Improvements in or connected with Elastic Tyres for Wheels.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Elastic Tyres for Wheels.
I, ALEXANDER HENDERSON FRATER, of Hollow Bank, Outwood Lane, Horsforth,
near Leeds, in the County of York, Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention, is to construct an elastic tyre for wheels, in such a
manner that it is both soft and resilient, whilst at the same time it is not liable
to the danger of becoming punctured as in the case with pneumatic tyres at
present in use.
According to my invention, I employ a rim to which the spokes are attached
by means of connecting tubes or ferrules, and the latter are open to the exterior
periphery of the said rim in such a manner as to leave radial holes at equal dis-
tances apart around the rim. The tyre is composed of radial elastic buffers,
which are provided with spindles within same, the said spindles working in the
interior of the connecting tubes, and the ends of the elastic buffers support a
rim of elastic material which may be formed in a piece with the buffers, or which
may be made separate therefrom. The spaces between the buffers may be filled
in with elastic balls, and the whole is enclosed in an outer covering which is held
in position by side ribs which take into recesses in the bases of the buffers, or
the outer covering may be connected to the rim by other suitable means.
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A Th 1907
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or connected with Elastic Tyres for Wheels.
I, ALEXANDER HENDERSON FRATER, of Hollow Bank, Outwood Lane, Horsforth,
near Leeds, in the County of York, Warehouseman, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
The object of my invention, is to construct an elastic tyre for wheels, in such a
manner that it is both soft and resilient, whilst at the same time it is not liable
to become punctured as is the case with pneumatic tyres at present in use.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which similar letters
refer to like parts in all the figures.

page_text: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a wheel rim fitted with a tyre con-
structed according to my invention, and Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation of
the same, both with the outer cover of the tyre removed. Figure is a cross
section of the same rim and tyre.
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A is the rim and B are the spokes of the wheel, which may be of any convenient
form, and Care ribs formed on the sides of the rim A. are radial buffers
composed of india rubber which are held in position by means of screwed spindles
E passing through the rim A, and the spindles E are formed with heads which
securely hold the buffers D in position on the rim. A. The buffers 1)
port an elastic rim G composed of india rubber, which as illustrated in the
drawing, is formed in a piece with the buffers 1), but the said elastic rim G could
be made and supported separately if desired. The spaces between the buffers D
are filled with elastic balls H, and corks J may be inserted in recesses in the tyra
for the purpose of lightening or strengthening the structure. The buffers D
are formed with recesses K which engage with the ribs of the rim, and thus
facilitate the fixture of the tyre in position. The whole of the tyre above
described may be covered if desired with an outer cover, when it will resemble
the pneumatic tyres at present in use, without the accompanying disadvantage
of becoming disabled by puncturing.
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:
1. The buffers 1 supporting an elastic rim G, in combination with the balls H,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
2. The combination of the buffers 1), spindles E, heads F, elastic rim G. balls H.
and rim A, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dotadhi 541 of
+ 11 1009
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.