Improvements in the Construction of Wheels for Velocipedes and other Vehicles.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in the Construction of Wheels for Velocipedes
and other Vehicles.
I RICHARD HENRY LEA of Clifton Villas, Ford St. Coventry in the County
of Warwick, Manager, Cycle Works, do hereby declare the nature of said invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHEELS FOR VELOCIPEDES AND
OTHER VEHICLES to be as follows:-
"
My invention refers to the construction of the felloes of velocipede and other
wheels and particularly to that class of felloes known as cellular felloes.
According to my invention I make the felloe of metal, and preferably of steel,
bent to the section required.
The metal is first bent in such a manner as to form a felloe of double section
with the edges of metal butting against each other in the centre of that part
of the shell which is furthest from centre of wheel. The two butting edges are
then bent at right angles or nearly so, in the direction of the centre of the wheel
thus meeting the shell which is nearest the centre of wheel and forming a central
strengthening piece between the two shells. The seam thus formed in the shell
furthest from centre of wheel is then soldered or brazed in a suitable manner or
in addition I may braze or solder the edges of the sheet metal at the point of
contact with the shell nearest to centre of wheel, or I bend the metal in the form
of a felloe of double section with the edges of metal bent in such a manner as to
form a tube of round or other section, between the two shells and having the
butting edges of metal resting upon that part of the shell which is nearest the
centre of wheel I then solder or braze the two sides at the point of contact before
separating to form the said tube, or I first bend one edge of the metal in such a
manner as to form a tube of round or other section. The remaining metal is then
bent in the form of a double section felloe having the said tube between the two
shells, and the remaining edge of metal overlapping and resting upon the metal
forming that part of the tube which is furthest from centre of wheel, I then solder
or braze the joint in a suitable manner; or I form a separate tube of round or

page_text: other section and insert it between the two shells of a felloe of double section and
bend the latter in such a manner that the two edges of metal butt against each
other, or, overlap each other, at that part of the tube which is furthest from centre
of wheel, I then braze or solder the joint in a suitable manner.
In addition I may
braze or solder the tube at the point of contact with that part of the felloe which
is nearest the centre of wheel.
By my invention, I attain economy in manufacture, great strength combined
with lightness, and very neat appearance, the joint being entirely hidden under the
rubber tyre.

page_text: Improvements in the Construction of Wheels for Velocipedes
and other Vehicles.
I, RICHARD HENRY LEA of Clifton Villas Ford Street Coventry in the County
of Warwick Manager Cycle Works 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 :—
My invention refers to the construction of the felloes of velocipede and other
wheels and particularly to that class of felloe known as cellular felloes.
According to my invention I make the felloe of metal .and preferably of steel,
bent to the section required.
And in order to clearly describe my invention I will proceed to describe same
with reference to the accompanying drawings where Figures 1 to 5 inclusive
illustrate various forms or arrangements of strutted cellular felloes constructed
according to my invention. Like letters of reference refer to like parts in all the
Figures.
The metal is first bent in such a manner as to form a felloe of double section
with the edges of metal butting against each other in the centre of that part of the
cell b which is furthest from centre of wheel. The two butting edges are then bent
as shewn at Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the direction of the centre of the wheel thus
meeting the shell c which is nearest the centre of wheel and forming a central
strengthening piece a between the two shells i.e. the outer marked b and the
inner -The seam thus formed in the shell b furthest from centre of wheel is then
soldered or brazed in a suitable manner or in addition I may braze or solder the
edges of the sheet metal at the point of contact with the shell c nearest to centre
of wheel or as shown with reference to Figure 2, I bend the metal in the form of a
felloe of double section with the edges of metal bent in such a manner as to form
a tube a of round or other section between the two shells b and c and having the
butting edges of metal resting upon that part of the shell c which is nearest the
centre of wheel, I then solder or braze the two sides at the point of contact before
separating to form the said tube or instead of forming the tube of a somewhat
circular form as at Figure 2 a similar tube may be formed by bending the metal at
an angle for example as shewn at Figure 3 where the metal is bent inwards so that
a triangular tube a is formed between the inner shell c and outer shell b. Figure 4
shews the two butting edges bent into a box like inner tube a between the outer
and inner shells b and c of the felloe or as shewn at Figure 5 I first bend one edge
of the metal in such a manner as to form a tube a of round or other section. The
remaining metal is then bent in the form of a double-section felloe having the
said tube between the two shells b and c and the remaining edge of metal over-
lapping and resting upon the metal forming that part of the tube b which is
furthest from centre of wheel. I then solder or braze the joint in a suitable
manner.

page_text: By my Invention I attain economy in manufacture, great strength combined
with lightness and very neat appearance, the joint being entirely hidden under the
rubber tyre.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that I am aware that
it is not new to form the felloes or rims of wheels for velocipedes and other vehicles
of cellular or hollow form or section neither is it new to make cellular or hollow
rims of two three or several plates of metal and to support the outside plates by
separate inner plates or struts but what I claim as new is
The construction and employment of cellular or hollow felloes or rims for
velocipede and other wheels of or from one piece of metal whereby the felloes or
rims are internally strutted or supported all substantially as set forth.
Dated this ninth day of December 1885