Improvements in Elastic Tyres for Bicycles and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Elastic Tyres for Bicycles and the like.
EBENEZER WILLIAM HUGHES 72A Clayton Road Peckham S.E., Civil Engineer,
I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to make a cheap, but efficient tyre for Bicycles
and the like: also suitable for vehicles of every description.
I prefer using a metallic hollow rim for the periphery, of the wheels holding
continuous circular series of suitable wood blocks, or other materials, partly
inside, and partly projecting outside the metallic rim, with the external edges
chamfered or rounded, and the sides of the blocks in contact to be radial to or from
the centre of the wheel so that the blocks will be slightly tapered or wedge shaped.
Through these blocks in contact I bore a continuous corresponding hole all
round through which I insert an india rubber ring by preference and the ends
connected and secured in one of the wood blocks before described and the whole
series of wood blocks to be cushioned' on india rubber by preference so as to yield
to the required resilience and flatten on the roadway.
I can also obtain the necessary resilience by dispensing with the bored holes and
india rubber ring by substituting radial slots in the sides of the hollow metallic
rims, and driving a nail or wire through the radial slots into each block (on both
sides) at the outward end of slots so that when the blocks are forced inward by
contact with the roadway, the nails or wire will move towards the centre of the
wheel, and the required flattening and resilience obtained.
I can also use a band of spring steel if preferred outside the blocks, perforated
and burred outwardly on the travelling surface of tyre, or roughed to prevent side
slip or I can dispense with the Spring Steel Band before referred to and drive nails
into the travelling surface of blocks with suitable heads to accomplish the same
purpose or I may do without band or nails, and depend upon the blocks alone by
arranging the grain of the blocks to radiate from the centre of the wheel, which
may answer the same purpose.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Elastic Tyres for Bicycles and the like.
EBENEZER WILLIAM HUGHES 72A Clayton Road, Peckham, Surrey, Civil
Engineer, I 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:-
The object of this Invention is to make a cheap, but efficient tyre for Bicycles
and the like also suitable for Vehicles of every description.
EBENEZER WILLIAM HUGHES 72A Clayton Road, Peckham, Surrey, Civil
Engineer, I 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:---
The object of this Invention is to make a cheap, but efficient tyre for Bicycles
and the like also suitable for Vehicles of every description.

page_text: I prefer using a metallic hollow rim A made of Spring Steel for the periphery
of the wheels, holding a continuous circular series of suitable wood blocks B or
other materials, partly inside and partly projecting outside the metallic rim, with
the external edges chamfered or rounded, and the sides of the blocks in near con-
tact to be somewhat radial to or from the centre of the wheel, so that the blocks
will be slightly tapered or wedge shaped. Through these blocks I bore a con-
tinuous corresponding hole C all round, through which I insert an india rubber
ring D by preference, or leather thongs or spring coils, or catgut, and the ends
connected and secured in one of the blocks before described and the whole series
of wood blocks or substitutes to be cushioned on india rubber E by preference, so
as to yield to the required resilience and flatten on the roadway.
I can also obtain the necessary resilience by, dispensing with the bored holes,
and india rubber ring by substituting radial slots in the sides of the hollow
metallic rims and driving a nail or wire through the radial slots into each block
(on both sides) at the outward end of the slots, so that when the blocks are forced
inward by contact with the ground or roadway, the nails, or wire will move towards
the centre of the wheel, and the required flattening and resilience obtained.
I can also use a band of Spring Steel, if preferred outside the blocks roughed or
otherwise on the travelling surface of tyre to prevent side slip or I can dispense
with the Spring Steel band before referred to, and drive nails into the travelling
surface of blocks with suitable heads to acomplish the same purpose or I may do
without band or nails, and depend upon the blocks alone, by arranging the grain of
the blocks to radiate from the centre of wheel which may answer the same purpose.
Or an india rubber band F can replace the steel band should it be desirable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
Firstly. The shape of the tapered blocks, so arranged as to adapt themselves
to the various changes they are called upon to exercise.
Secondly. The several methods described to connect and hold the block series
together with pads G between blocks to prevent noise.
Thirdly. The resilience obtained by the cushions referred to, which may be of
india rubber or otherwise metallic springs at option.
Fourthly. The side slip obviated by the several methods described.