Improvements in and in connection with Bicycles or Tricycles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 14th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in connection with Bicycles or Tricycles.
A communication by CHARLES LOUIS FLAUGH, of Penn and 33rd Streets,
Kansas City, in the County of Jackson and State of Missouri, United States
of America, and FRANK WELLWOOD MCMILLAN, of Prospect Place and
38th Street, Kansas City aforesaid, Real Estate and Loan Brokers.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E. of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6 Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, and 323 High Holborn, in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates, first, to certain improvements in bicycles, in the construc-
tion of which a hub in two pieces is employed, having adjustable connection with
the axle by means of notches or grooves and set screws, whereby the different
sections or pieces of said hub may be adjusted at will on the axle. Near the outer
periphery of the hub, a series of spreaders is placed, one end of each of which is
non-threaded and works in an opening in a flange of one of the sections or pieces
of the hub. The opposite end of the spreader is screw-threaded to engage in a
screw-threaded opening in a flange on the other section of the hub. Each spreader
has a square or paned face, to which a wrench can be readily applied in order to
adjust the sections of the hub laterally. After the same have been adjusted to the
desired point in order to create a sufficient tension on the spokes, the sections of the
hub are secured at the proper point on the axle by means of the set screws already
referred to. The inner ends of the spokes are secured to the flanges of the hub by
passing through openings in the same. The outer ends of said spokes are secured
to the rim of the wheel in a suitable manner and the tire is then placed in position.
A fork supports the upper end of the back-bone, being connected thereto by a head.
The lower portion of the fork is provided with a loop in which the axle is journalled
by means of ball bearings in cases or boxes into which the axle is screwed.
Sprocket gears are secured to the axle by set screws, and, near the lower end of
the loops in the fork supporting the back-bone, the crank shaft is journalled, said
crank shaft being in sections on each side of the hub. The crank shafts are
threaded and are screwed into casings having ball bearings, said casings being
supported by the fork. Between said casings on the crank shaft are secured
sprocket gears by means of said screws. The sprocket gear on the crank shafts
are connected by means of sprocket chains. The cranks are secured near the outer
ends of the crank shafts, and the pedals are secured to the lower end of the
back-bone in the usual manner. The saddle has a saddle spring secured to a clamp
which is itself secured to a post or standard, said post or standard being adjustable.
by a set screw to a sleeve, which is, in turn, adjustably fastened by a set screw to a
socket which is a portion of a clamp secured to the back-bone. The back-bone has
an opening to admit the lower end of said post or standard and said sleeve. By the
means described, the saddle can be adjustably secured in the sleeve and the sleeve
may be adjusted in its socket, thus permitting the saddle to be extended or lowered
to a considerable degree without having any great length of post.
The brake shoe is operated by the usual lever having handles.
By means of the divided crank-shaft, the pedals are secured at a much lower
point than if they were secured to the axle, and, by the gearing as described, a
greater amount of speed is obtained with a wheel of smaller diameter than if the

page_text: pedals were secured directly to the axle. By means of the adjustable spreaders, of
which there may be any desired number, the hub can be adjusted laterally to give
any tension desired on the spokes, and this in a very short space of time.
The wheel may be modified as hereinafter described.
The improved wheel has its hub made in sections, which are adjustably secured
to each other by spreaders of which there may be any desired number, four for
example. One section of the hub is provided with a recess into which fit
non-threaded, contracted extensions of said spreaders forming a shoulder. The
opposite ends of the spreaders have screw-threaded extensions which engage in
threaded openings in the other section of the hub. The central portions of the
spreaders are squared for convenient operation with a wrench. By means of the
spreaders, the parts of the hub may be adjusted laterally in order to increase or
diminish the tension on the spokes of the wheel. Each of said sections of the hub
is provided with a flange which has elongated openings through which the spokes
pass and which permit a certain amount of play of said spokes to make the wheel
more elastic. One section of the hub is secured rigidly to the boxing by means of
a set screw. The outer end of the spokes is preferably secured to the rim or felly
of the wheel by a head on said spokes which passes through an opening in the rim
and through an opening in a sliding spoke-retaining plate which is countersunk into
the outer side of said rim. After the head has been passed through the opening in
said plate, the latter is placed endwise in its seat and the spoke passes into the slot
in said plate. The head, being larger than this slot, prevents the spoke from being
withdrawn, and the spoke is held in engagement with said slot by means of a screw
or bolt which engages in the opening in said plate and with the rim. After the
spoke has thus been secured, the tire is placed on the rim and the spoke held
securely in its connection with the rim, but it can be at any time removed for the
purpose of repairs, etcetera, by removing the tire and the bolt or screw sliding the
said plate and thus allowing the spoke to pass out again through the opening in
the latter.
In a further modification of the invention, the spoke is attached to or detached
from the inner side of the rim without removing the tire. This is accomplished
by bolts which are passed through the rim before the tire is placed thereon, their
heads being countersunk so as not to interfere with the tire. The rim has a recess
into which the head on the outer end of the spoke passes, said head passing through
a circular opening in a holding plate and then into a slot connected with said
circular opening, which is of smaller diameter than the head of the spoke, and the
spoke is then securely held by the said plate. The plate is secured to the rim by a
bolt which passes through an opening in the plate and another bolt which passes
through the opening provided for the spoke. Over the latter fits a washer which
presses against the spoke and holds the same from lateral movement.
In another modification of the invention, the ordinary bicycle rim is used, a
circular opening being made through the centre of the same, having
a slot
connected therewith. The head of the spoke is passed through said opening, and
the spoke is slid into said slot, which, being smaller in diameter than the head,
prevents the same from being withdrawn. To prevent the spoke from passing back
into the circular opening, a rivet is inserted therein, a washer placed thereon and
the end of the rivet clinched, after which the rubber tire is placed in position.
Dated this 17th day of December 1891.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in and in connection with Bicycles or Tricycles.
A communication by CHARLES LOUIS FLAUGH, of Penn and 33rd Streets,
Kansas City, in the County of Jackson and State of Missouri, United States
of America, and FRANK WELLWOOD MCMILLAN, of Prospect Place and
38th Street, Kansas City aforesaid, Real Estate and Loan Brokers.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E. of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool and 6 Bank Street, Man-
chester, both in the County of Lancaster, and 323 High Holborn in the County of
Middlesex, Civil Engineer, 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 invention relates first; to certain improvements in bicycles in the con-
struction of which is employed a hub in two pieces having adjustable connection
with the axle by means of notches or grooves and set screws whereby the different
sections or pieces of said hub may be adjusted at will on the axle. Near the outer
periphery of the hub a series of spreaders is placed, one end of each of which is
non-threaded and works in an opening in a Hange of one of the sections or pieces
of the hub. The opposite end of the spreader is screw-threaded to engage in a
screw-threaded opening in a flange on the other section of the hub. Each spreader
has a square or paned face to which a wrench can be readily applied in order to
adjust the sections of the hub laterally. After the same has been adjusted to the
desired point in order to create a sufficient tension on the spokes, the sections of the
hub are secured at the proper point on the axle by means of the set screws already
referred to. The inner ends of the spokes are secured to the flanges of the hub by
passing through openings in the same. The outer ends of said spokes are secured
to the rim of the wheel in a suitable manner and the tire is then placed in position.
A fork supports the upper end of the back-bone, being connected thereto by a
head. The lower portion of the fork is provided with a loop in which the axle is
journalled by means of ball bearings in cases or boxes into which the axle is
screwed. Sprocket gears are secured to the axle by set screws and near the lower
end of the loops in the fork supporting the back-bone, the crank shaft is journalled,
said crank shaft being in sections on cach side of the hub. The crank shafts are
threaded and are screwed into casings having ball bearings, said casings being
supported by the fork. Between said casings on the crank shaft are secured
sprocket gears by means of said screws. The sprocket gear on the crank shafts
are connected by means of sprocket chains. The cranks are secured near the outer
euds of the crank shafts and the pedals are secured to the lower end of the back-
bone in the usual manner. The saddle has a saddle spring secured to a clamp
which is itself secured to a post or standard, said post or standard being adjustable
by a set screw to a sleeve which is in turn adjustably fastened by a set screw to a
socket which is a portion of a clamp secured to the back-bone. The back-bone has
an opening to admit the lower end of said post or standard and said sleeve. By
the means described the saddle can be adjustably secured in the sleeve and the
sleeve may be adjusted in its socket, thus permitting the saddle to be extended or
lowered to a considerable degree without having any great length of post.
The brake shoe is operated by the usual lever having handles.
By means of the divided crank shaft, the pedals are secured at a much lower
point than if they were secured to the axle and by the gearing, as described a
greater amount of speed is obtained with a wheel of smaller diameter, than if the
pedals were secured directly to the axle. By means of the adjustable spreaders of

page_text: which there may be any desired number, the hub can be adjusted laterally to give
any tension desired on the spokes and this in a very short space of time.
The wheel may be modified as hereinafter described.
The improved wheel has its hub made in sections which are adjustably secured
to each other by spreaders of which there may be any desired number, four for
example. One section of the hub is provided with a recess into which fits non-
threaded, contracted extensions of said spreaders forming a shoulder. The opposite
ends of the spreaders have screw-threaded extensions which engage in threaded
openings in the other section of the hub. The central portions of the spreaders
are squared for convenient operation with a wrench. By means of the spreaders,
the parts of the hub may be adjusted laterally in order to increase or diminish
the tension of the spokes of the wheel. Each of said sections of the hub is
provided with a flange which has elongated openings through which the spokes
pass and which permit a certain amount of play of said spokes to make the
wheel more elastic. One section of the hub is secured rigidly to the boxing by
means of a set screw. The outer end of the spokes is preferably secured to the
rim or felly of the wheel by a head on said spokes which passes through an opening
in the rim and through an opening in a sliding spoke-retaining plate which is
countersunk into the outer side of said rin. After the head has been passed
through the opening in said plate, the latter is placed endwise in its seat and
the spoke passes into the slot in said plate The head being larger than this
slot prevents the spoke from being withdrawn and the spoke is held in engage-
ment with said slot by means of a screw or bolt. which engages in the opening in
said plate and with the rim. After the spoke has thus been secured, the tire is
placed on the rim and the spoke held securely in its connection with the rim but
it can be at any time removed for the purpose of repairs, &c., by removing the tire
and the bolt or screw sliding the said plate, and thus allowing the spoke to pass
out again through the opening in the latter.
In a further modification of the invention the spoke is attached to or detached
from the inner side of the rim without removing the tire. This is accomplished by
bolts which are passed through the rim before the tire is placed thereon, their
heads being countersunk so as not to interfere with the tire. The rim has a recess
into which the head on the outer end of the spoke passes, said head passing through
a circular opening in a holding plate and then into a slot connected with said
circular opening which is of smaller diameter than the head of the spoke and the
spoke is then securely held by the said plate. The plate is secured to the rim by
a bolt which passes through an opening in the plate and another bolt which passes
through the opening provided for the spoke. Over the latter fits a washer which
presses against the spoke and holds the same from lateral movement.
In another modification of the invention the ordinary bicycle rim is used, a
circular opening being made through the centre of the same having a slot connected
therewith. The head of the spoke is passed through said opening and the spoke is
slid into said slot which being smaller in diameter than the head prevents the same
from being withdrawn. To prevent the spoke from passing back into the circular
opening a rivet is inserted therein, a washer placed thereon and the end of the rivet
clinched, after which the rubber tire is placed in position.
Referring to the accompanying drawings which form a 0
part of this
Specification-
Figure 1. represents a side elevation of the improved bicycle.
Figure II. is an enlarged detail side elevation showing the improved hub and
gear.
Figure III. is an enlarged detail transverse section showing hub, gearing, &c.
In said figures:
1, 2 represent the improved hub, having adjustable connection with the axle 3 by
means of notches or grooves 4, and set screws 5, whereby the different sections of
said hub may be adjusted at will on the axle.
Near the outer periphery of the hub series of spreaders 6, is placed the ends 7

page_text: of which are non-threaded and work in an opening 8 in the flange 9 of the section 2
of the hub. The opposite ends of the spreaders 6 are screw threaded, as shown at
10, which engage in a screw threaded opening in the flange 9 on the section 1 of
the hub.
11 represents a section of the spreaders having a square or other face to which a
wrench can be readily applied in order to adjust the sections of the hub laterally.
After the same has been adjusted to the desired point in order to create a sufficient
tension on the spokes 12, the sections of the hub are secured at the proper point on
the axle 3, by means of the set screws 5. The inner ends of the spokes 12, are
secured to the flange 9 of the hub by passing through openings 13, in the same.
The outer ends of said spokes being secured to the rim 14 in a suitable manner,
after which the tire 15 is placed in position.
16 represents the fork which supports the upper end of the back-bone 17, the
same being connected thereto by a head 18. The lower portion of the fork 16, is
provided with a loop portion 19, in which the axle 3 is journalled by means of
ball-bearings 20, in cases 21, into which the axle is screwed, as shown at 22.
23 represents sprocket gears on the axle 3, which are secured thereto by set
screws 24. Near the lower end of the loops 19, in the fork 16, the crank shaft is
journalled, said crank-shaft being in sections 25, 26 on each side of the hub.
The
crank-shafts are threaded, as shown at 27, and are screwed into casings 28, having
ball bearings 29, said casings being supported by the fork. Between said casings
on the crank shaft are secured sprocket gears 30, by means of set screws 31.
The
sprocket gear 30 on the crank-shafts 25, 26, are connected with the smaller sprocket
gear 23 on the axle 3 by means of sprocket chains 32.
33 represents the cranks secured near the outer ends of the crank-shafts 25, 26.
34 represents the pedals which are secured to the outer end of the cranks 33. 35
represents the guiding wheel, which is secured to the lower end of the back-bone
in the usual manner, as shown at 36.
37 represents the saddle having a saddle spring 38, said spring being secured to a
clamp 39, as shown at 40. The clamp 39 is secured to a post or standard 41, said
post being adjustably secured by a set screw 42 to a sleeve 43. The sleeve 43 is in
turn adjustably secured by a set screw 44, to a socket 45, said socket 45 being a
portion of a clamp 46, which is secured to the back-bone as shown at 47, the
back-bone having an opening therein to admit the lower end of the post 41, and
sleeve 43, as shown at 48.
It will be seen that by the means described the saddle can be adjusted in the
sleeve and the sleeve may be adjusted in its socket, thus permitting the saddle to
be extended or lowered to a considerable degree without having any great length
of post.
49 represents the brake-shoe operated by the usual lever 50, 51 representing
the handle.
By means of the divided crank-shaft, the pedals are secured at a much lower
point than if they were secured to the axle; and by the gearing, as described, a
greater amount of speed is obtained with a wheel of smaller diameter, than if the
pedals were secured directly to the axle.
By means of the adjustable spreaders, of which there may be any desired
number, the hub may be adjusted laterally and may form any tension desired on
the spokes in a very short space of time.
In Figures IV. to XIV. certain modifications in the form of wheel are illustrated.
Figure IV. is a side elevation of the improved wheel.
Figure V. is a transverse section of the hub, as applied to bicycles and kindred
cycles.
Figure VI. is a transverse section showing the construction of the rim of the
hub, and showing the spreaders in section.
Figure VII. is an enlarged detail perspective view of the felly of the improved
wheel, showing the manner of attaching the spokes.

page_text: Figure VIII. is a perspective view of the plate with which the outer end of the
spoke engages.
Figure IX. shows a modification of the means for attaching the spokes.
Figure X. is a plan view of the plate for holding the spoke in said modification.
Figure XI. shows another modification for securing the spoke to the rim or
felly.
Figure XII. is a perspective view of the rivet and washer used in said
modification.
Figure XIII. is an elongated section showing the improved hub as applied to
carriages and other kindred vehicles.
Figure XIV. is a transverse section of the same showing the means for securing
the boxing in the hub.
Referring to the drawings, Figures IV. to XIV.:
1, 2 represent the different sections of the improved hub, which are adjustably
secured to each other by spreaders 3 of which there may be any desired number.
Four are shown in the drawing but this number may vary. The section 2 of the
hub is provided with a recess 4, into which fits unthreaded contracted extensions 5
of the spreaders 3 (forming the shoulder 5") the opposite ends of the spreaders
having screw threaded extensions 6, which engage in threaded openings 7, in the
section of the hub, and the central portions being squared for the convenient
operation with a wrench.
Each of
By means of the spreaders 3, the parts 1, 2, of the hub may be adjusted laterally
in order to increase or diminish the tension in the spokes of the wheel.
said sections of the hub is provided with flanges 8, having elongated openings 9
through which the spokes pass and which permit a sufficient amount of play in said
spokes to make the wheel more elastic. The section 2 of the hub is secured rigidly
to the boxing by means of a set screw 10.
The outer ends of the spokes 11 are preferably secured to the rim or felly 12,
of the wheel by the head 13, on said spokes, passing through an opening 14, in the
rim and through an opening 15 in a sliding spoke-retaining plate 16, which is
countersunk into the outer side of said rim, as shown in Figure VII. After the
head 13 has been passed through the opening 15, the plate is then forced endwise
in its seat, the spoke 11, passing into the slot 17, in the plate 16; the head 13 being
larger than this slot prevents the spoke from being withdrawn, and the spoke is
held in engagement with said slot by means of a screw or bolt 18, which engages
in the opening 15, and with the rim 12.
After the spoke has thus been secured, the tire 19 is placed on the rim and the
spoke held securely in its connection with the rim, but which may at any time be
removed for the purpose of repairs, &c. by removing the tire, removing the bolt or
screw 18, sliding the plate 16 to the position shown in dotted lines Figure VII., and
thus allowing the spoke to pass out again through the opening 15.
Figure IX. shows a modification whereby the spoke may be attached or detached
from the inner side of the rim 12, without removing the tire. This is accomplished
by bolts 20, 21 which are passed through the rim before the tire is placed thereon,
having their heads countersunk, so as not to interfere with the tire. The rim 12,
having a recess into which the head 13 of the outer end of the spoke passes, said
head passing through a circular opening 32 in a plate 33, the spoke then passing
into a slot 34 in connection with said circular opening, which is of smaller diameter
than the head 13, whereby the spoke is securely held by said plate 33, the plate
being secured to the rim by the bolt 21; passing through an opening 35, in said
plate and the bolts 20 passing through an opening 32 over which fits a washer 36,
the washer pressing against the spoke 11, and holding the same from lateral
movement.
In the modification as shown in Figure XI., the ordinary bicycle rim is taken,
as shown at 37, and a circular opening 38 is made, through the centre of the same
and a slot 39, in connection with said opening. The lead 13, of the spoke 11,

page_text: is passed through the opening 38, and the spoke is slid into the slot 39, which
being smaller in dimension than the bead 13, prevents the same from being
withdrawn.
To prevent the spoke from passing back into the circular opening 38, a rivet 40
is inserted therein, a washer 41 is placed on it and the end of the rivet is clinched,
as shown at 42, Figure XI., after which the rubber tire 43 is placed in position.
In Figures XIII. and XIV. the improved device as applied to carriages,
buggies and other kindred vehicles is shown, the spreaders 3 being used in the
same manner as shown in Figure V., or as in a bicycle wheel. The sections 1
and 2 of the hub have cup-shaped portions 44, 45, which form sand bands or cups
at each end of the spindle.
46 represents a spindle which is secured to the hub by the usual nut 47. The
boxing 48, of the hub is provided with wings 49 which pass into the openings 50
in the section 1 of the hub, and are secured to said section by means of pins 51,
which pass through section 1 of the hub and through said wings, thus connecting
the boxing rigidly with the hub.
It will be seen that by the use of this device a vehicle wheel is formed with a
hub having a wide base in which the points of connection of the spokes are
distant from each other and thereby brace each other; and by means of the
improved spreaders, any degree of tension desired may be easily acquired by the
use of a wrench which can be readily applied to the portion 3, of the said
spreaders.
The rim of the wheel can be made in sections, as shown in Figure IV. and
secured to each other by plates 52. By this means the wheel can be folded up, or
knocked down, for convenience of shipping, &c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is-
1 A bicycle such as illustrated in Figures I. to III. having a fork with loops
formed therein on its lower end, an axle journalled in said loops, sprocket wheels
secured to said axle, divided crank-shaft journalled in said loop, sprocket wheels
secured to said crank-shaft and sprocket chain for connecting the sprocket
wheels on the divided crank-shaft with said axle, substantially for the purpose set
forth.
2: In a bicycle such as illustrated in Figures I. to III., the combination of
the fork 16, having loops 19, casings 21, having ball-bearings 20, supported by the
fork 16, axle 3, journalled in said casings, divided crank-shafts 25, 26, secured to
the casings 28, which are supported on ball-bearings 29, in the fork 16, and means
for connecting the crank-shaft with the axle, substantially as described and for
the purpose set forth.
3In a bicycle, such as illustrated in Figures I. to III., the combination of
the fork 16, having loops 19, the axle 3 upon which the wheel is mounted, the
casings 21 secured to the ends of said axle and mounted in suitable ball-bearings
in the loops 19, sprocket wheels also secured to said axle 3, the divided crank
shafts 25, 26 having screw threaded portious 27, the casings 28 and sprocket
wheels 30 secured to said screw threaded portions 27, said casings 28 being
mounted in suitable ball-bearings in the lower ends of the loops 19, and sprocket
chains 32 engaging the sprocket wheels 23 and 30, substantially as set forth.
4: A wheel for a bicycle or tricycle such as illustrated in Figures IV. to XIV.
having a hub composed of two sections, one of said sections being provided with
recesses 4, and the other section being provided with threaded openings 7, and a
series of spreaders having non-threaded extensions fitting in the recesses 4,
threaded extensions engaging in the threaded openings 7, and suitable squared
faces for the application of a wr for rotating them, substantially as described,
and for the purposes set forth.

page_text: 5 A wheel for a bicycle or tricycle such as illustrated in Figures IV. to XIV.,
having a hub composed of two sections, one of said sections being provided with
threaded recesses and the other with non-threaded recesses, and a series of
spreaders adjustably connecting said sections, each of said spreaders being
provided with a screw threaded extension 6 on one end which engages in a threaded
recess of one section, and an unthreaded contracted portion 5, provided with a
shoulder 5, which operates in a non-threaded recess of the other section,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
6: In a wheel for a bicycle or tricycle such as illustrated in Figures IV.,
to XIV., the combination of the sections 1, 2, spreaders 3, connecting the same,
set screw 10 for screwing one of the said sections with a boxing, and rins or
flanges 8, on said sections, to which the inner ends of the spokes can be connected,
substantially as set forth.
7: A wheel for a bicycle or tricycle such as illustrated in Figures IV. to XII.,
having a hub formed in sections, spreaders between said sections for adjusting
the same, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
8-A wheel for a bicycle or tricycle such as illustrated in Figures IV. to XII.,
having its hub formed in sections, spreaders connecting said sections, and means for
securing spokes to said sections, substantially as described and for the purpose set
forth.
10-A wheel for a bicycle or tricycle such as illustrated in Figures IV. to XIV.
having an opening in its rim through which a spoke passes, and a spoke retaining
plate adjustably secured on said rim, said adjustable retaining plate having an
opening of sufficient size to admit the enlargement on the end of a spoke, and an
opening of smaller size joined to said larger opening and adapted to engage the
enlargement of the spoke, whereby when the plate is moved laterally the spoke
will be secured to the rim, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
11-A wheel for a bicycle or tricycle such as illustrated in Figures IV. to XIV.
having openings in its rim through which the spokes pass, and spoke retaining
plates countersunk into the outer face of said rim and adjustably secured thereto,
each of said plates having an opening of sufficient size to admit the head of the
spoke, and an opening of smaller size joined to said larger opening, and which will
not admit of the passage of the spoke head, whereby when the plate is moved
laterally the spoke will be secured to said rim, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
:-
12 A wheel for a bicycle or tricycle such as illustrated in Figures IV. to XIV.
having a rim with an opening through which a headed spoke may be passed, a plate
on the outer side of said rim having an opening of sufficient dimensions to admit
the head of the spoke, and an opening of smaller dimensions joined to said larger
opening, which will not permit the passage of said spoke, and a bolt or its equiva-
lent, engaging in the larger opening and connecting the said plate with the rim,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
13 A wheel for a bicycle or tricycle such as illustrated in Figures IV. to XIV.
having a rim with a recess on its under side, a spoke having a head which passes
into said recess, a plate having an opening of sufficient size to admit said head,
and an opening of smaller size, which prevents the passage of said head, a bolt and
washer connected with said rim, and passing through said larger opening, and an
additional bolt connected with the rim passing through a separate opening in said
plate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
14-A wheel for a bicycle or tricycle such as illustrated in Figures IV. to XIV.
having a rim with an opening of sufficient size to receive the head of the spoke, an
opening of smaller dimensions to prevent the passage of said head, and a rivet and
washer connected with said larger opening in order to prevent the lateral movement,
substantially as set forth.
15-lu a wheel for a bicycle or tricycle such as illustrated in Figures IV.
to XIV., the combination of the hollow rim 37, opening 38, having a head 13,

page_text: which passes through the opening 38, an opening 39, of reduced size in which the
spoke may be inserted, a rivet 42, and washer 41, whereby said rivet may be
secured in said opening 38, and a rubber tire 43, in connection with said hollow
rim, substantially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this 13th day of September 1892.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.