An Improvement in Cushion Tyres of Wheels for Cycles and other Carriages and in Rims or Felloes for the same.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 11th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 30th Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Cushion Tyres of Wheels for Cycles and other
Carriages and in Rims or Felloes for the same.
BENJAMIN OLDFIELD of 25 The Butts Coventry in the County of Warwick
Machinist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in making a double or single cushion rubber tyre and to
effect this the tyre has projections on each side by which it is held by the felloc of
the wheel.
The felloe & tyre are so made as to leave a space between them for one cushion
and a hole or holes in the tyre in addition for a second one.
Where a solid tyre is used a cushion is obtained by the space between the tyre
and felloe as above.
The way the tyre is held in position by the felloe enables the whole depth of
the tyre to move when the pressure comes on it.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Cushion Tyres of Wheels for Cycles and other
Carriages and in Rims or Felloes for the same.
BENJAMIN OLDFIELD No. 25 Butts, Coventry, Machinist 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 consists in making a double or single cushion rubber tyre, and to
effect this the tyre has projections on each side by which it is held by the felloe of
the wheel.
The felloe and tyre are so made as to leave a space between them for one cushion
and a hole or holes in the tyre in addition for a second one.
Where a solid tyre is used a cushion is obtained by the space between the tyre
and felloe as above.
The position in which the tyre is held, with the space left between tyre and
felloe, enables it when the pressure is applied to pass between where it is supported
and upwards into the space between tyre and felloe.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings and to the figures and letters
of reference thereon
Figure 1 is a transverse section through solid rubber tyre, felloe and space
between tyre and felloe.
A is the solid tyre, B the felloe, C the space between tyre and felloe.
Figure 2 is a transverse section through rubber tyre with holes, felloe and space
between tyre and felloe.
A is the tyre with holes D D, B the felloe, C the space between tyre and felloe.
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
1. A solid rubber tyre having projections on each side from which it is
supported by the rim of the wheel in such a manner that as soon as the pressure
comes upon it the body of the tyre passes between where it is supported and
upwards into the space lett between the tyre and felloe, by this means obtaining a
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page_text: single cushion tyre, and for a double cushion tyre to have a hole or holes in the
tyre in addition to the space between the rim and tyre which gives the double
cushion.
2. A specially constructed rim in combination with the rubber tyres as above
where space is left between rim and tyre as specified substantially as and for the 5
purpose described.
Dated this 10th day of December 1891
BENJAMIN OLDFIELD.