US2251063A - Resilient wheel - Google Patents

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July 29, 1941. w. w. LITTLE 2,251,063

ARESILIENT WHEEL Filed Jan. 2'7, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor A iiorney July 29, 1941'. w. w. LITTLE RESILIENT-WHEEL 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 27, 1941 In ventor eb sfer Warn Zf/f/e A iiorney Patented July 29, 1941 #54 2 UNITED "TNT 1;

I {RESIIIIENT WHEEL Webster Warn Little, National ,Park, N. J., as-

Signor of twenty-five per cent to Senga Merri V tries v sonlves, New York, N. Y. r I v V Application'January 27,1941,serialNasvazoe v b I 3Claims. (c1; 152 105) 1 Y L\ The present invention relates to new and'use Mounted between the inner portions of the ful improvements in resilient Wheels and has- 'for disks I is an annulus8 of suitable metal said its primary object to provide, in a manner as annulusbeing substantially U'-shaped in cross hereinafter set forthfa device of this character section. The annulus 8 is secured between the which is adapted to absorb road shock in a'ddi disks I by bolts 9. The annulus 8 has pressed tion to materially reducing the unsprung weight outwardly therein at circumferentially spaced of the vehicle. points; substantially concave apertured seats In Another very important object of the inventhe purposeof which will be presently set forth; tion is to provide a Wheel of the aforementioned slidably mounted between the outer portions character comprising what may be referred to of the disks I is a channel rin The S e as a floating rim mounting, the construction walls I2 of the channel'ring II are provided with and arrangement being such as to permit limited laterally offset outer portions I3. Mounted on circumferential as well as radial movement of the outwardly oifset portions I3 of the channel the rim and tire relative to the wheel. ring II and extending inwardly therefrom for Other objects of the invention are to provide sliding contact with the outer faces of the disks a resilient wheel of the character described I is a pair of fiat side rings I4. Mounted in the which will be comparatively simple in construe inner faces of the side rings I4 are packings I5 tion, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable which prevent the passage of foreign matter, in use, compact, light in weight, attractive in such as mud and water, between said side rings appearance and which may be manufactured at and the disks I. low cost. The channel ring II has formed therein, at 7 All of the foregoing and still further objects spaced points, circumferentially elongated openand advantages of the invention will become ings or slots I6 for alignment with the openings apparent from a study of the following specifica- I1 in the seats I'D. Passing through the opention, taken in connection with the accompanying ings I6 and I1 are bolts I8 which yieldingly condrawings wherein like characters of reference nect the channel ring II to the annulus 8. designate corresponding parts throughout the Threaded for adjustment on the inner end porseveral views, and wherein: tions of the bolts I8 are rounded nuts I9 which Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a reare rockably engaged in the concave seats l0. silient wheel constructed in accordance with the Coil springs 20 encircle the bolts I8 between the present invention, portions being broken away channel ring II and the annulus 8. Washers to expose the inner elements. 2| are mounted on the headed outer end portions" Figure 2 is a cross sectional view through a of the bolts I8. Mounted on the outer portions portion of the wheel, taken substantially on the of the bolts I8, between the washers 2| and the line 22 of Figure 1. channel ring II, are coil springs 22.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a portion of the Bolts 23 secure the side rings I4 to the offset floating channel ring. portions I3 of the channel ring I I. The periph- Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in section, eral portions of the elements I3 and I 4 are taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1. adapted to receive and support a demountable Figure 5 is a cross sectional view, taken subrim 24 which carries a pneumatic tire 25. Lugs stantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1. 26 are provided on certain of the bolts 23 for Figure 6 is an elevational view of a portion of retaining the demountable rim 24. one of the side rings, looking at the inner fac It is thought that the manner in which the inth r i vention functions will be readily apparent from a Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will consideration of the foregoing. As the wheel be seen that the embodiment of the invention travels over irregularities the channel ring II which has been illustrated comprises a pair of moves inwardly and outwardly, also circumferencomplemental disks I of suitable metal. The tially, between the disks I, said channel ring hedisks I have formed therein centrally located ing floatingly supported between the coil springs openings 2 which accommodate the portion 3 of 2!] and 22. The slots I6 through which the bolts a conventional hub 4. The disks I further in- I8 pass allow limited circumferential movement elude inwardly oiTset abutting flanges 5 which of the channel ring I I relative to the annulus 8, are removably secured to the hub 4 through the the rounded nuts I9 rocking in the seats II] when medium of studs 6 and nuts I, said flanges being such movement occurs. The openings I! are suf. apertured for the reception of the studs. ficiently large to permit movement of the bolts I8 in this manner. The tension of the coil springs 20 and 22 may be regulated as desired through the medium of the nuts l9.

It is believed that the many advantages of a resilient wheel constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A resilient wheel comprising a pair of spaced disks, a fixed annulus mounted between said disks and forming a brace for the disks, a channel ring having its base portion slidably mounted between the disks, bolts loosely connecting the channel ring to the annulus, coil springs mounted on the bolts between the channel ring and the annulus, coil springs mounted on the bolts between the outer ends thereof and the channel ring, and means for securing a rim on the outer edge of said channel ring.

2. A resilient wheel comprising a pair of spaced disks, means for securing said disks to a hub, an annulus fixed between the disks and forming a brace for the disks, a channel ring having its base portion slidably mounted between said disks, resilient means yieldingly connecting the channel ring to the annulus for radial and circumferential movement relative to the disks. the channel ring including outwardly projecting side walls comprising ofiset peripheral portions, side rings mounted on said outwardly offset peripheral portions and slidably engaged with the outer faces of the disks, and means for securing a rim on the channel ring and the side rings.

3. A resilient wheel comprising a pair of spaced disks, a fixed annulus mounted between said disks, substantially concave seats projecting outwardly from the annulus and having openings therein, a channel ring slidably mounted between the disks outwardly of the annulus, said channel ring having circumferentially extending slots therein, bolts passing through the openings and the slots, washers mounted on the outer end portions of the bolts, coil springs mounted on the bolts between said washers and the channel ring, coil springs mounted on the bolts between said channel ring and the annulus, rounded retaining nuts threaded on the inner end portions of the bolts and rockably engaged in the seats, and means for securing a rim on the channel ring.

WEBSTER WARN LITTLE.

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