A Tyre Protector or Guard for Velocipedes, Carriages, and Wheeled Vehicles of All Kinds.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st June, 1893-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1894
A Tyre Protector or Guard for Velocipedes, Carriages, and Wheeled
Vehicles of All Kinds.
We, WILLIAM BARBER, of 3 Queen's Road, Dalston, N.E. Bootmaker, JOSHUA
ALBAN TILLCOCK and WALTER DAY CONNING of 18 Kirby Street, Hatton
Garden E.C. Engineers, 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 :-
It is an appliance for fitting to or as part of velocipedes, carriages or any
vehicles immediately in front of the wheels or in such a position as will enable it to
remore any light or obstructive article from the path of the same or from the tyre
itself which might tend to cut or injure the tyre of the wheels or would prevent
easy riding on or in the vehicle. It may be in the form of a brush or plough
shaped shield & may be made of hair, bristle, fibre, rubber, vulcanized fibre or
any suitable metal or material or combination of materials either flexible or rigid
and may
be stationary or revolving as is found most desirable for special purposes.
The object of the invention is to remove or throw from the path of the wheels,
by A or remove from the tyre by E any substances such as glass, nails, tacks,
stones or whatever would be liable if run over to cut the rubber tyres or injure the
surface of the wheels in any way or to cause undue jolting and uneasy riding: such
obstacles being now avoided if seen by going out of one's way to do so, this
invention enabling a straight course to be taken which in the case of velocipedes
particularly is a very important desideratum. This brush, shield or protector A
may be mounted on light supports B attached to the axle, fork, head or any
convenient part of the machine or vehicle or may be made part of the same in the
case of velocipedes as an extension of the forks or nearest convenient part. This
protector is preferably fitted as near as practicable to the front of the wheel or
wheels so that they must follow in the track cleared by it from obstacles as
described above and the tyre freed from any similar things, it may be regulated by
any mechanical means C to the desired position. The shape of the protector is
immaterial but it is found that a somewhat pointed or plough shape is best. It may
be fitted with a spring or springs to allow for vibration. For velocipedes it may
also be made in combination with a spring guard round wheel which will be forced
onto the wheel and act as a brake when meeting with a serious obstacle and many
accidents may be avoided hereby. When it is not desired to use the protector it
may by means of a slot D or joint or similar contrivance be made to be set out of
the way altogether and also should it get worn too far from the surface of the path
or road be adjusted again by this means to its proper position. E is a forked fitting
to remove any substance which may adhere to tyre.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1st. The invention of an appliance A B C D fitted in front of the wheel or wheels
of velocipedes, carriages and vehicles of any kind to remove obstacles from the
course of the same and from the tyre itself should it pick them up E.
Motod this 1st dar of Iun 1902
W. BARBER.
J. A. TILLCOCK.
W. D. CONNING.