Improvements in Wheels for Roller Skates.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 13th June, 1893-Accepted, 5th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wheels for Roller Skates.
I, WILLIAM COWPER-COLES, of 27 Thurloe Place, London, in the County of
Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to roller skates, and consists in an improved construction of
the wheels so that they can be easily and cheaply renewed in those parts which are
most liable to fracture or wear.
I construct my wheel as follows:-
I form an annular periphery of box wood, hard composition, or any other suitable
material to form the tread of the wheel or roller.
This is the part that is most subject to fracture, chipping, and wear, and at
present when injured a complete new wheel and ball bearings must be substituted
at considerable cost.
Within this wooden or composition periphery I place an inner bearing of hard
metal such as steel, to carry the balls for the bearing.
I enclose the said inner bearing by two metallic washers one on each side of the
roller which are held together by small bolts or screws passing right through the
body of the roller and thus clamping all parts securely together.
I may secure the outer faces of the ball bearing by suitable caps of metal or
other material, which may be secured in their position by an inner shoulder on the
spindle and a nut on the outside end of the spindle.
When then the outer periphery of my improved wheel or roller becomes injured
chipped or worn a new annular periphery can be supplied at a very small cost and
with ease whilst the old interior bearing and fittings may be used again until
worn out.
Dated this 15th day of October 1892.
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wheels for Roller Skates.
I, WILLIAM COWPER-COLES of 27 Thurloe Place, London, in the County of
Middlesex, Engineer, 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 :-
My invention relates to roller skates, and consists in an improved construction
of the wheels so that they can be easily and cheaply renewed in those parts which
are most liable to fracture or wear.
I construct my wheel as follows:-
I form an annular periphery of box wood, hard composition, or any other
suitable material to form the tread of the wheel or roller.
This is the part that is most subject to fracture, chipping, and wear, and at
present when injured, a complete new wheel and ball bearings must be substituted,
at considerable cost.
Within this wooden or composition periphery, I place an inner bearing of hard
metal, such as steel, to carry the balls for the bearings.
I enclose the said inner bearing by two metallic plates or discs, one on each side
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page_text: of the roller, which are held together by small bolts or screws, passing right
through the body of the roller, and thus clainping all parts securely together.
I may secure the outer faces of the ball bearing by suitable caps of metal or
other material, which may be secured in their position by an inner shoulder on the
spindle and a nut on the outside end of the spindle.
When then the outer periphery of my improved wheel or roller becomes injured,
chipped, or worn, a new annular periphery can be supplied at a very small cost, and
with ease, whilst the old interior bearing and fittings may be used again until
worn out.
And in order that my invention may be the better understood I now proceed to
describe the same, reference being had to the drawings hereto annexed, and to the
letters and figures marked thereon.
Figures 1 and 2 are a side elevation and transverse section, respectively, of my
improved roller.
A is the annular periphery of box wood, hard composition or of any other
suitable material, to form the tread of the wheel or roller. B is an inner bearing
of hard metal, such as steel, to carry the balls for the bearing.
The bearing is secured into the periphery by two annular plates or discs C, C,
which are held together by two bolts D, D, passing right through the body of the
roller, engaging half with the roller A, and half with the centre-piece B, the centre
line of the bolts being situated on the line of junction of these parts..
The outer faces of the ball bearings are closed by suitable caps E, E, which
are secured in their position by a shoulder F, on the spindle, and a nut or lock-nuts G
on the outside end of the spindle.
. 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 :-
1st. A roller skate wheel, consisting of the combination of an outer annular
periphery of box wood, hard composition, or any suitable material with an inner
bearing of hard metal or steel, and plates or discs, clamped together in any suitable
manner to allow of easy renewal of parts.
2nd. A roller-skate wheel, consisting of the combination of parts or their
equivalents substantially as described and illustrated herewith.
Dated this 13th day of June 1893.
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.