An Improved Vehicle or Carriage Wheel having Attachments for Assisting the Propulsion.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Sept.,
1898
Complete Specification Left 20th June, 1899-Accepted. 22nd Sept., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Vehicle or Carriage Wheel having Attachments for
Assisting the Propulsion.
EBENEZER FLEMONS, Ironmonger, &c., 195, Kettering Road, Northampton, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A shoe or shoes is placed around the rim or tyre and attached to the wheel.
To each shoe or shoes is joined a bar or rod that when the shoe closes pushes
the bar operating the lever which has connections to push or pull or both, being
fixed where it is designed to help in forcing the wheel forward. The shoes may
be made of any suitable material and can be worked from the sides or bottom
of the wheel they can be covered enclosed or exposed and can be made to pass
over or through the tyre to the connections and may work inside or outside of
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the wheel. The front or toe being near and the centre or end extended.
the wheel comes in contact with the ground or any hard substance the shoe
closes, pushing the bar and operating the other connections required to transmit
the force by pressure to the part required, which can be arranged to push or pull
or both to suit the kind of wheel or work to be done. A locking device, pushing
at different parts at the same time may be substituted if required. The shoes may
have a joint or hinge or a number of joints or hinges may be made to rise and
fall forming a kind of second tyre.
Dotad this 21st September 1898.
EBENEZER FLEMONS,
195, Kettering Road, Northampton.
An Improved Vehicle or Carriage Wheel having Attachments for
Assisting the Propulsion.
EBENEZER FLEMONS, Ironmonger, &c., 195, Kettering Road, Northampton, 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:-
A shoe or shoes or the like is placed around the rim or on the side or sides
of the tyre, and seen in the drawings. In Figure 1, a b c are shoes, the end a may
have a groove or recess to work in, and can have a joint or hinge at 6 with
proper fastenings to keep the shoe in place, the shoe at 6 to be joined to the
bar D, and moving upwards. g are fastening to wheel through which the bar
passes. Frepresents a pushing rod with connections with bar and fastenings.

page_text: H, j, is also connected with bar and used for pulling, both operating at the
same time, any number of shoes and bars with their connections may be used.
The drawing given represents 4 sets they may work with any number of pushers
or pullers or with one only the bar may be directed and the connections placed in
any position needed to suit the kind of work to be done or wheel to be used
in some cases springs attached to the bar tyre or shoes to keep the shoes in their
proper place may be employed in No. 1 Figure it will be seen that when the
shoe against the ground is closed the bar rises operating the connections and
opening the opposite shoe and so repeats itself. In Figure 1 I also show a circle
and others can be added one near the circumference for the purpose of pulling
or pushing or they may be dispensed with or instead made to push against the
tyre or wheel Figure 2 represents bar D and guide g Figure 3 showes a form of
push and pull marked F and K Figure 4 and 5 and lettered e and F are examples
of pushers. Figure 6 and marked H, i, j, is a pulling apparatus Figure 7, 8, 9,
10, represents different forms of shoes and lettered a be they may be narrow wide
flat round or circular covered enclosed, or exposed and made of any suitable
material, they may be placed separate or overlap each other the expansion may be
forward or backward Figure 11 represents 4 complete sets the shoe against the
ground pushing the bar D in its upward movement pushing a lever having the
spindle or hub acting as a fulcrum e, forcing the pusher against the pin or stop F
and also pulling against the stop j. To the bar 1 is placed a spring L to bring
the bar and shoe back to its place Figure 12 works as Figure 11 but is used only
for pushing Figure 13 shows one F back and front Figure 14 has a centre C
higher up also pushing back and front Figure 15 is similar to Figure 12 except
having a curve in the pushing bar to releive any extra strain, all may have
springs fixed to the bar to bring it and the shoe in position to force it open
after it has been closed and so on in succession other modifications or variations
may be employed for the purpose of pushing or pulling a locking device pushing
at different parts at the same time may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is: --
1st Claim. Placing a shoe or any number of shoes or the like around the wheel
so that from their pressure when coming in contact with the ground or any hard
substance the shoe closes and with the force or power from the weight carried
will assist in the propulsion.
2nd Claim. The connections worked by the same any number of bars rods
levers or springs needed can be used for the same substantially as herein-
described.
Doted this Luno 10th 1900