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Patented August 30, 1904.
UNITED
STATES
PATENT OFFICE.
JAMES HENRY WHITE, OF SUNSET, TEXAS.
WHEEL.SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 768,889, dated August 30, 1904.
Application filed March 30, 1904. Serial No. 200,784. (No model.)To all whom it imcuy concern:
Be it known that I, JAMES HENRY WHITE,
a citizen of the United States, residing at Sun-
set, in the county of Montague, State of Texas,
5 have invented certain new and useful Improve-I
ments in Wheels; and I do hereby declare the
following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip-
tion of the invention, such as will enable oth-
ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to
to make and use the same.
This invention relates to vehicle-wheels, and
more particuhlrly.to that class made of wood,
the object of the invention being to provide a
construction which will permit of supplying.
15 oil to those parts that are liable to become
loose as a result of shrinking from drying of
the parts to prevent such drying and conse-
quent loosening.
A further object of the invention is to pro-
20 vide a construction which will be simple and
efficient and will not materially increase the
cost of the wheel.
In the drawings forming a portion of this
specification, and in which like numerals of
25 reference indicate similar parts in the several
views, Figure 1 is a section through a wheel
in a plane including the axis of the wheel.
Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the box-
ing of the hub.
30 Referring now to the drawings, the present
wheel comprises a hub 5, in which are engaged
spokes 6, which are engaged at their outer
ends in the felly 7, said parts being of wood
and the hub having at its ends the usual re-
35 taining- bands 8. Engaged in the hub is a
metal boxing 9 of tubular form to receive the
usual spindle on which the hub rotates, this
boxing being provided with a circumferential
groove 10, which lies in line with the spokes,
40 so that the recesses in which the spokes are
engaged will communicate with this groove
when the boxing is in place. The end por-
tions of the boxing fit the ends of the hub
snugly to prevent leakage of any liquid thatI
45 may be contributed to the chamber that is
formed by the groove. The object of thechamber formed by the groove 10 is to hold
oil, so as to wet the inner ends of the spokes
6 and prevent such shrinkage of the spokes as
would cause them to loosen in the hub.
To provide for supplying oil or other liquid
to the chamber, .a passage 11 is formed longi-
tudinally through one end of the boxing and
through one end wall of the groove or cham-
ber, and the liquid may be poured through
this passage, after which the.passage is closed
by means of a screw or other style of plug
12. As an additional means for supplying liq-
uid to the chamber a passage 14 is formed ra-
dially of the hub and communicates with the
chamber, said passage having a suitable clo-
sure 15 for preventing egress of liquid. A
liquid-holding chamber 20 is also formed in
the periphery of the felly by forming a cir-
cumscribing groove or channel 21 therein, and
in the inner face of the tire 22 is formed a
groove or channel which registers with that
in the periphery of the felly. The tire hugs
the felly so closely as to prevent leakage of
liquid therebetween, and oil or other liquid is
supplied to the chamber 20 through an open-
ing 24, formed in the tire and which is pro-
vided with a screw-plug 25, which lies flush
with the face of the tire when the plug is in
its seat. By this means both ends of the spokes
are wetted, and loosening of the spokes in both
the hub and felly is prevented.
It will be noted that the chamber in the hub
extends part way into the wood of the hub,
this being accomplished by forming a chan-
nel or groove in the inner face of the hub, it
being understood, however, that either the hub
or the boxing may be grooved, or both may be
grooved, as preferred.
What is claimed is-
1. A wheel comprising a hub having a box-
ing therein, and having an oil-holding cham-
ber between the boxing and the inner face of
the hub and a filling-passage communicating
therewith, a closure for the filling-passage,
and spokes engaged in the hub with their in-
ner ends exposed to the oil in the chamber.50
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9o. No. 7E8,889.
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White, James Henry. Wheel, patent, August 30, 1904; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509419/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.