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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM N. ALLAN, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
VEHICLE-WHEEL.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented May 18, 1920.
Application filed August 8, 1919. Serial No. 316,162.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, WILLIAM N. ALLAN,
a citizen of the United States, residing at
San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and
5 State of Texas, have invented new and use-
ful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels, of
which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to vehicle wheels,
and particularly to a tire therefor. The
10 present invention embodies features of im-
provement relatively to the construction of
the tires disclosed in my pending applica-
tion, Serial No. 159,702, filed April 4, 1917,
and my United States Patents Nos. 1,290,033
15 and 1,297,052, patented January 7, 1919 and
March 11, 1919, respectively, and one of the
applications Serial No. 316,163, executed
and filed of even date herewith. As in my
previous tire structures disclosed by the fore-
20 going applications and patents, one of the
objects of the present improvement is to
dispense with all fastening bolts, rivets, or
other penetrating devices in so far as prac-
ticable, and particularly in connection with
25 that part of the tire which carries the tread
device, and thereby avoid weakening the
parts of the tire as much as possible and to
facilitate the assemblage of the tire members
in strong operative relation. In the pres-
3o ent tire construction, flat springs extending
in transverse directions equally on opposite
sides of a demountable rim are employed
and connect with tire-supporting clips or
holding devices extending upwardly and
35 outwardly within a solid tire device and
providing a chamber or space in which the
springs are free to operate without liability
of breakage and with sensitive resilient
action. The springs are so arranged as to
40 work freely in any direction and compen-
sate for side stress as well as angular posi-
tions to accommodate variations in the road
surface over which the wheel bearing the
tire may move.
45 The invention consists in the preferred
construction and arrangement of the several
parts which will be more fully hereinafter
described and claimed.
In the drawings:
50 Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheel em-
bodying the features of the invention.
Fig. 2 is a transverse central section of
the improved wheel.
Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of a
55 portion of the wheel and tire on an en-
larged scale,Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a portion of
a wheel embodying the improved tire and
showing the latter partially in longitudinal
section. 60
Fig. 5 is a detail edge elevation of one of
the tire device supporting clips.
Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the clip
shown by Fig. 5.
Figs. 7 and 8 are respectively a plan view 65
and an edge elevation of one of the- flat
springs.
Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of one
of the spring securing heads or nuts.
The numeral 5 designates a wheel embody- 70
ing a hub 6 and spokes 7 radiating from
the hub to the felly 8 and provided with a
metal rim 9 having a beveled side edge 10
projecting outwardly, the opposite side edge
being struck inwardly at an angle, as at 11, 75
and continued into a flange 12 extending
over a portion of one side of the felly and
held fixed to the latter. The felly, as shown,
is preferably made of wood, but it is obvious
that it could be constructed of metal and 80
have the periphery thereof shaped to corre-
spond to the contour of the rim 9. In other
words, the felly and the rim may be made
in either one or two parts, the metal rim 9,
as shown, obviating wear on the felly when 85
the latter is constructed of wood. The
wheel is also provided with a removable rim
13 which is channeled or made hollow, as at
14, and is held on and surrounds the fixed
rim 9, the base of the rim 13 being formed 90
with opposite bevels as at 15 and 16, the
bevel 15 snugly fitting upon the enlarged
beveled side edge 10 of the rim 9 and the
bevel 16 cooperating with the downward
bevel 11 of said rim 9 to form a seat 17 in 95
which a locking or keying ring 18 is remov-
ably held by flange collars or washers 19 en-
gaged by bolts, 20 extending through the
felly 8, the washers 19 being held in snug
engagement with the ring 18 as shown by 100
Fig. 3 through the medium of nuts 21. It
will therefore be understood that the rim 13
together with the improved tire organiza-
tion of which it forms a part may be readily
withdrawn from or applied over the felly 8 105
and rim 9 of the wheel 5 and when in ap-
plied position will be positively held against
displacement or loose movement. The outer
edge of the removable rim 13 is formed con-
vex, as at 22, and at intervals screw studs iio
project from the center of the said rim, as
at 23, and are formed with smooth stems 241,340,592.
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Allen, William N. Vehicle-Wheel, patent, May 18, 1920; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1259052/m1/3/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.