Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1895 — A NEW ELASTIC TIRE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A NEW ELASTIC TIRE.

It la Not for Bicycles, but for Vehicles of Every Kind. It was the general use of the pneumatic tire on bicycles, no doubt, that suggested an elastic tire for vehicles of every kind. The accompanying cut shows a tire of this nature, which has Just been patented by a man in Kansas. This device is made of spring wire, and, of course, it is not to be inflated as the rubber tires are. It has a neatly fitting base section for the felloe, and its outer surface expands under the pressure of contact with the ground. The rod shown in the central recess of

the outer surface is intended to hold the tire firmly and compactly in place. If desired, the tire may be wholly or partially covered with rubber, leather or any similar material.

TIRE FOR VEHICLES.