Improvements' in and relating to Tyres for Wheels of Velocipedes and other Road Vehicles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1894.
Complete Specification Left, 13th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 16th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements' in and relating to Tyres for Wheels of Velocipedes
and other Road Vehicles.
I, LUCIEN THIÉRY, of 33 Rue de la Justice, Lille, in the Republic of France,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an elastic tyre for wheels of velocipedės and other”
vehicles.
This tyre will be understood from the following description with reference to the
accompanying specimen drawing.
Figure 1-represents a front view of my improved tyre.
Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same...
Figure 3 shows a longitudinal section of the same tyre applied to the wheel rim....
Figure 4 is a transverse section thereof.
In these several figures similar letters of reference designate corresponding
parts.
As shown in this drawing, my improved tyre comprises a cover a of indiarubber,
which may vary in thickness and be either smooth or have flutes or channels
formed by depression or in relief..
This cover has its two lips a¹ a brought together below the rim J and receives
interiorly a ring 6 of cork, wood or any other suitable material forming the base.
This base is firmly connected with the cover in any desired manner, such as by
glueing, cementing or the like.
·
At its outer part the base b is provided with a groove b' which may be utilized
for placing a ring of hoop-iron or the like so as to strengthen the whole.
Such is in principle the construction of my tyre, but it will be understood that
I may vary the forms, details, accessories, materials and dimensions of the same
without departing at all from the nature or scope of my said invention.
Dated this 19th day of December 1894.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the
Applicant.
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Tyres for Wheels of Velocipedes
and other Road Vehicles.
I, LUCIEN THIÉRY, of 33 Rue de la Justice, Lille, in the Republic of France,
Engineer, 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 an elastic tyre for wheels of velocipedes and other road
vehicles.
This construction of the improved tyre will be understood from the following
description with reference to the drawing left with my Provisional Specification in
which

page_text: Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same.
Figure 3 shows a longitudinal section of the same tyre applied to the wheel rim.
Figure 4 is a transverse section thereof.
In these several figures similar letters of reference designate corresponding
parts.
As shown in this drawing, my improved tyre comprises a cover a of indiarubber,
which may vary in thickness and be either smooth or have flutes or channels formed
by depression or in relief.
This cover has its two lips a' a' brought together below the rim J and receives
interiorly a ring b of cork, wood or any other suitable material forming the base.
This base is firmly connected with the cover in any desired manner, such as by
glueing, cementing or the like.
At its outer part the base b is provided with a groove
which may be utilized
for placing a ring of hoop-iron or the like so as to strengthen the whole.
Such is in principle the construction of my tyre, but it will be understood that
I may vary the forms, details, accessories, materials and dimensions of the same
without departing at all from the nature or scope of my said invention.
.
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 elastic tyre for wheels of road vehicles of all kinds, constructed, arranged
and combined as hereinbefore described in principle and with reference to the
drawing.
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.