New or Improved Method and Means of Applying the Brakes of Vehicles.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 25th May, 1893-Accepted, 1st July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Method and Means of Applying the Brakes of
Vehicles.
I, JAMES WALKER, of 66 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, North Britain, Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved method and means of applying the
brakes of vehicles, and has for its object to so construct the brake that it will be
controlled by the horse or horses.
The invention consists in having a lever, one end of which is pivoted to underside
of the fore carriage, and the other end is connected to the shoe. To the shoe there
is fixed a rod or chain which is connected to a bell crank lever which again is
connected to the axle or axle bearing. To the end of this bell crank lever there
is another rod or chain which is connected with the breech band. As the vehicle
is going down an incline, the weight by the force of gravity bears on the breech
band, and thus by means of the bell crank operates the brake.
In place of the bell crank as herein before described, I may have a continuous
rod or chain from the breech band to the shoc.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Method and Means of Applying the Brakes of
Vehicles.
I, JAMES WALKER, of 66 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, North Britain, Merchant,
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 :-
My invention relates to a new or improved method and means of applying the
brakes of vehicles, and has for its object to so construct the brake that it will be
controlled by the horse or horses.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect I have hereunto appended two explanatory sheets of drawings in the several
figures of which corresponding parts are marked with the same letters of reference.
Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my improvements applied to an ordinary
lorry.
Figure 2 is a similar view of a different modification.
My invention consists in having a lever A one end of which is pivoted to the
fore part of the vehicle at a, and the other end is connected to the shoe B. To
this shoe B there is fixed a rod or chain C which is connected to the middle of a
bar or lever D. This lever D is pivoted at its lower end d to the axle or axle-box
in any convenient manner. To the upper end of the lever D there is another
rod, chain or belt E which is connected with the horse's breech band F. As the
vehicle is going down an incline the weight by the force of gravity bears on the
breech-band, thus pulling forward the chain É and with it the lever D and rod C
to which the shoe B is connected, and so operating the brake.
In place of the lever D as herein before described, I may have one end of the
rod C connected to a pulley H, over which the rod, chain or belt E passes, one end
of this chain being connected to axle or axle-box, and the other to the breech band,

page_text: as seen more particularly in Figure 2. Or in place of the foregoing, I may have a
continuous rod or chain from the breech-band to the shoe.
Of course it is to be understood that the foregoing arrangement is applied to
each side of the vehicle.
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 :-
The method and means of applying the brakes of vehicles substantially, as
hereinbefore described.
Dated this 24th day of May 1893.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.