IMPROVEMENTS IN WHEELS FOR VELOCIPEDES
Year: 1885

page_text: I, PRICE HOWELL of 7 Dumfries Street Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN WHEELS FOR
VELOCIPEDES, to be as follows:―
My invention has for its object a new arrangement for Rims, Hubs, and means
of attaching the spokes to same, for Bicycles, Tricycles, or other wire-spoked
wheels.
In order to carry out my invention I employ a hollow crescent shaped or V rim
with either of the following additions :-
1st, with web and flange fixed thereto..
2nd, with flange fixed semi-distant on each side of bottom of rim.
3rd, with web alone fixed to rim.
4th, with rim and web in halves, and afterwards fixed together, or rim with web
in halves.
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The above mentioned arrangements may be affixed to the ordinary rims now
use, or they may be made in one or more pieces, and may be made out of the solid
metal or hollow.
The hubs are any of the ordinary description now.in use but with the addition
of a flange or rim of metal fixed on or cast with each hub; this flange is on the
circumferential part of each hub-to allow of the spokes being passed through the
flange the said flange may be on one side of each hub or semi-distant on each
side.
The flanges on the hubs, as well as the flange on any of the previously mentioned
arrangements of rims, have holes drilled in them to receive the spokes,-(or the
rim may have loops fixed in to allow of the spokes being passed through) the
holes may be counter-sunk or otherwise, to receive either headed or nutted
spokes.
In fitting the spokes in, it is not absolutely necessary that they should be fixed
to my improved rim and hubs, combined, as they may be laced through the hubs
(as is done in some cases at the present time) and the ends of the spokes fixed to
my improved rim, or vice-versa.
It is obvious that in this arrangement the spokes and curvature of the flanges
may be slightly modified without departing from the principal invention.
Dated this 04th don of Turn 1002

page_text: I, PRICE HOWELL of 7 Dumfries Street, Barrow-in-Furness, in the County of
Lancashire, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN WHEELS FOR VELOCIPEDES, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My Invention has for its object a new arrangement for Rims, Hubs, and
means of attaching or fixing the spokes to same, for Bicycles, Tricycles, or other
wire-spoked wheels.
In order to carry out my Invention I employ (in the first part of my Invention)
a hollow-crescent-shaped Ŭ or V rim with any of the following additions:-
1st With web and flange fixed thereto.
2nd With flange fixed semi-distant on each side of inner side of rim.
3rd With web alone fixed to inner side of rim.
4th With rim and web in balves, and afterwards fixed together, or rim with web
in halves.
Any of the above mentioned arrangements may be made in one piece' combined
with the crescent-shaped U or V rim, or more than one piece to suit convenience;
or they may be affixed to the ordinary rims now in cominon use. In any of the
cases they may be made out of the solid metal or manufactured hollow.
In the second part of my Invention I combine a flange or rim of metal with
each hub whch is simply a flange or rim of metal to each hub of the kind that is
now in use the said flange or rim of metal is fixed on, stamped, or cast with each
hub; this flange is on the circumferential part of each hub, to allow of the spokes
being passed through. The said flange may be on either side of each hub, or semi-
distant on each side.
The flange on each hub, as well as the flange or web on any of the previously
mentioned arrangements of rims, have holes drilled in them to receive the spokes;
the holes may be countersunk, straight or angular, to receive headed or nutted
spokes at either end.
In order that the said Invention may be fully understood I shall now proceed
more particularly to describe the same aided by the accompanying drawing.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing gives diagrams A, B, C, and D, showing
the different arrangements of section of rim.
Figure 2 gives diagrams showing the different arrangements at A, B, C and D,
connected to the hubs for receiving and fixing the spokes at that end.
Figure 3 shows an enlarged view of a special L or T guide, and method of
fastening the spokes in the hubs.
According to the arrangements illustrated in Figure 1, the Rims (of which
diagrams of section are given) are made of suitable construction for receiving the

page_text: spokes without interfering with the rubber tyro. At A and B the Rim has a pro-
jection or web running round the inner side, -(which is the 3rd named addition
herein before referred to)-holes are drilled in this web at suitable intervals to
allow the spokes being passed through which are fastened at their extremeties by
being headed or countersunk headed as at A, or by a nut as at B, or by my special L
or T guide as hereinafter described.
In the section marked C is shown the Rim with web flanged-(hereinbefore
referred to as the 1st addition)-in which case holes are drilled in the flange on
each side for the spokes to pass through alternately, the spokes being either
headed or fastened with nuts on the outer side.
Section marked D (which is the 4th named addition hereinbefore referred to)
shows an arrangement most suitable for what are termed "laced" spokes-that is,
one wire passing through a suitable hole in the hub, and forming two spokes, the
ends being fastened at the rim. In my rim (as at section D) the inner part of the
rim is flanged outwards, on both sides, so to allow of the spokes being passed
through holes in these flanges at regular intervals and fastening on the outside of
the rim at each side, alternately, as shown.
The 2nd named addition hereinbefore referred to, is similar to section C, Fig. 1,
without the web.
To fasten the spokes at the centre of the wheel, I employ a pair of flanged hubs,
any of the three varieties as shown by the diagrams at Fig. 2-the flanges can be
cast or stamped with the hubs, or they may be affixed to the hubs afterwards.
The flanges may be on the outside as at A a side view, and A³ a front view, or
on the inside as at B, or the flanges may be semi-distant on each side of each hub
as shown a side view at C and D, and a front view at C¹.
In any of the three cases holes are drilled in the flanges at suitable intervals for
one end of the spokes being passed through, and are secured on the inside of the
flanges either by headed or nutted spokes.
In the form of flanged hubs as shown at C and D, Fig. 2, I prefer to arrange the
spokes on the outer and inner side of each hub alternately.
In lieu of using a flanged hub for fixing the spokes at the centre-in cases
where more convenient I use a special form of guide, (one of the said guides being
used for each spoke, in fixing direct spokes,) of which an enlarged view is given at
Figure 3, where A is part of a plain hub, and B portion of a spoke,-it consists of
an eyelet hole or guide, either tapped or plain drilled, with shank; the shank ends
are screwed into tapped holes in the side of the hub, as close to the rim of the hub
as practicable, either on the inner or outer side of the hubs, it then leaves a loop or
small guide for the spokes to pass through in securing "laced" spokes, or direct
spokes may be passed through plain guides and then secured by ordinary nuts
screwed on the spoke ends as shown at Figure 3, which are applicable for spokes
used with my form of rim marked A and B Fig. 1; or by having the guides tapped
are applicable for spokes to suit rims marked C and D, Fig. 1.
I reserve myself the right of using separately or combined, the rim, hubs, or
special guide, of any of the herein before mentioned arrangements.
It is obvious that the web or flanges on the rim, or the flanges on the hubs may
be curved when necessary to receive the spokes, without departing from the
principle of the Invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The different arrangements of the addition to rims, as fully described herein
and illustrated on accompanying drawing, combined with the method of fastening
the spokes in same, for easy access to fit spokes without interfering with the rubber
tyre or inside of rim; applicable for Bicycles, Tricycles, or other wire-spoked
wheels.

page_text: 2. The flanged hubs whether outwardly or inwardly flanged, or semi-distantly
flanged on each side, and the application or method of fixing spokes to same.
3. The specially formed spoke guides for guiding and securing the spokes, and
particular method or system of applying and fixing them into the hubs.
All substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying 5
drawing.