Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1887
Complete Left. 20th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 20th Apr., 1888
I STEPHEN GOULD of 25 Letcombe Street Reading in the county of Berks Wheel-
wright do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is so to construct and fit the hubs of wheels that the
spokes shall be very securely fixed therein whereby the strength and the rigidity of
the wheels shall be greatly increased while at the same time the hubs thereof can if
desired be made smaller and lighter.
To carry out this object the hub of the wheel may be made of about the usual
diameter in its middle to allow the spokes the due amount of housing or holding but
it is preferably tapered towards both of its ends more than is usual and generally
made smaller and lighter and to accomplish this effect, without any diminution of
strength I fit this hub in the following manner. Round the hub on each side of the
spokes is fitted a bond formed of angled metal one face of which fits tightly on the
hub and may if necessary be secured thereto by bolts or otherwise while the other
face presses against the sides of the spokes and a pin or rivet passes through the two
angled bonds and each spoke between the same whereby these spokes are very
socurely fixed in position and very great strength and rigidity is given to the wheel
as is desired.

page_text: I STEPHEN GOULD of 25 Letcombe Street Reading in the county of Berks Wheel-
wright do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to bo performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:--
The object of my invention is so to construct and fit the hubs of wheels that the
spokes shall be very securely fixed theroin whereby the strength and the rigidity of
the wheels shall be greatly increased while at the same time the hubs thereof can if
desired be made smaller and lighter.
In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is an elevation of the central part of a
wheel constructed and fitted with and according to this my invention and Figure 2 is
a transverse section of the hub thereof.
To carry out my aforesaid object and to perform my invention the hub A of the
wheel may be made of about the usual diameter in its middle or it may be a little less
than the same to allow the spokes the due amount of housing or holding but it is
preferably tapered towards both of its ends more than is usual and is generally made
smaller and lighter than is customary and to allow of the accomplishment of this
effect not only without any diminution of strength but with an increase of the rigidity
of the wheel I fit this hub in the following manner. Round and on the hub A on
each side of the spokes is fitted in any convenient manner it may be by being shrunk
thereon a bond B formed of angled metal one face of which fits tightly on the hub
and may if necessary be secured thereto by bolts or otherwise while the other face
presses against the sides of the spokes and a number of pins or rivets C may
conveniently pass through both the bonds B to connect and clasp the same together
and to ensure that they shall remain in their desired positions and thus and in this
manner the spokes are very securely fixed in position and very great strength and
rigidity is given to the wheel as is desired. These pins or rivets C may be so arranged
in the bonds B as also to pass through the spokes between the same or as is perhaps
preferable and as is shewn in the drawing these pins or rivets Cinay.pass between
the spokes and through the wood or other material if any between the same.
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
The combination with the hub of a wheel of the two bonds B substantially as and
for the purpose hereinbefore described and declared.
DJ: 90th JML 1000