Improvements relating to Tyres for Cycle and like Vehicle Wheels.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 26th May, 1898-Accepted, 10th Sept., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Tyres for Cycle and like Vehicle Wheels.
We, ALFRED WILKINSON SEYMOUR, Cabinet Maker, and CHARLES WILKINSON
SEYMOUR, Manufacturer, both of 31, Newhall Hill, in the City of Birmingham,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
-
This invention consists of improvements relating to tyres for cycle and like
vehicle wheels, our object being to construct a resilient and durable tyre free
from the disadvantages of the ordinary pneumatic tyres at present in general
use.
In constructing one form of our improved tyre we employ a woven wire tube
having its ends connected to form a continuous tubular ring of such a diameter
as to permit of its being sprung into position upon the rim of the cycle or other
vehicle wheel. We cover the whole or a part of the woven wire tube with
rubber, canvas, or other suitable material. We make the tube from steel or
other wire which is so woven as to afford the required strength to support the
load imposed upon the tyre, but to have such elasticity as to readily yield under
the load sufficiently to absorb the vibration in the manner of the ordinary
pneumatic tyre.
We sometimes place over the outer extremity or periphery of the woven wire
tube, a hollow rubber tread ring, the tube being formed to such a shape as will
receive such ring, and we make other modifications in the construction of tyres
in accordance with our invention to meet varying services or requirements.
Dated this 11th dow of Cantanchan 100-
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
& 13, Temple Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicants."
Improvements relating to Tyres for Cycle and like Vehicle Wheels.
We, ALFRED WILKINSON SEYMOUR, Cabinet Maker, and CHARLES WILKINSON
SEYMOUR, Manufacturer, both of 31, Newhall Hill, in the City of Birmingham,
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 consists of improvements relating to tyres for cycle and like
vehicle wheels, our object being to construct a resilient and durable tyre free
from the disadvantages of the pneumatic tyres at present in general use.
Prise 7

page_text: The accompanying drawing illustrates a short length cut from a tyre made
in accordance with our invention, part of the figure being in section.
In constructing one form of our improved tyre we employ a woven wire tube
such as shown by the short length A having its ends connected to form a con-
tinuous tubular ring of such a diameter as to permit of its being sprung into
position upon the rim of the cycle or other vehicle wheel. We cover the whole
or a part of the woven wire tube with rubber, canvas, or other suitable material,
sometimes making such a cover in the form of an enclosing tube B which is
thickened on the outer or tread surface as illustrated. The cover tube B is
shown in section in the figure. We make the tube A from steel or other wire
which is woven, as illustrated to afford the required strength to support the load
imposed upon the tyre, but to have such elasticity as to readily yield under the
load sufficiently to absorb the vibration in the manner of the pneumatic tyre.
The tube 'A is made either jointless or is formed from a flat strip of the woven
wire.
We sometimes employ woven whalebone, cane, or like material in the manu-
facture of our improved tyres, making the woven, tube either with or without
a longitudinal seam or joint.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:-
-
1. Tyres for cycle and other vehicle wheels substantially as described and as
illustrated.
2. In tyres for cycle and other vehicle wheels the use of woven wire whale-
bone cane or like material, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dited
His oth day of May 1898.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
& 13, Temple Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicants. .
: