Improvements in the Hubs of Road Vehicle Wheels.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Hubs of Road Vehicle Wheels.
1, WILLIAM HENRY WEARING, of Carter's Green Foundry, West Bromwich,
in the County of Stafford, Ironfounder, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:—
:
This invention consists of the herein described improvements in the hubs of
road vebicle wheels. A wheel hub constructed according to this invention is
made of malleable iron and is bored inside to receive the axle box or bush which
fits therein and which may be of the usual kind. My said hub is made long
enough at the front end to also serve as the usual front hoop which is used on a
wooden hub to protect the axle cap. The hub extends to the end of the axle box
in the other direction and is there formed with a flange to which is secured
preferably by three bolts a ring like collar which is threaded on to the axle before
the latter is welded up as in what is known as a "mail" axle the said collar
being provided with a leather washer which bears against the collar on the axle
and forms a dust proof joint. At somewhere about the centre of the hub there is
an enlarged circular part made with rectangular or other radial holes at certain
intervals apart in which the ends of the wooden spokes fit. Thus the whole of
the hub is cast in one piece thus saving labor and preventing the liability of parts
getting loose which is the case when the hub is made of wood and iron combined
in several pieces as in some other wheel hubs. The cap which covers the front
end of the axle is screwed into the bub or into the axle box as usual.
There are two longitudinal slots in the interior of the hub in which the feathers.
or projections on the bush fit so as to prevent the bush from turning round in`
the hub.
Deted this Oth day of November 1805
Improvements in the Hubs of Road Vehiole Wheels.
I, WILLIAM HENRY WEARING, of Carter's Green Foundry, West Bromwich,
in the County of Stafford, Ironfounder, 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 consists in constructing the hubs of road vehicle wheels in the
manner herein described whereby labour is saved as the hub is made in one piece
and there is no liability of parts getting loose which is the case when the hub
is made of wood and iron combined in several pieces as is some other wheels.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawings on
which
:
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of a wheel hub constructed according
to this invention shewing also the axle-box and a portion of the axle ;

page_text: Fig. 2 is an end view of the said wheel hub shewing also the collar of the
same;
Fig. 3 is a cross section of the wheel hub on line X X of Fig. 1 with the spokes
fitted therein;
Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation and Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the ordinary
loose ring or collar which is threaded on the axle and bolted to the axle box.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of the drawing.
In carrying out this invention I make the wheel hub A of malleable iron brass
or other suitable metal and bore the same inside to receive the axle-box or bush B
which fits therein and may be of the usual kiud. The hub A is made loug
enough at the front end a to also serve as the usual front hoop which is used on a
wooden hub to protect the axle cap C. The hub A extends nearly to the end of
the axle box B in the other direction and is there formed with a flange a to.
which is secured preferably by three bolts d'³ ³ a ring. like collar D which is
threaded on to the axle G before the latter is welded up as in what is known as a
mail" axle, the collar D being provided with a leather washer which fits in
the recess in the collar D and bears against the usual collar g' on the axle G
and forms a dust proof joint. At somewhere about the centre of the hub A there
is an enlarged, circular part a³ made with rectangular or other radial holes a¹ at
qertain intervals apart in which the ends of the wooden spokes H fit. Thus the
whole of the hub.A is cast in one piece thus saving labour and preventing the
liability of parts getting loose which is the case when the hub is made of wood
and iron combined in several pieces as in some other wheel hubs. The cap C
which covers the front end of the axle G is scrowed into the hub A or (as shewn
in Fig. 1) into the axle box B as usual.
There are two longitudinal slots a in the interior of the hub A in which the
usual feathers or projections of the bush B fit so as to prevent the bush B
from turning round in the hub A..
It is to be understood that my improved hub can be used with all kinds of
carriage axles including what are known as "Mail" "Collinge" and "Drabble"
axles.
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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 improved road vehicle wheel hub A constructed and arranged
substantially as lierein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
2. The combination of the cast metal wheel hub A the interual axle box B and
the loose collar D, made with internal leather washer F to bear against the end
of the axle box, the whole forming a combined axle box and hub substantially as
herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 10th day of August 1896.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.