Wheels and wheeling; an indispensable handbook for cyclists, with over two hundred illustrations (1892)
Porter, Luther Henry · Boston, Wheelman Company · leaf 309
of such sizes, as to enable the rubber,when pressure is applied, to retire within itself, insteadof spreading out over the rim. The tire is constructed as follows per section :There are air spaces, the remainder of section beingsolid rubber Best Para. When compressed, thesolid part acts as a… … Harford Spring and Cushion Tire. returning to their normal position. The large spacepermits deflection into it. The small spaces permitthe tire to deflect or be compressed within itself. It is said that the Heale patent pneumatic tire cannot burst, and can be repaired by anyone in a few
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