Improvement in Vehicle Axles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 25th Sept., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Vehicle Axles.
We, BENJIMAN FRANKLIN WESTMORELAND, Blacksmith and ROBERT HUGH
BABINGTON, Merchant, both of Franklinton in the Parish of Washington, and
State of Louisiana, United States of America do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly des-
cribed and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Our invention has relation to improvements in vehicle axles, and more
particularly to that class provided with a detachable thimble or skein; and the
object is to provide a simple and convenient device of this kind.
To this end the novelty consists in the construction, combination and arrange-
ment of the same as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly
painted out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings the same reference characters indicate the same
parts of the invention.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved axle, with the skein in place;
Figure 2 is a similar view, showing the skein withdrawn from the axle;
Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of the axle with the skein or thimble in place;
and
Figure 4 is a modification, showing the invention applied to a wooden axle.
1 represents the axle proper, and 2 the cylindrical shank, the outer end 3 of which
is threaded for a short distance, as shown. 4 represents a threaded collar, cylin-
drical in form, and having the same pitch of thread as the outer end 3 of the
shank.
5 represents the detachable skein or thimble, and its enlarged end terminates
in an integral polygonal sleeve 6, having an internal threaded portion 7, which
engages the threaded collar 4 on the axle.
8 represents a threaded socket formed in the inner end of the skein to receive
the threaded end 3 of the axle, and when the skein is adjusted to the axle, the
end of the socket comes in contact with the end of the screw-stud 9, which limits
the distance to which the sleeve can be placed on the axle; consequently a slight
change in the position of the stud 9 will change the position of the skein on the
axle, and consequently present a new wearing surface for the hub box.
10 represents a reinforcing collar on the skein to stiffen and strengthen it, and
11 represents the usual threaded stud for the reception of the nut 12.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
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1. The axle 1, having the cylindrical shank 2, threaded end 3, and the corres-
pondingly threaded collar 4, in combination with the detachable skein or thimble 5,
formed with the internally threaded polygonal sleeve 6, reinforced collar 10, and
the threaded socket 8, substantially as shown and described.
2. The axle 1, having the cylindrical shank 2, threaded end 3, and corres-

page_text: pondingly threaded collar 4, in combination with the screw stud 9, adjustably
secured in the end of said axle, and the detachable skein or thimble 5, provided
with the internally threaded polygonal sleeve 6, reinforced collar 10, and the
threaded socket 8, substantially as shown and described.
T: 04th day of suorst 1897
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.