IMPROVEMENTS IN WHEELS
Year: 1885

page_text: I THOMAS COWARD of No 44 Bellefield Road Brixton in the County of Surrey,
Coachsmith, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for THE IMPROVEMENTS
IN WHEELS, shewn in accompanying drawing to be as follows:-
My invention which I desire to patent, consists in the making, & manner of
fixing U or crescent shaped metal rims to carriage wheels, The hubs, naves, or
stocks and spokes of which are constructed & fixed or joined together in the
usual way.
Thereby facilitating and improving the method of applying india rubber tyres
to the wheels. The details of the manner of fixing the rubber tyre to the metal
rims or felloes, & the metal rims or felloes to the spokes, are fully shewn in the
accompanying drawings.
First I make my wheel of wood or any other materiel, with spokes morticed or
otherwise fixed into the hub or nave;-at the outer end of each spoke, (w) I make
& fix a socket of any metal the outside of which is screwed as shewn in (a figs. 2
& 1 I next make a second or larger socket (d fig's. 1, 2, 3)—the inside of which
I tap or screw to fit the first socket (a fig. 2) I next make a U shaped metal rim
(section c Fig. 3)-to which I fix the T flap bosses (e) Figs. 2, 3, & 4,)-by rivet
or other fastenings; after fixing the required number of bosses to the U shaped
rim (c) Fig. 3)-and screwing all the larger sockets right down onto the spokes
(a Fig. 2) The U shaped rim (c Fig's. 2 & 3)-is then put round the outer ends
of the spokes (a) which fit opposite the Bosses (fig. 2 & 4); I then unscrew each
larger socket (d Fig. 3) partly off the spokes, and on to the bosses, (e) (Fig. 2 & 4)-
already fixed to the rim, (c) until they are quite tight. Then I put on and fix the
india rubber tyre, (f) and the wheel is complete as Fig. 1.

page_text: I THOMAS COWARD of No 44 Bellefield Road Brixton in the County of Surrey
Coachsmith do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
WHEELS FOR ROAD & OTHER VEHICLES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My Invention which I desire to patent consists in the making & manner of
fixing or crescent shaped metal rims to carriage wheels. The hubs naves or
stocks, and spokes of which are constructed and fixed or joined together in the
usual way.
Thereby facilitating and improving the method of applying india rubber tyres
to the wheels, the details of the manner of fixing the rubber tyres to the metal
rims or felloes, and the metal rims or felloes to the spokes are fully shew in the
drawings, accompanying my provisinal specification.
First I make my wheel of wood or any other materiel with spokes morticed or
otherwise fixed into the hub or nave:-at the outer end of each spoke (a) I make
and fix a socket of any metal the outside of which is screwed as shewn in (a)
fig. 2 & 1) I next make a second or larger socket (d, fig. 1, 2, 3 the inside of which
tap or screw to fit first socket (a fig. 2) I next make a U shaped metal rim
(sectin c fig. 3) to which I fix the T flap bosses (e) Fig. 2, 3 & 4,) by rivet or
other fasteings after fixing the required number of bosses to the U shaped rim (c)
Fig. 3) and screwing all the larger sockets right down onto the spoke (a Fig. 2)
The shaped rim (c Fig. & 3) is then put round the outer ends of the
spokes (a) which fit opposite the Bosses (fig. 2 & 4) I then unscrew each larger
socket (d Fig. 3 partly off the spoke and on to the bosses (e Fig. 2 & 4) already
fixed to the rim (c) until they are quite tight, Then I put on and fix the india
rubber tyre (f) and the wheel is complete as Fig. 1.
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
.
The making and use of the T flap bosses, fixed to a U shaped rim (as described
and shewn in the Specification) in conjunction. with the internally and externally
screwed ferrules fixed to the spokes, for the purpose of allowing the metal rim to
be detached, thus enabling the India rubber to be more securely fixed therein.
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