US Patent: 634,280
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Car Wheel
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Patentee:
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Jonathan B. West (exact or similar names) - Rochester, Monroe County, NY |
Manufacturer: |
Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Applied: |
Dec. 07, 1898 |
Granted: |
Oct. 03, 1899 |
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Joel Havens "Vintage Machinery" entry for West Tire Setter Co.
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Description: |
Claim:
The herein-described car-wheel, consisting of a metallic wheel-body provided with outwardly-flaring bevels on its outer edge, one on each side, and a continuous rolled tire, provided with two flanges on the inside, said tire being contracted by hydraulic pressure to fit saidl body, and the flanges on the inner part of the tire being bent inwardly to engage with the bevels on the wheel-body, whereby the amount of pressure exerted upon the tire for contracting it upon the periphery and sides of the wheel-body may be regulated with exactness. |
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