Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct, 1886
Complete Left, 2nd July, 1887
Complete Accepted, 2nd Aug, 1887
OPPAI
I EDWARD MUIRHEAD EARLE of 130, Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica, Inventor
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The ordinary flange for attaching the wheels of carriages, buggies and other vehicles
to the mail coach axle is made in one piece, and when this flange wears away by the
constant friction against the shoulder on the axle, a thing of frequent occurence, the wheel
becomes detached by the flange slipping off over the shoulder of the axle. To fit a
new flange the wheel has to be taken off.
To obviate this evil which is a source of annoyance, inconvenience and expense
I construct the said flange in three piece which are made to over lap each other, each
being formed along one side with a recessed part of half its depth or thickness so that
when put together both sides of the flange are flush and smooth. The bolts for the
nave bolts pass through these halved joints.
This invention is also applicable for attaching wheels of any other description to their
axle spindle or shaft.
Dated this 4th day of October 1886
EDWARD MUIRHEAD EARLE.
By Jensen & Son,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Patent Agents.

page_text: I, EDWARD MUIRHEAD EARLE of 130 Harbour Street Kingston Jamaica Inventor
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 ordinary flange for attaching the wheels of carriages, buggies and other
vehicles to the mail coach axle is made in one piece, and when this flange wears away
by the constant friction against the shoulder of the axle, a thing of frequent occurrence
the wheel becomes detached by the flange slipping off over the shoulder of the axle.
To fit a new flange the wheel has to be taken off.
To obviate this evil which is a source of annoyance, inconvenience and expense
I construct the said flange in three pieces which are made to overlap each other, each
being formed along one side with a recessed part of half its depth or thickness so that
when put together both sides of the flange are flush and smooth. The bolts for the
nave bolts pass through these halved joints.
This invention is also applicable for attaching wheels of any other description to
their axle spindle or shaft.
Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a
wheel hub showing my improved flange bolted thereto Figure 2 an end elevation of
same. Figure 3 a perspective view of the flange Figure 4 is a front view of one of
the pieces forming the flange and Figure 5 an end elevation of same.
In order to obviate the disadvantages hereinbefore recited I construct the said flange
in say three pieces a b c which are to overlap each other, each being formed along one
side with a recessed part of half its depth or thickness so that when put together both
sides of the flange are flush and smooth as seen with reference to Figures and 5.
The nave bolts ff pass through the holes i in these halved joints and are secured by
nuts 9, the wheel being thus securely held in its place on to the axle A by means of
the shoulder d and when required to be removed the mere act of removing the nuts g,
releases the whole flange a b c from the nave and axle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
A flange for attaching wheels to axles consisting of three or more pieces which
overlap and lie flush with each other at their places of junction and are secured
together there by the same bolts and nuts which serve to hold the flange on to the nave
substantially as described and shown.
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