IMPROVE- MENTS IN AND RELATING TO BEARINGS FOR CARRYING HUB LAMPS OF VELOCIPEDES
Year: 1885

page_text: I JOHN ROSSELL HENSON of Saint Mary's Chambers, in the Town and County of
the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull Solicitor and Bachelor of Arts of the University
of Cambridge, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN AND RELATING TO BEARINGS FOR CARRYING HUB LAMPS OF VELOCIPEDES,"
to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is the construction of a simple and cheap metal to
metal bearing for that type of Velocipede lamp known as a "Hub lamp." My
bearing is constructed as follows-I take a cylindrical sleeve bored out to a con-
venient size to fit the axles of various machines and provided with a flange at each
extremity. This sleeve which I call the axle sleeve is made in two parts or halves
longitudinally divided to permit of its being placed in position on the axle of the
machine. Part of each flange on opposite sides is cut away, on each side of
the longitudinal division of the sleeve, so as to form lugs by which the two parts
or halves may be brought together by screws in the ordinary manner. This axle
sleeve after being clamped together round the axle of the machine is firmly fixed
thereto by two set screws passing through the flanges of the sleeve and impinging
on the axle.
Round the axle sleeve is fitted another sleeve which for contradistinction I call
the lamp sleeve constructed in an exactly similar manner, but not fitted with set
screws, this sleeve fits nicely between the flanges of the axle sleeve. The lamp is
furnished with a suitabe clip or fastener which fits between the flanges of the
lamp sleeve and is capable of rigidly embracing it.
The wear which will arise between the two sleeves is taken up by filing down
and drawing the two halves of the lamp sleeve closer together by means of the
screws holding them together.
1885.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer & Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers,
70, 71, & 72, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I JOHN ROSSELL HENSON of St. Mary's Chambers in the Town and County of
Kingston-upon-Hull Solicitor and Bachelor of Arts of the University of Cambridge
"IMPROVEMENTS IN AND
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
RELATING TO BEARINGS FOR CARRYING THE HUB-LAMPS OF VELOCIPEDES," and
in what manner the saine is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
The object of my invention is the construction of a simple and cheap metal to
metal bearing for that type of Velocipede lamp known as a Hub-lamp. My
bearing is constructed as follows.-I take a cylindrical sleeve bored out to a
convenient size to fit the axles of various machines and provided with a flange at
each extremity. This sleeve which I call the axle sleeve is made in two parts
or halves longitudinally divided to permit of its being placed in position on the
axle of the machine. Part of each flange on opposite sides is cut away on each
side of the longitudinal division of the sleeve, so as to form lugs by which the two
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parts or halves may be brought together by screws in the ordinary manner.
axle sleeve after being clamped together round the axle of the machine is firmly
fixed thereto by two set screws passing through the flanges of the sleeve and
impinging on the axle.
Round the axle sleeve is is fitted another sleeve which for contradistinction I call
the lamp sleeve constructed in an exactly similar manner, but not fitted with set
screws, this sleeve fits nicely between the flanges of the axle sleeve.
Instead of fixing the two parts of the lamp sleeve together by the screws passing
through lugs on both sides of it I sometimes make an hinge joint on one side
and the lugs and screws on the other as this provides a more ready means of
adjustment.
The lamp is furnished with a suitable clip or fastener which fits between the
flanges of the lamp sleeve and is capable of rigidly embracing it.
The wear which will arise between the two sleeves is taken up by filing down
and drawing the two halves of the lamp sleeve closer together by means of the
screws holding them together.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will more particularly
describe it with the aid of the accompanying drawings on which similar parts are
marked with like letters of reference.
Fig 1 is an elevation half in section and Fig 2 an end elevation of the bearing
complete. Fig 3 is an elevation half in section and Fig 4 an end elevation of the
axle sleeve. Fig 5 is a side elevation partly.in section and Fig 6 an end elevation
of the lamp sleeve. Figs 7. 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 are corresponding views of a
modification of the bearing showing the lamp sleeve hinged on one side.
The axle sleeve is made in two parts A and A screwed together by small
screws a. a. etc passing through lugs a al etc formed on the flanges a² a²
Small set screws a³ as are provided to fix the sleeve on the axle. The lamp
sleeve is also made in two parts B. B. cither screwed together by the small

page_text: screws b. b. on both sides as shown by Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6, or hinged together
on one side and fixed by screws on the other as shown by Figs 7, 8, 11 and 12.
The screws b. b. etc pass through lugs b¹ b¹ etc formed on the flanges b² 63 which
form a guide for the clip by which the lamp is attached to the bearing. The
inside of this sleeve is preferably cut away so as to form a recess for the lubricant.
I do not bind myself to any particular form of lamp or clip for attaching the
lamp to the bearing as any arrangement that will fix the lamp tightly to the
sleeve B may be used.
am aware that metal to metal bearings for suspending and carrying hub lamps
have been used before and therefore I do not claim such a bearing broadly,
but, 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
A metal to metal bearing for suspending and carrying the hub lamps of
Velocipedes, constructed, arranged and operating as herein before described and
shown.
ed this 17th day of March 1885.
ROBT. ED. PHILLIPS, M.I.M.E.,
Consulting Engineer & Patent Agent,
Royal Courts Chambers,
70, 71, & 72 Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.