Improvements in Brakes for Railway Vehicles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th June, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 4th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 27th May, 1899
Improvements in Brakes for Railway Vehicles.
We, JAMES HOPLE, of 696, Ashton Old Road, Higher Openshaw, Manchester,
Watch Maker and Jeweller, and JAMES WILLIAM BICKLEY, of 24, Egerton Street,
Iligher Openshaw, Manchester, Waggon Builder, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows; —
The object of this invention is the construction of a biake for railway vehicles
which may be applied to oi released from at both sides of the vehicle
In carrying out our invention we mount upon the ordinary brake shaft at or
nea one end the usual brake lever and at or near the other end we mount a cam
which is designed to be engaged by a cam depending from a brake lever by means
of a stud or short shaft and alongside such ordinary brake shaft we mount a second
shaft and from both ends of such second shaft we extend lifting levers to engage
with the brake levers as hereinafter described one of such lifting levers being
provided with adjustment for the purpose of regulating the lifting of the brake
leavers occasioned by the weaning of the biake blocks
The action of this combination is as follows.
Upon the depression of one of the usual brake levers the brake is applied in the
usual manner but if it is desired to release the brake from the opposite side of
the vehicle the lever at that side will be depressed when the first action is to lift
the brake lever first depressed by means of the lifting levers and so release the brake
but upon the depression of such lever being continued the brake 18 again applied
and so it will be seen that the brake can at all times be applied or released from
either side of the vehicle to which these improvements are applied.
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GH RICHMOND,
For Applicants
We, JAMES HOPLEY, of 696, Ashton Old Road, Higher Openshaw, Manchester,
Watch Maker and Jeweller, and JAMES WILLIAM BICKLEY, of 24, Egerton Street,
Higher Openshaw, Manchester, Wagon Builder, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same 18. to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement..
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The object of this invention is the construction of a brake for railway vehicles
which may be applied to or released from at both sides of the vehicle.

page_text: The drawing illustrates so much of an open wagon as is necessary with our
improvements applied thereto and Fig 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a plan
like letters are used in both views to denote like parts
In carrying out our invention we mount loosely upon the ordinary biake shaft A
at or near one end the usual brake lever 1 and also the cam which cam is
designed to be engaged by the cam 1) actuated by a brake lever mounted upon
the stud on short shaft and alongside the shaft Awe mount a second shaft G
and from both ends of such second shaft G we extend lifting levers II and I to
engage with the brake levels as hereinafter described the lifting lever H being
provided with the quadrant adjustment J for the purpose of regulating the levers
when the biake blocks K have become worn And the shaft A is provided with
the clutch projection Q (more clearly seen in the enlarged view Fig 3) which
clutch projection Q 18 designed to be engaged by the projection on the boss of
the lever B as hereinafter described L are the lever guards and N are the rests.
The action of this combination 18 as follows. Upon the depression of
one of the brake levе16 8ay B the brake 19 applied in the usual
manner by the projection R engaging with the clutch projection Q and by
such lever B may be released in the usual manner but if it is desued to release
the brake from the opposite side of the vehicle the lever E would be lifted (and so
cause the catch O to engage the lever B) from the rest and depressed when the
first action is to lift the lever B (the clutch projection Q disengaging the projec-
tion R) by means of the lifting levers I and H into its rest and disengage the
catch O and so release the brake when the lever E would be put back into its
iest, but if the lever E should be further depressed or let go the brake would again
applied the clutch projection Q leaving the projection R during this motion. It
will be obvious that the action is the same at both sides of the vehicle therefore
the brake may be applied or released at either side and it will also be seen that
both brake levers B and E are right handed As the blocks K become woin the
leveis B and E will fall lower consequently the quadiant J becomes necessary so
as to lower the catches O and P' on the lifting levers H and I
Having now particularly descubed and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim 18.—
purposes
Firstly. The lifting levers H and I with the quadrant J as and for the
hereinbefore described and illustrated on the accompanying diawing
Secondly. The shaft G stud F and cams C and D as and for the purposes herein-
before described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing
Dated this Third day of March 1899.
G. H. RICHMOND,
For Applicants.