Brief Tire History
Posted on January 10, 2010
Filed Under Dunlop Tires, Interesting
On 10 June, 1846 an application was sent to a patent office. It said: “The essence of my invention lies in the application of elastic supporting surfaces around rims of the carriage wheels. The technology will allow to spend less energy to make them move as well as reduce the level of noise that they create.”
Robert William Thomson marked the era of tires by this invention. Since those times the tire has continued its victorious procession on the planet. In spite of the remoteness Thomson described the essence of his invention on an extremely high technical level. He not only described the design but also clearly determined the production technology.
Initially the tire rested upon the wooden rim with wooden spokes. The rim was reinforced by metal insertion. The tire itself consisted of layers of cloth drenched in rubber. The pieces of leather reinforced by metal rivets contacted with the road surface. The first specimens of tires showed substantial decrease of energy spent on the moving of carriages. The great plus was excellent comfort and high noiselessness of riding. All this determined further vector of the development of wheels for vehicles. Since then the design of the tires has been constantly changing.
Unfortunately after the death of the inventor in 1873 the design of Thomson was almost forgotten. In 1888 a common Scottish veterinarian John Dunlop applied pieces of garden hose and wide hoops for the three-wheel bicycle of his son. The result exceeded all expectations – the shaky carriage turned into reliable and comfortable vehicle.
The success inspired the inventor and 1890 he founded a company that manufactured rubber products. However, Dunlop forgot about the patent owners. The court made him leave the business. The small reward was the preservation of the company’s name.
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