Improvements in Noiseless or Elastic Tyres for Vehicle Wheels, and Means for Securing the same thereto.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nov., 1890-
Complete Specification Left, 14th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 19th Sept, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Noiseless or Elastic Tyres for Vehicle Wheels, and
Means for Securing the same thereto.
I, JOSEPH WHITELEY, of Clowes Street, Chapel Street, Salford, in the County
of Lancaster, Pattern Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to he
as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in noiseless or elastic tyres for vehicle
wheels and means for securing the same thereto and has for its object, firstly to
permit of readily renewing any part of the noiseless or clastic tyre that may be
worn without disturbing the unworn portion thereof; secondly, to permit of readily
securing the noiseless or elastic tyre onto an ordinary wheel tyre without specially
preparing the same and the use of a special tool or appliance.
To this end my improvements consist in forming the noiseless or elastic tyre in
sections and securing the same onto the ordinary wheel tyre of a vehicle by means
of segmental clips.
The said segmental clips are formed in two parts, one or both having a base and
a flange projecting from one edge thereof. The inner side and flange of the said
base is adapted to fit against the periphery and side of the ordinary wheel tyre and
the outer side and flange to receive the noiseless or elastic tyre in sections. The
said clips are secured onto the ordinary wheel tyre by means of two or more bolts,
or other convenient fastening, which are passed through the outer flanges of the
clip and also serve to firmly secure the noiseless or elastic tyre sections in position
n the said clip.
The noiseless or elastic tyre sections are arranged to overlap the ends of the said
egmental clips, the inner flanges of which are formed with spikes or teeth which
mbed themselves into the wood below the ordinary wheel tyre when the aforesaid
olts or other fastenings are drawn tight, thus preventing the same from moving
xially on the ordinary wheel tyre.
In lieu of forming the noiseless or elastic tyre in sections as described, for light
ehicles such as cycles, the same may consist of a number of noiseless or clastic
lugs fastened into sockets which are suitably secured around the circumference of
he ordinary wheel tyre. These plugs are arranged against each other and can be
eadily removed from the sockets when worn and replaced by fresh ones.
Dated this 13th day of November 1890.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Noiseless or Elastic Tyres for Vehicle Wheels, and
Means for Securing the same thereto.
I, JOSEPH WHITELEY, of Clowes Street, Chapel Street, Salford, in the County
of Lancaster, Pattern Maker, 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 invention relates to improvements in noiseless or elastic tyres for vehicle
wheels and means for securing the same thereto and has for its object, firstly, to
permit of readily renewing any part of the noiseless or clastic tyre that may be
[Price 8d.1

page_text: worn without disturbing the unworn portion thereof; secondly, to permit of readily
securing the noiseless or elastic tyre onto an ordinary wheel tyre without specially
preparing the same or the use of a special tool or appliance.
To this end my improvements consist in forming the noiseless or elastic tyre in
sections and securing the same onto the ordinary wheel tyre of a vehicle by means
of segmental clips.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1, 5 & 9 are side views of a portion of a vehicle wheel showing various
applications of my sectional tyre and segmental clips. Figs. 2 & 4 cross sections,
through A-B, Fig. 3 through C-D of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 through E-F of
Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a side view and Fig. 8 a cross section of a pneumatic tyre
section.
In carrying out my improvements and referring to the figures generally, I form
the noiseless or elastic tyre in sections a, of suitably vulcanized rubber, or other
elastic material, of any convenient section, either solid, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4
& 6, or with a cavity or cavities b, as shown in Figs. 7 & 8, so as to form a sectional
pneumatic tyre. To facilitate inflation, I furnish the pneumatic tyre section a with
an air valve. The noiseless or elastic tyre sectious a I secure onto the periphery
of the vehicle wheel a², by means of segmental clips c, formed in two parts. Each of
the said parts I form with a base d, extending partially across the tyre and with a
flange e, projecting from the outer edge thereof, as shown in Figs. 2 & 3, or I may
form only one of the clip parts with a base d extending nearly across the whole of
the tyre, as shown in Fig. 4. The inner side of the base & and part of the flange e
are respectively adapted to fit against the periphery and side of the ordinary wheel
tyre a¹ and the outer side of the base d'and part of the flange e to receive the
noiseless or elastic tyre section a. The clips care secured onto the ordinary tyre a³
and side of the wheel a² by means of two or more bolts, or other convenient
fastening, which are passed through the outer flanges e of the segmental clip c and
also serve to firmly secure the noiseless or elastic tyre sections a in position in the
clip c. The segmental clips e may be employed so as to project a little from the
side of the wheel a², as shown in Fig. 2, or to be flush therewith, by correspondingly
recessing the side of the wheel a², as shown in Fig. 3.
The noiseless or elastic tyre sections a are arranged to overlap the ends of the
segmental clips c, the inner flanges e' of which are formed with spikes or teeth g
which embed themselves into the wheel a² below the ordinary wheel tyre a' when
the bolts, or other fastenings, are drawn tight, thus preventing the same from
moving axially.
Where the periphery of the wheel consists of a metal rim a³ see Figs. 5 & 6 as
for instance in light vehicles, the lower flange of the clips e is dispensed with and
substituted by projections h adapted to engage the metal rim a³, as shown more
particularly in Fig. 6.
The cross section of the tyre a, before being placed between the segmental clips c,
may be such as shown in Fig. 6, or as in Fig. 8, either hollow or solid, to permit
of the flanges e of the clips c embedding themselves into the sides thereof when
drawn tight.
The last part of my Provisional Specification describes the use of rubber plugs
for light vehicles, which in practice I find do not answer and therefore wish to lay
no further claim to the same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim, is-
1st. Forming a noiseless or elastic wheel tyre in sections a, substantially as and
for the purpose set forth.

page_text: спа. Inc segmental clips c formed and applied to the vehicle wheel in the
manner substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 13th day of August 1891.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.