Improvements in Hand Brakes for Railway Wagons and other similar Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 29th May, 1896-Accepted, 4th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SP
CATION.
Improvements in Hand Brakes for Railway Wagons and other
similar Vehicles.
I, VICTOR ISIDORE FEENY, of "Abbotsford". Coventry Park, Streatham S. W.,
Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in hand brakes for railway
wagons and other similar vehicles, and has for its object to provide mechanism in
connection with hand-brakes, whereby the latter can be readily operated from both
sides, or from either side of the wagon or other vehicle as may be required.
It consists in the arrangement underneath and transversely to the wagon-frame,
of a lever, of which one end is attached to the ordinary hand-lever of the existing
brake fitted upon the wagon or, other vehicle, in such a manner as to enable the
said hand-lever to be raised or depressed by means of the transverse lever from the
opposite side of the wagon to that on which the existing hand-lever is situated, and
thereby to apply the brake blocks to the wheels from whichever side circumstances
may render more convenient, the same action of the brake being also performed
by compound cross-levers when preferred.
This transverse lever is fulcrumed near the middle of its length in a suitable
support or bracket secured to the underframing, and its shorter arm is attached by
means of suitable link connections to the ordinary hand-lever of the brake, the
arrangement being such that by raising the longer end of the cross-lever the
existing hand-lever will be forced down, and the brake blocks thereby applied to
the wheels. Ou the side of the wagon on which the existing hand-lever is situated,
the brakes when applied are kept in that position by means of a rack engaging the
lever and retaining it in the tight position so as to prevent it from rising again,
when depressed, until it is released by the brakesman or shunter. To enable the
locking of the lever to be effected also on the opposite of the wagon, I arrange a
suitable rack on that side to engage the long end of the cross-lever and to secure
it in the raised position until liberated by hand, by which arrangement the brakes
can be kept applied as long as may be required. To release the brakes from the
wheels, pressure is exerted upon either the cross-lever or the ordinary hand-lever
in the direction required for applying the, brakes, whereupon the rack will be
caused to disengage itself. from the lever and the brakes will come off from the
wheels.
By the above described improved arrangement of brake mechanism the brakes
can with equal facility be applied or released from either side of the wagon, or
when applied and secured on one side they can be released from the other side, as
required.
Dated this Wifteenth day of January 1896
VICTOR I. FEENY.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hand Brakes for Railway Wagons and other
similar Vehicles.
1, VICTOR ISIDORE FEENY of "Abbotsford" Coventry Park, Streatham,
London, Consulting Engineer, 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 certain improvements in and connected with hand brakes
for railway wagons and other similar vehicles and has for its object to provide
mechanism in connection with hand brakes whereby the latter can be readily
operated from both sides or from either side of the wagon or other vehicle as may
be required, and also permit the opening and closing of bottom doors.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrating my invention,
Figure 1, is a side elevation of a wagon fitted with the ordinary band brake
arrangement as at present in use with my brake improvement added.
Figure 2 is a transverse section shewing the arrangement of the cross-lever one
end of which is attached to the ordinary long hand brake lever, also the swinging
racks for engaging both levers.
Figure 3 illustrates an arrangement of compound cross-levers in lieu of the
single cross lever for operating the ordinary hand lever.
A, is a cross lever arranged underneath the wagon frame and supported by the
bracket E to which it is pivotted.
The short end of this cross lever A is connected to the present long hand brake
lever N at the point D by the link C. I is a swinging rack for engaging the long
hand lever N when the brake has been thereby applied and F is a swinging rack
hinged to the bracket G for engaging and holding the end of the cross-lever A
when the brake has been applied by that lever.
H is the guard for the ordinary long hand lever. J is a handle of which the
function is hereinafter described which also forms a balance weight to throw back
the swinging rack I when it is disengaged from the long hand lever N and M is a
similar device which throws back the swinging rack F when it is disengaged from
the cross lever A. B is a tooth, stud or projection formed on or secured to the
cross lever A and shaped so as to engage with the notches in the swinging rack F,
and there is also a like tooth, stud or projection K formed on the long hand lever N
for engaging with the notches in the swinging rack 1.
In operation, to apply my improved brake from the side of the wagon where the
present hand brake is now arranged the long haud lever N is forced down in the
usual way as far as the pressure against the wheels will allow it to go, when and
where it is held by the notched rack I which is brought forward on to the top of
the long lever at K by raising the weighted handle J.
To take off or release the brake from the wheels the long lever N is forced
down slightly whereupon the notched rack I automatically falls back from off the
lever N by the action of the balance weight J and thus releases the lever N which
is then free to be raised up to its original position or place of rest.
To apply the brake from the other side of the wagon the end of the cross lever A
is lifted, which forces down the long hand lever N and when tight up it is held in
that position by raising the weighted handle M which causes the notched rack F
to be brought forward so as to engage with tooth, stud or projection B on the
lever A.
To take the brake off from this side of the wagon the end of the cross lever A is
lifted sufficiently to disengage the stud B from the notched rack F whereupon the
rack is immediately caused to fall back clear of the lever by the action of the
balance weight M and the lever A. fails to its original position or place of rest.

page_text: In the arrangement shewn in Figure 3, the compound levers O and P are
attached to the wagon framing in a similar manner to the cross lever A and
connected one with the other by a link Q; the longer end of the lever P being
connected to the long hand lever N at the same point D by the link C in a similar
manner to that above described.
The compound levers O and P accomplish the same purpose as the cross lever A
but the motion of the outer end of the lever O is the opposite to that of the lever A.
and therefore the same as that of the lever N; that is to say, to apply the brake.
this lever must be pressed down, and to take of the brake it must be lifted up,
being held in position on or off in the same manner and by the same device as the
lever A.
To ensure the brake blocks being clear of the wheels after the brake has been
released either the long hand brake lever N is placed in the hook L or the tooth,.
stud or projection on the lever A is placed in a notch formed at the bottom of the
rack F these being in their places of rest according to which side of the wagon.
the brake may have been released or taken off.
It will be observed that the working parts by which my improvements are-
obtained are arranged as shewn on the drawings so as to be clear of the bottom.
and side doors when they are open and to permit their free use.
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 combination, the long hand brake lever N having a tooth K, the pivotted
cross lever A provided with a tooth B, the weighted hinged swinging rack I J
and F M provided with notches L L¹ the connecting link C for the purpose of
operating the long hand brake lever, as described and illustrated on the accompanying
sheet of drawings.
2. In combination, the long hand brake lever N having a tooth K the pivotted
compound levers P and O connected together by means of the link Q and furnished
with a tooth B, the connecting link C the hinged swinging racks IJ and FM
provided with notches L L for the purposes and as described with reference to-
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of May 1896.
VICTOR I. FEENI,
Applicant.