Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 29th June, 1887
Complete Accepted, 29th July, 1887.
We ANDREW WILSON LANE, of Janesville, in the County of Lassen, and State of
California, Wagon Maker, and ALEXANDER MCRIMMON of Susanville, in the aforesaid
County and State, United States of America, Blacksmith, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object to provide a reliable and inexpensive means of
securing the boxes in the hubs of wagon wheels of all kinds, but more especially in
metallic hubs, and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts as will be
hereinafter fully described.
received
The wagon hub is formed in two halves provided with flanges, having radial ribs on
their adjacent faces, and between which the inner ends of the spokes are received.
Bolts are passed transversely through the flanges and through every alternate
radial rib between the spokes to clamp the flanges upon the sides of the spokes.
Each half of the hub is cored to receive the axle box, in which the axle
in the usual way. On the larger or inner end of the axle box is formed a conical
collar which fits into a conical seat, in the inner half of the iron hub, and on the outer
and smaller end of the box is a conical collar, which may be made in three sections
fitting into a corresponding seat in the smaller end of the outer half of the hub. The
box is held in place in the waggon hub by means of bolts passing through apertures
formed partly in the larger or inner end of the hub, and partly in the inner collar, and
passing longitudinally through the hub into threaded holes formed in the sections of
the collar. The bolts also lock the box and hub, together when in said grooves.
The bolts draw the collar sections into the conical end of the hub, and over the
conical end of the box, and thus wedge the box firmly in its place in the hub.
Instead of employing the sectional conical collar as described, we may form a
screw thread upon the smaller end of the axle box and apply thereto, a conical
internally threaded collar, which when tightened upon its seat upon the end of the
hub, will draw the other collar at the opposite end of the box, firmly down upon its
seat, and will also seat itself in the smaller end of the hub.

page_text: Whenever the spokes become loose, they may be tightened by either driving them
in, in the usual way, or by drawing the flanges down upon the sides of the spokes by
means of the bolts or both; and should the box become loose in the hub, it may be
tightened in the manner already described. The smaller end of the hub is threaded
externally to receive a cap, which covers the end of the hub, axle and box.
Our improved hub and box fastening is adapted for use in all climates as it is in no
way affected by changes of temperature, or by moisture or dryness.
Dated this 5th day of October 1886.
A. W. LANE.
A. MCCRIMMON.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London,
Patent Agents.

page_text: We, ANDREW WILSON LANE, of Janesville in the County of Lassen and State of
California, Waggon Maker and ALEXANDER MCCRIMMON, of Susanville in the aforesaid
County and State, United States of America, Blacksmith 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 :-
Our Invention has for its object to provide a reliable and inexpensive means of
securing the boxes in the hubs of wagon wheels of all kinds, but more especially in
metallic hubs; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be
hereinafter fully described and claimed.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specifi-
cation;
wherein figure 1 is a front end elevation of a wagon hub, constructed
according to our improvement. Figure 2 is a rear elevation with parts broken away
to shew the internal construction. Figure 3 is a longitudinal section, taken on
line x-x in figure 1. Figure 4 is a transverse section taken on line y-y in figure 3.
Figures 5 and 6 are detail views of a modified form of box end. Similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the drawing.
The wheel hub A in the present case, is formed of iron in two halves a a provided
with flanges B having radial ribs b for receiving between them the inner ends of the
spokes c. Transverse bolts d pass through the flanges B and through alternate radial
ribs b and clamp the flanges B upon the sides of the spokes c. Each half of the
hub A is cored to receive the box which is received on the axle D in the usual way.
The larger end of the box C is provided with a conical collar e which is fitted to a
conical seat in the half a' of the iron hub and to the opposite and smaller end of the
box C is fitted a conical collar g, which in the present case is made of three sections
(as shewn in figure 4.) The conical collar g is fitted into a seat h in the smaller end
of the half a of the hub. The sections of the conical collar g are held in place in the
wagon hub on the hox C by bolts i passing through apertures formed partly in the
larger end of the hub and partly in the collar e and passing longitudinally through
the hub into threaded holes formed in the sections of the collar. The bolts i also
lock the box and hub together when in said grooves. The bolts draw the collar
sections into the conical end of the hub and over the conical end of the box C and thus
wedge the box firmly in its place in the hub.
Instead of employing the sectional conical collar g as described, the smaller end of
the box C may be threaded and a conical internally threaded collar g' applied thereto,
(as shewn in Figure 5) which when screwed down upon its seat upon the end of the
hub will draw the collar e of the box firmly down to its seat and will also seat itself in
the smaller end of the hub.
Whenever the spokes c become loose, they may be tightened by either driving them
in, in the usual way, or by drawing the flanges B down upon the sides of the spokes

page_text: by means of the bolts d or both; and should the box C become loose in the hub, it
may be tightened in the manner already described. The smaller end of the hub is
threaded externally to receive a cap; which covers the end of the hub, axle and box.
Our improved hub and box fastening is adapted for use in all climates, as it is in no
way affected by changes of temperature or by moisture or dryness.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is:
1. The hub A having conical sockets f h at its opposite ends, the box C formed with
the collar e resting in the socket f, the conical collar g formed of a series of longitu-
dinally divided sections, and the bolts i one for each section of the collar extending
longitudinally through the hub into the said sections, substantially as set forth.
2. The hub A having conical sockets fh at its opposite ends, the box C formed with
the collar e resting in the socketf the outer face of the collar having grooves registering
with grooves in the wall of the said socket f, the collar at the opposite end of the box
in the socket h, and bolts extending through the grooves in the collar e and socket
into the opposite collar, substantially as set forth.
.
3. The hub A formed in two sections, each having a flange B connected by bolts d,
conical sockets fh, the box C having a collar e in the socket f, longitudinal apertures
between the socket and collar, the sectional collar g in the socket h, and the bolts i
passed through said apertures and hub into the sections of the collar g whereby the
bolts i will assist in holding the hub and collars together and also prevent the box
from turning in the socket f, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 28th day of June 1887.