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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
FRANKLIN M. TATUM, OF TENAHA, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF THREE-FOURTHS TO J. P.
CLEVENGER, OF NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS, AND ONE-FOURTH TO D. B. WOODS AND
H. E. NORRIS, OF SHELBY COUNTY, TEXAS.
VEHICLE-WHEEL.1,007,615.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Oct. 31, 1911.
Application filed May 25, 1909. Serial No. 498,292.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, FRANKLIN M. TATUM,
a citizen of the United States, residing at
Tenaha, in the county of Shelby and State
5 of Texas, have invented certain new and
useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels;
and I do hereby declare the following to be
a full, clear, and exact description of the in-
vention, such as will enable others skilled
10 in the art to which it appertains to make
and use the same.
My invention relates to improvements in
vehicle wheels, spindles and spindle box con-
structions, which improvements are appli-
15 cable to automobiles and vehicles generally.
The object of my invention is to provide
simple and inexpensive wheel hub, spindle
and spindle box constructions, which are ab-
solutely self-lubricating when assembled.
20 A further object is to prevent the en-
trance of dust or water to the inner bear-
ings, and prevent the escape of lubricating
oil from the inner bearings of the assem-
bled wheel hub, spindle and spindle box by
25 packing material, employed in such capac-
ity, as one of the component parts of my
invention.
A further object is to provide metal
hub casings, a sharp edged annular-flange
3o shouldered spindle, a horizontally-ribbed
spindle box, and a flanged end packing
sleeve, all of which are simple and inexpen-
sive, are readily assembled, and may be
made in sizes, weights and proportions as
35 are required, to be adapted for any kind of
vehicles or automobiles.
Other objects will appear in the detailed
description.
With these objects in view, my invention
40 consists in the construction and combina-
tion of parts, as hereinafter described and
claimed.
In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1
is a longitudinal section of a wheel hub con-
45 structed according to my invention. Fig.
2 is a cross section thereof. taken on the line
2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a. side view of the
spindle box. Fig. 4 is an end view of the
spindle box. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of a
50 modified form, showing the annular pack-
ing sleeve, the packing, and the locking nut,
but omitting the spring. Fig. 6 is an end
view of the locking nut.a represents the cylindrical portion of
axle, which is provided with a cylindrical 55
spindle portion b, which has its outer end
reduced and screw-threaded, as shown at c.
The spindle b may be made integral with
the axle a, or it may be made separate and
connected thereto by any means desired. 60
d represents the spindle nut that is adapt-
ed to be screwed on to the screw-threaded
portion c, and e represents a set-screw that
is adapted to pass through the spindle nut
d, and contact with or penetrate into the 65
screw-threaded end c of the spindle.
f represents the spindle shoulder, which is
a cylindrical extension on the spindle b,
which shoulder f is provided with a knife
edged annular flange extension g. This 70
knife edged extension g may be made in-
tegral with the spindle shoulder f, or it may
be made separate and connected thereto by
any means desired.
The special use of the set-screw e is to 75
secure the spindle nut d on to the screw-
threaded end c of spindle b, and thereby
prevent the nut d from being disengaged,
should the vehicle on which the wheel is
mounted be run backward. 80
Surrounding a portion of the axle a is a
packing sleeve h, which sleeve is screw-
threaded, as is shown at i, and said packing
sleeve h is also provided with an annular
flange or head j. The diameter of the sleeve 85
his slightly greater than the axle a, over
which it is designed to rotate.
Ic represents packing material, which may
be of wool, felt, cotton, fur, or similar mate-
rial, to prevent lubricating oil from leaking 90
out from the inner bearing parts of the as-
sembled wheel hub, spindle and spindle box,
and to prevent dust or water from entering
therein. The packing material ic is com-
pressed between the annular flange or head 95
j of the packing sleeve h, the end t of the
spindle box, and a spring 8 engaged by the
locking and packing nut q. The locking
and packing nut q is preferably made in
two parts, as shown in Fig. 6, and is adapt- 100
ed to be screwed on the screw-threaded por-
tion i of the sleeve A.
m represents the hub casing, having cen-
tral extensions n, between which spokes o
of the usual shape are fitted. The hub por- 105
tion of the spokes is enlarged as usual, and
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Tatum, Franklin M. Vehicle-Wheel., patent, October 31, 1911; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510078/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.