Improvements in cycle and other veniciе wдееis.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 27th May, 1899
Camolato Cannifination Inf 26th Feb 1000 Conantnd Ofth lov
1000
Improvements in cycle and other veniciе wдееis.
I, ALFRED ROGERS, Printer, of 17, Locksley Street, Burdett Road, Limehouse,
London, E., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention for improvements in cycle and other vehicle wheels has for
its object an improved construction whereby the necessary resilience is obtained
in connection with the hub and there is therefore no necessity for the use of
pneumatic and other resilient tyres and their attendant disadvantage are there-
fore obviated.
According to this invention, the wheel is not provided with a hub in the usual
way, but is provided with an inner rim somewhat larger than the spindle over
which it is placed so that there is an annular space between them. The spokes
are secured between the ordinary rim and this inner rim.
To provide a connection between the hub upon the spindle and the inner rim
a number of indiarubber or other suitable bands are attached by suitable catches
or fastenings to the hub and to the inner rim. Also to ensure that the wheel
shall move with the spindle projecting rods on the hub engage in slots in the
inner rim. The slots allow of slight relative movement in the plane of rotation
but the rods do not admit of side movement.
The ordinary rim is preferably of steel having a suitably shaped tread and all
jerks during riding are taken up by the flexible bands at the centre without
being transmitted to the cycle and to the rider.
The spokes are preferably radial and attached at one side to the inner rim
and at the other to the outer rim.
In the event of a band breaking the others will take the strain until con-
venient to fit a new band which can readily be fitted in place.
Dated this 29th day of April 1899.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
ALFRED ROGERS, 17, Locksley Street, Burdett Road, Limehouse, E., Printer,
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 fol-
lowing statement:-
The wheel is provided with an inner rim, somewhat larger than the hub,

page_text: having an annular space between, to connect the inner rim with the hub a
number of elastic rings are employed, attached by hooks between inner rim and
hub, the inner rim is connected with the outer rim by spoke's in the ordinary
way. To ensure that the wheel shall move with the hub, the hub is provided
with four guide spindles working in slots in the inner rim so as to allow slight
relative movement in the plane of rotation, but without allowing any side
movement.
The wheel is provided with an inner rim Fig. A, of the accompanying draw-
ings, somewhat larger than the hub Fig. E, having an annular space between,
to connect the inner rim Fig. A, with the hub Fig. E, a number of elastic rings
Fig. C, are employed, attached by hook's Fig. F between inner rim Fig. A and
hub Fig. E, the inner rim Fig. A is connected with the outer rim Fig. D, by
spoke's Fig. H in the ordinary way, the tyre Fig. M is preferably of steel with
a rubber cover, to ensure that the wheel shall move with the hub Fig. E, the hub
Fig. E is provided with four guide spindle's Fig. B, working in slot's Fig. K
in the inner rim Fig. A, so as to allow slight relative movement in the plane of
rotation, but without allowing any side movement.
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. Fig. A The inner rim.
2. Fig. B The guide spindle's between hub and inner rim.
3. Fig. C The novelty of suspending the hub, from the inner rim, by elastic
4. Fig. M The steel tyre.
Dated this 10th day of May 1900.
ALFRED ROGERS.