Improvements in Wheels for Cycles and other purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 19th Oct.. 1895
Improvements in Wheels for Cycles and other purposes.
FREDERICK DAY, Engineer Burton Road, Dudley Worcestershire, and JAMES
JONES, Master of the Workhouse, Dudley Worcestershire do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The construction of the wheel consists of two discs of sheet steel or other suitable
metal, of any desired diameter and thickness.
From each of the two said discs a suitable number of sections or pieces of any
desired design, are cut or otherwise removed, so as to leave a number of narrow
strips of the metal at regular distances, communicating with and connecting the rims
of the said discs with the centres (Fig. 1) each of the said strips, or as we term
them the spokes, are pressed or otherwise shaped to any desired section, so as to
render them rigid, similar to the section (Fig. 2,) or otherwise strengthened, or
left flat and plain.
The rims of the said dises are spun, or otherwise shaped, so that when the two
said discs are placed and fixed together face to face, and fastened by screws or
other suitable means at the rims, at intervals, also being fastened and attached at
the centre to any desired hub of any make or design, thus the said rims form
together a suitable groove, channel, or receptacle, round their entire circumference
(Fig. 3) for a tyre of any section, design, or material. By forming a groove or
channel on the outside of the two said discs round the entire circumference, thus
forming a projection on the inside of each disc near to the rims, a tyre of india
rubber or other suitable material, of any make or design, having provided an
addition or attachment upon the entire inside circumference, is employed, the said
addition passing between and behind the two said projections of the rims (Fig. 4).
The tyre being thus placed, the said projections are forced into the corresponding
portion of the tyre, pressure being obtained by means of screws or bolts passing
through the two said rims, the tyre is thus secured without the aid of cement.
Dated this 12th day of November 1894.
FREDERICK DAY.
JAMES JONES.
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We FREDERICK DAY Engineer Burton Road and JAMES JONES Master of
the Workhouse both of Dudley in the County of Worcester 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 :-
Our invention has for its object improvements in wheels for cycles and other
purposes by which we provide a light and inexpensive wheel which is particularly
applicable to mail-carts bassinettes and such other vehicles as well as some forms
of cycles.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice we have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which we have

page_text: fully illustrated the nature of our said invention together with several modifications
of the same.
Figure 1 is an elevation of one half of a wheel shewing one form of spokes.
Figure 2 is the elevation of the other half but shewing another form of spokes.
Figure 3 is a section through Figure 1 and 2.
Figure 4 is an enlarged cross section through the tyre and rim shewing one
mode of attaching the plates together.
Figure 5 shews the mode of securing the tyre in the rim.
Figure 6 is a section through a rim shewing a further modification.
Figure 7 is a similar section shewing another modification.
Figure 8 is a cross section shewing one form of spokes.
Figure 9 is a cross section on line 1-2 (Figure 2).
Figure 10 is a similar section on line 3-4 (Figure 1).
In carrying our invention into effect we form our wheels of two discs of sheet
steel or other suitable metal A. and A' and of the desired diameter and thickness
and which are stamped up to the form shewn upon the accompanying drawing or
other suitable forms the parts of the metal between the spokes a¹ being cut or
punched out so as to leave the requisite material to form the said spokes a² which
thus form a connection between the rim a³ and hub a. These spokes are stamped
pressed or otherwise formed into sectional shapes such as shewn by Figures 1
and 10 or as illustrated by Figure 8 in which case the edges may be pressed over
into tube form such as shewn by Figures 2 and 9 by which they are rendered
much more rigid and such raised portions are arranged so as to die away into the
rim or hub as the case may be or they may be left flat or plain and with the discs
perforated to various ornamental designs.
The rims a³ of the said discs may he spun or stamped and the two discs may
be attached together face to face by screwing riveting braizing or any suitable
means both at the rim a³ and to the centre of hub D at a¹.
By these means a suitable groove or channel around the entire circumference
to receive the tyre B which may be of any required section shape or kind and a
groove or channel as may be provided within the said discs so as to form the
neck a by which the tyre B having the projection 6' on its inside circumference
is secured in position by the riveting or screwing together of the discs A and A'
with the projection 61 intermediately between, thus obviating the use of cement.
The wheel may be strengthened at the rim by the wire ring E Fig. 7 which
is inserted between the discs before they are riveted together.
We may stamp up the rim only in two halves a' and a8 as shown by Figure 6 in
which case the connection with the hub D would be effected by separate spokes F
and each disc A and A¹ may be made up of one two or more sections and riveted
together.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1st. The improvements in wheels for cycles and other purposes substantially as
and for the purpose herein set forth and shewn upon the accompanying drawings.
2nd. Wheels for bassinettes, mail carts cycles & other vehicles formed of two
stamped and perforated discs A' and A2 or sections of discs having spokes a³
substantially as herein set forth and shewn.
3rd. In wheels for vehicles the mode of means for securing the tyre in its channel
substantially as herein set forth & shewn.
Dated this 10th day of Angust. 1895
FREDERICK DAY.
JAMES JONES.