Improvements in Chain or Gear Wheels for Cycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Chain or Gear Wheels for Cycles.
I, JAMES JOIN PRENTICE, Junior, of Winifred Villa, Carlisle Road, Romford,
Essex, Cycle Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to chain wheels or gear wheels for cycles and consists in
making the spokes or central space of the wheel with letters or figures so as to
indicate the name of the machine or of the maker or to exhibit the date of its con-
struction or invention.
Thus chain wheels for "Ormond" cycles could be cast or stamped with the
word Ormond arranged or displayed between the periphery and the hub or centre
of the wheel and preferentially in a circular form between two concentric circles, or
in any other suitable way. In other respects the construction of the wheel would
not be altered.
In order to adapt the invention to wheels already made, skeleton letters formed in
an annular or other frame could be attached to existing wheels. The advantages of
my invention are that the machine could be more easily identified as of any
particular make, while a permanent advertisement would be obtained.
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S. S. BROMHEAD,
Agent for Applicant, 97, Newgate Street, London, E.C.
Improvements in Chain or Gear Wheels for Cycles.
I, JAMES JOHN PRENTICE, Junior, of Winifred Villa, Carlisle Road, Romford,
Essex, Cycle Engineer, .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:
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This invention relates to chain wheels or gear wheels for cycles and consists in
making the spokes or central space of the wheel with letters or figures so as to
indicate the name of the machine or of the maker, or to exhibit the date of its con-
struction or invention.
Thus the chain or sprocket wheels for the "Ormond" cycles, could be cast or
stamped with the word Ormond arranged or displayed between the periphery and
the hub or centre of the wheel and preferentially in a circular form between two
concentric circles or in any other suitable way.
In other respects the construction of the wheel would not be altered.

page_text: In order to adapt the invention to wheels already made, skeleton letters formed
in an annular or other frame could be attached to existing wheels.
The advantages of my invention are that the machine could be more easily
identified as of any particular make, while a permanent advertisement would be
obtained.
I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which:-
Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, show four forms of my improved chain or sprocket wheel.
In the form shown in Fig. 1 the word Ormond used singly is substituted for the
spokes, web, or that portion connecting the centre and the rim.
In the form shown in Figure 2, the word Rex is used twice.
In Fig. 3 the word King is used twice in combination with four spokes.
Fig. 4 shows the word Rex applied in a different manner to the above.
Any suitable words or figures may be used and of any design desired.
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:-
In chain or gear wheels for cycles the construction or introduction of letters or
figures between the hub and periphery, as herein described and set forth.
Dated this 92nd dov of Annil 1800
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Patent Agent, 171, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Patent Agent, 171, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.