AN IMPROVED WHEEL FOR ROAD VEHICLES to be as follows that is to say :-
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
I WILLIAM NAYLOR of N° 77 Colmore Row Birmingham in the County of
Warwick and of Penistone in the County of York Manager of Works do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for "AN IMPROVED WHEEL FOR ROAD
VEHICLES to be as follows that is to say :-
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My invention has for its object the construction of an improved wheel for
ordinary roads for such vehicles as Carts Traps Carriages and other such like
vehicles which shall admit of the spokes or arms being tightened at any time from
the boss of the wheel without taking the arms or spokes or wires out of the rim.
My improved wheel is as follows:-The rim is made from solid steel of channel
section the flanges being inwards and the plain part which may be curved on the
face outwards. The flanges may be either parallel or open outwards slightly to
prevent picking up the dirt when running and for affording convenience in putting
in the arius.
The arms may be either of wood or of metal for compression, or of steel wire or
other rods to act in tension. The boss or nave is so constructed as to expand
and contract in its length or at any rate a part or parts of the said boss nearest
the rim.
In case compression arms are used the rim may be partly filled up with blocks
or segments of wood and the arins fitted between and upon them. The centre of
the arms drop into suitable recesses in two rings one on each side of the boss while
the rings are extended The rings are now forced inwards by a screw or screws or
other device which tightens the arms and secures them in their places after which
they are locked with a pin or nut or other device.
In case the tension arms are used pins are passed through the two sides of the
channel iron to which the wire or rods are secured the other end being fastened to
the expanding collars of the boss when they are at a narrow limit after which they
are expanded outwards which brings the rods or wire into tension and secures the
boss and rim most firmly.
I prefer to roll my rims of soft steel but other metal may be used.

page_text: I WILLIAM NAYLOR of Penistone in the County of York, Steel Works Manager
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "AN IMPROVED WHEEL FOR
ROAD VEHICLES" and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement that is to
Bay
My Invention has for its object the construction of an improved wheel for
ordinary roads for such vehicles as carts, traps, carriages and other such like
vehicles which shall admit of the spokes or arms being tightened at any time from
the boss of the wheel without taking the arms or spokes or wires out of the rim.
My improved wheel is as follows:-The rim is made from solid steel of channel
section the flanges being inwards and the plain part which may be curved on the
face outwards. The flanges may be either parallel or open outwards slightly to
prevent picking up the dirt when running and for affording convenience in putting
in the arms.
The arms may be either of wood or of metal for compression or of wire or other
rods to act for tension. The boss or knave is so constructed as to expand and
contract in its length or at any rate a part or parts of the said boss nearest
the rim.
In case compression arms are used the rim may be partly filled up with blocks
or segments of wood and the arms fitted between and upon them. The centre of
the arms drop into suitable recesses in two rings one on each side of the boss while
the rings are extended. The rings are now forced inwards by a screw or screws or
other device which tightens the arms and secures them in their places after which
they are locked with a pin or nut or other device.
In case the tension arms are used pins are passed through the two sides of the
channel iron to which the wire or rods are secured the other end being fastened to
the expanding collars of the boss when they are at a narrow limit, after which they
are expanded outwards which brings the rods or wire into tension and secures the
boss and rim most firmly.
I prefer to roll my rims of soft steel but other metal may be used.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and carried into
practice with facility I have appended hereunto two sheets of drawings. The first
sheet shows the various parts of a wheel with wire spokes and the second sheet the
various parts of a wheel with wood spokes.
Referring now to the first sheet of drawings.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a wheel with wire spokes.
Figure 2 is a back elevation of the same wheel.
Figure 3 is an elevation looking at the edge of the same wheel.
Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the boss in part section and part elevation.
Figure 5 is a corresponding front elevation of the boss and
Figure 6 is a corresponding back elevation of the boss.
Figure 7 is a section through the rim of the wheel and
Figure 8 serves to illustrate one of the various alternative modes of fastening
the wire spokes to the rim and boss.
The section of the rim A may of course be somewhat varied in its outward and
inward shape and proportions according to the work for which the wheel is
required and I prefer soft steel for this part rolled solid The boss B may be made
from brass, steel, maleable cast iron or other suitable metal and is supplied with
suitable recesses c¹ on the front collar C and of d in the back collar D of the said
boss into which the wire spokes E are hooked one end being hooked to the side C

page_text: and the other to the side D the middle being turned around the pin F inside the
rim A as shewn by Figure 7 in such a manner as to afford a slight amount of
elasticity or spring. Now after the wire spokes E or H are all in position the
loose or outward collar C of the boss B is moved outwards by means of the screw
nut K until the proper tension is put upon the said spokes or tension wires E
and H. The wheel may be locked on the axle by the special lock nut V.
Now referring to the second sheet of drawings.
Figure 9 is an elevation of the front of a wheel in which wood spokes are
mounted and Figure 10 is a back elevation of the same wheel and
Figure 11 is an elevation of its edge.
Figure 12 is a part section and part elevation of the boss in larger scale.
Figure 13 is a front elevation of the said boss and Figure 14 is a back elevation
of the boss.
The section of the rim L may be taken to be the same as A Figure 7 sheet 1
The spokes M are placed in the recesses N and P of the boss R and also fitted into
the rim L and the intermediate distances between, the spokes of the rim are fitted
in between with wood or other elastic or deadening material to prevent the wheel
from ringing when running Now when these spokes are placed in position the
nut is set up forcing the two parts of the boss nearer to each other and thus
tightening the spokes in their positions. For this purpose the split nut T may be
used or bolts may be passed through flanges or snugs on each of the sides and the
two may be forced together in that way. In like manner bolts with internal nuts
may be used to force out the wire spokes.
It will thus be seen that I can immediately remove the spokes from my wheels
there not being any necessity for heating the wheel in the fire.
Having now particularly described the nature of my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
:-
The improved wheel consisting of the weldless rolled rim A or L with either
wire or wood spokes tightened up as shewn by Figures 4 and 12 and substantially
as herein set forth and illustrated.
Din 4th Jan N1001