Improvements in Wheels for Bicycles, Tricycles, and other Velocipedes, and for all other Carriages.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th June, 1991
Complete Specification Left, 8th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wheels for Bicycles, Tricycles, and other
Velocipedes, and for all other Carriages.
1, ARTHUR FAREY of 2 Lennard Place Circus Road St. John's Wood in the
County of Middlesex Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:--
In making the inner rim of a wheel according to my invention I take an ordinary
bicycle or other carriage wheel with an iron or any other metal or wood felloe or
tyre; I then make an outer rim around same either of flat iron or an ordinary
bicycle grooved iron tyre or rim of any size fitted with a solid india-rubber hoop or
tyre. Between the outer and inner rim I leave a space of several inches, more or
less, and in the rims of the inner wheel and the outer tyre I drill equidistant holes
of any number I like opposite each other according to the size of the wheel and in
the space formed between the outer and inner rims 1 fix spiral springs fitted into
the holes above mentioned, inade of spring rodding or wire and of any diameter or
height, connecting the outer rim and inner wheel, or, I fix small hollow cups of any
diameter made of any hard metal or substance exactly opposite each other in the
space between the outer and inner rims, one being fixed to the inside of the outer
rim and the one opposite fixed on the outside of the inner rim. In the space formed
between the cups I fix balls made of india rubber or any other elastic material
which connects the two cups and the outer and inner rim together.
My invention can be applied to all carriage, bicycle or other wheels and according
to my invention travel with little or no noise & with less tremulous motion.
Wheels made according to my invention travel with greater impetus and speed.
Dated this 19th day of June 1891
ARTHUR FAREY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wheels for Bicycles, Tricycles, and other
Velocipedes, and for all other Carriages.
1, ARTHUR FAREY Ironmonger & Brassfounder of 2 Lennard Place Circus
Road St. John's Wood N. in the County of Middlesex 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:-
In making the inner rim A of a wheel according to my invention I take an
ordinary bicycle or other carriage wheel with an iron or any other metal or wood
felloe or tyre; I then make an outer rim 13 round same either of flat iron or an
ordinary grooved iron bicycle or other carriage tyre or rim of any size and fitted
with an india rubber hoop or tyre or without the india rubber hoop or tyre.
Between the outer rim B and the inner rim A. I leave a space of several inches,
more or less, and in the inner rim A and the outer rim B I drill equidistant holes
of any number I like (opposite each other) according to the size of the wheel and
in the space formed between the outer and inner rims I fix spiral springs C fitted
into the holes above mentioned and made of spring rodding or wire and of any
diameter or height, the wire of spring being turned over at one end D and brought
through centre of spring or
In addition to the spring being turned over at D and brought through centre as
before mentioned I also fix lugs or small projections E on the outer and inner rims
on one or both sides of each rim with a rod or pin F riveted into lugs E on outer

page_text: rim and passing downwards towards and through a free hole in lugs E on inner rim
to allow play for the spring and prevent canting or sideplay or
i fit small hollow cups G of any diameter made of any hard metal or substance
exactly opposite each other in the space between the outer rim B and the inner
rim A, one being fixed the inside of the outer rim and the one opposite fixed on the
outside of the inner rim. In the space formed between the cups I fix with cement
or composition balls made of india rubber or any other elastic material connecting
the two cups and the outer and inner rims together or
Between the outer rim B and the inner rim A. I fix by means of rivets, steel
springs as at equal distances and of any size or number I desire.
My invention can be applied to all carriage, bicycle and other wheels and
according to my invention travel with little or no noise and with less tremulous
motion.
Wheels made according to my invention travel with greater impetus and speed
and reduce concussion upon rough roads and surfaces.
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
1. The employment of spiral or other springs or india rubber balls fixed between
two rims as shown in drawing.
2. To be applied to the rims of cycle or other carriage wheels as above)
mentioned.
Dated this 8th day of August 1891.
ARTHUR FAREY.