Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th May, 1895-Accepted, 29th June, 1895
We WILLIAM HAZLEWOOD, of The Elms, Coventry, and JAMES HAZLEWOOD
Junior, of Elm Villa, Coventry, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
vehicular wheels, and more particularly those having rubber tyres.
Its objects are to provide an improved construction of the rim (as a whole) of
the wheel by which the vibrating shocks common to such wheels may be absorbed
or lessened and thus the liability to breakage reduced, and also improved
construction and adjustment of the spokes of such wheels.
Any suitable form of hub may be used but we prefer to use the now well-known.
ball bearings.
The rim consists somewhat as follows:-A ring of metal is prepared which
forms the inner ring of the rim, having around it a number of holes corresponding
to the number and size of the outer ends of the spokes hereinafter described.
Exterior to and upon this ring of metal we now provide a ring of antivibrating
material, such as wood, paper, rubber, felt &c., and generally of the former, and
consisting of the usual form of the fellys of the wheel. Supermounted again upon
this antivibrating ring, is an outer metallic rim of any desirable section upon whose
surface is now placed the rubber tyre.
Again. The spokes are preferably of a tubular section having a length of
screwed rod plugged in at their one end. The front end of this screwed rod enters
the hole in the inner metallic ring. Upon this screwed end is now threaded a
combined lock nut and sleeve, which latter is for the purpose of concealing what
would otherwise be the exposed screwthread, also an ordinary screw nut and a
washer. The other end of the spoke is tapered so as to fit tightly into a suitable
hole made in the hub to receive it.
The spokes may be placed into position by first passing the screwed ends into
the holes in the inner metallic ring, having first run the screw nuts &c. some
distance down the rods. The other ends of the said spokes may now be passed
into the hub. By severally adjusting the screw nuts and lock nuts, the spokes may
be firmly secured in position and the rim made truly concentric with the hub.
In some cases we may if desired, reverse the adjustable end of the spokes, so as
to adjust at the hub. Also if desired we may modify such adjustment by making
the spoke in two (about equal) parts and connecting them together by a long
sleeve nut having right and left hand screwthreads and sleevelike lock. nuts as
before described, or one of such parts may slide within the other and be secured
by screw nuts.
Dated this 14th day of September 1894.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent..

page_text: We WILLIAM HAZLEWOOD, of The Elms Coventry, and JAMES HAZLEWOOD
Junior, of Elm Villa, Coventry, Manufacturers, 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 relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement of
vehicular wheels, and more particularly those having rubber tyres.
Its objects are to provide an improved construction of the rim (as a whole) of
the wheel by which the vibrating shocks common to such wheels may be absorbed
or lessened and thus the liability to breakage reduced, and also improved
construction and adjustment of the spokes of such wheels.
Any suitable form of hub may be used but we prefer to use the now well-known
ball bearings.
In order to more particularly explain this our invention we have appended
hereunto an illustrated sheet of drawings, upon which are figures and numbers
of reference, similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same
thing or part.
Fig. 1, is a general view of a wheel constructed according to this my invention.
Fig. 2, is an enlarged sectional elevation of the tyre rim and spoke &c. of the
wheel.
Figs. 3 and 4, are sectional views of modified forms of adjusting the spokes.
The rim consists somewhat as follows:-A ring of metal 6, is prepared which
forms the inner ring of the rim baving around it a number of holes corresponding
to the number and size of the outer ends of the spokes 7, hereinafter described.
Exterior to and upon this ring of metal we now provide a ring 8, of antivibrating
material, such as wood, paper, rubber, felt &c., and generally of the former, and
consisting of the usual form of the fellys of the wheel. Supermounted again
upon this antivibrating ring 8, is an outer metallic rim 9, of any desirable section
upon whose surface is now placed the rubber tyre 10.
Again. The spokes 7, are preferably of a tubular section having a length of
screwed rod 11, plugged in at their one end. The front end of this screwed rod
enters the hole in the inner metallic ring 6. Upon this screwed end is now
threaded a combined lock nut and sleeve 12, which latter is for the purpose of
concealing what would otherwise be the exposed screwthread at 13, also an
ordinary screw nut 14, and a washer 15. The other end of the spoke is plugged
and tapered at 16, so as to fit tightly into a suitable hole made in the hub 17, to
receive it.
The spokes may be placed into position by first passing the screwed ends 11,
into the holes in the inner metallic ring 6, having first run the screw nuts &c.
some distance down the rods. The other ends 16, of the said spokes may now
be passed into the hub 17. By severally adjusting the screw nuts and lock
nuts, the spokes may be firmly secured in position and the rim made truly
concentric with the hub.
In some cases we may if desired, reverse the adjustable end of the spokes,
so as to adjust at the hub, but usually this would not be adopted as it would
be somewhat inconvenient. Also if desired we may modify such adjustment as
seen in Fig. 3, by making the spoke 7°, in two (about equal) parts and connecting
them together by a long sleeve nut 12, having right and left hand screwthreads
and sleevelike lock nuts at 12° and 12°, as before described, in which case the
outer ends of the spokes would be taper similar to that shown at 16, or as seen in
Fig. 4, one of such parts 7%, may slide within the other 7%, and be secured by
screw nuts 18, 18, against the shoulder 19.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
1. In a vehicular wheel, the combination and arrangement with the hub 17, and
tyre 10, and spokes 7, 7, having the screwed end 11, and tapered end 16, of the
rim 9, fellys 8, and ring 6, all substantially as set forth and shown.
2. Securing the parts of a wheel together by means of the spokes 7, having the
screwed end 11, with lock and sleeve nuts 14, and 12, and washer 15, substantially
as set forth and shown.
3. The modified combination in a vehicular wheel, of the ring 6, felly 8, rim 9,
tyre 10, and hub 17, of the divided spokes having the double nut 12, substantially
as set forth and shown.
4. The modified combination in a vehicular wheel of the ring 6, felly 8, rim 9,
tyre 10, and hub 17, of the divided spokes having the nuts 18, 18, and shoulder 19,
substantially as set forth and shown.
Dated this 23rd day of May 1895.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicants' Agent.