Improvements in and connected with Elastic Tyres for Velocipede and other Wheels.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 25th Jan.. 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Elastic Tyres for Velocipede
and other Wheels.
I, ISIDOR MANSCHESTER, of 17, Lisson Grove, Plymouth, in the County of
Devon, Waterproof Garment Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in and connected with elastic tyres for
velocipede and other wheels, the object being to provide improved means for
attaching such tyres to their rims and to prevent side slip.
In carrying out my invention I mould an annular bead or projection on each side
of the tyre or its outer covering and provide the edges of the latter with flanges
designed to be clamped to the rim of the wheel by means of rings or bands and
screws, the edges of the tyre and rim abutting against each other. 1 advantageously
strengthen the sides of the tyre or its jacket and of the flange by inserting fabric
therein.
In some cases such as when applying my invention to racing cycles I may
dispense with the beads or projections for preventing side slip.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheel provided with a pneumatic tyre constructed
and attached according to my invention:
Figure 2 is a section through the tyre and rim to an enlarged scale:
Figure 3 is a similar section to Figure 2 shewing my improvements applied to a
solid tyre.
a is the rim of the wheel, b the air chamber, c the outer covering, and d, d the
annular beads or projections on each side of the same.
e, e are the flanges on the edges of the outer covering c, the said flanges being
secured to the rim a by means of the rings f, f and the screws g, g. h is the fabric
on the inner face of the jacket or outer covering c.
In the arrangement shewn in Figure 3 (which is a section through the rim of a
truck wheel provided with a solid india-rubber tyre) the flanges are formed on the
solid tyre and secured to the rim in the manner above described. Suitable
packing is placed between the tyre and the rim.
It will be obvious that my improvements are applicable to any kind of elastic
tyre adapted for use upon velocipedes, perambulators, trollies, trucks and other
carriages or vehicles or upon saw-band wheels.
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. An elastic tyre for wheels formed with flanges as, and for the purposes,
hereinbefore described.
2. The combination with tyres having flanges as described of rings or bands for
attaching the tyres to the rims of wheels substantially as described.
3. In elastic tyres of the kind described, providing each side of the tyre with an
annular bead or projection substantially as, and for the purpose, described.

page_text: 4. The improved tyres hereinbefore described and illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3
of the drawing.
Dated this 7th day of December 1895.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.