Improvements in Ball Bearings.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 16th Oct., 1899-Accepted, 30th Dec., 1899
Improvements in Ball Bearings.
I, JOHN EDWARD STOREY, of Rose Cottage, St. George's Road, Reading, in
the County of Berks, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The invention relates to ball bearings for hubs, bottom brackets and pedals of
velocipedes and for other purposes.
In carrying my invention into effect as applied to a hub I employ a spindle
having two fixed cones thereon or if desired these cones may be screwed on to the
spindle against shoulders. One of the cups is preferably pressed into the hub
or screwed therein against a shoulder so that it practically becomes a fixture in
the barrel. The other cup is screw.threaded on the exterior and screws into the
end of the hub which is screw threaded in the interior to receive the same. This
cup is formed on its exterior face with a flange which projects beyond the exterior
of the barrel and forms a face against which a locking nut comes into contact.
The cup is also provided with means by which it may be rotated.
The exterior of the barrel is screw threaded to receive a locking nut which
latter is screwed onto the barrel before the adjustable cup is screwed into the
same. The locking nut may be provided with a milled or roughened edge or
it may be otherwise formed to facilitate its rotation.
The adjusting cup is preferably screw threaded in such a manner that the
action of the balls will tend to work the cup inwards and the locking nut is
preferably screw threaded in the opposite direction.
It will be understood that in some cases I may form the hub with an adjust-
able cup at each end.
When applying my invention to the bottom bracket or crank axle bearing of
a velocipede the exterior portion herein before called the barrel or hub would
be provided with suitable lugs to receive the tubes of the machine frame.
Dated this 16th January 1899.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Ball Bearings.
I, JOHN EDWARD STOREY, formerly of Rose Cottage, St. George's Road,
Reading, in the County of Berks, but now of 948, Ashton Old Road, Fairfield,
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, 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:-
The invention relates to ball bearings for hubs, bottom brackets and pedals of
velocipedes, and for other purposes.

page_text: My invention is illustrated in section in the accompanying drawing as
applied to the rear or driving hub of a velocipede.
In carrying my invention into effect as applied to a hub, I employ a spindle a
having two fixed cones a¹ thereon as shown, or if desired these cones may be
screwed on to the spindle against shoulders. One of the cups 6 is preferably
pressed into the hub c as shown in the drawing, or it may be screwed therein
against a shoulder so that it practically becomes a fixture in the hub or barrel c.
The other cup ₁ is screw threaded on the exterior and screws into the end of the
hub c,
which is screw threaded in the interior to receive the same. This cup b¹
is formed on its exterior face with a flange 62 which projects beyond the exterior
of the barrel and forms a face of larger diameter than the barrel, against which
a locking nut comes into contact. The cup is also provided with pin
holes or other means by which it may be rotated.
The exterior of the hub or barrel at one end, is screw threaded to receive
the locking nut d, which latter is screwed on to the barrel before the adjustable
cup is screwed into the same. The locking nut d is then screwed outwards
against the flange 3 of the adjustable cup. The locking nut & may be provided
with a milled or roughened edge, or it may be otherwise formed to facilitate
its rotation.
The adjusting cup is preferably screw threaded in such a manner that the
action of the ball e will tend to work the cup inward, and the locking nut d
is preferably screw threaded in the opposite direction.
It will be understood that in some cases I may form the hub or barrel.c with
an adjustable cup at each end.
When applying my invention to the bottom bracket or crank axle bearing of
a velocipede, the exterior portion hereinbefore called the barrel or hub c, would
be provided with suitable lugs to receive the tubes of the machine frame.
When applying the invention to a pedal one of the screwed portions a² would
be dispensed with.
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:
1. In a ball bearing, the combination of a spindle having two cones screwed
thereon or forming part thereof, with a hub or barrel having at one end a fixed
cup, said hub being internally screw threaded at the other end to receive an
adjustable cup having a flange of greater diameter than the end of the hub
or barrel, which latter is screw threaded on the exterior to receive a locking nut
which bears against the flange of the adjustable cup, substantially as herein
shown and described.
2. In a ball bearing, the combination of a spindle having two cones screwed
thereon or forming part thereof, with a hub or barrel internally screw threaded
at each end to receive adjustable cups, one or both of said cups having a flange
of greater diameter than the end of the hub or barrel, which latter is screw
threaded on the exterior to receive a locking nut or nuts to bear against the
flange of the adjustable cup or cups, substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 16th day of October 1899.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.