An Improved Tyre and Rim for the Wheels of Velocipedes and other Light Vehicles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 13th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 20th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 22nd Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tyre and Rim for the Wheels of Velocipedes and
other Light Vehicles.
We, EUGENE JEAN BAPTISTE THOMAS and JULES THOMAS, both of 34, Rite
Henri Cheviean, Pais, France, Mechanists, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This mvention relates to an improved construction of clastic tyre for the wheels
of velocipodes and other light vehicles, which is designed as a substitute for the
ordinary pneumatic tyre.
The improvement is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming part of
this Specification, in which
Figure represents the tyre as applied to a wheel
Figure 2 is a transverse section of the wheel rim
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the spring tyre.
Figure 4 is a transverse section of the indianbber jacket for the tyre.
Our improved tyre is composed of a series of spings R cach formed of a metal
strip bent or curved to a round, oval, elliptical, or other shape, the edges over-
lapping and being free to slide on one another. The elastic tyre is composed of n
number of these spings Reither connected at the side towards the centre of the
wheel directly to the wheel rim, or to a band r, as shewn in Figures 1 and 3. The
spring tyre thus constructed 18 mounted on a wheel im such as that shewn at J,
particularly in Figure 2, and is completed by a Jacket C of indiarubber, shewn
separately in Figure 4. This jacket has beaded edges which are received in
corresponding grooves in the wheel um, so as to secure the jacket to the rim.
It will be understood that the form, details, accessories, materials, and dimensions,
of the various parts of the tyre may be varied without in any way changing the
nature of our invention.
Dated this 13th day of May 1895.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agente.

page_text: An Improved Tyre and Rim for the Wheels of Velocipedes and
other Light Vehicles.
We EUGENE JEAN BAPTISTE THOMAS and JULES THOMAS both of 34, Rue
Henri Chevienu, Paris, Fiance, Mechanists, 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 :-
This mvention relates to an improved construction of elastic tyre and rim for
the wheels of velocipedes and other light vehicles which is designed as a substitute
for the ordinary preumatic tyre
The improvement is illustrated in the diawing accompanying our Provisional
Specification in which
Figure 1 represents the tyre as applied to a wheel.
Figure 2 is a transverse section of the wheel 1 im.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the spring tyre.
Figure is a transverse section of the indiaiubber jacket for the tyre
Our improved tyre is composed of a series of springs R each formed of a metal
strip bent or curved to a round, oval, elliptical, or other shape, the edges over-
lapping and being free to slide on one another. The elastic tyre is composed of a
number of these springs R either connected at the side towards the centre of the
wheel directly to the wheel rim or to a band as shewn in Figures 1 and 3. The
spring tyre thus constructed is mounted on a wheel rim of the torm shewn at J,
particularly in Figure 2, and 18 completed by a Jacket C of india-rubber shewn
separately in Figure 4. This jacket has beaded edges which are received in
corresponding grooves in the wheel im so as to secure the jacket to the run.
It will be understood that the form, details, accessories, materials, and dimensions,
of the various parts of the tyto may be varied without in any way changing the
nature of our invention
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.-
A tyre composed of a series of springs R formed of stups bent or folded of
round, oval, elliptical, or other form and of which the two edges overlap freely
so as to slide the one on the other, said springs being connected by means of a
nairow band lying in the centre line of the wheel in and combined with a
whcel rim of corresponding form and with an india-rubber jacket, substantially as
shewn and described.
Dated this 18th day of January 1806
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.