Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres
Year: 1897

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Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres."
I, WILLIAM THOMAS ROBBINS of 274, Albany Road, Camberwell in the County
of Surrey, Tyre Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved material for lining or reinforcing the
covers or bodies of pneumatic tyres, and it consists of a fabric of split cane, or
straw, or other similar fibre plaited, woven, or otherwise arranged, the object
being to decrease weight, to render puncture more difficult and to obtain increased
resilience.
According to my invention I use a fabric of split cane, or of straw or other
suitable fibre, the fabric being plaited, woven or otherwise arranged. This
fabric may be either used alone or, in case it is made of a somewhat open texture,
it is used in combination with a lining of fine canvas or other textile fabric.
Dated this 6th day of January 1897.
ROBERT E. PHILLIPS Assoc. M. Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech.E.,
Consulting Engineer & Patent Agent
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C. Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres.”
I, WILLIAM THOMAS ROBBINS of 274, Albany Road, Camberwell, in the County
of Surrey, Tyre Manufacturer, 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 relates to an improved material for lining or reinforcing the
covers or bodies of pneumatic tyres, and it consists of a fabric of split cane, or
straw, or other similar fibre plaited, woven or otherwise arranged, the object
being to decrease weight, to render puncture more difficult and to obtain increased
resilience.
According to my invention I use a fabric of split cane, or of straw or other
suitable fibre, the fabric being plaited, woven or otherwise arranged. This
fabric may be either used alone or, in case it is made of a somewhat open texture,
it is used in combination with a lining of fine canvas or other textile fabric.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates this invention:-
Figure 1 is a view in transverse section.
Figure 2 is a broken view in plan thereof, and
Figure 3 is a broken view in plan showing a modification.
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The cover or tyre which may be of any desired size and adapted to be attached
to the wheel rim in any suitable manner, is reinforced by a fabric A made of
split cane, straw or other suitable fibre either woven as shown by Figures 1
and 2 or plaited as shown by Figure 3. The inner surface of the fabric A is
preferably lined with a strip a of fine canvas or other suitable material, and the
outer surface is covered either wholly or partially with rubber.
For tyres of the "single tube" type the cover would be woven or plaited around
the air tube in a tubular form.
A fabric constructed according to this invention is both light and resilient and
has a strong tendency to resume its normal shape after deflection through its own
elasticity.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
(1) A fabric for reinforcing pneumatic tyres consisting essentially of split
cane straw or other fibre woven or plaited, and with or without a lining of fine
canvas or other suitable material.
(2) As a new article of manufacture the improved cover for pneumatic tyres as
herein specified.