Improvements in Brakes for Cycles and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 18th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 2nd May, 1896;
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brakes for Cycles and the like..
I, DAVID FOULIS, of 132 Acomb Street, Greenheys, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as.
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in brakes for cycles and the like and
particularly to those cycles which have pneumatic or solid rubber tyres, and the
chief object of my improvements is to provide a brake which will not cut the rubber
of the tyre.
I accomplish this object by mounting on the brake lever instead of an ordinary
brake block, a friction roller preferably a concave roller to fit over the convex tyre.
and with either a plain, roughened or corrugated surface of any suitable material..
To obtain the requisite frictional resistance I apply bands, pads or any other suitable
and convenient device to form a brake for the friction roller so as to check its.
rotation when brought into contact with the revolving tyre.
Dated this 17th day of June 1895.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,.
Agents for Applicant.
Improvements in Brakes for Cycles and the like.
I, DAVID FOULIS, of 132 Acomb Street, Greenheys, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, 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 improvements in brakes for cycles and the like and
particularly to those cycles which have pneumatic or solid rubber tyres, and the
chief object of my improvements is to provide a brake which will not cut the rubber-
of the tyre.
I accomplish this object by mounting on the brake lever instead of an ordinary
brake block, a friction roller preferably a concave roller to fit over the convex tyre.
and with either a plain, roughened or corrugated surface of any suitable material
and obtain the requisite frictional resistance substantially in the manner hereinafter
described with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Fig. 1 is a side sectional view of my improved brake fitted to the steering pillar
of a cycle, and
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the brake.
In the drawings, a represents the steering pillar, shown in dotted lines, and ba.
portion of the tyre of the front wheel; to the pillar a is secured a clip c and to this.
clip is pivoted at c¹ one end of a double bracket d. The other end of the double
bracket d is forked to receive a spindle e on which are secured two rubber friction
discs set at any convenient distance apart to form a concave friction roller. To
the bracket dat d¹ is pivoted a bracket g with a rubber or other brake block g¹
which lies between the discs fand near to an enlargement e' on the spindle e.
The

page_text: bracket g is slotted at g² to receive a screw h in a link ¹ which is connected by a
rod i to the ordinary or any convenient brake lever, not shown.
Fig. 1 represents the brake in action with the rubber brake block gl bearing
upon the enlargement e¹ of the spindle e, the rod i having been depressed thus
forcing the block g¹ on to the enlargement e¹ and applying the roller f to the
tyre b, and so checking the speed of the cycle. When the brake handle is
released the usual spring acting on the brake lever or any equivalent raises the
bracket and the roller from the front wheel of the cycle.
By slackening the screw and moving it nearer to or further from the centre of
the spindle e the power of the brake on the surface e¹ can be increased or decreased
as desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination with the friction roller f, of the brake block g' acting on the
surface e¹ and carried in a bracket connected adjustably to a rod operated by the
brake lever all substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 17th day of March 1896.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17 St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicant.