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Chapter XXVIII: Section 35: Elastic Wheels

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Wheels with rubber tyres are the common form. Wheels with a loose flat tyre outside a fixed tyre and with various forms of springs inserted between the tyres. (See Springs, Section 80.)

=609. Huxley’s wheel,= with spring tyre and jointed spokes.

=610. Wheel with double tyres= and intermediate springs.

=611. Two plans of bent spoke, spring formation.=

=612. Two plans of bent spoke, spring formation.=

=613. Has an outer elastic tyre= and an inner rigid ring, to which the tension or compression springs are fixed.

=614 & 615. Sections of rubber tyres.=

Wheels are also made with rubber rings applied between the boss and
shaft so as to allow a limited amount of elasticity between the wheel
and axle.

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