Improvements in Wheels, and in Handles, and in Tyres for Bicycles and Tricycles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 13th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wheels, and in Handles, and in Tyres for Bicycles
and Tricycles.
JOHN WALSH Foreman Tailor 36 Chatto Road Clapham Common do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to improvements in wheels and in handles and in tyres for
bicycles and tricycles and has for its objects light running and the isolating of the
tyres and handles from immediate contact with the machine and thereby the
suppression of vibration in the machine.
In carrying out these objects I preferably employ a nonconducting material such
as string or leather or webbing, I also use wire as being stronger and more durable.
To apply the string or webbing or leather or wire for the purposes discribed I
make holes in the edges of the rim of the wheel and then lace it from edge to edge
or otherwise lace it all round, so that it will be seen that the hollow part of the
rim is some distance below the lacings. I may or may not use a tape stretched
round the wheel and cross the lacing, I then place the rubber tyre on the lacing
and also lace it to the rim. The lacing may or may not be attatched to the tyre,
if attatched I do not use further lacing except where additional strength and
durability is required. If the lacing is not attatched to the tyre, I make holes in
the tyre and carry the lacing through them this protects the lacing from damage.
If the lacing is carried over the tyre I employ a sheath also laced for the purpose
of protecting the lacing of the tyre from damage.
The handles I isolate in the same manner as discribed in the wheel by lacing
from end to end through the handle, the string or webbing or leather or wire
passing through the handle or by lacing the ends separately to the handle bar the
handle bar having an attatchment raised above the bar with holes in it to recieve the
lacing from the handle ends.
Dated this 19th day of December 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wheels, and in Handles, and in Tyres for Bicycles
and Tricycles.
JOHN WALSH 65 Wroughton Road Clapham Common Foreman Tailor 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 improvements in wheels and in handles and in tyres for
bicycles and tricycles and has for its objects light running and the isolating of the
tyre and handles from immediate contact with the machine and thereby the
suppression of vibration in the machine.
In carrying out these objects I preferably employ a nonconducting material such
as string or leather or webbing.
I also use wire as being stronger and more durable.
In applying the string or leather or webbing or-wire to the rim of wheel I do so
in two ways.
First by winding the string or leather or webbing or wire all round rim of wheel
by which I wish it to be understood that I make a hollow in the rim of wheel.
It will therefore be understood that when the rubber tyre is fixed to the rim and
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page_text: placed over the said hollow above refered to that the immediate contact of the
rubber tyre with the rim of wheel is effectually cut off and by this means the
vibration is suppressed.
Second by making holes all round rims of wheel and lacing the string or cord or
leather or webbing or wire from hole to hole and underneath the rim of wheel so as
to form a hollow same as discribed in first method.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I will proceed to
discribe the same with reference to diagram.
Fig. 1 shows a rim of wheel with the edges turned down the turned down edges
prevents the winding material from cutting.
Fig. 2 shows the same rim with the string B or leather or webbing or wire wound
round. C is the hollow of rim under the tyre D.
Fig. 3 shows a rim pierced all round edges a—a the holes through which the
material is laced the lacing being carried through the holes and under the rim and
so continued all round wheel as shown by B Fig. 4. C Fig. 4 shows the hollow
under the tyre 6 and 1-1 a portion of the rim which prevents the tyre from
slipping off.
The tyre I employ with rim Fig. 1 is shown in dia. 5. 2 is the rubber tyre
3-3 flaps which are cemented to rim and holds the tyre in position.
Fig. 6 shows the tyre I use with rim dia. 3.
Should the lacing of the rim not be sufficiently rigid I then use a stay of webbing
or cord or other rigid material all round rim of wheel (lengthways) and so obtain
the required rigidness before fixing the tyre.
The handles I construct by fixing collars to the handle bar by screws or other-
wise by having a thread made to the collars to screw on to the handle bar the
handle bar having a corresponding thread to recieve the collars. I then lace from
collar to collar and so forni the handles from which it will be understood that the
hands of the rider are not in immediate contact with the machine and by this
means suppress vibration in the handles and also ventalate the grip of the hand.
Having now discribed 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. Rims for wheels for bicycles and tricycles as shown and discribed.
2nd. The manner of supporting the tyres as shown and discribed.
3rd. The hollow as shown and discribed.
4th. The forms of tyres as shown and discribed for use with the said rims as shown
and discribed.
5th. The handles collars and lacing and ventalating as discribed.