Improvements in Wheels of Common Road Vehicles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th June, 1890-Accepted, 23rd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wheels of Common Road Vehicles.
I, FRANK DOUGLAS of 50 Birchfield Road Handsworth in the County of Stafford
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the construction of wheels which are used for travelling on
common roads, either by traction or propulsion, that is for vehicles for carrying goods,
or for carriages for carrying persons, which are propelled or drawn, or may apply to
bycycles or trycycles and similiar vehicles, as also for perambulators, bath chairs, and
all light vehicles for common roads.
In wheels as at present constructed and in use in the various vehicles before
mentioned, the flanges on the hubs for carrying the spokes are made in one with the
hub, and in some cases the spokes are screwd into the said flanges, whilst in others
they are laced or passed through and bent to the rim of the wheel, and secured by
rivetting or by some other method.
In my improved method of construction I make the flanges for carrying the spokes
before mentioned loose from the hub and provided with an angular ring which is
pierced to receive the spokes, said spokes being passed through from the centre the
ends of said spokes are provided with suitable heads which fitt up against the angle
formed upon the inner side of the flange before mentioned, when the flange is in
position upon the hub the heads of the spokes before mentioned fit upon the said hub
and receive pressure thereon.
To prevent lateral displacement of the flanges when the load is put upon the vehicle,
I provide a suitable seating on the inner side, and a lock nut upon the outer side
which retains the flanges before mentioned in position.
To secure the spokes to the ring or rim of wheel any of the well known attachments
may be used or simply rivetting them thereto may be adopted. By my improved
method of construction a wheel can be rapidly constructed and easily repaired, as by
removing the before mentioned hub any one of the spokes can be withdrawn and a
new one quickly put in place thereof, as also my improved construction gives greater
strength and stability to the wheel when so constructed.
Dated this Sixth day of September 1889.
FRANK DOUGLAS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Wheels of Common Road Vehicles.
I, FRANK DOUGLAS, of 50 Birchfield Road, Handsworth, in the County of Stafford,
Manufacturer, 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
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This invention relates to the construction of wheels which are used for travelling on
common roads, either by traction or propulsion, that is for vehicles for carrying goods,
or for carriages for carrying persons, which are propelled or drawn, or may apply to
bycycles or tricycles and similar vehicles, as also for perambulators, bath chairs, and
all light vehicles for common roads.
In wheels as at present constructed and in use in the various vehicles before
mentioned, the flanges on the hubs for carrying the spokes are made in one with the
hub, and in some cases the spokes are screwed into the said flanges, whilst in others
they are laced or passed through and bent to the rim of the wheel, and secured by
rivetting or by some other method.
In my improved method of construction I make the flanges for carrying the spokes

page_text: herein before mentioned loose from the hub and provided with an angular or any
other suitable shape ring, which is pierced to receive the spokes, said spokes being
passed through the flange, the ends of the said spokes are provided with suitable
heads, eves, hooks, or nuts, which fit up against the angle formed upon the inner side
of the flange before mentioned.
When the flange is in position upon the hub the heads of the spokes before men-
tioned fit, upon the said hub or lock nut and receive pressure thereon.
To prevent lateral displacement of the flanges when the load is put upon the vehicle,
I provide a suitable seating or lock nut on the inner side, or a lock nut upon the outer
side which retains the flanges before mentioned in position.
To secure the spokes to the ring or rim of wheel, any of the well known attachments
may be used such as hooks, eyes, nuts, or simply rivetting them thereto may be
adopted. By my improved method of construction a wheel can be rapidly constructed
and easily repaired, as by removing the before mentioned ring any one of the spokes
can be withdrawn and a new one quickly put in place thereof, as also my improved
construction gives greater strength and stability to the wheel when so constructed.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.
Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section of the hub d of the wheel, and the
lubricator b. On one end I fit a loose flange or collar c containing the heads of
the spokes a, a, which fit or butt against a collar constructed on the hub d; and at
the other end of the hub 1 fix another loose flange or collar c containing the heads
of the spokes a, a, butting against a collar constructed on the hub of the wheel. The
aforesaid loose flanges or collars and the heads of the spokes are secured to the hub d
before the spokes a, a, a, a, have heen rivetted to the rim of the said wheel. The
cape is intended as a protection against the axle being exposed and to prevent the
washer and pin from being removed from its stationary position.
Figure 2 is a similar section as in figure 1, with the exception that the collars c¹, c¹,
screw on to the ends of the hub d, before the spokes are rivetted to the rim, and on
one end is placed a lock nut f.
Figure 3 is a section of the collar c with the heads a¹ of the spokes a bent and
inserted into holes i, the said collar or flange c being screwed on the hub d and butting
against the lock nut f.
Figure 4 is the front elevation of figure 3 with the spokes broken off.
Figure 5 represents a section of a screwed flange or collar cand the heads or ends a²
of the spokes pressed into eyes, with a bearing on the lock nut f.
Figure 6, is a side elevation of the wheel; Figure 7, is a vertical section of the
wheel; Figure 8, a front elevation of the wheel. In figures 6, 7, and 8, is described
a wheel constructed from a piece of tube screwed on the outside to form the hub d
with a lock nut f screwed on at each end of the hub, these said lock nuts being placed
at any suitable distance apart on the said hub. At one end of the hub I screw on the
flange c pierced with holes i adjoining the lock nut, and on the other end of the hub
loose collar cand in the holes i of each flange I attach the hooks a¹ on the
spokes d with the heads g after they have been inserted in the rim b, the flanges are
then adjusted in their rigid position on the hub and held secure by the lock nut being
screwed outwards against the loose flange.
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If preferable I may construct the wheel with a lock nut at each end of the hub d,
inside or outside the collars or flanges c, to secure a loose or screwed flange or collar,
or a cap or by any other suitable means. It will be understood that the shapes,
materials, and proportions of the various parts may be varied in many ways within
the scope of my invention.
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:
1. The combination of the hub d and the loose flanges c, c, and heads of

page_text: spokes a, a, a, a, with the spokes fixed to the rim to form the wheel, with or without
the cap e, substantially as herein described and according to figure 1 of the accom-
panying drawings.
2. The combination of the hub d and the screwed flanges c, or c', with holes i, and
the heads a¹ of the spokes a, with the rim, and lock nuts f, substantially as herein
described and according to figures 2, 3, 4, and 5, of the accompanying drawings.
3. The combination of the wheel with the hub d screwed at each end, and the
flange c tapped to screw on to the hub ends, with the heads a² of the spokes a inserted
into holes in the flanges and pressed into eyes, and the lock nuts f, substantially as
herein described and according to figure 5 of the accompanying drawings.
4. The combination of the wheel constructed of any metallic substance, and with
one or more lock nuts, spokes, flanges, or spoke heads, to be of any shape, substantially
as described.
AL
1000
17954 US day
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.