood by suitable means, or the outer covering of a pneumatic tyre
may be used and attached in the usual way, (in this way the wood strip takes the
place of the inner tube) and I should preferably pad it more or less with curled
hair or similar yielding material, although this padding may be dispensed with.
By this means I get a durable cushioned tyred wheel which dispenses with
altogether, or considerably reduces the depth of the wood felloe or rim of ordinary
wood wheels.
Dated this 20th day of January 1896.
HENRY HOLLICK.
I, HENRY HOLLICK, of 39 Smithford Street, Coventry, Warwickshire, Coach
Builder, 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 :-
This invention relates to certain improvements in or applicable to wheels of
vehicles having steel or metal felloes or rims somewhat of a gutter shape, and more
particularly those of a shape similar to such as are used for pneumatic tyres, and
consists essentially in the application of a strip or strips of wood, bent round the
outer surface and fitting in the hollow part of the steel or metal felloe or rim,
with their ends preferably overlapping each other, the inner surface of this wood
resting on rubber or similar yielding material placed underneath. The outer
surface of this wood may have a steel or metal tyre shrunk or otherwise fixed
on, which comes in contact with the road. This steel or metal tyre may be
dispensed with, and a rubber tyre used fixed to the wood by suitable means; or
the outer covering of a pneumatic tyre may be used and attached in the usual way,
(in this way the wood strip takes the place of the inner air tube), and I should
preferably pad it more or less with curled air or similar yielding material, although
this padding may be dispensed with. By this means I get a durable cushioned
tyred wheel which dispenses with altogether, or considerably reduces the depth of
the wood felloe or rim of ordinary wood wheels.

page_text: In order to more clearly explain this my invention I have appended hereunto an
illustrative drawing upon which are figures and numbers of reference, similar
numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1 is a sectional view, and Fig. 2 a plan view of this my invention as applied
when surmounted by a metal tyre.
Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views showing modified ways in which this my
invention may be applied to ordinary metal rims.
Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing this my invention as applied to an all around
rubber tube tyre.
Figs. 6, and 8 are detail views showing how the joints in the wood cores or
strips &c. may be made.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 it will be seen that 11 is the metal rim; 12 is an
indiarubber seating; 13 is the wood strip, and 14 the outer metal tyre which is
subsequently shrunk on.
Referring to Fig. 3-It will be here seen that the outer metal tyre is dispensed
with, and the rim 11" is somewhat different in section to that in Figs. 1 and 2. In
this case the wooden strip 13ª is enclosed within the covers 12" and 15, and further
packed if desired by the curled hair or other suitable substance 16. The cover 12ª
is preferably made of a number of thicknesses of canvas, and its lower ends (within
the rim) form a seating to receive the tread pressure from the wood strip 13. The
outer cover 15 is of rubber of the ordinary type.
Referring to Fig. 4-This again shows a modification in which the wood
strip 13 is enclosed within the seating 12b and the outer cover 15. Again in
Fig. 5, it will be seen that a further modification is shown in which the wood
strip 13° is encased in the rubber tube 15° which latter seats itself in the rim 11.
These wood strips are jointed as seen in Figs. 6, 7 & 8, in which Fig. 6 illustrates
how such a joint may be made for strip as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, before the metal
tyre 14 is shrunk on.
Fig. 7 shows how a modified form of joint may be made for such a strip as
shown in Figs. 3 or 4 where the sectional size will admit of it. Here 17 is a
double ended right and left hand screw taking into nuts 18 and 19 which latter
are let into the strip one on each side of the joint. By turning around the screw 17
the joint is tightened up as required.
Fig. 8 shows the same kind of joint as shown in Fig. 6 but applied to round
or similar sections to those shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5.
It will therefore be seen that in order to place the strips upon the rims they
are sprung open and then closed tightly on with their covers &c. attached, the
joints being glued, solutioned or otherwise fastened in any convenient manner.
In the case of that shown in Fig. 5, and also when necessary in other sections,
(in order to place them within the rim) the rubber tube or the cover as the case
may be, is also jointed so that the wood strip may be pushed therein. In such
cases the rubber joints are then also solutioned and made fast.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In wheels for vehicles the combination with a metal rim, of a wooden strip,
such strip having a rubber or other compressive seating and an outer tread cover,
all substantially as herein set forth and shown upon the drawings.
2. In wheels of vehicles the combination and arrangement of parts constituting
these my improvements as severally herein described and shown in Figs. 1 and 2,
in Fig. 3, in Fig. 4 and in Fig. 5 substantially as set forth.
Dated this 24th day of August 1896.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.