Improvements in Brakes for Vehicles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 30th May, 1890-Accepted, 5th July, 1890
זומזח‘רד גדם
Improvements in Brakes for Vehicles.
I, HENRY WELLS of Sandfield Terrace, Guildford, in the County of Surrey, Agent,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement thereof that is to say :-
This invention relates to improvements in brakes for vehicles or carriages used on
common roads and has for its object to provide a simple and efficient apparatus which
shall at the same time be more durable than those hitherto in use.
For this purpose I provide two blocks which when the brake is put on are brought
into contact with the periphery of a portion of the nave or boss of the wheel of the
vehicle, one of the said blocks bearing against the front part of the nave whilst the
other bears against the back part thereof. These brake blocks are preferably formed
of wood and are each carried in a bracket or frame suspended beneath the carriage
axle. The inner ends of these brackets are so formed as to clutch or interlock with
one another, the end of one bracket being constructed with a recess and an inclined
part, and the end of the other with a projection which enters the aforesaid recess
formed in the first named bracket. The aforesaid brackets are suspended from the
axle of the vehicle by means of rols or bars which are connected to a plate to which
the brackets are pivoted. One of the brackets is provided with a lever suspended
from the frame of the vehicle and connected with the front-part thereof so-as-to-be
readily operated by the driver. By means of this lever the brackets are tilted on their
pivots so as to bring the blocks into contact with the nave of the wheel.
And in order that my said invention may be more fully understood I will proceed
to describe the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved brake shewing a portion of the nave in
section.
Fig. 2 is an end view of the nave and brake, and
Fig. 3 is a plan of the brake and its suspending rods or bars.
a u are the two brake blocks carried in frames or brackets 6 b¹, being secured
thereto by studs or bolts c. d is the nave of the wheel of the vehicle around a portion
of which the brake blocks are made to bear when the brake is applied. The bracket
is provided on its inner end with a recess e and an inclined portion e¹ and the bracket b¹
is formed with a projecting part f similar in shape to the recess e so as to enter
therein and keeps the brackets interlocked in such a manner that as one is tilted it
likewise tilts the other and applies both blocks to the periphery of the nave. 9 glare
two curved rods or bars connected at one end by plates to the axle i of the
carriage, their other ends being connected to a plate 2 to which brackets bare
pivoted by the bolts c. k is a lever pivoted at to the outer end of the bracket 61
and suspended at 2 to the frame of the vehicle. This lever is connected by a rod to
the front part of the vehicle whereby the driver can conveniently operate the brake.
In order to apply the latter the bracket is tilted as shewn in dotted lines, Fig. 1, by
means of the said lever kits projection forcing down the inner end of the bracket b,
and likewise tilting such bracket, thereby causing the brake blocks a a¹ to firmly grip
the periphery of the nave d. Upon the lever being released the brackets resume
their normal horizontal position and the blocks a a' are brought out of contact with
the periphery of the nave.
Fig. 4 shews a section of a vehicle with the brake in the position it occupies when
withdrawn from the wheel.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is..
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The improved brake arranged, constructed and operating substantially as herein-
before described and shewn in the accompanying sheet of drawings and for the purpose
set forth.
Dated this 30th day of May 1890
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.