Improvements in Wheels for Wheeled Vehicles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 11th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wheels for Wheeled Vehicles.
I HENRY WEATHERILL of 33 Beech Street Waterloo Road Cheetham
Manchester in the County of Lancaster Commercial Traveller do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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I make a wheel in a similar manner to the present wheels according to the
purposes for which they are intended.
I then make a hoop of a suitable material to act as an outer tyre or rim to the
aforesaid wheel.
I may make such hoop or outer tyre or rim flat like an ordinary wheel tyre or
rim or I may make such hoop with a suitable groove or channel in its inner side or
I may make the hoop with a groove or channel on its outer side similar to the
shapes of the present bicycle wheel tyres to receive rubber or other elastic material
or I may form grooves or channels both inside and outside of the hoop or I may
form the hoop from a pipe or tubing of a suitable shape.
Having made the wheel and the hoop suitable to the purposes for which they
are intended I then connect the hoop to the wheel with several cee or bow springs
or springs of a similar nature and form made of a suitable material attaching one
end of each such springs in a suitable manner to the hoop and attaching the other
end of the said springs in a suitable manner to the wheel thus inserting several cee
or bow springs or springs of a similar nature and form between the outer hoop or
rim and the wheel.
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I may dispense with parts of the wheel and use only the hub or nave with the
bush making with or attaching to the said hub or nave a part or parts to attach the
spring ends to or I may use the wheel bush only making with it or attaching to it
a part or parts for attaching the spring ends to attaching the other ends of said
springs to the outer hoop as before named or I may attach the centre of the springs
to the outer hoop and the ends of said springs to the part or parts prepared on the
hub or the bush thus inserting several cee or bow springs or springs of a similar
nature and form between the outer hoop or rim and the hub or bush of the
wheel.
I may form the springs of one plate each or more than one plate each according
to the purpose or use the wheel is intended for.
I may cover the springs with sleeves of rubber or other elastic or suitable
material or I may cover them in parts only or I may interpose rubber or other
elastic material between the springs and their bearings or I may interpose rubber
or other elastic material between the springs themselves either fixed or to slide by
which means the springs can be made stiffer when required.
I may enclose the springs or parts of the springs with elastic or other suitable
material to protect the springs from wet or dirt.
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I may line the inside of the outer hoop or rim with wood or other suitable
material or I may fill the inner or outer groove or channel of the outer hoop or
rim or both with wood or other suitable material.
I may use cross ties or spokes to the outer hoop or rim when required same being
attached in a suitable manner or I may use a ring each side of the wheel so as to
attach spokes of a suitable material thereto and to and in connection with the outer
hoop or rim such rings being large enough to allow the hub or bush full play.
Dated Seventh day of May 1892.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wheels for Wheeled Vehicles.
I HENRY WEATHERILL of 33 Beech Street Waterloo Road Cheetham
Manchester in the County of Lancaster Commercial Traveller 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 and
accompanying drawing:-
I make a hoop of a suitable material to act as a tyre or rim to the wheel.
I may make such hoop or tyre or rim flat like an ordipary wheel tyre or rim or
I may make such hoop with a suitable groove or channel in its inner side or I may
make the hoop with a groove or channel on its outer side similar to the shapes of
the present bicycle wheel tyres to receive rubber or other elastic material or I may
form grooves or channels both inside and outside of the hoop or I may form the
hoop from a pipe or tubing of a suitable shape.
I use the hub or nave with the bush making with or attaching to the said hub or
nave a part or parts to attach spring ends to or I may use the wheel bush only
making with it or attaching to it a part or parts for attaching the spring ends to
attaching the other ends of said springs to the hoop or I may attach the centre of
the springs to the hoop and the ends of said springs to the part or parts prepared
on the hub or the bush thus inserting several cee or bow springs or springs of a
similar nature and form between the hoop or rim and the hub or bush of the
wheel.
I may form the springs of one plate each or more than one plate each according
to the purpose or use the wheel is intended for.
I may cover the springs with sleeves of rubber or other elastic or suitable
material or I may cover them in parts only or I may interpose rubber or other
elastic material between the springs and their bearings or I may interpose rubber
or other elastic material between the springs themselves either fixed or to slide by
which means the springs can be made stiffer when required.
I may enclose the springs or parts of the springs with elastic or other suitable
material to protect the springs from wet or dirt.
I may line the inside of the hoop or rim with wood or other suitable material or
may All the inner or outer groove or channel of the hoop or rim or both with
wood or other suitable material.
I
My invention will be better understood when described with reference to the
accompanying drawing :-
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The letters B shew an elastic metalic band or block (steel by preference) inserted
between the springs and the rim of the wheel such elastic band or block having
inserted rubber or other suitable elastic material between it and the rim and
between it and the spring as shewn by the cross lines.
The letters C shew rubber or other elastic material between the springs and rim
without the elastic metalic band or block.
The dotted lines H shew how the elastic parts may be carried further between
the springs to stiffen and support them.
Letter E shews a sleeve of rubber or other elastic material on the springs which
may be moveable or not and brought to a part where the springs may touch each
other or I may use the sleeve between other metalic parts.
Letter F shews how two springs of a C form meet together and form a bow
spring.
The dotted lines P shew the spurs or stump spokes made in two parts to embrace
the bush or hub when not made solid with the bush.
Although I only shew springs of single plate I may use more plates than one in
a similar manner to carriage springs and although I only shew four bow springs in
the drawing I may use only three or I may use five or more.

page_text: I may use hoops rims or tyres of any suitable kind.
I sometimes attach the springs to the hoop rim or tyre without useing other
elastic parts.
I secure the springs to the hoop rim or tyre and the spurs or stump spokes with
bolts or revits or other suitable means.
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
1. The application of springs to wheels of vehicles in combination with spurs or
stump spokes made solid with or attached to the bush or hub in lieu of the usual
spokes or rigid parts acting as spokes and in combination with elastic parts sub-
stantially in the manner set forth and indicated.
2. The application of springs to wheels of vehicles in combination with spurs or
stump spokes made solid with or attached to the bush or hub in lieu of the usual
spokes or rigid parts acting as spokes without the combination of elastic parts
substantially as set forth and indicated.
Dad thin 7th day of Fabw1902
HENRY WEATHERILL.