An Improved Brake for Locomotive or other Engines, or any Wheeled Vehicle, by Means of which may be
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1899-Accepted, 31st Oct., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Brake for Locomotive or other Engines, or any Wheeled
Vehicle, by Means of which the Force required to Bring the
Vehicle to a Stand-still may be Utilised to Set it again in Motion,
THOMAS BROWN, Chemists' Assistant, 186, Wellington Street, Bradford, Man-
chester, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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The wheels "A" and "B" Figure 1, are connected with levers controlled
by the driver as in the ordinary brake, and may be thrown into gear or out
again as required. When not in action these wheels rest over the centre por-
tion of wheel C." Attached to the under surface of "C" with its centre
fixed to platform "F," is a spring "H" enclosed in case "K," Figure 2, (the
strength determined by the weight of the vehicle, the rate of travelling etc.)
To pull the vehicle up A is thrown into gear with "C," thus forming a
A," "C." A spring check attached to platform "F,"
and working in slots ". prevents the spring from running down until
required. To start the vehicle "B" is thrown into gear with "C," "a" is
thrown out of gear, thus leaving a connection B, C, D, E, the check spring is
raised, and the main spring thus released, in running down sets the wheel E,
tunning forward again.
connection "E,” “D,”
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Dated this 29th day of October 1898.
An Improved Brake for Locomotive or other Engines, or any Wheeled
Vehicle, by Means of which the Force required to Bring the
Vehicle to a Stand-still may be Utilised to Set it again in Motion.
I, THOMAS BROWN, 186, Wellington Street, Bradford, Manchester, Chemist's
Assistant, 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:-
It is an improved brake and starter for locomotive or other engines, or any
wheeled vehicle.
The wheels A and B in Fig. 1 are acted upon by a clutch arrangement con-
nected with a lever, which is controlled by the driver. When not in action
these wheels run free on C. Attached to the under surface of C, with its centre
fixed to a platform F, is a circular spring encased, the strength of which will
be determined by the weight of the vehicle, the rate of travelling and the like,
[Price 8d.1

page_text: To pull up the vehicle, the lever L, Fig. 2, is pressed to the right, throwing A
into action and forming a connection E, D, A, C. A spring check S attached
to platform F prevents the spring running down until required. To start
the vehicle the lever is pressed to the left, throwing B into action, and forming
a connection E, D, B, C, the spring check is raised, and the main spring, thus
released, in running down sets the vehicle moving forward again. When the
lever is at centre, the vehicle may run free either backwards or forwards,
whether the spring be wound up or not.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim as original is:-
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The method of arrangement of the spring brake with the wheel B, so that
on the release of the spring the vehicle is made to move forward. The idea
may be worked with either clutch, friction or spindle arrangement.
Dated this 25th day of July 1899.
THOMAS BROWN.