Year: 1896

page_text: I, GERBACIO PROTAOIO APPLEYARD, of Grafton House, Halifax, in the
County of York, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of tyres for cycles
and other vehicles, the object being to construct a tyre possessing the advantages
of the well known pneumatic tyre, and obviates its chief defect. The chief defect
of the pneumatic tyre is its liability to be punctured by coming into contact with a
sharp substance or article, and when so punctured, the tyre is rendered practically
useless until repaired. The improved tyre cannot be punctured so as to be in any
way materially damaged.
According to this invention, 1 employ an interior tyre or core of cork,
surrounded or covered with a casing or tube of rubber. The inner tyre or
core may be made of one piece of cork, or of several sections, or of cork dust mixed
with rubber or cement.
1 1900
BRIERLEY & HOWARD,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agents for the Applicant.
I, GERBACIO PROTACIO APPLEYARD, of Grafton House, Halifax, in the
County of York, 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 following statement:-
The
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of elastic tyres for
cycles and other vehicles, the object being to construct a tyre possessing the
advantages of the well known pneumatic tyre, and obviate its chief defect.
chief defect of the pneumatic tyre is its liability to be punctured by coming into
contact with a sharp substance or article, and when so punctured the tyre is
rendered practically useless until repaired. The improved tyre cannot be
punctured so as to be in any way inaterially damaged or disabled.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
in which :-
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a tyre of cork built in sections.
Fig. 2 is an edge view of Fig. 1, the tyre being composed as shewn of two layers
excations

page_text: Fig. 3 is a like elevation to Fig. 2 but made of three layers or sections.
Fig. 4 (Sheet 2) shews cross section of the cork tyre and its casing of rubber.
Figs. 5 and 6 are like views.
Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are sectional views of the rubber detached.
According to this invention, at 1. 1. is the interior tyre composed of cork built
in sections or parts, and surrounded or covered by a casing of rubber 2, the latter
at its tread or wearing part 3 being made thicker than the remaining portion of
the casing so as to afford increased resiliency. In Fig. 5 the construction is the
same, but the thicker part of the casing of rubber is inside instead of outside as in
Fig. 1.
At Fig. 6 the thicker part 3 is shewn as separate from the remaining portion of
the casing 2, so that either can be adopted as may be most convenient of manu-
facture and application. The said casing of rubber being placed in position on the
tyre is secured thereon by reason of the said rubber casing being somewhat less
in diameter thau the diameter of the cork tyre. The casing may be further
secured by rubber cement, or by any of the ordinary and well known modes of
fastening.
By building or constructing the inner tyre in sections or parts, any required
sectional diameter or thickness of cork tyre is attainable, the several portions being
readily secured in relative positions to each other by glue or india-rubber cement,
and may be further and better secured by a spiral wrapping of canvas 4 or like
covering, and by the outer rubber casing 2.
In the drawings the rubber covering tapers out within the aro of the ordinary
metal rim of the wheel, but the rubber may be continued so as to complete the
circle according to the mode adopted of securing the rubber 2.
I am aware that cork has been described in combination with a rubber covering,
and to such I lay no claim per se
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
1 claim is :-
Elastic tyres built of segments or sections of cork and enclosed or encased in a
covering of rubber, the whole substantially as shown by the drawings and herein
fully described.
Dated shin J
1007

page_text: Improvements in Elastic Tyres for Oycles and other Vehicles.
I, GERBACIO PROTACIO APPLEYARD, of Grafton House, Halifax, in the
County of York, Gentleman, do hereby declare the uature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of tyres for cycles
and other vehicles, the object being to construct a tyre possessing the advantages
of the well known pneumatic tyre, and obviates its chief defect. The chief defect
of the pneumatic tyre is its liability to be punctured by coming into contact with a
sharp substance or article, aud when so punctured, the tyre is rendered practically
useless until repaired. The improved tyre cannot be punctured so as to be in any
way materially damaged.
According to this invention, 1 employ an interior tyre or core of cork,
surrounded or covered with a casing or tube of rubber. The inner tyro or
core may be made of one piece of cork, or of several sections, or of cork dust mixed
with rubber or cement.
11000
BRIERLEY & HOWARD,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Elastic Tyres for Oycles and other Vehioles.
I, GERBACIO PROTACIO APPLEYARD, of Grafton House, Halifax, in the
County of York, 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 following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of elastic tyres for
cycles and other vehicles, the object being to construct a tyre possessing the
advantages of the well known pneumatic tyre, and obviate its chief defect. The
chief defect of the pneumatic tyre is its liability to be punctured by coming into
contact with a sharp substance or article, and when so punotured the tyre is
rendered practically useless until repaired. The improved tyre cannot be
punctured so as to be in any way materially damaged or disabled.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
in which :-
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a tyre of cork built in sections.
Fig. 2 is an edge view of Fig. 1, the tyre being composed as shewn of two layers

page_text: Fig. 3 is a like elevation to Fig. 2 but made of three layers or sections.
Fig. 4 (Sheet 2) shews cross section of the cork tyre and its casing of rubber.
Figs. 5 and 6 are like viows.
Figs. 7, 8, and 9 are sectional views of the rubber detached.
According to this invention, at 1. 1. is the interior tyre composed of cork built
in sections or parts, and surrounded or covered by a casing of rubber 2, the latter
at its tread or wearing part 3 being made thicker than the remaining portion of
the casing so as to afford increased resilieucy. In Fig. 5 the construction is the
same, but the thicker part of the casing of rubber is inside instead of outside as in
Fig. 1.
At Fig. 6 the thicker part 3 is shown as separate from the remaining portion of
the casing 2, so that either can be adopted as may be most convenient of manu-
facture and application. The said casing of rubber being placed in position on the
tyre is secured thereon by reason of the said rubber casing being somewhat less
in diameter thau the diameter of the cork tyre. The casing may be further
secured by rubber cement, or by any of the ordinary and well known modes of
fastening.
By building or constructing the inner tyre in sections or parts, any required
sectional diameter or thickness of cork tyre is attainable, the soveral portions being
readily secured in relative positions to each other by glue or india-rubber cement,
and may be further and better secured by a spiral wrapping of canvas 4 or like
covering, aud by the outer rubber casing 2.
In the drawings the rubber covering tapers out within the arc of the ordinary
metal rim of the wheel, but the rubber may be continued so as to complete the
circle according to the mode adopted of securing the rubber 2.
I am aware that cork has been described in combination with a rubber covering,
and to such I lay no claim per se
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to bo performed, I declare that what
1 claim is :-
Elastic tyres built of segments or sections of cork and enclosed or encased in a
covering of rubber, the whole substantially as shewn by the drawings and herein
fully described.
Dated this 11th 1 of T 100