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the outer ends of the follower sleeves 9,' said.
seats being formed with depressions 15 for
the reception of ears 12 upon the followers
9. The ears 12 are thus enabled to obtain a
5 secure hold upon the complemental felly ele-
ments 20 for the purpose of preventing sepa-
ration thereof. The pressure of the fol-
lower 9 against the seats 15 has a toggle
action and tends to laterally expand the
1o outer edges 20a of the felly elements into a
firm engagement with the inwardly extend-
ing side flanges 18 of the rim 1.
The wedge blocks. 13 are formed with in-
clined sides 13 adapted to cooperate with the
1 correspondingly inclined ends 20b of the folly
elements to force the flly sections apart
and radially expand the folly into a tight
engagement with the rim 1. It will also be
observed that the inclined sides 13 of the
20 wedge blocks are formed with ribs 16 which
are adapted to engage grooves 17 in the va-
rious felly elements 20 to produce an inter-
locking connection therewith and prevent
spreading of the felly elements at the ends
25 of the segmental folly sections. Each of the
wedge blocks 13 is formed with a central
opening 13b to receive the corresponding
spindle 6 and these wedge blocks are di-
vided longitudinally into the complemental
3 and interchangeable sections 13, said see-
tiois being' formined in their inner faces with
depressiohis 15 adapted to be engaged by the
ears 12 of the follower sleeve 9, while the
outer faces of the sections are beveled at 19
35 so that the pressure of the follower sleeve
will tend to laterally expand the wedge block
into engagement with the side flanges 18 of
the rim 1.
In assembling the wheel the clamping
40 nuts 8 are screwed inwardly upon the
threaded spindles 6, the tire I placed loosely
in position, and the various folly elements
20 and wedge blocks 13 assembled in posi-
tion within the rim. The nuts 8 are then
screwed outwardly and the follower sleeves
9 caused to forcibly engage the seats 15 of
the elly sections and the inner faces of the
wvedge blocks 13. As the wedge blocks are
forced outwardly the felly is radially ex-
5o pancded into a firm engagement with the rim
1, and the pressure of the follower sleeves
serves to laterally expand 'the bases of both
the felly sections' and the wedge blocks into
engagement with the flanges 18 of the rim,
5 thereby providing a very rigid construction.
The springs 7 lock the clamping nuts 8
against accidental rotation, so that there is
no danger of the wheel working loose under
the action of the constant vibration to which
Go it is subjected when in use. Should any
part of the wheel become broken or dam-
aged, it can be easily repaired or replaced
by a new part, without dismounting the en-
tire wheel. It will also be obvious that any
65 necessary repairs or alterations can be madeWith the use of an ordinary wrench, and
that the services of a blacksmith are quite
unnecessary.
A slight modification is shown by Fig. 7,
in which the rim 1 is shown as provided with 7
outwardly projecting side flanges 30 for en-
gagement with a rubber tire 31. In all other
respects the construction and inanner of
operation is identical with that just de-
scribed. 75
The parts are preferably constructed so
that the wedge blocks 13 are spaced from
the rim and prOject'slightly inwardly from
the felly sections when- the wheel is new.
This allows for forcing the wedge blocks g
farther out as may become necessary owing
to wear and shrinkage of the parts after the
wheel has been in use fo a considerable
period of time.
having thus described the invention, 85
what I claim as new and desire to secure by
Letters Patent, is:
1. A wheel including' a rim, segmental
felly sections divided longitudinally to form
complemental felly elements, wedge blocks og
between the felly sections, and means for
forcing the wedge blocks and folly sections
outwardly and holding the folly elements to-
gether..
2. A Vheel including a rin, segmental e
felly sections divided longitudinally to form
complemental felly elements, wedge blacks
interposed between the ends of the felly see-
tions and having an interlocking connection
with the felly elements to prevent spreading 100
of the latter, and means for forcing the
wedge blocks outwardly.
3. A wheel including a rim, segmental
folly sections divided longitudinally to form
complemental felly elements, wedge blocks X05
fitted 'between the ends of the segmental
felly sections and also divided longitudi-
nally, the wedge block sections having an in-
terlocking connection with corresponding
felly elements, and means for forcing the 11o
wedge blocks outwardly and holding the
sections theieof together.
4. A wheel including a rim, segmental
folly sections divided longitudinally to form
complemental felly eleents, seats. being 115
provided on the inner faces of the folly see-
tions, wedge blocks fitted between the ends
of the felly sections spokes, spindles pro-
jecting from the spokes, followers: slidable
on the spindles aid arranged for engage- 120
ment with the wedge blocks and seats of the
folly sections, means upon the followers for
engaging the complemental elements of each
felly section to hold them together, and
means for forcing the followers outwardly 125
on the spindles.
5. A wheel including a rih, segmental
fell sections divided longitudinally to form
complemiental folly elements, sets. being
provided upon the inner faces of the seg- 1302
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Vogler, Frank Clampett. Vehicle-Wheel., patent, October 9, 1917; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth854123/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.