Improvements in and relating to Ball-bearing Hubs for the Wheels of Cycles and other Vehicles.
Year: 1898

page_text: This Print is in accordance with the Original Specification as it stands after
Amendment (under section 11 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883) as required by
the decision of the Chief. Examiner of the 12th day of August 1898.
Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 12th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Ball-bearing Hubs for the Wheels
of Cycles and other Vehicles.
I, WALLACE ATHERTON MCCURD, of 42, Florence Road, Stroud Green, in the
County of London, Cycle Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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The invention consists of an arrangement for adjusting and, locking the bear-
ing cups of the hubs of cycle or other wheels, the device being as follows.
the ends of barrel or body of hub are two projecting pieces (Fig. 1) over which
fits. (after the cups are screwed into their places) a fixing washer. This fixing
washer has a series of holes drilled round it and recesses cut on each side (Fig. 3)
to adinit of its fitting into projecting pieces at end of hub. The bearing cups
have a pin projecting slightly (Fig. 2) and are made with a shoulder on them,
the shoulder having a screw thread on it to admit of screwing a nut on (Fig. 4).
When the bearing is adjusted by screwing cup into hub, the fixing washer is
put on, and the pin in cup comes through one of the holes in this washer. The
washer being held by the two projections on hub, it is impossible for it or the
bearing cup to move out of place, as the nut is then screwed on to shoulder of
cup, which pressing the washer firmly against end of hub prevents the cup
moving (Fig. 5).
The fixing washer is drilled with a series of holes in different positions on
each side so that should the pin in cup not fit in one side of washer it can be
turned round thereby giving a set of holes in a different position.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1898.
Improvements in and relating to Ball-bearing Hubs for the Wheels
of Cycles and other Vehicles.
I, WALLACE ATHERTON MCCURD, of 42, Florence Road, Stroud Green, in the
County of London, Cycle Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
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and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement;-
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My invention relates to improvements in ball-bearing hubs for the wheels of
cycles and other vehicles, which consists of an arrangement for adjusting and
locking the bearing cups of the hubs of cycle or other wheels.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a section of one end of the apparatus.
Fig. 2, is a part of the hub in elevation.
Fig. 3, is an end view.
Fig. 4, is an elevation of the bearing cup with the screw thread a and pin b.
Fig. 5, is a plan of the fixing washer c.
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In carrying my invention into practice I construct at the ends of the barrel
or body of hub d three (two or more) projecting pieces e over which fits (after
the cups are screwed into their places) a fixing washer c. This fixing washer c
has a series of holes f drilled round it, and recesses y cut on its edges to admit
of its fitting into projecting pieces e at ends of hub d. The bearing cup h
has a pin b projecting slightly and is made with a shoulder on it. The shoulder
has a screw thread a on it to admit of screwing a nut i on the said shoulder.
When the bearing his adjusted by screwing cup into hub, the fixing washer c is
put on and the pin bin cup comes through one of the holes f in this said washer.
The washer c being held by the three projections e on the hub it is impossible
for it or the bearing cup to move out of place, as the nut i is then screwed on to
the shoulder of the cup which presses the washer firmly against end of hub and
prevents the cup from moving. The fixing washer c is drilled with a series of
holes in different positions, so that should the pin 6 in cup not fit in one side of
washer it can be turned round thereby giving a set of holes in a different position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood
that I am
aware of the Specification of Buckingham and Newton's Patent
No. 19349 of 1893, and I do not claim anything described and claimed therein
but I declare that what I claim is;-
1. In hubs for cycle wheels, the combination of the screw thread a pin 6 fixing
washer chub d projecting pieces e holes f recesses 9 bearing cup h and nut i,
substantially as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 12th day of March. 1898.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W.,
Agent for the Applicant.