Improvements in or connected with Tyres for the Wheels of Cycles or other suitable Road Vehicles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 10th Feb.,
1900
Date of Application, on Apr., 1999
Complete Specification Left, 8th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 10th Feb.,
1900
Improvements in or connected with Tyres for the Wheels of Cycles or
other suitable Road Vehicles.
I. EDWIN LOUIS HARRAWAY, of the Alexandra Hotel, Hornsea, near Hull, in
the County of Yorkshire, Barman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide certain improvements in or in con-
nection with tyres for the wheels of cycles or other suitable road vehicles, for
the purpose of dispensing with the air tube employed in pneumatic tyres but,
at the same time to produce a tyre having the same appearance and all the quali-
ties of a pneumatic tyre without the liability to puncture, as should the tyre
be cut or punctured there would be no deflation of the tyre.
For the purpose of my invention, employ an outer tube or cover similar
to the outer cover of an ordinary pneumatic tyre, this cover is attached to
the rim of the wheel in any suitable manner.
Within this cover, I employ a
circular band or strip of leather, rubber or any other suitable metal, material or sub-
stance, running all the way around or nearly all the way around the inside of the
cover against the inner surface of which it bears being preferably rounded to
suit the rounded shape of the cover, the strip when in use forming a shallow ring
convex in cross section, which may have its ends joined or loose as desired.
I employ spiral springs between the band or strip and the rim of the wheel,
these springs are attached to the rim of the wheel and to the band or strip and are
placed at suitable distances apart, one end of each spring being attached to the
rim of the wheel and the other end to the band or strip, the ends being fastened in
any suitable manner.
The springs may be placed directly over the spokes, in which case the nipples
or nuts which take the ends of each spoke would each take the bottom end of
a spring; if not placed directly over the spokes, pins may pass through holes in
the rim and be connected to the band or strip and the springs placed on these
pins, in this case, the pins would work in the holes in the rim when the tyre was
in contact with the ground, and for the purpose of preventing jaring or rattling
rubber or other washers may be employed between the head of the pin and the
wheel rim.
Dated this Seventh day of April 1899.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Tyres for the Wheels of Cycles or
other suitable Road Vehicles.
1. EDWIN LOUIS HARRAWAY, of the Alexandra Hotel, Hornsea, near Hull, in
the County of Yorkshire, Barman, 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:-
The object of my invention is to provide certain improvements in or in con-
nection with tyres for the wheels of cycles or other suitable road vehicles, for
the purpose of dispensing with the air tube employed in pneumatic tyres, but
at the same time to produce a tyre having the same appearance and all the quali-
ties of a pneumatic tyre without the liability to puncture, as should the tyre
be cut or punctured there would be no deflation of the tyre.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of a wheel fitted with a tyre made according
to my invention, part of the tyre and wheel rim being in section to show the
internal parts.
Fig. 2 is a sectional transverse view of a wheel and tyre.
rig. is a sectional cross view of part of a wheel rim and tyre.
Fig. 4 is a view of one of the springs provided with face plates at its top and
bottom ends.
Fig. 5 represents a sectional side view of part of a wheel rim and tyre showing
the springs fitted on the spokes of the wheel.
Figs. 3, and 5 are drawn to a larger scale than Figs. 1 and 2..
For the purpose of my invention I employ an outer tube or cover A similar
to the outer cover of an ordinary pneumatic tyre, this cover is attached to the
rim B of the wheel by lacing, clips or in any suitable manner.
Within this cover A I employ a circular band or strip C of leather, rubber
or any other suitable metal, material or substance running all the way around
or nearly all the way around the inside of the cover against the inner surface
of which it bears, being preferably rounded to suit the rounded shape of the
cover, the strip when in use forming a shallow ring convex in cross section
which may have its ends joined or loose as desired, but preferably with a small
space between the two ends instead of them being connected, so allowing of
a free movement of the two ends to meet the depression caused by the tyre bearing
on the ground.
I employ spiral or other springs D between the band or strip C and the rim B
of the wheel, these springs if spiral are attached to the rim of the wheel and
to the band or strip and are placed at suitable distances apart, one end of each
spring being attached to the rim of the wheel and the other end to the band or
strip the ends being fastened in any suitable manner but preferably by passing the
bottom end of the spring through the rim and screwing a nut E on and by fastening
the top end to the strip by means of a face plate F, or in place of fixing the
springs as described they may be provided with face plates F G at their top and
bottom ends the plate F bearing against the inside of the strip C, and the plate G
against the bottom of the inside of the rim these plates being sufficient to keep
the springs in position, but if desired the springs may be placed directly over the
spokes H in which case the nipples or nuts E which take the ends of each spoke
each take the bottom end of a spring, but the spokes may be continued up through
the rim for a short distance and the springs be placed over the spokes, thus acting

page_text: as guides for the springs if not placed directly over the spokes pins may pass
through holes in the rim and be connected to the band or strip and the springs
placed on these pins, in this case the pins would work in the holes in the rim
when the tyre was in contact with the ground and for the purpose of preventing
jaring or rattling rubber or other washers may be employed between the
head of the pin and the wheel rim.
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:
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1. A tyre for the wheels of cycles, vehicles or the like consisting of an outer
cover A, of rubber or other resilient material or substance a spreading or supporting
band or strip such as C and springs D placed between the rim B of the wheel
and the band or strip C in the manner and for the purposes substantially as
shown and described.
2. In tyres for the wheels of cycles road vehicles or the like dispensing with
the air tube within the outer cover and in place thereof employing a ring or band C
of leather or other suitable material or substance and springs D for spreading
such ring or band and thereby the outer cover to give it the same configuration
and resiliency as a pneumatic tyre but without its liability to puncture substan-
tially as shown and described.
Dated this Sixth day
1000
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.