Year: 1897

page_text: We, EDWARD ARTHUR WILSON, Managing Director, and HARRY HERBERT MOORE,
Draughtsman, both of the New Hudson Cycle Company, Limited, Summerhill Street,
in the City of Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in hubs for cycles and the like purposes,
and refers more particularly to improved means whereby the locking of the disc
adjustment is effected, and by which the adjustment may be done without interfering
with the fastening of the spindle to the machine frame.
At the adjustment end of the hub we screwthread the external surface of the cup
which takes into an internal screwthread in the body of the hub, and by means of
such screwthread the adjustment is made as and when required. At the outer end of
this cup is provided a flange whose periphery is milled or otherwise shaped so that
thereby the said cup may be rotated. The external surface of the hub-between the
spoke flange and the end of the hub-is also screwthreaded to receive thereon a lock
nut, and also a sliding nonrotative washer, the said washer sliding freely upon the
tops of the screwthreads and lying between the flange of the cup aforesaid and the
lock nut. An open ended slot or groove is cut in the hub at that part along which
the washer slides, and a peg or projection upon the inside of the washer fits therein,
by which the said washer is prevented from a rotative movement. Other means for
this purpose may be adopted.
Its operation will therefore now be understood as follows:-By screwing up the
lock nut towards the spoke flange ample room is left for adjustably screwing up the
cup by means of its enlarged flange. Having done this the lock nut is turned back-
wards (so to speak) and thus forces the nonrotative washer against the flange of the
cup until the latter is thereby firmly locked in position.
Dated this 19th day of March 1897.
We, EDWARD ARTHUR WILSON, Managing Director, and HARRY HERBERT MOORE,
Draughtsman, both of the New Hudson Cycle Company Limited, Summerhill Street, in
the City of Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
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manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in hubs for cycles and the like purposes,
and refers more particularly to improved means whereby the locking of the disc
adjustment is effected, and by which the adjustment may be done without interfering
with the fastening of the spindle to the machine frame.
In order to more clearly explain this our invention we have appended hereunto an
illustrative drawing upon which are figures and numbers of reference in which:-
Fig. 1, shows a sectional view of the one (adjustment) end of a hub as arranged
according to this our invention.
Fig. 2, is a detail view of the sliding locking washer.
Fig. 3, is an end view of the hub and locking nut with the disc and sliding washer
&c. removed.
5, is the hub, 6, is the cup, 7, is the cone, 8, is the spindle, 9, is the sliding washer,
10, is the locking screw nut.
At the adjustment end of the hub. 5, we screwthread the external surface of
the cup 6, which takes into an internal screwthread 11, in the body of the hub,
and by means of such screwthread the adjustment is made as and when required,
with the balls 12, upon the adjustable cone 7. At the outer end of
or otherwise
this cup is provided a flange 13, whose periphery is milled
shaped so that thereby the said,, cup. may be readily rotated:.. The external
surface 14, of the hub-between the spoke flange and the end. of the hubis. also
screwthreaded to receive.a lock-nut 10, and also. a sliding nonrotative.washer .9, the
said washer sliding freely upon, the..tops of the screwthreads.and lying between.the
Hange. 13, of. the cup .6, aforesaid, and, the lock nut. 10. An open ended slot.or
groove 15, see Figs. 1 and 3, is cut in the hub at that part along which the washer
slides, and a peg. or projection. 16, see Figs. 1 and 2, upon the inside of the washer.9,
fits therein, by which the said.washer is prevented from a rotative movement. Other
means for this latter purpose may be adopted.
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Its operation will therefore now. be understood as follows:-By first .screwing up.the
lock nut 10, towards the spoke flange 17, of the hub 5, ample room is left, for
adjustably screwing up the cup 6, (as may be required), by. means of its..enlarged
flange 13. Having done this, the lock nut 10, is turned or screwed.backwards (so to
speak) and thus forces the non-rotative washer 9, against the flange 13, of the cup
until the latter is thereby firmly locked in position, that is, prevented from accidental
rotation.
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Thus an adjustment from time to time of the hub may be made without
interfering with the means employed for securing the spindle 8, to the frame of the
cycle.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In hubs for cycles and the like, the combination with the hub 5, having an
internal screwthread 11, and external screwthread 14, and the cup 6, having the
flange 13, of the sliding non-rotative washer 9, and lock nut 10, all substantially as
set forth and shown.
2. Locking the adjustable disc 6, having flange 13, by means of the sliding
washer 9, and lock nut 10, upon the external of the hub, as set forth and shown.
Dated this 20th day of December 1897.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants Agent, 12, Cherry Street, Birmingham.