Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 31st May, 1887.
Complete Left, 8th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 9th Sept., 1887.
I THOMAS ROWE WESTON 61 Hampton Park Bristol Iron Merchant do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is to prevent or modify the jarring shaking vibrating and the like
action or effect incident to the use of wheels on railways tramways and other ways
and places and also of wheels used for any and every other purpose. My invention
consists of making placing or constructing in or upon any part or parts of a wheel
one or more grooves hollows channels indentations curves corrugations and the like
for the purpose of interrupting intercepting or lessening the vibration communicated
to the carriage machine and so forth to which the wheel or wheels are attached or
applied. My invention is to supercede wholly or partially the necessity of using
springs where springs are used for the purpose of lessening vibration and in the case
of bicycles & the like is a substitute for indiarubber tyres.
I preferably make on engine tram, carriage, machine, and such like wheels one very
deep groove around about the whole of the inside of the tyre and with bicycles and
other similar wheels I prefer to make them with hollow steel grooved tyres.

page_text: I, THOMAS ROWE WESTON, Iron- Merchant, of 61 Hampton Park, Bristol, in the
County of Somersetshire 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 refers to and consists of a method of constructing fellies, rims or
tyres, of a spring nature to wheels of locomotives, tramcars, carts, carriages, bicycles,
tricycles, perambulators, or any other vehicle, to prevent the jarring, shaking or
vibrating and the like action of wheels, and to be used on wheels of vehicles where
they are or where they are not fitted up or constructed with springs. I prefer to cast
the whole of the wheels or tyre in one or more pieces, of pure cast steel or rolled
metal and turned up and welded or otherwise closed together and for this intention, to
prevent or modify the jarring, shaking, vibrating, and the like action or effect incident
to the use of wheels on railways, tramways and other ways and places and also wheels
used as pulleys or driving wheels fixed on shafting or otherwise and for every other
purpose where it is desirable to modify the effects of vibration and such like. My
invention consists in making, placing or constructing in or upon any part or parts of
a wheel one or more grooves, hollows, channels, indentations, curves, corrugations or
any other shape and the like for the purpose of interrupting, intercepting or lessening
the vibration communicated to any carriage, or any engine, car, or other vehicle,
machine or mechanism to which these wheels are attached or constructed or fitted to
the said vehicle, machine and such like; and my invention is intended to supercede
wholly or partially the necessity of using springs of the usual construction or shape
where springs are used for the purpose of lessening vibration, and in the case of
bicycles, tricycles and other like vehicles, as a substitute for indiarubber tyres.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon. Figure 1 is a front-view of a railway or tramcar wheel constructed
with the felly, rim or tyre A, of Figure 3 in section, or it may be used for any other
vehicle (omitting when necessary the flange E) with the spokes marked B, and the
nave or hub C. Figure 2 is a front view of a bicycle, tricycle or perambulator or
other such like wheel with felly, rim, or tyre marked A, of Figure 7 in section, with
the spokes marked B, and the nave or hub C. Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
are the different sections of the fellies, rims or tyres of wheels either cast in one or
more pieces, or rolled sheet steel and turned up, and where desired welded together as
herein before stated which may also be fitted to the wood rim or felly or wire spokes of
any existing or partially constructed wheel. I do not limit myself to the particular
sectional shape of the felly, rim, or tyre, as shown in the drawings, as they may it is
evident, be varied without departing from the nature of my invention provided that
they be of such a nature that they are springy and will act as a spring according to
the aforesaid, or any mere modification of such means and methods as herein described.

page_text: Like letters refer to like parts in each figure. A, the felly, rim, or tyre of a wheel.
B, the spokes. C, the nave or hub to which the spokes (or the substitute for spokes)
are fixed. D, the railway or tramcar metals, showing how the fellies, rims, tyres,
would run on the rails or in the grooves of the metals. E, the flange of the railway
or tramway wheel tyre.
Having now fully described the nature and object of my invention and the manner
in which the same is to be performed, I claim as new and novel the following.
First, I claim the combination of a felly, rim, or tyre A, constructed or cast in one
or more pieces of cast-steel or other metal or in rolled metal and turned up circular
and welded, or more or less closed together to either of the sections marked A, in the
Figures, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 fitted to any spokes (or substitute for spokes) B,
attached to any nave or hub C, of a wheel to act as a spring, and for the purpose of
interrupting, intercepting or lessening the vibration communicated to any carriage,
machine or vehicle to which the wheels are attached or applied substantially herein
described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Secondly. The combination of a felly, rim or tyre A constructed to any section
shewn on the drawings, fitted to any existing wheel or to a wholly and specially
constructed wheel for the use of locomotives, engines, carts, cars, carriages, waggons,
bicycles, tricycles, perambulators or any such like vehicles so as to prevent the jarring,
shaking, vibrating or any such like action or effect incident to the use of wheels on
railways, tramways and other ways and places, substantially herein described and
according to the accompanying drawings.
Thirdly. That wheels constructed as hereinbefore described may be used for pulleys,
driving wheels, cog wheels, clock wheels, or any other kind or description or size of
machine wheels, substantially herein described and according to the accompanying
drawings.
Fourthly. That wheels constructed as herein before described with the combination
of the addition of using one or more similar grooves or such like as used on the
fellies, rims or tyres, such grooves and the like may also be constructed on the spokes,
nave or hub of the wheel, or any other part of the wheel for the purpose of lessening
vibration and the like, substantially herein described and according to the
accompanying drawings.