Year: 1885

page_text: I, WILLIAM JOHN BREWER 2 Victoria Mansions Westminster S.W. Civil Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to Improvements on my application for Patent No. 5516
May 5th 1885 and consists mainly as follows.
In addition to the foregoing, the present improvements I prefer to construct the
metal plates in some cases so that they may overlap the stock and thus give a
firmer support to the parts of the nave or stock desired to be strengthened said
plates being secured by bolts passing through the stock or nave as above mentioned
or they may be made with lugs of any desired shape arranged to pass between the
spokes of the wheel and then secured by bolts in the ordinary manner.
The nave or stock will be turned of the desired shape to suit the metal discs or
I may build up said stock by different sections of wood. When the stock or nave
is constructed in the solid I remove one or both discs as the case may be, and cut
away the wood in front of the spoke to be removed such wood cut away to be
taken out in a dovetailed form or otherwise as the case may be. When replacing.
the spoke I drive a dovetailed wedge into the space removed for taking away the
spoke and thereby obtain a solid and firm grip. The plate or plates being replaced
as before.
Having now formed the nave of said wheel I proceed to fit in spokes in the
ordinary manner preparatory to fixing the felloes on which I may place either the
ordinary tyre for travelling on common roads or a flange tyre for tramway and
railway purposes.

page_text: I WILLIAM JOHN BREWER 2 Victoria Mansions Westminster Civil Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN AND
RELATING TO WHEELS OF VEHICLES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
My Invention relates to the construction and arrangement of wheels of ordinary
passenger carriages or vehicles vans, railway carriages tramway cars and other
vehicles.
It is designed to add to the strength, to reduce the cost of wear and tear, and to
give greater facilities in removing parts which may be required to be removed.
Fig. 1 side view of nave or stock of a wheel constructed according to my
Invention.
Fig. 2 Transverse section through nave or stock.
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 Sections with modified forms of plates or discs.
The nave or stock a which may be formed in the solid, or built up of different
sections of wood, is turned to the shape to suit the metal discs or plates b which are
secured by bolts c passed through from end to end of the stock or nave a and
secured by nuts e as shown. The metal plates or discs b may be constructed as
shown in Fig. 2 or they may be formed as shown in Fig. 3 so that they overlap the
stock or nave a-and thus give a firmer support to the nave or stock a said plates b
being secured as shown in Fig. 2. or the plates b may be made with lugs of any
desired shape and arranged to pass between the spokes d of the wheel and then
secured by bolts in the ordinary way as shown in Fig. 5.
The nave or stock a of the wheel being thus formed or constructed I proceed to
fit in the spokes d in the ordinary manner preparatory to fixing the felloes on
which I may place either the ordinary tyre for travelling on common roads or a
flanged tyre for tramway or railway purposes.
When the stock or nave a is constructed in the solid and it is desired to remove
a spoke or spokes one or both discs b as the case may be are removed and the wood
of the nave or stock a cut away in front of the spoke to be removed such wood cut
away being cut out preferably in a dovetailed form.
In replacing the spokes I drive a dovetailed wedge into the space made for taking
away the spoke and thereby obtain a solid and firin grip.
When the nave or stock is built up of different sections of wood in place of the
solid I take sufficient wood to enable me to form the mortices to receive the spokes
leaving sufficient wood between the metal discs and sides of the spokes to form a
solid layer of wood all round said spoke. Or that portion of the stock comprising
the mortices may be made in two separate halves so that by removing the metal
discs or plates one half of said' mortice can be lifted and the spoke removed.
I then take the two iron or metal plates or discs faced with wood one to form the
front of the stock and the other to form the back or inner side of the stock, with
bolts passing through from end to end and secured by nuts as before described.

page_text: Having now formed the requisite number of mortices I screw up the two metal
faces to resist the outward pressure caused by driving home the spokes in their
places. The felloes are then fixed in the ordinary way on which is placed either
the ordinary tyre for travelling on common roads or a flanged tyre for tramway or
railway purposes as may be required.
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 represent modified forms of plates or discs to those shown
in Fig. 2.
In Fig. 3 the plates overlap the stock at f and finishes flush with the stock as
shown. In Fig. 4 the bolts are countersunk and screw into parts g formed on one
of the plates or discs so that no portion of the bolts project beyond the stock. In
Fig. 5 the plates overlap the stock passing between the spokes and terminating
with lugs h being secured by bolts as shown.
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. The metal plates or discs of form substantially as before described.
2. The metal plates or disos of form substantially as before described for the
purpose of lessening the size of the stock or nave and yet adding to its strength.
3. The method of removing and unplacing the spokes as described without
injury to the nave or stock thus doing away with the necessity of cutting the tyre
or removing the felloes.
4. The above described combinations or methods or any mere modification of the
same,