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gaging the right and left hand screws of the
rotary head, and the sleeves on the latter
serve to brace, support, and strengthen the
tubular extension on the socket-piece and the
5 outer end of the tube; and, further, the sleeves
subserve the important and desirable pur-
pose of avoiding the openings or spaces which
would otherwise appear when the felly is ex-
panded by the right and left hand screw-
io stems. The tenon on the socket-piece pro-
vides a strong metallic support for the felly,
and the right and left hand screw-threaded
stems secure considerable expanding move-
ment by a partial revolution of the rotary
15 head, whereby a rapid tightening of the tire
is effected with the least possible manipula-
tions or movements of the head.
In practice the tire is placed in position
without being heated, and therefore the se-
20 rious objections arising from charring of the
felly are avoided. A partial rotation of time
rotary head for every spoke-say one-quarter
of a revolution-will expand the felly to bind
it firmly against the tire, and when by use or
25 other causes the tire becomes too large or the
felly too small another quarter-revolution of
of each rotary head will tighten the parts.
The screw-stems will stand in their adjusted
position, for the socket-piece and tube are
30 forced in reverse directions, and in the use of
the wheel the pressure is distributed upon
the two screw-stems, whereby the forces coun-
teract each other and the screws must stand
stationary. In assembling the parts I pass
35 the shank of the socket-piece between the
adjoining ends of the felly-sections, and for
this purpose the ends of the felly-sections are
each provided with a semicircular or half-
round hole, and consequently there are no
40 weakening perforations in the felly between
the spokes.
In my invention the holes originally formed
in the tire for the tenons correspond at all
times therewith,.and as the tire is never cut
t5 or shrunk it will not be necessary to form at
any time new holes in the tire or folly.IHaving thus described my invention, what
I claim is-
1. The combination of a non-rotating nut
having a tenon to engage a wheel-felly, a tube 50
having a non-rotating nut and adapted to en-
gage a wheel-spoke, and a rotary head hav-
ing right and left hand screw-threaded stems
rigidly projecting therefrom in opposite di-
rections and engaging the nuts for expanding 55
a felly to tighten a wheel-tire, substantially
as described.
2. The combination, with a screw-threaded
tire, folly, and spoke, of a socket-piece engag-
ing the felly,ascrew-threaded tube engaging 6c
the spoke, and a rotary head having right
and left hand screw-threaded stems rigidly
projecting therefrom in opposite directions
and engaging the socket-piece and tube, sub-
stantially as described. 65
3. The combination, with a tire, felly, and
spoke, of a tube rigid on the spoke and hav-
ing a screw-threaded orifice, a socket-piece
engaging the felly and containing a screw-
threaded orifice, and a rotary head provided 70
with oppositely-projecting right and left hand
screw-threaded stems and having sleeves
which overlie portions of the tube and socket-
piece, substantially as described.
4. The combination, with a tire, felly, and 75
spoke, of a socket-piece having a not and a
shank extending through the felly and pro-
vided with a tenon entering an orifice in the
tire, a tube having a nut and secured to the
spoke, and a rotary head having right and 80
left hand screw-threaded stems rigidly pro-
jecting therefrom in opposite directions and
engaging said nuts, substantially as de-
scribed.
In testimony whereof I have affixed mii sig- 85
nature in presence of witnesses.
JAMES A. ASIIHFORI).
\Witnesses:
G>EO. A. SCHOENERT,
J. 1W. 1BRADLEY,
FRANK SITDIAN.
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Ashford James A. Vehicle Wheel., patent, December 16, 1890; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172552/m1/3/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.