An Improved Tyre.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 4th Aug., 1892-4ccepted, 10th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tyre.
I WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the firm of Horn and Son of 151 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from Henry Rohrer and George M. Gray both of
Hagerstown State of Maryland United States of America Inventors) to be as
follows:-
This my invention relates to an improved tyre and my invention consists of
the combination construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and
set forth.
My invention is designed with the object of securing the tyre of a wheel upon
the felloe without the use of bolts screws and nails and in carrying my invention
into practice I form the tyre with a groove upon its inner face and interpose
between the inner face of the tyre and the periphery a plate having a corresponding
projecting portion which registers with the groove in the tyre. The edges of the
said plate are bent at right angles to the face so as to prevent the plate slipping
from the periphery of the felloe.
The plate is of an uniform thickness throughout.
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HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tyre.
I WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the firm of Horn and Son of 151 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from Henry Rohrer and George M. Gray both of
Hagerstown in the State of Maryland United States of America Inventors)
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has relation to improvements in vehicle wheels and consists in
the novel construction of the same whereby the tire thereof is applied thereto
without the use of bolts screws or the like and water as well as sand &c. is pre-
vented from entering between the improved tire and felly thereof all as will be
hereinafter more fully explained.
The annexed drawings to which reference is made fully illustrate my invention
in which
Fig. 1. represents a side view of part of a vehicle wheel showing my device
applied thereto. Fig. 2. is a vertical cross sectional view of the same; and Fig. 3.
is a vertical longitudinal sectional view.
Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates a section or
portion of a wheel, a the spokes applied in the usual manner, and B indicates the
felly, which latter is constructed in the well known manner having on its sides and
rear or at its periphery the rabbeted portion b.
C. represents the tire, the inner face of which is provided with a groove c while
the thread thereof is left plain and D. designates a plate which is interposed
between the inner face of the tire and the outer face of the felly. This plate is
constructed with a depression or groove d lateral flat horizontal portions d' d' upon
which the felly rests, and turned up sides e e which latter are bent at right angles,.
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page_text: or nearly so to the main portion d' d², and the turned ends are made to fit the
rabbeted portions of the felly, thus preventing said plate from sidewise movement
or accidental displacement. Upon this interposed plate is placed the tire of the
wheel. The groove thereof receives the depressed or grooved portions of the plate
and form a tight connection which will not allow the tire to move in any direction,
thus it will be seen that the plate is firmly held in position and the latter in turn
firmly secures the tire to the felly without the use of bolts, screws or the like and
forms such close connections that sand &c. as well as water are excluded and
prevented from entering between the tire or plate and the felly; also it will be
readily observed that by my construction of the tire, and its interposing plate a
groove is provided and the ends of the spokes which may protrude beyond the
outer face of the felly are protected as the same will enter the groove. Thus the
extreme ends of the spokes have no bearing on the tire or plate. The tenon being
relieved from strain will not become injured as the shouldered portion thereof rests
entirely upon the felly and the device is simple in construction easily applied to a
felly, durable as well as ornamental and at the same time cheap to manufacture.
In some cases if desirable I can reverse the construction of my device by making
a groove centrally in the outer face of the felly, reversing the depression or groove
in the plate and forming a projection on the inner face of the tire. and connecting
all also without bolt or screws or the like, without departing from the spirit of my
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 :-
The combination, with the felly and grooved tire, of the plate interposed between
said tire and felly, said plate constructed with horizontal portions c d¹ providing a
grooved and flanges e bent at right angles to the horizontal portion and formed of
uniform thickness throughout, said groove in connection with the periphery of
the felly, providing a space around the entire wheel all substantially as described.
Dated this 4th day of August 1892.