Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 15th July, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 17th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 15th July, 1899
I, WILLIAM SHONE, of Upton Park, Chester, Assistant Overseer of the City of
Chester, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to decrease friction on the surface of the circum-
ference of wheels.
My-invention is carried out by attaching balls or rollers to the tyres of wheels,
so as to provide a diminished bearing surface, inasmuch as only a small part of
the surface of the balls or rollers is in contact with the ground or other opposing
surface. The balls or rollers are elastic or non-elastic, fixed or movable. If
desired, the whole circumference of the wheel may be enveloped in an elastic
covering over the balls or rollers.
1000
W. H. MUNNS,
Agent for Applicant.
I, WILLIAM SHONE, of Upton Park, Chester, Assistant Overseer of the City of
Chester, 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:-
The object of my invention is to decrease friction on the surface of the cir-
cumference of wheels.
My invention is carried out by attaching balls or rollers to the tyres of wheels
so as to provide a diminished bearing surface, inasmuch as only a small part of
the surface of the balls or rollers is in contact with the ground or other opposing
surface. The balls or rollers are elastic or non-elastic, fixed or movable. If
desired, the whole circumference of the wheel may be enveloped in an elastic
covering over the balls or rollers.
To show clearly how my invention is performed I furnish drawings in which
the same parts are represented by the same letters throughout.
Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view of part of a wheel. A, A, are balls elastic or non-
elastic, hollow or solid, of rubber, wood, metal, or other suitable material, each
revolving on its axle D or fixed to its axle, which in this case revolves carrying
the ball A round with it, or both the axle D and ball A are capable of independent
revolution. The axle D is attached at both ends to rims B of metal, wood, or other
suitable substance. The axle D is either fixed to rims B or revolves in holes
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page_text: of the rims, as desired. In cycle wheels the rims B could be attached to the
ordinary cycle rim C as shown in Fig. 2, or to the tyres of other wheels, or both
rims B could be bolted or otherwise joined together and form of itself the tyre
to which the spokes could be attached as shown in Fig. 3.
Fig. 4 is section of hollow clastic ball A with orifice E through centre so that
when the ball is inflated, the axle D can pass through ball without interference
with inflation..
The revolving balls are suitable for "dead" wheels, as, for example, the fore
wheel of a rear driven cycle.
I find in practice that it is convenient for the diameter of the balls to be one-
twelfth of the diameter of the wheel, but I do not limit myself to this ratio.
In the case of heavy vehicles, instead of balls I use rollers, which may extend
over the whole circumference of the wheel, each with its axle secured to metal
rims or in preference, as is shown in Fig. 5, which is a plan of the tread of the
wheel, the rollers are only one-third the width of the circumference of the wheel,
with axles secured to remaining portions of wheel on each side. As in the case
of the revolving balls, the rollers may revolve on their axles, or be fixed to
revolving axles, or revolve round revolving axles. M, M, are rollers.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what way the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is―
1. The manufacture and use of balls, hollow or solid, elastic or non-elastic,
fixed or movable, on the circumference of wheels for the purpose of diminishing
friction on the circumference, of wheels.
2. The manufacture and use of rollers on the circumference of wheels occupying
the whole or part of such circumference for the purpose of diminishing friction
on the circumference of wheels.