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Vehicle-Wheel Tire (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel Tire

Patent for vehicle wheel tire made of spring steel which includes a mechanism to adjust "tensioning means that will be regulated in accordance with the load" (lines 23-27).
Date: June 26, 1917
Creator: McGehee, Tom S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spoke-Tightener (open access)

Spoke-Tightener

Patent for a spoke tightener that reduces the strain on the felly.
Date: June 4, 1912
Creator: Norton, John W.
System: The Portal to Texas History