US506508A - Vehicle-wheel - Google Patents

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VEHICLE WHEEL.

Patented Oct. 10211893.

(No Model.)

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` lPatented Oct. 10, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUTHER C. JAQUES AND GEORGE F. KESTER, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 506,508, dated October 10, 1893.

Application filed .T une 30. 1893. Serial No. 479.286. (No model.)

To all whmn t Wttty concern:

Be it known that we, LUTHER C. JAoUEs and GEORGE F. KESTER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane, State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVheels; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of y the invention, such as will enable oth ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. A

This invention relates to metallic wheels for vehicles; and aims to provide a wheel of light construction which will be durable and interchangeable in its parts so that repairs may be readily eected.

The improvement consists of the novel features and the peculiar construction and combination of the parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and which are shown in the annexed drawings, in which- Y Figure l is a side elevation of a wheel embodying the invention. Fig.2 is a vertical section of the wheel on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a central section on the line X--X of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a cross section of the rim or felly on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a cross section of the hub on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3 looking to the right. Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the wheel on a larger scale, a portion of the rim, a spoke and the hub being broken away to show the details of construction. Fig. 7 is a cross section of the rim or felly on the line '7 7 of Fig. 9. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 3 on a larger scale, the lower portion being broken away. Fig. 9 is a detail View of a portion of the wheel taken on the same line as Fig. 2vbut on a larger scale. Fig. 10 is a View similar to Fig. 5 of one halfof the hub on a larger scale.

The hub proper is composed of three cases A, b and d of malleable cast iron. The inside part A is cast inV cylindrical form with two ribs c encircling it near the center about one inch in height forming the necessary space to receive the inner end of the spoke E. On either side of these ribs care longitudinal ribs c which extend outward to the ends of the hub and vary in height to support the outer shell. These longitudinal ribs c in addition to supporting and racing the outer shell strengthen the cylindrical partA thereby admitting of the casting being made light.

tween the ribs c c and the flanges b and d.

The spokes are preferably made of drawn steel tubing and gradually taper from the hub to the rim end, the outer end being made tapering and passing through corresponding tapering openings in the rim or felly.

The rim or felly is composed of a number of sections F. One end of each section is provided with a reducing Iiangefto enter the correspondingV end of the other section to form a rln joint a at the meeting or opposing end of the said section. The rim or felly is hollow, being of malleable cast iron. At the points where the spokes pass through the rim, the latter is cast with a tapering socketf to receive the tapering ends of the spokes. These sockets f are formed wholly within the side of the rim and embrace the sides of the tapering ends of the spokes and strengthen and brace the rim at the points where the spokes attach thereto.

The axle box G is of usual construction and is inserted within the cylindrical part A of the hub and is prevented from turning therein in any of the well known ways. end of the axle box is provided with a thread g to receive a nut Hwhich is screwed thereon to draw the axle box to place within the hub. The nut H is cup shaped and gives a finished appearance to the outer end of the hub.

The axle I is tubular and'provided a short distance from its end with a collar 'L' to engage with the inner ends of the axle box and limit the inward movement of the hub and is closed at its outer end, which end touches the inner side of a nut H. A tie bar J passes through the tubular axle and is threaded at its ends,

the latter projecting through the closed end The frontA IOO of the axle and through an opening in the nut H and receiving a nutj on the threaded end by means of which the wheel is held on the axle.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent, is-

l. In a wheel a hub composed of an inner cylindrical part A having annular ribs c c to receive the inner ends of the spokes, and having longitudinal rib c to strengthen and brace the said part A, and the outer shell made up. of the two parts b and d which are supported on the said rib, and which have langesb and d', respectively, at their inner ends to bear laterally against the side of the spoke, .substantially as set forth.

2. In a Wheel the combination of a-hub an l axle box passing through the huband having 5 its-outer endthreaded, a nut mounted on the threaded end of the axle box, a hollow axle,

and a tie bar vpassed through the said nut and having its end threaded to receive the small nut, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

3. The herein shown and described Wheel composed'ot a hub comprising sections, and constructed to receive the inner ends of the spokes, a tubular rim composed ofV sections Which have their ends held together by a socket joint, and having sockets which strengthen and brace the inner and outer walls, and tubular metal spokes having their innerends inserted in the hub and having their outer ends tenonedand inserted in the said socketin the'rim.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures in presen ce of` twowitnesses.

LUTHER C. JAQUES. GEORGE F. KESTER.

Witnesses:

P. J. DWYER, A. S. DIBBLE.l

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