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ether and hold the rim in place on the
'heel.
To remove the tire, the rim carrying the
tire should be removed from the felly-
5 band, which always remains on the wheel,
first disengaging from the felly-band, or
wheel, at the point opposite the valve stein.
The tire should thereupon be deflated, pro-
vided same is not already deflated. The
10 assembly, representing the tire and rim
should be raised from the floor, or ground,
a short distance, perhaps a foot, and hold-
ing the same with the part whereon the
valve stem is located uppermost, the joint
15 ci di should then be struck against the floor
and immediately the joint b' c will separate
radially permitting the parts of the rim to
drop out of the casing.
It is iot intended that the tapered inter-
20 locking blocks of the rim should wedge or
bind in the channel formed in the felly-
band blocks, and the skill of the mechanic
easily produces a construction which will
not have this effect.
25 I -have illustrated in the accompanying
drawing, and have described in the fore-
going description the best manner of con-
structing my invention now known to me;
but I do not consider that the said inven-
30 tion is necessarily limited to the particular
constructions illustrated, as modifications
may be made therefor and equivalent de-
vices substituted for those illustrated and
described within the limits of the appended
35 claims, without departing from my inven-
tion. -
I claim as my invention:-
1. A demountable rim composed of a plu-
rality of transversely divided separable see-
40 tions, locks between the ends of adjacent
sections, one of which permits relative ra-
dial movement of said sections, but pre-
vents relative lateral movement, and others
of which prevent relative movement of the
45 connected sections in any direction.
2. A demountable rim composed of a plu-
rality of transversely divided separable sec-
tions, locks between fhe ends of adjacent
sections and located on the inner wall of
5.0 said rim, one of which permits relative ra
dial movement of said sections but prevents
relative lateral movement, and others of
which prevent relative movement of the con-
nected sections in any. direction; and an in-
55 tegral felly band- adapted to receive said'
rim and means on the periphery thereof for
receiving said locks and securing the rim in
place on the said band and reliably holding
the sections thereof together.'
oo 3. A collapsible tire run comprising a plu-
rality of separable sections, and means'for
giving said rim temporary. stability com-prising blocks on the adjacent parts of the
respective sections, and locking joints be-
tween the blocks, one of said joints com- 65
prising a mortise and tenon so located with
respect to the adjacent rim joint that only
one of said parts.:overlaps the adjacent rim
section, permittit g relative radial movement
of said rim sections at said joint, but pre- 7'h
venting relative lateral 'iovemenit of said
sections, and the locking joints between the
other sections preventing relative radial or
lateral movement of the 'connected sections.
4.. A demountable tire rim constructed 75
of a plurality of separable sections and
means for assembling said sections compris-
ing blocks on the adjacent edges of the re-
spective sections and mortise joints between
adjacent blocks, the mortise and tenon in 80
one of said joints being so located with re-
spect to the adjacent rim joint that only
one of said parts overlaps the . ljacent rim
section and the mortises and tenons in the
other joints each adapted to overlap the ad- S;
jacent rim section.
5. A demountable tire i'im constructed of
three sections separable on transverse lin z.
one of which comprises approximately onu
half of the said rim., and the other two the 90
remainder, blocks on adjacent parts of the
respective sections and mortise joints be-
tween the blocks, the mortise and tenon in
one of said joints being so located with re-
spect to the adjacent rim joint that only r
one of said parts overlaps the adjacent rim
section, and the mortises.and tenons in the
other joints each adapted to oerlap the re-
spective adjacent rim section.
6. A demountable rimcomposed of a. pi-'
rality' of transversely divided separable- sec- 100
tions, projections on the inner.sides of said
sections adjacent the ends, the respective
projections adapted to engage with one an-
other and prevent relative lateral movement
of said sections, the projections for one set 105
of adjacent sections adapted to permit rela-
tive radial movement of said sections and
the projections for another set of adjacent
sections adapted to prevent relative radial
movement of said sections, a felly-band 110
adapted to receive said rim, and means on
the periphery thereof for receiving said rim
projections and securing the rim in place
on the said band and reliably holding the
.sections thereof together. - . 1 5
In witness whereof, I have hereunto
signed my name in the presence of two sub-
scribing witnesses.
CHARLES D. STEPHENS.
Witness s:
J. H. HART,
S. A. THIutJTsT.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents eah, by addressing the "Oommissioner of Patents,
Washingto, D. C."
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Stephens, Charles D. & Bachman, Joseph A. Demountable Rim and Felly Band, patent, May 1, 1917; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth858938/m1/4/?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.