Improvements in Repair Outfits for Pneumatic Tyres.
Year: 1898

page_text: I, JOHN BIRTWISLE of 4, York Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide for the arrangement in a compact form
of appliances for the repair of punctures in pneumatic tyres and further, to facilitate
sucli repairs.
In carrying out my invention, I use patches which are spread or coated with a
tenacious material or cementitious compound which can be softened and caused to
adhere by a simple process such as by the application of slight heat. Such patches,
consisting of canvas coated with chatterton or similar compound have already been
used, but since the canvas does not yield with the rubber tube upon which it is used
to close a puncture, I prefer to make the patches from vulcanised sheet rubber
instead of canvas or the like.
The patches are made up for use in duplex receptacles, one part or compartment
of each of which is arranged to contain the patches, and the other, ordinary matches.
When a puncture has to be repaired, one of the patches may be applied to it with
the coated side next to the tube, then one of the matches is ignited and held near
to the patch so as to warm it sufficiently to cause the coating to adhere firmly to the
tube. The patch is then pressed down upon the puncture for a few seconds or until
cool.
The duplex receptacles for the matches and patches may be constructed in many
various ways and of many various materials. A convenient arrangement is to con-
which is to
struct a recess in the hinged lid of a match box and to close this recess,
contain the patches, with a sliding lid. Or, a patch receptacle may be arranged on
one side or end of the match box, and be closed by either a sliding or hinged lid or a
loose cover. The patch compartment may be divided into cells or recesses to contain
patches of different sizes.
COLL D 1000
Improvements in Repair Outfits for Pneumatic Tyres.
I, JOHN BIRTWISLE, of York Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the
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page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
The object of this invention is to provide for the arrangement in a compact forin
of appliances for the repair of punctures in pneumatic tyres, and further to facilitate
such repairs.
In carrying out my invention I use patches which are spread or coated with a
tenacious material or cementitious compound which can be softened and caused to
adhere by a simple process such as the application of slight heat.
consisting of canvas coated with chatterton or similar compound have already been
Such patches
used, but since the canvas does not yield with the rubber tube on which it is used
to close a puncture, I prefer to make the patches from vulcanised sheet rubber instead
of canvas or the like.
The patches are made up for use in duplex receptacles, one part or compartment
of which is arranged to contain the patches, and the other ordinary matches, fusees
or the like.
When a puncture has to be repaired one of the patches is heated until the
cementitious compound upon it is rendered sufficiently adhesive, when it is pressed
down upon the puncture or the like.
The duplex receptacles for the matches and the patches may be constructed in many
various ways and of many various materials.
The accompanying drawings, to which reference is hereinafter made, represent two
convenient forms of receptacles but it will be understood that my invention is in no
way confined to the exact types shewn.
Figures 1 and 3 illustrate one form of duplex receptacle. Figure 1 shews it in
plan with the lid of the compartiment containing the patches partly open. Figure 3
is a view of it in vertical section with the lid in the same position as shewn in
Figure 1.
As will be seen it consists of a match box A provided with a hinged lid B and
containing the matches C. The lid B is formed or furnished with a recess D which
acts as a compartiment to contain the patches E. This compartment is closed by a
sliding lid F. A hinged lid may be substituted for the sliding lid if desired.
Another type of duplex receptacle is shewn in plan in Figure 2 and in section in
Figure 4. In this case the match box A has the second compartment D formed
within its body, this compartment being closable if desired by a lid such as the hinged
lid F.
Suitable advertisements, directions and the like may be impressed or displayed
upon or carried by the lid or other suitable part of the casing of the duplex
receptacle.
The patch compartment may be divided into cells or recesses to contain patches of
different sizes.
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:-
A repair outfit for pneumatic tyres consisting of a duplex receptacle the com-
partments of which contain respectively matches and prepared patches, constructed
and arranged substantially a. herein before described and as illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
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