Improvements in or connected with Ball Bearings.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1895· ·
Complete Specification "Left, 25th June, 1896 Accepted, 1st Aug., 1896
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PROVISIONAL'SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Ball Bearings.
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I, WILLIAM BEARD LAKE, of New Street Works, Braintree, in the County
of Essex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as >
follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in or connected with ball bearings' suitable
for velocipedes and other vehicles and has for its object to obtain a simple and
efficient means of adjusting the cups and of locking the same in position, when so
adjusted.
I will now describe the application of my invention to the bearings of a wheel of a
velocipede or other vehicle, from which description its application* to like "bearings
will be readily understood.
In carrying the invention into effect, the hub of the wheel is formed at one end
with an internal screw thread and, the: cup is formed with a corresponding exterior
thread, so that the cup is adapted to be screwed more or less into the hub in order to
obtain the required adjustment of the bearing, and, for this purpose, the cup is
provided with means by which it may be turned; for instance, with two indents to
receive studs or projections from a spanner or other tool:
In order to fix the cup in position when so adjusted, that part of the hub which
embraces the cup is formed with one or more saw-cuts or slits arranged longitudinally
of the hub and transversely of the threads of the cup and the end of the hub adjacent
to the slits is coned or bevelled whilst beyond that point is provided an external screw
thread and in connection with this external screw thread is employed an internally
threaded nut which is formed with an internal cone surface to act upon the conical
surface of the hub so that by screwing up the nut the split part of the hub may be
tightly compressed upon the cup and the parts thus securely locked together:
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I have hereinbefore described my invention as being applied to one end of the hub,
but it will be understood that it may be applied to both ends of the hub, when
desired:
By these means, a simple and inexpensive device is obtained by the aid of which.
the bearings may be readily adjusted and securely fixed against' working loose.
Dated this 28th day of September 1895.
Improvements in or connected with Ball Bearings.
I, WILLIAM BEARD LAKE, of New Street Works," Braintree, in the County
of Essex, Engineer, f. do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the tsame is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-"
tained in and by the following statement:
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My said invention relates to improvements in or connected with ball-bearings
'suitable for velocipedes and other vehicles and has for its object to obtain a simple

page_text: Although the invention is primarily intended for use in connection with velocipedes,
it will be understood that it is equally applicable to other vehicles.
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 a ball-bearing, the combination of an axle furnished with cone surfaces, an
internally threaded hub, a cup screwing into the hub, one or more slits in the end of
the hub, a coned surface adjacent to the slits, a screw thread upon the exterior of the
hub, a nut threaded to screw thereon and a cone surface in the interior of the nut
adapted to act upon the corresponding surface of the hub, substantially as herein.
shown and described and for the purpose stated.
Tun 1896
VAUGHAN & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.