An Improved Method of Connecting the Felly and the Nave with the Spokes in Wooden Wheels.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 12th Apr., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Connecting the Felly and the Nave with
the Spokes in Wooden Wheels.
I REGINALD HADDAN of the firm of Herbert & Co. Patent Agents of 18 Bucking-
ham Street, Strand W.C. Londou in the County of Middlesex Civil Engineer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention a communication to me from abroad by
Augustin Blasco of Barcelona, in the Kingdom of Spain and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The object of this invention is to improve the connection of the spokes with the
nave and with the felly in wooden wheels, by fastening the spokes into the nave
and felly respectively, by means of metallic attachments, producing of them-
selves a firm connection between the parts. Each attachment may consist of one or
more pieces.
The accompanying drawings show three modifications of the improved method
of attachment.
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, represent the connection of the spoke and the nave by one
single piece of metal fastened to the side of the spoke.
Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 represent an attachment consisting of a piece of metal inserted
into the center of the spoke.
Figs. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 show the connection by the two attachments fastened to
the sides; or a reduplication of the first modification.
The spoke is provided with a groove or recesses at each end to receive the metal
pieces for the connection (figs. 2, 3), which are inserted into holes in the nave
(figs. 4, 5) and the felly (fig. 1). The metal pieces are fastened to the spoke by
means of screws or bolts and to the nave or felly by a tenon (fig. 2) or scrow threaded
tongue (fig. 3).
Figs. 2 and 4 illustrate the connection in front elevation and figs. 3 and 5 in side
view.
If the metal piece is to be inserted into the center of the spoke a notch is arranged
therein (fig. 7) into which the piece is inserted (figs. 8 and 9) and there may be
fastened on the sides of the spokes two metal plates (fig. 10) for the purpose of
strengthening (fig. 6).
The connection with the felly is the same in figs. 2 and 3 and the part for fastening
in the felly or nave may be a screw threaded tongue or a tenon.
If special strength is required two metal-attachments are fastened (fig. 12) one on
each side of the spoke and fixed by bolts and screws. The insertion into the nave is
done by a
screw (fig. 13). or by a tenon (fig. 12) and with the felly it is
the same.
The attachments may be fastened on the spoke by screws only (figs. 2 and 3) or
also by a metal ring or ferrule of the same outer diameter as the spoke (figs. 6 and 7)
or larger (figs. 12 and 13) passed onto the end of the spoke.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1). In wooden wheels the connection of the spokes and the felly or nave by a metal-
piece, which is fastened to the spoke by means of screws or bolts with or without a
ferrule.
2). In wooden wheels the connection of the spokes and the nave or felly by means
of a metal-piece, placed on the side or in the center of the spoke- and fasted to the
spoke by screws or bolts and engaging in the nave or felly by a tenon or screw on
said metal piece.

page_text: 3). In wooden wheels the connection of the spokes and the nave or felly by two
metal-pieces placed on each side of the spoke and fastened by screws or bolts thereto
and engaging in the nave or felly by a tenon or screw on each said metal. piece.
Dated this 10th day of March 1890.
:
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.