WHEELED VEHICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, WILLIAM BUSKIN, of Dunedin in the Provincial District of Otago, New
Zealand, Carpenter, temporarily residing at the Sailors' Home, Well Street,
IMPROVEMENTS IN
Stepney E. do hereby declare the nature of said invention for
WHEELED VEHICLES "to be as follows:
"
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of wheeled vehicles
for various purposes the objects being to provide wheeled vehicles suitable for
carrying guns or other heavy weights and which shall be capable of being propelled
by a moderate expenditure of power applied to the wheels either indirectly from an
external source or directly by a prime mover or movers acting upon and carried
within the wheels; also to enable a vehicle to be readily turned. The improved
wheels may likewise be constructed to serve for comparatively light work as for
examples for omnibuses, cabs, and the like.
•
A wheel according to my invention comprises a centre or body that does not
rotate, a circular ring or rim that can rotate, and intermediate anti-friction rollers,
whose axles are in some cases made to work on other anti-friction rollers.
In one arrangement suitable for heavy work, such as carrying guns the wheel
centre or body is of annular form in two main portions. The upper portion is built
up of wrought metal and the lower portion is a casting provided with horn pieces
for securing it to the upper portion. In this casting are holes (conveniently three)
each to receive an axle carrying at each of its ends a grooved wheel one of which
may conveniently be formed in a piece with the axle. There are also other holes
in the casting to receive tie rods for securing together the centres or bodies of two
wheels. The upper portion of the annulus is provided with adjustably supported
grooved anti-friction wheels or rollers in pairs, so arranged as to guide and retain
the moveable rim or circular ring that surrounds the wheel centre or body so that
it may be prevented from shifting laterally and be kept concentric with the wheel'
centre or body. At the inner circumference of the rim or circular ring two
annular projections or ribs are so formed and arranged as to enter the grooves of
the anti friction wheels or rollers hereinbefore mentioned. Between these annular
projections is an annular rack for a purpose to be described presently. The side

page_text: plates of the built-up centre or body are annular and serve to exclude dust and the
like from the working parts. Hand holes with covers are provided to allow of
lubricant being applied to the enclosed working parts. At or near the junction of
the upper and lower portions of the compound wheel centre or body provision is
made for supporting a spring or springs interposed between the wheel and its load.
In one arrangement an arch like plate spring somewhat resembling the upper
half of an ordinary carriage spring is used in conjunction with a vertical spiral
spring arranged centrally below it. Through the centre of the first named spring
is a hole to receive a pin or bolt projecting from a ring like bearing that embraces
a pivot or projection of the body to be supported as for instance one of the trunnions
of a gun, a similar arrangement in another wheel at the other side being provided
to carry the other pivot projection or trunnion. When applying my invention to
a gun carriage, springs, some acting by compression and others by extension are
provided to counteract the recoil of the gun during firing, or in lieu of springs,
rams acting against fluid pressure may be employed. From the above description
it will be seen that the whole weight of the gun or other body to be carried and of
the stationary portions of the wheels is transferred to the lower portions of the
wheel rins or circular rings by means of the grooved anti-friction wheels or rollers
hereinbefore mentioned as being supported in the holes formed in the castings
forming the lower portions of the wheel centres or bodies.
When in order to reduce friction between the axles of these anti-friction wheels
or rollers and the inner surfaces of the holes in the wheel centre or body, supple-
mentary anti-friction rollers are employed, they are provided at their circumferences
with a series of projections of suitable form (preferably semi-spherical) arranged
to work in corresponding concavities formed in the inner surfaces of the holes.
The inner surface of each of these holes is also provided at the ends with a ring of
teeth forming a spur wheel which gears into teeth on the ends of the supplementary
anti-friction rollers to ensure their proper working.
The holes in the wheel centre have internal flanges at their ends, parts of which
are recessed to allow of inserting the supplementary anti-friction rollers. After
insertion of the supplementary anti-friction rollers the holes are closed at the ends.
To enable the axles of the main anti-friction wheels or rollers to be placed in
their supporting holes one of the said wheels or rollers of each pair is made
removable from its axle. Tie rods passing through holes herein before mentioned
formed in the casting and connecting the side wheels extend outward beyond the
outer sides of the wheels and carry draw rods, bars or links, to which ropes or the
like may be secured for drawing the vehicle. Suitable means, such as divided hook
clips, are also provided on the tie rods at the inner sides of the wheels for a like
purpose.
In constructing a gun carriage with three wheels a frame work or platform
secured to the centres of two wheels, extends forward and is supported at its
forward end by a leading wheel through the intervention of a spiral spring, the
wheel carrier being arranged to turn in the said end of the frame work..
To enable the vehicle to be turned, pinions are provided to gear with the
annular racks of the rims or circular rings in such manner that they may be
readily put in or out of gear therewith.
If the two side wheels be by these means rotated in opposite directions and the
axis of the leading wheel be placed at an angle with those of the other wheels the
vehicle may be readily turned round to any desired position.
Flaps may be provided at the sides of the platform for persons to stand upon
when actuating these gear wheels.
For heavy work I propose to arrange a motor or motors (it may be a steam
engine, an electric engine, or other motor) within the wheel centre or body or
centres or bodies such motor being arranged to drive toothed pinions that gear
with the annular racks of the wheel rims or circular rings. It is convenient to
have a separate motor in each wheel.

page_text: Instead of driving the wheels in opposite directions one wheel may be run on to
a turntable and the other be then rotated to turn the vehicle. Wheels constructed
and propelled as above described may be employed for traction engines and other
purposes as will be readily understood.
The wheel centres may in some cases be constructed with spoke like arms.
The details of construction of my improved wheels may be variously modified to
suit circumstances. Thus, for light work, in lieu of the arrangement of springs
before described, springs may be used arranged in radial tubes and acting against
boxes frames or carriers containing the anti-friction wheels or rollers interposed
between the wheel centre and the rim or circular ring.
Instead of forming the wheel centre or body in two parts as hereinbefore
described and providing it with grooved anti-friction wheels the wheel centre may
be in the form of a ring cast solid with arms spokes or ribs and used in conjunction
with a rim or circular ring made hollow, the space between it and the wheel centre
being provided with a series of anti-friction rollers of the kind hereinbefore
described in gear with teeth and recesses formed in the inner surface of the rim or
circular ring. It is kept in place by rollers arranged horizontally.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, WILLIAM BUSKIN, of Dunedin in the Provincial District of Otago, New
Zealand, Carpenter, temporarily residing at the Sailors' Home, Well Street,
Stepney, E. do hereby declare the nature of my invention for " IMPROVEMENTS IN
WHEELED VEHICLES "and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of wheeled vehicles
for various purposes the objects being to provide wheeled vehicles suitable for
carrying guns or other heavy weights and which shall be capable of being propelled
by a moderate expenditure of power applied to the wheels either indirectly from
an external source or directly by a prime mover or movers acting upon and carried
within the wheels; also to enable a vehicle to be readily turned. The improved
wheels may likewise be constructed to serve for comparatively light work as for
example for omnibuses, and the like.
A wheel according to my invention comprises a centre or body that does not
rotate, a circular ring or rim that can rotate, and intermediate antifriction rollers
whose axles are in some cases made to work on other anti-friction rollers.
In the accompanying 2 sheets of illustrative drawings Fig 1, Sheet 1, is a side
view, partly in section, of one form of wheeled vehicle according to my invention
suitable for supporting and carrying a gun or other similar heavy object and to
which tractive power is applied from an external source; and Fig 2 sheet 1 is
a plan or top view of the same also partly in section. Fig 3 sheet 2 is a side view,
with portions removed, of a modified form of wheel wherein motive power is
directly applied to a movable rim or ring by a motor carried by the fixed centre or
body of the wheel. Fig 4 sheet 2 is a side view illustrating a modification of the
arrangement shown in Fig 3, and Fig 5 sheet 2 is a side view of one of the side or
cover plates to be used in connection therewith. Figs 6 and 7 sheet 1 are similar
views to Figs 1 and 2 showing a modified form of wheeled vehicle suitable for
carrying a gun, and Fig 8 sheet 2 is a side view of one of the wheels thereof with
one of its side or cover plates removed. The remaining figures are detail views
and are hereinafter referred to.
Referring to the arrangement shown in Figs 1 and 2 suitable for heavy work,
such as carrying heavy guns, the wheel centre or body is of annular form in two
main portions. The main upper portion a¹ may be built up of wrought metal
preferably in two parts, lapped and secured at aby bolts or otherwise. The cross
section of the portion a¹ I prefer to make of the form shown in Figs 9 and 10 or it
may be of bent channel iron. a' a' are side or cover plates secured to a¹ in any
convenient manner as for instance by set screws a³ or screwed bolts and nuts. The
lower portion bis a casting provided with horn pieces b¹ for securing it to the
upper portion a¹. In this casting are holes 6* (conveniently three) see Figs 11, 11a
and 12, the latter figure being drawn to an enlarged scale. Each of these holes b*
receives an axle e carrying at its ends grooved wheels c¹, c³ one of which (c¹) may
conveniently be formed in one piece with the axle c. The other grooved wheel c²
is secured to the said axle by set screws c³. There are also other holes d in the

page_text: casting to receive tie rods d' for securing together the centres or bodies of two
wheels. c*, c* are side or cover plates to the lower portion or casting b of the
wheel. The upper portion a¹ of the annulus is provided with a series of adjustably
supported grooved anti-friction wheels or rollers e e in pairs (see Fig 9) so arranged
as to guide and retain the movable rim or circular ring f that surrounds the wheel
centre or body, so that it may be prevented from shifting laterally and be kept
concentric with the wheel centre or body. At the inner circumference of the rim
or circular ring f two annular projections or ribs f¹, f¹ are so formed and arranged
as to enter the grooves e¹ of the anti-friction wheels or rollers e. Between these
annular projections or ribs f¹ is an annular rack f' for a purpose to be described
presently. The anti-friction wheels or rollers e are adjustably supported as above
stated and as shown in Fig 9 (which Fig however is a section of the wheel shown
in Fig 3 hereinafter described) by means of springs e' carried in boxes, chambers
or standards e³ and acting at one of their ends on bearings e carrying the spindle e
which carries the wheels or rollers e: e6, e6 are screwed plugs in the bottom of the
boxes, chambers or standards es acting upon the bottoms of the springs e³ for the
purpose of adjusting their pressure and position and e' is a locking bar to prevent
their unscrewing except when desired, the object of the arrangement being to form
a flexible or elastic connection between the rim or ring f and the fixed wheel
centre or body.
The side or cover plates a³ of the built up centre or body are annular and serve
to exclude dust and the like from the working parts. A ring a¹* of suitable
packing material may also be employed for a like purpose. Hand holes at a³ with
covers a are provided to allow of lubricant being applied to the enclosed working
parts (see Fig 1). At or near the junction of the upper and lower portions a¹, b
of the compound wheel centro or body, provision is made for supporting a spring
or springs interposed between the wheel and its load.
In the arrangement now being described an arch like plate spring g somewhat
resembling the upper half of an ordinary carriage spring is used in conjunction
with a vertical spiral spring or springs g' arranged centrally below it, the ends
of the said spring g being supported in a manner hereinafter described. Through
the centre of the spring g is a hole to receive a pin or bolt g* projecting from
a ring like bearing that embraces a pivot or projection h of the body to be
supported which in the example shown is a trunnion of a gun h¹ a similar
arrangement in another wheel at the other side of the vehicle, being provided to
carry the other pivot projection or trunnion. The upper ends of the springs gl
are kept in position by a plate g' provided with recesses gb (see Figs 13 and 13)
in which their upper ends rest, their lower ends being supported by a similar plate
at 9. The plate 9 also carries the central portion of the spring g which is cut
away at g' to admit of its resting over the projecting portions g³ of the plate g*
thus preventing any tendency to movement between them. When applying my
invention to a gun as in the example now being described springs i and ¹ acting
by extension and compression respectively and other springs i acting by com-
pression are provided to counteract the recoil of the gun during firing. The outer
ends of the springs are supported by recessed plates ³, similar to the plate o*
resting against the fixed upper portion a¹ of the wheel centre or body, whilst the
inner ends of the springs are supported in plates i resting against or formed in
one with the ring like bearing g³ as shown. The springs i and i¹ are provided
with and secured to rods and placed in tubes or chambers hinged at i to the
plates is. One end of each of the rods is hinged to the plates the end of the
tubes or chambers is through which the rods pass being in other respects closed
and forming an abutment for one end of the springs i, i. 28, are additional
springs bearing against the fixed portion of the wheel and connected to the
plates by tie rods i. The action of the above described springs in resisting the
recoil of a gun will be readily understood without further explanation.
From the above description it will be seen that the whole weight of the gun or
other body to be carried and of the stationary portions of the wheels is transferred

page_text: to the lower portions of the wheel rims or circular rings ƒ by means of the groove
anti-friction wheels or rollers c¹, c' carried by the castings b.
In order to reduce the friction between the axles c of the anti-friction wheels or
rollers c¹, c and the inner surfaces of the holes 62 due to the concentration of the
weight of the load carried, on the parts mentioned, supplementary anti-friction
rollers may be employed (see Figs 11, 12, 12 and 12b) provided at their cir-
cumferences with a series of projections ¹ of suitable form, preferably semi-spherical
and arranged to work in corresponding concavities formed in the inner surfaces 6ª
of the holes bs.
The inner surface of each of these holes 63 is also provided at each of its ends
with a ring of teeth at b* forming a spur wheel which gears into teeth ; on the
ends of the supplementary anti-friction rollera j to ensure their proper working.
The employment of the projections j¹ and of the corresponding concavities in
which they work, reduces friction between the working surfaces and prevent the
rollers being thrust sidewise out of position when travelling over uneven ground.
The holes 6 have internal flanges 6. A portion of the surfaces 68 at be is cut
away to allow of inserting the supplementary anti-friction rollers j, portions 67
corresponding to the portions cut away, being arranged to be placed therein and
secured, thus making good the internal surfaces 63 after all the said rollers j are
inserted. Before inserting the rollers j, the axles c each provided on its exterior
surface with concavities similar to those on the surfaces 63 and with teeth at c³
similar to those at 6*, are inserted in their respective holes 6' (first removing the
rollers from one of their ends) and kept central therein by the use of a series of
plain cylindrical rollers inserted through the opening at 6º. A roller j is now
inserted at 66 and the axle c turned a short distance thereby revolving and moving
forward the said roller ; which done another roller ; is inserted and the operation
repeated until the desired number of rollers ; are in position as shown at X in
Fig 11, the plain cylindrical rollers being removed one by one, as the rollers jare
inserted, which done the portions 67 and the roller c are secured in position and
the mounting of an axle c is completed. The same operations are repeated for
each axle c employed. The tie rods d' connecting the side wheels of the vehicle
extend outward beyond the outer sides of the wheels and carry draw rods, bars, or
links k to which ropes or the like may be secured for drawing the vehicle by an
externally applied tractive force. Suitable means such as divided hook clips d'
may also be provided on the tie rods d' at the inner sides of the wheels for a like
purpose.
In constructing a gun carriage with three wheels a frame work or platform 1, of
any suitable construction, secured to the fixed centres of two wheels extends
forward as shown and is supported at its forward end m by a leading wheel m¹
through the intervention of a spiral spring m³, the wheel fork m³ being arranged
to turn in the said end m of the frame or platform in any convenient manner.
The frame or platform of the vehicle may be conveniently secured to the fixed
wheel centres or bodies by means of screwed bolts passing therethrough, distance
pieces being carried at the outer ends of the bolts to maintain the frame / in
other respects clear of the wheels and their movable rims or rings f.
The ends of the spring g herein before described are supported and carried by
anti-friction rollers go provided with teeth and projections similar to those formed
on the anti-friction rollers ; hereinbefore described. These rollers go work between
bottom plates n and top plates n¹ each formed with teeth and concavities cor-
responding with those on the said rollers 9 the plates n being fixed to the wheel
centre or body in any convenient manner, whilst the top plates n¹ are carried by or
formed in one with the ends of the spring g
To enable the vehicle to be readily turned horizontally in a short distance so as
to bring the gun into any desired position for firing a pinion h is provided,
conveniently at the top of the upper portions a¹ of each wheel as shown to gear
with the annular racks f2 of the rims or rings f. The shaft h' on which the
pinion is loosely mounted is carried in bearings on the side or cover plates a³

page_text: and provided with a clutch h³ (see Fig 10) operated by a handle h³ pivotted at h*
to the upper portion a¹ of the wheel centre or body for the purpose of throwing the
shaft into or out of gear with its pinion h and rack f. h is a crank handle fitted
to the shaft h¹ for the purpose of rotating it. A platform hinged to the frame
at the outer side of each wheel is provided for persons to stand upon for con-
veniently operating the crank handles h If the apparatus above described be
thrown into gear with the racks f' and the two side wheels be rotated thereby in
opposite directions, the axis of the leading wheel having previously been placed at
an angle with those of the other wheels, the vehicle may be readily turned round
upon the ground to any desired position for firing.
o is a friction drum fixed to the shaft h³, over which passes a strap o¹ one end of
which is secured to the frame whilst its other end is secured at o' to a foot lever o³
pivotted at o* in a convenient position to be operated, the whole forming a brake
which may be thrown into gear with the rack f' of the rim or ring when desired
to reduce or stop its motion and for setting the gun and its vehicle in position for
firing.
p is a screw provided with a handle p' and working in a nut formed in the cross
bar på pivotted in the side or cover plates c*, for the purpose of raising or depressing
one end of the gun.
For heavy work I propose to arrange a motor or motors (it may be a steam, air,
electric or other motor) within the wheel centre or body or centres or bodies such
motor being arranged to drive toothed pinions that gear with the annular racks of
the wheel rims or circular rings. In one form of wheel constructed according to
this part of my invention and shown in Fig 3, I have shown the same as actuated
by means of a motor worked by fluid pressure such as steam. The wheel centre or
body is formed as before of an upper portion a¹, conveniently made in two parts
united at a³ a³ by cover plates at shown in the detached detail views Figs 17 and 18.
The lower portion or casting may also be formed in two parts 61, 61 united by set
screws 63 or other convenient means. The holes b in the portion b are in this
example shown of a size just sufficient to fit the axles c of the grooved anti-friction
wheels or pullies c c (see Figs 15 and 16) of the kind hereinbefore described with
reference to Figs 1, 2, and 12, the anti-friction rollers j therein shown being
according to the present arrangement dispensed with. The anti-friction wheels or
rollers cc one only of which (say c¹) of each pair is shown in Fig 3, may each be
formed in one with the axle c (Figs 15 and 16). The construction of the lower
portion b in two parts readily admitting of the axles being placed in their
bearings d d are the holes in the lower portion b for tie rods not shown. e, e are
the adjustably mounted anti-friction wheels or rollers of the kind and for the
purpose hereinbefore described with reference to Figs 1, 2 and 9 carried by the
upper portion a¹ of the wheel centre or body. is one of the motor cylinders of
which there are two arranged side by side on each wheel the pistons q¹ of which
act through the connecting rods q³ on the double cranked driving shaft q³ carried
by the side or cover plates a* (Figs 3, 17, 18.) qq are eccentrics secured on the
said driving shaft for distributing the motive fluid to the cylinders and 2* is a gear
wheel also carried by or formed in one with, the said shaft q³ and gearing into the
annular rack f formed on the inner surface of the movable rim or circular ring f
q is a friction drum of the shaft q' over which passes a friction strap q' operated
by a handle q in a manner well understood. I prefer to arrange two motor
cylinders in each wheel centre or body. It will now be readily seen that if the
motors in say the two side wheels of a vehicle be started the rims or rings f will be
caused to rotate and the vehicle will be driven either forward or backward according
to the direction of rotation of the motors. Also if the axle of the leading wheel
(not shown in the drawing of this arrangement) be placed at an angle to those of
the side wheels and the latter be rotated in opposite directions by the motors, the
vehicle may be caused to turn to any desired extent. With wheels provided with
inotors as described the steering may be under the perfect control of one person

page_text: who by causing the engine of one wheel to go forward and reversing the other by
operating their respective valves as well understood may cause the vehicle to turn
even approximately upon its own centre if required and may easily direct the
course of the vehicle at will. The source of power for the motors, for instance a
steam boiler, gas reservoir, secondary batteries, or other source, may conveniently
be carried by the fixed portion of the vehicle or by the fixed wheel centres or
bodies but the source of power may be carried by an independent vehicle drawn or
propelled by the other one, as deemed most convenient.
In the form of motor actuated wheel shown in Figs 4 and 5 suitable for
omnibuses, wagons and the like, the breadth of the wheel is much less than those
hereinbefore described. In the form of wheel here shewn the lower portion or
casting b does not carry the axles of pairs of anti-friction wheels or rollers as in the
arrangements previously described, but is formed with spaces 62* (Figs 4 and 19) in
each of which a single anti-friction wheel or roller c* is placed the projecting end
portions of the axle c of each such wheel or roller being carried in bearings 61*
formed in the side or cover plates, c* as shown in Fig 20. The anti-friction wheels
or rollers e, e are also employed singly instead of in pairs as before, the projecting
end portions of their axles e³ being carried in bearings e as shown in horizontal
section in Fig 21 and to an enlarged scale in Fig 22, the said bearings being
adjustably supported by springs e carried in chambers, guides, or standards e³
secured to the outer surface of or formed in one with the cover plates a³ of the
wheel centre or body. The springs e' may be adjusted by the screwed nuts or
plugs e in the manner hereinbefore described with reference to Fig 9.
The arrangement of the motor in this form of wheel is substantially the same as
that described with reference to Figs 3, 17, and 18, and is similarly lettered so far
as shown. d. d are the holes in the casting b as before, for the tie rods d¹ shown in
section in Fig 23, which may be formed hollow with collars at d² the end portions d³
projecting through the casting b and cover plates c* and secured by nuts d'. To the
tie rods d¹ a platform of any suitable construction may be secured in any convenient
manner, for carrying loads. The movable rim or ring fin the form of wheel now
being described as well as in that shown described with reference to Fig 3 is formed
of two circular portions f and f³ united by ribs or plates f* or the like formed by
casting or otherwise for the purposes of obtaining a rim or ring of great strength
and stiffness whilst at the same time being comparatively light, and also for
maintaining the wheel centre or body at a convenient height from the ground.
Side cover or panel plates are provided to the portions f, f³ of the rims or rings
and secured thereto by bolts set screws or the like taking into holes formed in the
ribs or plates f*, for the purpose of excluding dirt and the like from the space
between the portions f, f³. rr are rollers carried in bearings formed on the
outer side or cover plates a³ of each wheel. These rollers ?, are so arranged that
their peripheries bear against and guide the movable rims or rings f the said rollers
themselves revolving by frictional contact therewith. Wheels constructed and
propelled as above described may be employed for traction engines and other
purposes as will be readily understood.
In the form of wheel shewn in Figs 6, 7, and 8 which is suitable for a class of
gun of less weight than that for which the wheels described with reference to
Figs 1 and 2 are designed, the wheel centre or body a is formed in one piece
provided with cover or side plates a² for excluding dust and the like and with
bearings g³ for supporting a trunnion h¹ of a gun h. The movable rim or circular
ring may be of cast steel and formed hollow as shown in section in Figs 7 and 24.
Between the inner surface of the said rim or ring f and the outer surface or
periphery of the wheel centre or body a, a series of anti-friction wheels or rollers j
are inserted at 66 of the kind hereinbefore described provided with teeth j and
projections (Figs 8, 24 and 24,) taking into teeth and concavities formed on the
inner surface of the rim or ring fand the outer surface of the wheel centre or body
respectively. r. r are a series of rollers carried in bearings r¹ formed on the outer

page_text: side or cover plates a² of each wheel. These rollers are so arranged that their
peripheries bear against and guide the movable rims or rings f as shown in Figs 6
and 24, the said rollers r revolving by frictional contact therewith as before
described.
a¹ is a ring of packing material as before and d¹ is the tie-rod to which external
tractive force is to be applied by means of a rope or chain d' or other convenient
means. Z is the framework or platform secured to the wheel centre or body a by
means of screwed rods or bolts its forward end being carried by a leading
wheel m¹ as before. The wheel centre or body is provided with distance pieces 1*
which may be cast in one there with for the purpose of keeping the frame clear of
the wheels, plates 13 being secured to the frame at these parts in order to
strengthen it.
The wheel centres or bodies of my improved wheel may be stayed laterally in
any convenient manner as for instance by cross or tie-rods 8 (shown separately in
Fig 25) arranged at their upper parts, where the form of construction will allow.
These rods s are secured in position by screwed rods 81 passing through the wheel
centres or bodies and screwing into the ends of the said rods 8.
The wheel centres or bodies may also be further stayed or braced as occasion
requires by means of transverse and longitudinal rods.
It will be obvious that the details of construction of my improved wheels for
wheeled vehicles may be variously modified to suit varying circumstances.
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. A wheel for a vehicle comprising a fixed centre or body, a circular ring or rim
able to rotate and intermediate anti-friction wheels or rollers substantially as
hereinbefore described.
2. A wheel for a vehicle comprising a fixed centre or body, a circular ring or rim
able to rotate, intermediate anti-friction wheels or rollers, and a motor or motors
carried by the wheel centre or body and arranged to drive the ring or rim to propel
the vehicle substantially as herein before described.
3. In wheeled vehicles the employment of wheels constructed arranged and
operating substantially as herein before described with reference to and illustrated
respectively in Figs 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12ª, 12, 13, 13 and 14; in Figs 3, 9,
15, 16, 17 and 18, in Figs 4, 5, 5ª, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23; and in Figs 6, 7, 8, 24
and 24 of the drawings.
4. The improved vehicle shewn in and described with reference to Figs 1 and 2
for carrying heavy objects such as guns.
5. The improved vehicle shewn in and described with reference to Figs 67 and 8
for carrying heavy objects such as guns.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1884.