Improvements in and relating to Tyres and Rims for Cycles and other Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Feb., 1897-Accepted, 15th May, 1897
Improvements in and relating to Tyres and Rims for Cycles and
other Vehicles.
I, ALPHONSO ANTHONY VÉREL, of 179 West George Street, in the City and
County of Glasgow, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to tyres for cycles,
broughams, cabs, omnibuses, and like vehicles.
According to my improvements the metal rim may be formed of a channel or
recessed shape at each circumferential edge, and preferably slightly, concave at
the centre part, and the ends of the wheel spokes would be screwed or secured,
to the outer edges.
The tyre would consist of a cover made of cauvas and rubber at its central part
forming the tread surface and taper into rubber alone at its two longitudinal edge
parts, while on the inner surface of the tread part a light solid or hollow metallic
band or ring would be secured or placed of a shape corresponding to that which
the tread part will assume; and this metal band may be formed of a plain, fluted,
corrugated or like shape, or be stamped in various patterns such as diamond,
square, oval and the like, or instead of a band a light metal tube may be used.
The tyre would he bent into an arched or curved shape and its rubber edges
secured to the edges of the rim in any convenient manner.
By a modified arrangement instead of forming the rim as described, it may
extend round to envelop a part of each side of the tyre so as to prevent collapse
at sides, and this rim may be formed in two parts flanged and jointed together at
the meeting centre where the spokes would be secured, while the edges of tyre may
extend round and be also secured at the central junction. For a light class of tyre
the rubber edges may be bent inwards and secured to flanges on each side of a
metal rim, or be made to overlap each other on the rim.
If desirable an air tube may be placed and inflated between tyre cover and
metal rim.
By a modified arrangement the tyre or covering would be formed from a band
composed of canvas and rubber at its centre part, and at its two outer side edges,
while the parts intermediate between these would be formed of rubber to give
resilient action.
The centre canvas and rubber part would be cemented or secured to the outer
or inner surface of wheel rim, and then the two outer edges of band would be made
to overlap each other on and be cemented or secured to the outer surface of the
aforementioned metal band, while a strip of rubber or canvas and rubber may be
cemented over these to form the outer tread surface of tyre.
The rubber parts of this band would thus form the sides of the tyre and give the
resilient action; but if desired the tyre may in addition be inflated with air to any
desired extent.
For some forms of tyres the part of band on the wheel may be formed of rubber
to give the resilient action between it and metal band and the remaining parts be
formed of canvas or rubber and canvas. In this case the spokes would pass
through the rubber and be secured by nuts and a metal band or bands with canvas

page_text: between the rubber and bands. Or the band may be made in two separate parts
the edges of each being secured to edges of rim and their other edges male to
overlap each other, at tread part, while the intermediate body part forming the
sides would consist of rubber to give the resilient action.
Dated the 22nd Mar 1900
"W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
Improvements in and relating to Tyres and Rims for Cycles and
other Vehicles.
I, ALPHONSO ANTHONY VÉREL, of 179 West George Street, in the City and
County of Glasgow, Merchant, de hereby declare the nature of my invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to tyres for
broughams, cabs, omnibuses, cycles and like vehicles.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of carrying same into
practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto appended a sheet of
explanatory drawings representing transverse sections of eight modified
arrangements of tyres as constructed in accordance with my improvements.
Referring to these drawings:-
In the arrangement shown in Figure 1, the metal rim A of wheel is formed in
two parts, and secured to a wooden felloe A'. The outer tread cover is formed of
layers of canvas and rubber cemented together at the centre and edge parts a while
the intermediate parts a¹ are forined of rubber only so as to give a resilient action
to the tyre.
A cushion or solid ring of rubber b is fitted inside the outer cover a a', and bears
on a concave segmental metallic ring or band c, while a free space c¹ is left between
this ring c and the metal rim A to give freedom for the resilient action of tyre.
The outer cover a a' is held on the rim A by wires a².
In the arrangement shown in Figure 2 the ends a of the outer tread cover are
secured by means of transverse bolts a³ passing through side plates a¹ between the
metal rim A and the felloe A while the rubber ring b is shown as of crescent shape.
and fitting into a cirrugated rim c and may be further secured by wires a².
In the arrangement shown in Figure 3 the canvas and rubber band a a¹ fits into
the metal rim A, and its ends made to overlap at its outer part as shown in the
detached view 3 and secured by cementing or lacing. The band c which may be
of metal, canvas, or the like, has a short space left between its two ends to which
the chain links c are attached, and a pin C is inserted through the felloe A¹ and
metal rim A and the chain 2 passes through a hole in this pin, so that by screwing
the nuts C¹ the band c can be tightened up on the canvas and rim. The detached
view Figure 3 shows this arrangement. A pneumatic tube b formed of rubber or
canvas and rubber is shown as fitted inside the band a a', and a metal ring d is
shown as fitted at inner surface of canvas and rubber part a a³ while an outer metal
band d is shown as compressed or jointed on to outer surface of canvas and
rubber a a¹ to form the tread part of tyre.
Figure 4 shows an arrangement very similar to that shown in Figure 3 the parts
being only modified in shape and lettered to correspond, while the metal rim A is
dispensed with, and the canvas and rubber part of band a a' held on to the felloe A'
by having the ring e compressed on by strong hydraulic pressure.
Figure 5 shows an arrangement similar to Figure 4 and lettered to correspond..

page_text: The arrangement shown in Figure 6 is analogous to that shown in Figures 4
and 5 only the side rubber flexible parts a' are shown as secured to a metal ring d
and outer tread rim d' by the interlocking joints at a and if desired the inner parts
of the rubber a' may be similarly secured to the ring c which would be made of a
suitable shape for this purpose.
A pneumatic cushion or solid rubber tube may be fitted in the inside central
space of these tyres Figures 5 and 6.
Figure 7 shows a similar arrangement to Figure 3 as applicable for cycles, the
spokes C being secured to the ring rim A and the canvas and rubber a a¹ passing
round and cemented to the surface of this rim A.
In the arrangement shown in Figure 8 the rim A is formed of a channel or
recessed shape at each circumferential edge and slightly concave at the centre, and
the ends of the spokes C are connected at these circumferential edges.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. The constructing of tyres for cycles and other road vehicles in the
improved manner herein described in reference to and shown in the several figures
of the accompanying drawings.
Second. In tyres for cycles and other road vehicles, the constructing of covers
or bands of canvas and rubber with intermediate or longitudinal side parts of
rubber only to give elasticity or resiliency to the tyre, substantially as herein
described in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 22nd February 1807
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.