Improvements in and relating to Rims and Tyres of Wheels for Carriages, Autocars, Motorcars, and other Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Rims and Tyres of Wheels for
Carriages, Autocars, Motorcars, and other Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS FITZGERALD, of Parkfield House Maindy, Cardiff in the
County of Glamorgan, Coachbuilder's Manager, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in & relating to rims & tyres for. wheels,.
for carriages, autocars, motor cars & other vehicles and has for its object the
construction of a simple method, which does not consist of complicated mechanism
of securing sections of arched wood, leather, rubber, papier mache, composition, or
any other suitable substance, to act as a tyre which would grip the road, run
quietly, reduce vibration, and strain, and be economical. in construction and
repair.
My said invention consists of two rims of angle iron, steel, flange, or other
durable material, with half holes drilled to fit on tongues of spokes, right and left,
filling between the angles of rims outwards, with sections of arched wood, leather,.
rubber, papier mache, composition or other suitable material, and securing the..
same with bolts, or rivets, fitted in horizontally.
Dated this Tenth day of November 1896
WILLIAM THOMAS FITZGERALD,
Applicant.
Improvements in and relating to Rims and Tyres of Wheels for
Carriages, Autocars, Motorcars, and other Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS FITZGERALD of Parkfield House, Maindy, Cardiff, in the
County of Glamorgan, Coachbuilder's Manager, 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, for carriages, autocars,
motorcars, and other vehicles, and has for its object the construction of rims, which
does not consist in complicated mechanism, but is simple and economical in
construction, and has for its object, the securing of arched blocks, or sections of
wood, rubber, leather, papier maché, composition or other suitable substance, to
act as a tyre, to wear and bear upon the road, for the purpose of reducing noise
and vibration, and giving increased ease and comfort in travelling.
In order that my invention may be clearly rendered reference may be had to the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
Figure 1 is a sectional drawing of spokes, rims and tyre blocks.
Similar letters of reference are used to indicate like parts in both views.

page_text: In constructing the rims, d, I employ two pieces of angle or rounded steel, iron,
or other suitable metal, the outside edges bevelled inwards, to form a wedged shute;
half holes "f" are cut or drilled in each to fit over the tongue of spoke "h";
between the spokes "g" holes c are drilled to receive bolt or screw "e."
The tyres "a" consist of arched blocks, or sections in wood, rubber, leather,
papier maché, composition or other suitable substance, fitted between the rims "d"
the spoke sections "a" is bored "&" and driven on the spoke tongue "A" and the
rims drawn together and secured by bolt or screw "e" fixed horizontally, through
hole "c", in rim "d" and block "a" drawing the rims d together and securing
their position.
Figure 2 is a complete view of wheel with rims and tyre blocks fitted and bolted
together.
The construction is as follows, the two angles or rounded rims d are drilled or
cut to fit over tongue of spoke "h" right and left, forming a wedged shute, the
arched blocks "a" are fitted in and the whole drawn together & secured, by bolts
or screws "e" the arched blocks "a" forms the tyre which wears, and bears upon
the road.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1st. Detachable rims to receive and release arched blocks or sections of wood,
rubber, leather, papier maché, composition or other suitable substance.
2nd. The construction of a tyre in arched blocks or sections of wood, rubber,
leather, papier maché, 'composition or other suitable substance, to bear and wear
upon the road, for the purpose of reducing, noise and vibration, and giving increased
ease and comfort in travelling.
Substantially as herein described, with reference to the appended sheet of
drawings.
Dated this 26th day of January 1897.
WILLIAM THOMAS FITZGERALD,
Applicant.