Improvements in the Means and Method of Mounting and Securing Rubber or Elastic Tyres on the Wheels of Road Vehicles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 12th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means and Method of Mounting and Securing
Rubber or Elastic Tyres on the Wheels of Road Vehicles.
I JAMES CONNOLLY of 65 Wharfdale Road Kings Cross London in the County
of Middlesex Tyre Smith do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the means and method of mounting and
securing rubber or elastic tyres on the wheels of road vehicles and has for its object
to produce a reliable convenient and simple method of fixing same.
For this purpose 1 form the metal tyre with a flange on either side of suitable
depth.
The rubber or other suitable elastic tyre I form with a cross section as follows-The
upper part is made narrower than the under part so that a flange or projecting.rim
of such elastic tyre projects on both sides of same and the width across the bottom
part thereof is made sufficient to fill up the width between the metal flanges whilst
the upper or wearing surface is narrower.
Between the narrower part of the elastic tyre and the upper part of the metal
flanges a space is thus left on each side and in such space and over the projecting rim
of elastic material on each side I place a securing hoop band or strips (advantageously
of metal) which are rigidly secured to the metal tyre and felloe by any suitable
fastenings such as screws or bolts and thus firmly securing the elastic tyre in
its place.
Slots or recesses may be formed in the outer edges of the metal flanges in which
corresponding projections on the securing hoops bands or strips enter to assist in
retaining same in their position.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means and Method of Mounting and Securing
Rubber or Elastic Tyres on the Wheels of Road Vehicles.
I JAMES CONNOLLY of 65 Wharfdale Road Kings Cross London in the County of
Middlesex Tyre Smith 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 means and method of mounting and
securing rubber or elastic tyres on the wheels of road vehicles and has for its object
to produce a reliable convenient and simple method of fixing same.
And in order that my present invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to describe same with reference to the accompanying sheet
of drawings.
Figure 1 of which shows a side elevation of part of a carriage wheel (such as an
ordinary hansom cab wheel) baving the elastic tyre a secured thereto in accordance
with my improvements-part being broken away to show inside of the metal
tyre b.
Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of Figure 1 on line x-x and
Figure 3 is a perspective view of same.

page_text: The rubber or other suitable elastic tyre a I form with a cross section as follows
The upper part is made narrower than the under part so that a flange or projecting
rim a of such elastic tyre a projects on both sides of same and the width across the
bottom part thereof is made sufficient to fill up the width between the metal flanges b¹ b¹
whilst the upper or wearing surface is narrower.
Between the narrower part of the elastic tyre and the upper part of the metal
flanges a space is thus left on each side and in such space and over the projecting
rim a of elastic material on each side I place a securing hoop c or it may be a band
or strips (advantageously of metal) which are rigidly secured to the metal tyre b and
felloe (not shown) by any suitable fastenings such as screws or bolts d and thus
firmly securing the elastic tyre in its place.
Slots or recesses may be formed in the outer edges of the metal flanges in which
corresponding projections on the securing hoops bands or strips enter to assist in
retaining same in their position if desired.
It will be obvious that the hoops or securing bands c c may be secured to the metal
tyres in any other suitable way without departing from the nature of my said
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. Securing rubber or other elastic tyre on the wheels of road vehicles by means
of a strip hoop or band such as c which is secured to the trough shaped metal tyre b
in any suitable manner so that the said strips hoops or bands c overlap and securely
hold the lower projecting part a¹ a¹ of the elastic tyre a substantially in the manner
and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings
annexed.
2. The improved method as herein described of securing rubber or other elastic
tyres to the wheels of road vehicles substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.
Dated this 12th?
1000
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Patentee.