Improvements in and relating to the Securing of Pneumatic Tyres. on Wheel Rims.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 15th May., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to the Securing of Pneumatic Tyres.
on Wheel Rims.
We, THE SCOTTISH MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED, of 47 Hozier Street, in
the County of the City of Glasgow, and ALFRED MACDONALD Manager to said
Company, do hereby declare the nature of our invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to the securing of
pneumatic tyres on the wheel rims of cycles and road vehicles.
According to my improvements I use a perforated steel band, that is cut up or formed
with rectangular slots all round with bridge pieces between the two continuous
edges. The one edge of the cover of tyre would be secured to one edge of the band
by forming holes in the cover and overlapping and sewing and cementing the edge
part of cover. The other edge of band would lie near opposite edge of rim, and a
series of metal strips with hooked ends would be secured to the other edge of tyre
cover and pass through the perforated parts and clip under the inner part of edge
of band.
The band would be secured at its ends by a screw stud passing through holes or
slots in band, or through these and in an additional strip in this part of band, and
this stud may be the hollow stud used for inflating air tube. Or the band may be
tightened up by an eccentric or cam and lever action. The air tube would be
enclosed in an envelope or strip secured to tyre cover.
Dated this 19th day of June 1896.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
Improvements in and relating to the Securing of Pneumatic Tyres
on Wheel Rims.
We, THE SCOTTISH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LIMITED, of 47 Hozier Street, in
the County of the City of Glasgow, and ALFRED MACDONALD, Manager to said
Company, do hereby declare the nature of our invention 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 say :-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to the securing of
pneumatic tyres on the wheel rims of cycles and road vehicles.
And in order that our invention may be properly understood we have hereunto
appended a sheet of explanatory drawings in which
Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a detachable tyre cover to which my
improvements are applied.
Figure 2 is a plan view of the tyre complete with my improvements applied
thereto, and
Figure 3 is a transverse section corresponding to Figure 2.

page_text: Figure 4 is a detached view showing to an enlarged, scale the mode of securing
the outer cover of tyre, and
Figure 5 illustrates two views of one of the securing clips.
Referring to these drawings:-
According to my improvements I use a perforated steel band a that is cut up or
formed with rectangular slots all round the circumference, with bridge pieces a¹
between the two continuous edges a a². The one edge c of the cover c of tyre
would be secured to one edge a of the band by forming holes in the cover and
overlapping and sewing and cementing the edge part of cover c as seen more
particularly in Figure 4. The other edge a² of band would lie near opposite edge of
rim and a series of metal strips d with hooked ends d' would be secured all round the
other edge c² of tyre cover c and pass through the perforated parts and clip under
the inner part of edge a² of band.
The band a would, be secured.at its ends a³ which would be formed solid by a
screw stud passing through slots or holes in over-lapping ends a³ a' and tightened
up by a screw nut e¹ and this stud may be the hollow stud e used for inflating air
tube. Or the band may be tightened up by an eccentric or cam and lever action.
The air tube f may be enclosed in an envelope or strip secured to tyre cover.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
The herein described method of securing the covers of pneumatic tyres consisting
in having a perforated band secured to the one edge of tyre cover, and a series of
metal strips with hooked ends on the opposite edge of cover which take on to the one
edge of perforated band, substantially as herein set forth.
Dated the 15th day of March 1897.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.