Improvements in and relating to Velocipedes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 18th May, 1896-Accepted, 17th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Velocipedes.
I, JOHN HENRY BALL of No. 7 Queen's Road, Beeston in the County of:
Nottingham, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as.
follows:-
The object of my invention is to effect certain improvements in velocipedes &
comprises:-
1st. An improved rim for cycle wheels in the manufacture of which I employ
a fibrous pulp subjected to pressure in moulds, the added fibre preventing the
fracture & splitting common in most pulp-made articles & so forming an
exceedingly light rim not liable to sudden breakage.
2nd. An improved frame made in similar fashion & either hollow or solid. The
fibrous matter may in either case be, or be replaced or reinforced by, metal or
other suitable material.
3rd. An improved bearing. By my invention I make the hubs with what is
known as a "disc" adjustment. In the back of the discs I cut notches or drill
small holes. In the end of the hub-body I cut one or more corresponding notches.
I then use for the purpose of holding the adjusting disc firmly in position when
adjusted, a spring clip having a tooth or projections formed to seat in the notches
in the hub-ends & engage in the notches or holes in the disc or cup in such a
manner as to prevent the said disc from moving except on removal or release of
the spring-clip.
4th. A composite handle having an end-plug or socketted end of rubber inserted
in the ferrule or body of the handle, for the purpose of giving a firmer grip
to the cement used in fixing it, & preventing damage to the handle-end by
falls &c.
5th. An improved chain having the blocks now used replaced by hollow blocks
made in one piece of pressed sheet steel in the form of a cross, the projections
being set up to form the bearing ends & sides of the block, thus greatly reducing
the weight without sacrificing strength.
Dated this 16th day of July 1895.
JOHN HENRY BALL. ·
Improvements in and relating to Velocipedes.
I, JOHN HENRY BALL of 7, Queen's Road, Beeston, in the County of Notts,
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 certain improvements in cycle and similar vehicles, and..
it consists firstly of an improved device for locking the adjustable cones of ball
bearings. Secondly of an improved handle the outer end of which is formed of
rubber or like material, and thirdly of an improved chain in which the solid
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page_text: DOCK INKS as now used are replaced by hollow block links pressed up from sheet
metal.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates this invention;
Figure 1 Sheet No. 1 is a broken view of a ball bearing showing the improved
device for locking the adjustable cone.
Figure 2 Sheet No. 1 is an end view of the cone and bearing case or hub as the
case may be.
Figure 3 Sheet No. 1 is an end view of the spring washer.
Figures 4, 5 and 6 Sheet No. 1 are similar views showing a modification of the
locking device, and
Figures 7, 8 and 9 Sheet No. 1 are similar views of a further modification of
the locking device.
Figure 10 Sheet No. 1
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is
Figure 11 Sheet No. 1 is
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a plan view of the spring washer shown by
a plan view of the spring washer shown by
Figure 12 Sheet No. 2 is a view in longitudinal section of the improved
handle.
Figure 13 Sheet No. 2 is a view in plan of the blank for making my improved
block link for chains.
Figure 14 Sheet No. 2 is a view in perspective of the block link finished.
Figure 15 Sheet No. 2 is a view in side elevation of a chain made up of my
improved block link alternating with the ordinary flat links.
Figure 16 Sheet No. 2 is a view in perspective showing another form of an
improved block link.
Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.
Referring to the first part of my invention illustrated by Figures 1 to 11 of the
accompanying drawings, A designates the bearing case or hub as the case may be.
B designates the cone cups screwed therein. C the axle. D the cone thereon.
E the balls or spheres. F the adjusting nut and H the locking washer adapted to
engage with both the cone cups B and the bearing case or hub A to prevent the
accidental movement of the said cone cup. The locking washer H is made of
sheet metal and in one form may have a flange h out of which one or more teeth h¹
are pressed the said teeth being adapted to engage with slots a in the bearing case
or hub.
In the face of the locking washer H are also pressed up or formed one
or more small teeth or projections 2 which are adapted to engage with holes or
recesses b in the outer face of the cone cup. As a modification teeth h³ may be
formed in the periphery of the washer H to engage with slots or notches a cut or
formed in the end of the bearing case or hub A, and to prevent the washer H
turning independent of the cone cup B, the reduced end of the said cone cup is
made of a D-shape to engage with the D-shaped hole in the washer.
As a further modification the locking washer may have radial flutes or
serrations to engage with similar radial flutes or serrations a in the end of the
bearing case or hub.
Referring to the second part of my invention illustrated by Figure 12, the body
of the handle L is formed of cork, felt or other suitable material, either alone or
in combination, the said body being mounted on a metallic ferrule M having its
ends spun over the said body, the outer end of the ferrule being adapted to receive
a block N of rubber or other suitable material.
Referring to the third part of my invention illustrated by Figures 13 to 16
inclusive. The usual solid block link is replaced by means of a hollow link pressed
up out of a blank O of sheet metal of the shape shown by Figure 13. The parts o o
of the said blank are turned up to form the sides of the link and the parts of o' are
bent over or around the ends of the parts o o to form the ends of the links. In
the parts o o are holes o² o² so placed as to be in the desired position to receive the
chain rivets. The connecting links are of the usual flat construction.

page_text: 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 improvements in velocipedes and similar vehicles substantially as
herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
(2.) In ball bearings for_velocipedes and similar vehicles, the employment
of a locking washer such as H in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore set
forth.
(3.) In a ball bearing for velocipedes and similar vehicles, the combination with
the bearing case or its equivalent A, the adjustable cone cup B, the axle C, the
balls or spheres E and the lock nut F, of the spring locking washer H notched
serrated or fluted or otherwise adapted to engage with both the cone cup B
and the end of the bearing case or its equivalent A, as and for the purpose set
forth.
(4.) A handle for velocipedes and similar vehicles having an independent or
interchangeable plug or cover of rubber or similar material at its outer end, as and
for the purpose set forth.
(5.) In a handle for velocipedes and similar vehicles the combination with the
body of the handle, of a plug or cover of rubber or the like, as and for the purpose
set forth.
(6.) A handle for velocipedes and similar vehicles consisting essentially of a
ferrule M, of a body L mounted on the said ferrule, and of a plug or cover N of
rubber or other suitable material, as set forth.
(7.) In a chain for velocipedes and similar vehicles, a block link constructed out
of a sheet metal blank in the manner herein before set forth.
(8.) A block link for the driving chains of velocipedes and similar vehicles made
out of a sheet metal blank, as set forth.
Dated him 1041. 1.
M
1000
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E., M.1. Mech. E.,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.