Improvements in the Tyres of Wheels for Cycles and other Vehicles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Jan., 1894-Accepted, 24th Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Tyres of Wheels for Cycles and other
Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM HENRY HASLAM, of Bradford Street, Bolton, in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Yarn Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a tyre for bicycles, tricycles or other
vehicles a portion of which can be easily removed and replaced in case of puncture
or damage.
It consists essentially of a tyre constructed with a number of hollow balls or
pouches each with an outlet or neck in combination with a tube or hollow rim
whereby they are all connected together for the purpose of inflation.
In carrying out the invention the balls or pouches are made of rubber or other
suitable material and adapted to withstand pressure of air or gas introduced and
maintained within them. They are each laid on or attached to the rim of the wheel
by bolts or screwed sockets or other means which maintain them in position. And
they are all connected together by means of a tube or tubes running round the
periphery of the wheel rim with a suitable valve by which they can be inflated or
deflated as desired.
Or the rim may be hollow and thereby form the connection between and with the
balls or pouches. In this case holes or outlets are made in the rim over which the
balls or pouches are fastened and all made airtight. Inflation is by means of a
valve placed in a suitable position.
As the balls or pouches can readily be attached or detached it will be understood
that in case of puncture they can be renewed with very little trouble. A few being
kept in stock in case of need.
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WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Tyres of Wheels for Cycles and other
Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM HENRY HASLAM, of Bradford Street, Bolton, in the County of
Lancaster, Cotton Yarn Agent, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a tyre for bicycles, tricycles or other
vehicles a portion of which can be easily removed and replaced in case of puncture
or damage.
It consists essentially of a tyre constructed with a number of hollow balls or
pouches each with an outlet or neck in combination with a tube or hollow rim
whereby they are all connected together for the purpose of inflation.
The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
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of town moutle in section.

page_text: Fig. 3. Plan of same.
Fig. 4. Part elevation and part section of a modified form of construction.
Fig. 5. Transverse section of modification.
Fig. 6. Transverse section of another modification.
Fig. 64. Plan of rim shewn in Fig. 6.
Fig. 7. Longitudinal section through one ball of another modification.
Fig. 8. Longitudinal section through ono ball of another modification.
The rim of the wheel A is constructed of metal either of tubular channel or
similar cross-section and the inflated balls or pouches B which form the tyre are
constructed of rubber or rubber and canvas or other suitable flexible material
adapted to withstand pressure of air or gas introduced and maintained within them.
The rim A is provided with a number of cup shaped indentations or sockets a
upon which the balls B are secured and the interiors of the several balls are
connected together by the tubular rim or by a rubber pipe connecting them
together.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the rim A is made tubular with a number of
concave or cup shaped sockets a fitted therein at intervals. The sockets a may be.
riveted, soldered, brazed or otherwise affixed to the rim A. The balls or pouches B
are secured in position by a metallic sleeve or nipple 6 provided with a flange placed
inside the ball and screwed into the socket. Communication between the hollow
rim and the interior of the balls is effected through the aperture in the sleeve b.
The openings in the rim which receive the ends of the spokes C are made air-tight
and an air admission valve is set in any suitable part of the rim A.
Referring to Fig. 5 a similar arrangement is shown for securing the balls or
pouches B the same reference letters referring to like parts as in the previous figs.
but the rim A is made D shape in cross section.
Referring to Figs. 6 and 64 the rim A is made with flanges and the ball or
pouch B is also made with a flange by which it is secured to the flange of the rim
by bolts or screws as shown. The flanges of the balls or pouches B cover holes all
in the rim A which form air passages between the interior of the rim and the balls
the communication between them being established by the passage b¹. A ring,
washer, or hoop of metal a¹ may be placed on the flanges of the balls to receive
the bolt heads.
Referring to Figs. 7 and 8 the balls or pouches B are connected together by a
rubber tube D running round the periphery of the wheel rim the balls are provided
with tubes or nipples 6 and the tubes D with similar transverse tubes or nipples d.
Either of these tubes may be arranged to fit inside of the other and they may be
cemented or otherwise attached together. A suitable inflation valve may be placed
at any position along the tube D.
The balls may in either case be made either of a single material as shown or
they may be double with a thin inner lining which can be easily removed when
deflated. Thus in case of a small puncture or damage to the outer ball the thin
inner one only would require to be replaced.
Referring to Fig. 4 the balls B are shown with an outer covering E of rubber,
canvas or the like which may be employed if found desirable to retain either
arrangement of balls in position.
As the balls or pouches can readily be attached or detached it will be understood
that in case of puncture one can be removed and renewed with very little trouble,
a few being kept in stock in case of need.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A tyre for the wheels of bicycles and other vehicles constructed with a
number of hollow balls or pouches of rubber or other flexible material in combina-
tion with a hollow rim or rubber or other tube whereby they are all connected

page_text: together and can be inflated with air or gas under pressure substantially as
described.
2. A tyre with the several parts constructed and arranged substantially as
described and shown with reference to either of the figs. on the drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of January 1894.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.