Improvements in Roller Skates.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Aug., 1890-Accepted, 6th Sept., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Roller Skates.
I FRED OSMOND CLAPCOTT of No. 27 St. Pauls Road Bow in the County of
Middlesex Shirt Manufacturer 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 Roller Skates and has for its object
means for preventing the noise arising from the use of roller skates as hitherto
constructed, also for lessening the friction between the rollers and the pavement or
surface upon which they run, and facilitate their turning thereon.
The invention consists in constructing the rollers partly of india rubber gutta-
percha or similar elastic substance, and partly of wood metal or other suitable
material forming the body of the roller, the said elastic substance, which may be in
the form of a ring of circular cross section, acting as a tyre or running surface to
the said rollers. The body of the roller may be recessed receive the said tyre
which is held firmly in position by its own elasticity or may be otherwise secured
thereto.
And in order that my said invention may be more fully understood I will proceed
to describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a skate provided with my improved rollers.
S represents the skate whose rollers may be provided with swivelled or fixed axes of
any ordinary construction. are the rollers four of which are preferably used.
a is the body of the roller which in the example illustrated is recessed on its
periphery to receive the elastic tyre b forming the running or bearing surface of the
roller.
The ring forming the said tyre being of small diameter in cross section and semi-
circular on its outer periphery affords a minimum amount of bearing surface between
it and the surface upon which it runs, thus diminishing friction and providing an
easy means of turning or forming sharp curves by the skater, whilst by its elasticity
it prevents noise when in use and affords an elastic tread to the skater thus preventing
jarring and straining.
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
1. Constructing, the rollers of roller skates with elastic tyres forming part of the
said rollers and semicircular on their outer peripheries substantially as and for the
purpose described and shown.
2. The improvements in roller skates substantially as described and shewn in the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
DL: 20th of a 1900

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Aug., 1890-Accepted, 6th Sept., 1890
Improvements in Roller Skates.
I FRED OSMOND CLAPCOTT of No. 27 St. Pauls Road Bow in the County of
Middlesex Shirt Manufacturer 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 Roller Skates and has for its object
means for preventing the noise arising from the use of roller skates as hitherto
constructed, also for lessening the friction between the rollers and the pavement or
surface upon which they run, and facilitate their turning thereon.
The invention consists in constructing the rollers partly of india rubber gutta-
percha or similar elastic substance, and partly of wood metal or other suitable
material forming the body of the roller, the said elastic substance, which may be in
the form of a ring of circular cross section, acting as a tyre or running surface to
the said rollers. The body of the roller inay be recessed to receive the said tyre
which is held firmly in position by its own elasticity or may be otherwise secured
thereto.
And in order that my said invention may be more fully understood I will proceed
to describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a skate provided with my improved rollers.
S represents the skate whose rollers may be provided with swivelled or fixed axes of
any ordinary construction. are the rollers four of which are preferably used.
a is the body of the roller which in the example illustrated is recessed on its
periphery to receive the elastic tyre 6 forming the running or bearing surface of the
roller.
The ring forming the said tyre being of small diameter in cross section and semi-
circular on its outer periphery affords a minimum amount of bearing surface between
it and the surface upon which it runs, thus diminishing friction and providing an
easy means of turning or forming sharp curves by the skater, whilst by its elasticity
it prevents noise when in use and affords an elastic tread to the skater thus preventing
jarring and straining.
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
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1. Constructing the rollers of roller skates with elastic tyres forming part of the
said rollers and semicircular on their outer peripheries substantially as and for the
purpose described and shown.
2. The improvements in roller skates substantially as described and shewn in the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated th: 20th of T.... 1900