Apparatus for Reducing the Ends of Wooden Wheel Spokes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 25th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 27th June, 1896:
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Reducing the Ends of Wooden Wheel Spokes.
SAMUEL MORTON 307 Chesterfield Road Norton Woodseats near Sheffield'
Sickle Grinder do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
The above invention consists of two cutters or knives which are made to revolve-
with cog wheels, metal shafts &c., by means of their connection with each other..
The wheel spoke to be machined is held firm by an iron cramp attached to the.
machine and is drawn on to the cutters or knives by means of two screws.
Further details will be given when drawings are submitted.
Dated this 30th day of August 1895.
1, SAMUEL MORTON of 307 Chesterfield Road Norton Woodseats, near Sheffield,.
Grinder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same has to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
My invention relates to an improved apparatus for reducing to form and size the
ends of spokes for wooden wheels, in an expeditious manner and all perfectly.
alike.
The apparatus is illustrated in the annexed sheet of drawings.
Fig. 1, is a plan of the apparatus.
Fig. 2, section of the driving wheel.
It consists of a frame A, and a back-frame B, supported upon legs C, which can
be adjusted in height by screws D.
The frame A, is fitted with a shaft E, and cutter head F, and also with two feed
screws G, which engage with the back-frame B, and upon the shaft E, is a pinion H,
gearing into the two toothed wheels I, and J.
The driving wheel K, is an internally toothed wheel, the teeth of which will
engage with those of 1 and J, when moved forward into position, and for this.
purpose both the pinion H, and the flywheel K, can be moved upon a fixed feather
or key L, towards the boss M.
The back frame B, is constructed with a hollow part B2, through which the
spokes N, are passed and in which there are two jaws (indicated by dotted lines).
operated by means of an outside screw P', for gripping the spokes and holding them
while the cutters are operating upon them.
The revolving cutter head F, is made hollow as indicated, and is provided with.
cutters Q, which can be adjusted to and from each other.
It is supported by and revolves in the boss M, and the projecting bracket R.
I propose that the legs C, shall rest upon grooved rails to enable the apparatus
to be readily drawn back from the finished spoke and moved forward to the
next one.

page_text: The operation is as follows: The nave of a wheel having the spokes fitted into
it is fixed horizontally with the end of a spoke directly opposite the opening at S,
leading between the cramp jaws, the position of the driving wheel being as shown
in the drawing, and the cramp jaws open.
The cutters are also adjusted to the desired width for finishing the end of the
spoke.
The apparatus is moved forward until the spoke has passed through the jaws and
the extreme end has reached the cutters or thereabouts and it is then gripped by
turning the screw P. The wheel K is now turned, causing the pinion H, to
revolve the wheels I and J, and the screws G, as well as the cutter head and its
cutters. The action of the screws G, is to draw up the back frame slowly and feed
the spoke between the cutters until the end is reduced to the desired depth, the
spoke is then released from the cramp, the apparatus is drawn back and the next
spoke brought into position for the process to be repeated.
In order to save time in winding out the screws G, to their original position,
I move the pinion H, out of gear with the wheels I and J, to the position indicated
by dotted lines, by moving forward the driving wheel until its internal teeth are in
gear with those of the said wheels.
When the wheel is now turned it imparts a quick rotary motion to the
screws.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. An apparatus for reducing to size the ends of wooden spokes for wheels
constructed substantially as hereinbefore described, and as shown in the drawings.
2. In an apparatus for reducing the ends of wooden wheel spokes, the combination
of a revolving head F, fitted with adjustable cutters Q, shaft E, and pinion H, with
feed screws G, and travelling cramp or back frame B, for holding the spokes, as
herein before described, and shown in the annexed drawings.
Dated the 16th day of April 1896.
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.