. Modern mechanism, exhibiting the latest progress in machines, motors, and the transmission of power, being a supplementary volume to Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics . Fig. 8. Fig. 7.—Silvester tire. Fig. requiring the use of screws, bolts, or other fastenings. To protect the felloe from damage bycurb-stones, railway-tracks, etc., the tire has lateral rims or flanges, and the first-named flangesbind the felloe firmly together and prevent it from splitting. The whole arrangement of flanges also strengthens both tire and felloe, and prevents bend-ing or shrinking
. Modern mechanism, exhibiting the latest progress in machines, motors, and the transmission of power, being a supplementary volume to Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics . Fig. 8. Fig. 7.—Silvester tire. Fig. requiring the use of screws, bolts, or other fastenings. To protect the felloe from damage bycurb-stones, railway-tracks, etc., the tire has lateral rims or flanges, and the first-named flangesbind the felloe firmly together and prevent it from splitting. The whole arrangement of flanges also strengthens both tire and felloe, and prevents bend-ing or shrinking, thus effectuallv preventing the wheel from getting out of shape. Thill-Coiip/i»;:.—A novel form, made by the Instant Thill Coupling is shown inThe clips upon the axle have forwardly projecting lugs cou))led by a strong steel-bolt, which is embraced, in thespace between tiie lugs, by a ])airof semicircular jaws, one of thelatter being rigidly attached tothe shaft-end by bolts and clips,and tlie other pivotally connectedwitii the first, leaving a tliumb-lever projecting )/eyond tlie piv-ot so as to be etisily pressed uponto open the jaws in shiftingthills. Th
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