An Improved Hub for Cycle and other Wheels.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 17th May, 1897-Accepted, 7th May, 1898
An Improved Hub for Cycle and other Wheels.
JOHN WARREN, Watchmaker, 34, New Buildings, Hinckley, Leicestershire, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A piece of steel tubing of any desired length & size with a number of steel
studs arranged in one or more rows in circles & screwed in the tube in a manner to
form hooks for attaching headless spokes for rapid building of bycycle and other
wheels.
An Improved Hub for Cycle and other Wheels.
I, JOHN WARREN, of 34, New Buildings, Hinckley, Leicestershire, Watch Maker,
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:-
This invention has reference to an improved hub for cycles and other wheels which
consists of a piece of steel tubing of any desired length and size with one or more
rows of steel studs arranged in circles round the outside, the said studs are slightly
hollowed out, so as to form hooks for attatching headless spokes for rapid building
of cycle, and other wheels.
On the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the hub shewing
one of the spokes attached to one of the studs; Figs. 2 and 3 are end views
of the same hub, Fig. 2 shewing spokes attached to all the studs; Fig. 4 is
a front elevation of one of my improved hubs made with two rows of studs at
each end; Figs. 5 and 6 are end views of the hub shewn by Fig. 4; and Fig. 7
is a side and edge view of the part of one of the spokes which takes on to
the stud.
A is the piece of steel tubing forming the main portion of the hub and B B
are the studs arranged in circles on the hub (by being inserted and screwed into
the hub or by other means) whereby the headless spokes C are attached by each
spoke C being bent into a loop or eye c' (see Fig. 7) to take on to the
corresponding stud B as represented in Figs. 1 and 2, the spoke C projecting in
opposite directions for attachment to the wheel rim.
By the headless spokes (which form no part of my invention) being formed with
the loops c¹ they can be easily and instantaneously attached to or detached from
the studs B of the hub.
In the case of a wheel being built with one row of studs B at each end, as

page_text: in the example of my invention shown by Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and found too
weak, a second row of studs may be added as shewn by Fig. 4 for other spokes
to take on to and in the same way other rows of studs may be added for
corresponding spokes. By this means a wheel of considerable strength is
obtained with the smallest possible weight.
After the requisite strength of the wheel has been obtained the hub A can be
reduced in weight by drilling holes such as D in it thus giving the skeleton
like appearance, shewn in Figures 1 and 4 without detracting from its
strength.
The said tubular skeleton hub A is likewise adapted for use on loose or fixed
axles or spindles.
In case the hub A is required to run on a fixed axle or spindle a screw such
as a Fig. 4 is cut on the end of the tube A for screwing on the means of propulsion
namely the chain wheel, or pulley for belt or the like.
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:-
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The improved hub for cycle and other wheels consisting essentially of a piece
of steel tubing provided with projecting studs B arranged in circles for
attachment of the spokes substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
by the accompanying drawing.
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JOHN WARREN,
Watchmaker, 34, New Buildings, Hinckley, Leicestershire.
JOHN WARREN,
Watchmaker, 34, New Buildings, Hinckley, Leicestershire.