An Improved Tyre for Wheels of Motor Cars or other Vehicles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 9th Aug., 1900-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tyre for Wheels of Motor Cars or other Vehicles.
1, CHARLES MANNERS, of Edenbank, Mansfield, Nottingham, Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved tyre for motor car and other vehicle
wheels and has for its object to so construct the said tyre so as to prevent any
"creeping" of the same upon the rim causing the tyre to become loose and to
ride over or become detached from the rim as the case may be.
In carrying the invention into effect instead of forming the type in one
continuous piece I form a number of segmental blocks of suitable material and
size which I arrange around the periphery of the wheel, leaving a small space
between each so as to allow each of the said blocks (where comprised of rubber
or other like elastic material or materials) to expand longitudinally under the
weight of the vehicle and its contents, without in any way affecting the con-
tiguous blocks upon either side. The blocks may be secured in any suitable
manner to the rim.
Dated this 9th day of November 1899
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
I, CHARLES MANNERS, of Edenbank, Mansfield, Nottingham, Gentleman, 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 follow-
ing statement:-
This invention relates to an improved tyre for motor car and other vehicle
wheels and has for its object to so construct the said tyre as to prevent any
"creeping" of the same upon the rim causing the tyre to become loose and to
ride over or become detached from the rim as the case may be.
In carrying the invention into effect instead of forming the type in one
continuous piece I form a number of segmental blocks of suitable material and
size which I arrange around the periphery of the wheel, leaving a small space
between each so as to allow each of the said blocks (where comprised of rubber
or other like elastic material or materials) to expand longitudinally under the
weight of the vehicle and its contents, without in any way affecting the con-
tiguous blocks upon either side. The blocks may be secured in any suitable
manner to the rim.

page_text: And in order that the invention may be the better understood drawings are
appended:
Fig. 1 being an elevational view of part of a wheel to which the improved
tyre has been applied.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of one of the segments comprising the tyre, illus-
trating also a method of attaching the same to the rim of a wheel.
Fig. 3 is a plan of part of Fig. 1. a are a number of blocks of suitable material
which are arranged as illustrated so as to leave a small space between each
block to allow for the free expansion of said blocks under the weight of the
vehicle. The blocks may be provided each with T shaped slots d into which is
inserted the head e of the bolt f the body of the bolt passing through the rim
and having a nut thercon to secure the block to the rim. The lower portion of
the blocks may be of harder rubber, or, that portion may be hardened in any
suitable manner to resist the tearing action of the head a when the nut upon
the bolt is tightened.
Although I have described and illustrated a form of attachment to the rim
do not wish to bind myself thereto as it will be readily understood that the
method of attachment may be varied to suit the form of rim to which the inven-
tion is applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The improved tyre for wheels of motors cars and other vehicles consisting
of a number of independent blocks or segments of rubber or other material
arranged upon the rim so as to leave a space between each one substantially as
herein described and illustrated by the appended drawings.
2. The combination with a rim of a wheel of a number of blocks a of suitable
form and dimensions and having therein a slot d adapted to receive the head e
of a bolt f substantially as herein described and illustrated by the appended
drawings.
Dated this 9th day of August 1900.