Improvements in Applying Breaks to the Wheels of Vehicles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Feb., 1894-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1894
· COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Applying Breaks to the Wheels of Vehicles.
I, JOSEPH PIMBLEY, of Gore House, Altear in the County of Lancaster,
Farmer, 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 :-
This invention has for its object the providing of mechanical means whereby
breaks may be applied to the wheels of vehicles by the action of the horse, or
other draught-beast, in setting back against that part of the harness known as the
breeching. This action is such as is usual when a horse is about to stop.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings:-
Figure 1 represents a plan of a lorrie, the boards forming the top having been
removed so as to show the under-framing.
Figure 2 represents a side elevation of a lorrie.
In Figures 1 and 2 a is a laminated spring fastened in its centre to the framing
of the lorrie. b is a bar sliding in the guides c and c¹ and carrying the break-
blocks d and d¹. Lugs or blocks e and e¹ are fastened to the upper side of the
bar b. f and f¹ are connections attached to the blocks e and e¹ and carried
thence, between the framing, to the fore part of the lorrie; then round the hinged
pulleys 9 and g³, fixed to the underside of the lorrie top; and round the hinged
pulleys and, fixed to the wheel carriage or truck; then along the shafts and
round the flat pulleys i and to the breeching I, to which they are hooked at k
and k; or, to which they are suspended if carried wholly round and meeting at l.
These connections may be partly formed of iron rod and partly of chain, or cord,
or other pliable material; or wholly of chain, or cord, or other pliable material;
but those parts passing round the hinged pulleys g, g', h and hand the flat
pulleys and must be of chain, or cord, or other pliable material. Provision
is made by hooks at m and m¹ for severing these connections when necessary; to
set or place the lorrie or wagon; to remove the shafts; or, for any other purpose.
In any vehicle provided with this appliance when a horse is about to stop the
connections and f1 will be tightened by the horse pressing against the breeching.
This tightening of the connections f and f1 will draw the bar b forward against
the action of the spring a until the break-blocks d and d' are in contact with the
wheels. Upon the connections being slackened the spring a will cause the bar b
to resume its normal position.
It is evident that other forms of springs may be used and that the arrangement
of the breaks and connections may be varied to suit different forms of vehicles.
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 I
claim is :-
1. In the application of breaks to the wheels of vehicles: the arrangement
connecting that part of harness known as the breeching to the breaks in such a
manner that the backing of the horse, or other draught-beast, against the breeching
shall cause the application of the breaks to the wheels; and the releasing of the
same by the action of a spring, substantially as described.
Dated this 7th day of February 1894.
WILLIAM W. LAVARACK,
Agent for Applicant.