Improvements in the Wheels of Vehicles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in the Wheels of Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM ANDERSON, Senior, of Swan Carriage Works, Water Street,
Chorley, in the County of Lancaster, Coachbuilder, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention to be as follows:-
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My invention has for its object improvements in the wheels of vehicles but
more especially applicable to those kind of wheels known as Warner wheels"
which kind of wheel has a metal band round the hub this band having slots or
holes through which the spokes are inserted into the hub thus making a very
rigid & solid wheel, wheels made according to this method whilst being very
rigid & solid have this disadvantage viz.in travelling over rough or rocky
roads the very solidity has tended to & indeed has caused the spokes to be so
forced & jammed in and against the tyre that they have caused the tyre to bulge
& split soon rendering the wheel useless, the same disadvantage is experienced
in other kinds of wheels.
Now my invention obviates the cause of this bulging & splitting by the follow-
ing means-On the part of the spoke near to tyre I fix a metal ring or .band
which has a broad face nearest the rim or tyre which forms a kind of shoulder
or seating, the hole through which the spoke goes is made of an oblong shape
with round ends for the purpose of preventing it slipping & in fact locking itself
upon the spoke. I then place a piece of india rubber of any suitable thickness &
of the required resillience with one side or face seated against the metal shoulder
or seating & the other against the inside of the tyre or rim. It will be seen that
the rubber acts as a buffer and receives the force of the bumping caused by the
wheel going over rough ground & so prevents the tyre from bulging and splitting.
Dated this 7th July 1898.
WILLIAM ANDERSON.
I, WILLIAM ANDERSON, Senior, of Swan Carriage Works, Water Street,
Chorley, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement;-
My invention has for its object improvements in the wheels of vehicles but

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Warner wheels'
more especially applicable to those kind of wheels known as
which kind of wheel has a metal band round the hub, this band has slots or holes
through which the spokes are inserted into the hub thus making a very rigid
and solid wheel. Wheels made according to this method whilst being very
rigid and solid have this disadvantage in much travelling on rough or rocky
roads the very solidity has tended and indeed has caused the spokes to be so
forced in and jammed against the tyre that they have caused the tyre to bulge
or split soon rendering the wheels useless, the same disadvantage is to a certain
degree experienced in other kinds of wheels.
Now my invention obviates the cause of this bulging and splitting in the
following manner. On the part of the spoke near the tyre I fix a metal ring or
band which has a broad face nearest the rim or tyre and which forms a kind of
shoulder or seating and the hole through which the spoke goes is made of an
oblong shape with rounded ends for the purpose of preventing it twisting or
slipping and in fact locking itself upon the spoke. I then place a piece of india
rubber of any suitable thickness or diameter and of the required resillience with
one side or face seated against the metal shoulder or seating and the other against
the inside of the tyre or rim.
In practice I find it preferable to make the seating of a cup shape into which
the india rubber buffer is fitted & which is rounded at its edges to prevent it
looking unsightly when driven into compression & also to give it a better grip
on the spoke.
In order that my invention may be easily understood & carried into practice
I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawing upon which:
Figure 1 is a broken off side elevation of a wheel made according to my
invention.
Figure 2 is a broken off elevation of a spoke fitted with one of my seatings &
cushion ready for insertion into the felloes.
Figure 3 is a section of the seating & pad or cushion.
Figure
is a similar view to Fig. 2 but showing a modification of the seating
& Fig.
being a section through the seating and cushion.
Figure 6 is a plan of the seating alone.
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I fit the spokes A of any vehicle wheel but especially those made with an iron
hub and known as the Warner wheel" with metal seatings B which may have
a flat surface such as seen in Figures 2 & 3 or they may be of a cup shape as
seen in Figures 4 & 5 the latter being the most desirable. The spokes Â are
cut away a sufficient distance to project through the seating B through a hole F of
oblong shape, in the centre, the hole being of this shape to prevent the seating
rotating or twisting upon the spoke, thro an india rubber or other suitable
elastic material cushion C and leaving a sufficient portion to enter the felloes of
the tyre D.
In some cases I make the cushion C with rounded edges E as seen in Figures 4
& 5 so that when the spoke is forced into the felloe the pressure upon the india
rubber will come upon the rounded edges causing the aperture through which
the spoke A passes to close tighter to the said spoke instead of bulging open and
becoming loosened & looking unsightly.
The spokes A being fitted with such cushion or pad C are forced tightly into
The rubber cushion acting
the tyre D and there secured in the ordinary manner.
as a buffer and receiving the whole force of the bumping caused by the wheel
travelling over rough or stony ground increasing the life of the wheel and giving
much greater comfort to the rider.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
Improvements in the wheels of vehicles consisting of a cushion of rubber or

page_text: other resilient material in combination with a metal seating for the reception
of such cushion fitted on the spokes of such wheels substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth and shewn on the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of April 1899.
WILLIAM ANDERSON, SENIOR.