Improvements in and relating to Pneumatic Tyres, for the Prevention of Skidding, Slipping, or Compression of the same.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 12th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 15:h Mar., 1897-Accepted, 12th June, 1897
Improvements in and relating to Pneumatic Tyres, for the Prevention
of Skidding, Slipping, or Compression of the same.
BENJAMIN LEWIN MOSELY Dental Surgeon 314 Regent Street, London, W. in
the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
For the purpose of preventing skidding or compression or slipping in the use
of pneumatic tyres for bicycles or wheels of any kind or for any purpose, I propose
to introduce into the inner tyre, or any other tyre that may be used on any
wheeled article, a metal ball, balls, spheres or sections, of such diameter that will
revolve freely within the said tube or tyre, so that upon the revolving of the
tyre or tyres when in place upon the wheel or wheels, the balls, spheres or
sections will, by pressure of centrifugal force against the walls or sides of the
tubes, be so carried round with it, that upon the least checking of the speed of
the wheel or tyre either by skidding, slipping or action of the brake, or turning
suddenly at sharp or obtuse angles, the balls, spheres or sections will, by their
own specific gravity, drop to the lowest point of the tube which is in contact
with the ground, and thus form a solid base preventing the skidding or outward
or any other deflection of the tyre; the pressure being only on the balls, spheres
or sections prevents deflection of the tube and skidding, by sideward pressure or
any other pressure whatever, the action of the stoppage being only momentary,
the revolution of the balls, spheres or sections within the tyres is continued by
the centrifugal force of the action of the vehicle or wheels upon which the tyres
are used.
Dated thin the 11th day of June 1806
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Improvements in and relating to Pneumatic Tyres, for the Prevention
of Skidding, Slipping, or Compression of the same.
BENJAMIN LEWIN MOSELY 314 Regent Street London and 21 Cornwallis Gardens
Hastings Sussex Dental Surgeon 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 :-
For the purpose of preventing skidding or compression or slipping in the use of
pneumatic tyres for bicycles or wheels of any kind or for any purpose-I propose to
introduce into the inner tube of tubed tyres or into tubeless tyres that may be used
on any wheeled article, a ball, balls, spheres or sections of metal or any other suitable
material of such diameter that will revolve freely or otherwise within the said tube,
or tubes, or tyre, or tyres, so that upon the revolving of the tyre or tyres when in

page_text: place upon the wheel or wheels, the balls, spheres or sections will be held by pressure
of centrifugal force against the walls or sides of the tubes, & be so carried round with
it, that upon the least checking of the speed of the wheels or tyre either by skidding,
slipping, or action of the brake or turning suddenly at sharp or obtuse or other
angles, the balls spheres or sections will by their own specific gravity drop to the
lowest point of the tube or tubes which is in contact with the ground & thus form a
solid base preventing the skidding or outward deflection of the tyre or tyres the
pressure being only on the balls spheres or sections prevents deflection of the tube or
tubes & skidding by sideward pressure or any pressure whatever the action of the
stoppage being only momentary the revolutions of the balls spheres or sections
within the tyres is continued by the centrifugal force of the motion of the vehicle or
wheels upon which the tyres are used.
Figure I represents a wheel in motion A being the wheel BBB the balls kept
away from the point of contact with the ground by centrifugal force.
Figure II shows the wheel with the balls fallen to & forming the point of contact
owing to the motion of the wheel having been checked either by skidding brake
action or like cause. C is the wheel & D D D the balls.
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
The use of a ball balls spheres or sections of metal or other suitable material
introduced into the inner tube of a tyre or the tyre itself in the case of tubeless tyre
substantially as before described.
Dated this 27th day of May 1897.
BENJAMIN LEWIN MOSELY.