A WHEEL GUARD FOR VEHICLES
Year: 1884

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I, ARTHUR HILLS, of Nonsuch place, Cheam, in the County of Surrey Shorthand
Writer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "A WHEEL GUARD FOR
VEHICLES" to be as follows:-
I attach to part of the vehicle a rod or appliance of iron or other suitable material
which projects in front of, and protects the forewheels, and comes down to about
two inches from the ground, so that, should any person fall in front of the wheels,
such person would be pushed along or on one side instead of the wheels going over
any part of the body. prefer to have the part of the guard which is in front of
the wheels made flat and widened to the extent of, say, about 21/2 inches and
made slightly concave in the opposite direction to. the convexity of the wheel, so
that it should not injure the fallen body. The fixed end of the guard can be
attached to the vehicle in many ways; for example to a Goods Van I prefer to fix
it to the fore axle which is generally made of wood; or to vehicles such as
Omnibuses which are generally provided with iron axles, it can be permanently
fixed or can be made removable at pleasure.
The rod is made to project forward, and by means of an elbow is turned in front
of the wheel as above described; or the fixed end of the rod may be attached to
the step by which the driver ascends; or, as in the case of Hansom Cabs, it may
be attached to the foot board on which the passenger steps.
Dated the 26th day of February 1884.

page_text: I ARTHUR HILLS of Nonsuch Place, Cheam, in the County of Surrey Shorthand
writer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A. WHEEL-GUARD FOR
VEHICLES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained' in and by the following statement:
I attach to part of the Vehicle an Appliance consisting of a rod, or united rods,
of iron, or other suitable material, which projects in front of and protects the
wheels and comes down to about two inches from the ground, so that should any
person fall in front of the wheels such person would be pushed along or on one side
instead of them passing over any part of the body.
The said Appliance or Guard, is made either straight, curved, or angular, according
as the differently constructed vehicles will best admit of the protecting part to come
well in front of the wheels, which protecting part is widened by being made flat,
or otherwise widened by parallel rods, say from two inches to about four inches, in
proportion to the width of the wheel, and is slightly concave in the opposite
direction to the convexity of the wheel.
To this protecting part, between it and the wheel, may be fixed a piece of wood
made concave towards the wheel, or a piece of iron inflected; or, the Guard is turned
backward from the end near the ground towards the wheel curved in an upward
direction; the purpose of which intervening pieces or inflection's is, that the Guard
may be made sufficiently slight to be somewhat yielding in cases of such accidents
above referred to, while, at, the same time, if the force against the fallen body is
great, the guard, coming in contact with the wheel will be prevented from turning
under the wheel, and may also tend to retard the vehicle (Vide figures 3, 4, and 5
in the accompanying drawings).
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The fixed end of the Guard can be attached to the Vehicle in many ways; for
example, either to the axle, whether wood or iron, to the body of the vehicle, or to
the step, footboard, or nave of the wheel-When fixed to the axle the guard is
made to project forward, and by means of an elbow is turned in front of the wheel
as above described, and as shewn in the drawings. by figures 1 to 4 which give the
front and side elevations.
In the case of a fourwheeled vehicle it may be used for each of the wheels or for
the front ones only..
When the Guard is made of united rods it can be attached at two places.
Figure 5 represents it as attached to the side of a Hansom cab.
It can be permanently fixed or made removable at "pleasure; or, by means also
of a hinge or other joint, made to fold up or turn away from the wheel when its
use is not required.
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:
Firstly, The use of an appliance of iron or other suitable material, hereinbefore
described as a "Wheel-guard," which can be attached to vehicles, and is so formed
that when fixed thereto it projects in front of and protects the wheels (being
principally for the protection of the front wheels) and prevents them from passing
over a body who may happen to fall.before them in vehicular traffic.

page_text: Secondly, The use of the same Appliance as described, which can be permanently
fixed to vehicles, or made removable at pleasure; or, provided also with a hinge or
other joint which will permit it to fold up or turn away from the wheel when its
use is not required.