An Improved Kind of Felloe or Rim applicable for Wheels of Vehicles of All Kinds.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 7th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 11th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Kind of Felloe or Rim applicable for Wheels of
Vehicles of All Kinds.
A communication by GEORGES THEODORE MUZARD, of Chatelet en Brie, in the
Republic of France, Inventor.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster and 323 High Holborn, in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention is characterised by the use of a double felloe or rim.
Between these two felloes or rims, solid or hollow indiarubber pieces or spheres
are inserted, the separation of which is ensured by means of rods fixed to the
external felloe, and passing freely through the above named pieces or spheres, as
well as through the internal felloe. The external felloe may be solid or hollow and
be fitted with indiarubber, or not.
The two felloes or rims and the pieces or spheres may be surrounded with a casing
of indiarubber, canvas, or leather.
Such are the general arrangements of this invention, which has for its object to
dispense with the use of the so called pneumatic tyres.
Dated this 23rd day of May 1893.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Kind of Felloe or Rim applicable for Wheels of
Vehicles of All Kinds,
A communication by GEORGES THEODORE MUZARD, of Chatelet en Brie, in the
Republic of France, Inventor.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S., M.I.M.E. of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6 Bank Street Manchester
both in the County of Lancaster and 323 High Holborn in the County of
Middlesex, Civil Engineer, 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 :-
This invention has for its object an improved kind of double felloe or rim,
applicable for wheels of vehicles of all kinds.
On the accompanying drawing:
Figure 1 is a vertical section of the felloe with solid spheres:
Figure 2, another form of same:
Figure 3, a side view partially in section.
Figure 4 is a vertical section of a felloe with hollow spheres.
Figures 5 and 6 are sectional views of the above mentioned felloe.
Between the two felloes or rims A and B, solid or hollow indiarubber pieces or
spheres D and D₁ are inserted, the separation of which is ensured by means of
rods C fixed to the external felloe B, and passing freely through the above named
pieces or spheres D or D', as well as through the internal felloe A. The external
felloe B may be solid or hollow and be fitted with an indiarubber covering E
or not.

page_text: The two felloes or rims A and B and the pieces or spheres D D¹ may be
surrounded with a casing of indiarubber, canvas or leather.
Such are the general arrangements of this invention, which has for its object to
dispense with the use of the so called pneumatic tyres.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
An improved felloe or rim applicable for the wheels of vehicles of all kinds
composed of two solid or hollow rims of suitable material coated, or not, with
indiarubber and having between them a series of solid or hollow indiarubber
pieces or spheres, the whole being enclosed in a casing of indiarubber, canvas or
leather, substantially as hereinbefore described and shown on the accompanying
drawing.
11.
7
1000
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.