An Improved Wheel.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 14th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 16th Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Wheel.
1, WILLIAM IVES, of Waterhouse Street, Halifax, in the County of York,
Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The object of my invention is to construct a wheel for cycles and other vehicles
possessing elasticity and one that will yield to unequal weights laid upon it.
In constructing a wheel according to my invention I place at any suitable
position between the nave or axle of the wheel and the outer rim an additional
annular ring connected to the outer rim of the wheel by any suitable form of
spokes, but between the nave or axle and the underside of the additional annular
metal ring, I fix any suitable arrangement or form of flat steel springs twisted or
bent as may be required so that on the wheel being weighted, the parts between
the nave and the annular ring will yield or give way and have the power to
re-adjust themselves or to get back to their normal condition. For convenience of
repairs I may employ two annular rings, one for confining the springs to the nave
as above described and one for supporting the spokes, the two rings being
connected together by bolts, by this means the central part containing the springs
When making these
may be removed for repairs and another one substituted.
parts the axle and springs may be connected together and inserted sideways within
the annular ring and afterwards attached by bolts so that in case of breakage the
central part may be removed and another substituted.
Dated this 10th day of March 1894.
TASKEK & CROSSLEI,
Halifax, Agents.
An Improved Wheel.
1, WILLIAM IVES, of Waterhouse Street, Halifax, in the County of York,
Architect, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to construct a wheel for cycles and other vehicles
possessing elasticity and one that will yield to unequal weights laid upon it.
place at any suitable
In constructing a wheel according to my invention
position between the nave or axle of the wheel and the outer rim an additional
annular ring connected to the outer rim of the wheel by any suitable form of
spokes but between the nave or axle and the underside of the additional annular
metal ring, I fix any suitable arrangement or form of flat steel springs twisted or
hent as may be required so that on the wheel being weighted, the parts between
the nave and the annular ring will yield or give way and have the power to
re-adjust themselves or to get back to their normal condition.
Such being the nature and object of my invention, I will now proceed to describe
the same more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the accompanying
sheets of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein

page_text: Figs. 1 and 7 illustrate a hub or central part of a wheel; A being the boss and
it will be understood at once that this boss may be made of any size or form to suit
their various uses and inside the hub there would be placed the axle or shaft of any
description. I do not claim for any special axle but it will be understood that the
hub may be modified or made to suit any axle with either ball bearings to same or
otherwise, and B is the annular rim or flange connected to the central boss by
means of any number (not limited) of my springs C of flat or oval section bent and
twisted to any of the shapes shewn in the drawings and of any suitable length or
breadth equal or unequal.
Figs. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 shew cross section through the boss or hub, and the
annular ring, or periphery and also several ways of connecting the two with the
simplest form of my twisted springs.
Figs. 5 and 10 to 13 shew different forms of springs.
Figs. 14 and 15 are likewise cross section shewing another form of spring being
a combination spring having each a bend and twist, and
Fig. 16 another form of combination spring having two bends and a twist each.
In carrying out my invention it will be seen that various forms of springs may
be employed which are fully illustrated together with their method of attachment
from Figs. 1 to 16, and in some cases the springs may be doubled or compounded
for additional strength after the manner of coach springs as shewn at J in Figs. 5,
12 and 13 and elsewhere. The spokes are shewn at F and they may be of
any kind but their attachment and their connection between the annular ring and
the outermost rim of a bicycle or other vehicle forms no part of my invention.
In Figs. 14 and 15 I shew how the part B is made with a flange G for fitting
into a chamber or slot H which allows for the annular ring B to yield and yet to
have no lateral movement and to reduce friction in this arrangement I employ
rollers or antifriction bowls I as shewn in Fig. 15. It will be understood that this
arrangement for preventing lateral movement could be used with the other springs
shewn wherever thought desirable.
The springs may be bent and twisted into the various shapes before being placed
in position; or they may be bent from a flat piece of spring steel into their various
forms, that is, by taking a flat piece of spring steel of any suitable length and
fixing one end in its position it could be then bent and twisted into the required
form and the other end then fixed.
By adopting these twisted springs each and all of them will act at the same time,
whilst each spring bears its proper share of the strain and weight put upon it.
By the employment of steel springs as shewn in the drawings it is obvious that
they will yield to pressure when a wheel is passing over uneven ground or when
uneven weight is placed upon it whilst the character of the springs at all times
permits the wheel to be re-adjusted and further that if any one spring were to
break the remaining springs would still permit the machine to proceed on its
journey.
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 :-
.:-
Firstly. In a wheel for bicycles and other vehicles, the employment of 'bent or
twisted flat springs C for connecting the hub or axle box A to the rim or flange B
arranged in the manner substantially as shewn and described.
Secondly. In a wheel for cycles and other vehicles, the use of a hub or axle
box A and rim or flange B connected together by flat (bent or twisted) steel
springs C, in combination with flange G and chamber H as shewn in Figs. 14
and 15.
Thirdly. I claim the use in connection with wheels of flat steel springs bent and
twisted substantially as shewn at C in Figs. 1 to 9 inclusive.
Fourthly. I claim the use in connection with wheels of flat steel springs bent and
twisted substantially as shewn at in Figs. 10, 11 and 13.

page_text: Lastly. I claim the use in connection with wheels of flat steel springs bent and
twisted substantially as shewn at C in Figs. 14, 15 and 16.
Dated this 19th day of January 1895.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Patent Agents.