Year: 1897

page_text: I, JOHN HENRY GLEW, of 40, Chancery Lane, London, Surveyor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: -
This invention has for object, certain details of construction and fittings of parts
constituting resilient tyres of wheels for carriages, carts, and other road vehicles.
For the purpose of this invention I employ 1, a gutter shape of rim, either
singly or in combination with a felloe, 2 a segmental or continuous rubber ring,
and 3 a segmental or continuous metal tyre (flanged).
To carry my invention into practice, I provide a gutter shape of rolled metal,
or an angled flanged rim, with a flat or other shape of ring to form the other
Hange of same, this or these serve as the base of my tyre proper which is of india
rubber to bear on the base or upon it and between the flanges for the reception of
a continuous band or ring of crescent or gutter shape of metal, or of segments of
such to constitute the tread, provision being made to prevent creeping such as
by straps or by end lips with slotted holes to give play when secured by bolts, or
by studs and collars, or cup like projections in which the studs can have play.
If the tread be continuous it can be reduced in diameter when in place by a
crowding in machine and by which if desirable the base can be crowded in to fit,
say, a felloe, screws or other fasteners can be provided for securing the base and
where necessary said fasteners can be passed into a spoke, the end of which may
be ferruled for strengthening it, particularly when no felloe is used.
If the tread segments have forged or stamped ends, they can be held to the base
or to a felloe by straps or clips, or the ends can be shaped and slotted for trans-
verse bolts, which also pass through tubes or through holes in block plates with
horns or guides for compression play.
The rubber can be solid, or hollowed, or so shaped as not to be swaged outwardly,
and if a continuous tread of crescent or gutter shaped metal be fitted, the flange
or flanges of the base can be drilled with holes for bolts passing from one side to
the other and in slotted holes of the tread and slits in the rubber, or if the rubber
and the outer flange be provided with holes, the cross bolts can be like stubs pro-
jecting from the other flange and be threaded for screwing up by nuts.
The ends of the tread segments can be stepped to fit steps in the rubber as an
additional lock against creeping.
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H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said John Henry Glew.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Resilient Tyres for Wheels.
I, JOHN HENRY GLEW, of 40, Chancery Lane, London, Surveyor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-..
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
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The invention has for object, certain details of construction and fittings of parts
constituting resilient tyres of wheels for carriages, carts, and other road vehicles.
For the purpose of this invention, I employ 1, a gutter shape of rim, either
singly or in combination with a felloe, 2, a segmental or continuous rubber ring,
and 3, a segmental or continuous metal tyre (flanged).
To carry my invention into practice, I provide a gutter shape of rolled metal, or
an angled flanged rim with a flat or other shape of ring to form the other flange
of same, this or these serve as the base of my tyre for the reception of india rubber
to bear on the base or upon it and between the flanges for a continuous band or
ring of crescent or gutter shape of metal, or of segments to constitute the tread,
provision being made to prevent creeping such as by straps and by end lips, or
with slotted holes to give play when secured by bolts, or by projections or swel-
lings on the gutter shaped band, or by.projections from both rim and tyre.
If the tread be continuous it can be reduced in diameter when in place by a
crowding in machine and by which, if desirable, the base can be crowded in to
fit the felloe or the spokes or screws or other fasteners can be provided for securing
the base, and where necessary said fasteners can be passed into a spoke, the end of
which may be ferruled for strengthening it, particularly when no felloe is used.
If the tread segments have forged or stamped ends, they can be held to the base
or to a felloe by straps or clips.
The rubber can be solid or hollowed, or so shaped as not to be swaged outwardly, 2
and if a continuous tread of crescent or gutter shaped metal be fitted, an extra
tread can be crowded or fitted on as a sheathing.
My invention will be clearly understood by the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 is a sectional view of a resilient tyre for wheels composed of a gutter
shaped band or base A and gutter or channeled tread B with a rubber liner Ca
between them, the base A being secured to the felloe 1) by screws E.
Figure 2 is a similar view with studs or pins F, G, projecting from the interior
of the base A and tread B respectively to prevent creeping, the base A in this view
being shrunk on to the felloe 1) in the usual manner.
In Figure 3, the studs or pins G project outwardly from the tread B for engage-3
ment with slotted holes H in the flanges of the base A to prevent creeping, and the
base A is crowded onto the spokes I which are protected by a ferrule J and held in
place by a pin K entering a hole in the base A.
In Figure 4 the base A is formed with only one flange A¹, the other flange A³
being in the form of a flat ring secured to the felloe by bolt and nut L.
The tread B in this figure being provided with a sheathing M and is specially
adapted for vehicles carrying a fairly heavy load, the sheathing M being fitted to
the tread B by a crowding in machine.
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Figure 5 a section of Figure 6 on line 1, 2 shows a cross section of a wheel tyre,
and Figure 6 a part sectional elevation of the same in which the tread B is in 4
segment, both the ends of the several segments being kinked for resting in hollows
of the rubber C and be held in place by a strap N secured to the felloe by bolt and
nut L as shown. The surface of the tread B projects beyond the strap N as shown
to prevent jumping while travelling due to compression of the rubber C.
Figure 7 a sectional view of a tyre in which projections G are formed on the 5

page_text: edge of the tread B for engaging slots H of the base A, and a sheath M of some-
what different shape to that shown at Figure 4 is applied to the tread B.
In all these figures, the tread B rides inside the flanges of the base A and such
constructions are suitable for, say, gigs, tradesmen's carts, cabs, and other vehicles
carrying a comparatively light load; but at Figure 8 I show in section a tyre
suitable for carrying heavy loads and is applicable for wagons, motor cars, or the
like. In this figure, the base A is reversed and the flanges as separate rings fit
recessed walls of the felloe D) and the tread B is carried down outside the base. A
and is provided with pins G which enter holes H in the walls of the base to prevent
creeping and allow compression of the rubber. This figure shows a sheathing M
of gutter shape in full lines applied or it may be of the shape shown in dotted
lines, if so desired.
The rubber C is shown hollowed or recessed in various ways, this being to allow
compression and according to the weight of the load intended to be carried.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what I
claim is:
1. The improvements in or relating to resilient tyres for wheels, as described and
substantially as shown on the annexed drawings.
2. A resilient tyre for wheels consisting of gutter shaped rim A, gutter shaped
tread B, enclosed rubber band C, stud pins or projections G in tread B, and studs F
or slots H in rim A, all as and for the purpose specified.
3. In a resilient tyre for wheel having a gutter shaped rim A and gutter shaped
tread Benclosing rubber band C, applying a sheathing M to the tread surface
of the gutter shaped tread B, as and in the manner specified and for the purposes
set forth.