An Improved Brake for Cycles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1897-Accepted, 13th Mar., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Brake for Cycles.
I, OTTO HAUCKE, of 100 Bartelsstrasse, Hamburg, in the Empire of Germany,
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 an improved brake for cycles, which is extremely simple
in construction, very effective, easily manipulated, and presents the special feature
that the brake lever, which serves for operating the brake, is arranged, not as
heretofore on the handle bar, but upon the upper backbone of the cycle frame,
thereby improving considerably the appearance of the cycle owing to its
unencumbered handle bar.
I have represented my improved brake in the accompanying drawing, wherein
Figure 1 shows its arrangement on the cycle, and
Figures 2 and 3 are a side view and plan of the brake lever.
In carrying my said invention into effect, I attach the brake rod a, which carries
the spoon b, to the upper and lower parts of the handle-bar stem by clamps c and d
or the like in such a manner that the rod can participate in the turning movement
of the said stem, which is necessary for steering the cycle, and can at the same time
be moved downwards for applying the brake spoon to the front wheel by means
of the brake lever f provided at the upper backbone of the cycle frame and fitted
to turn about a horizontal fulcrum at e." The reverse movement of the brake rod a,
that is to say upwards, takes place by a helical spring 9 surrounding such rod. In
lieu of the upper clamp c the lamp holder usually placed at the same point may
also serve for guiding the rod a in its upward and downward movements.
The brake lever farranged on the upper backbone of the frame and adapted to
turn about a horizontal pivot is forked at its front part, as shown in Figure 3, so to
encompass the vertical socket tube h, thereby enabling it to act upon the brake
rod a, which latter is furnished with a stud i or the like for that purpose. In order
that the brake rod, which, as herein before set forth, is rigidly held to the handle-
bar stem by the clamps c and d, may not be obstructed in its turning movement,
which is due to the steering of the cycle, by the brake lever f the latter, as shown
in Figures 2 and 3, has at its front end a segmental enlargement f¹ wherein the
brake rod is guided vertically and can at the same time move sideways.
By simply pulling the rear part of the brake lever f upwards, the brake is
immediately set in action, and on the cessation of the pull the brake spoon 6 will be
disengaged from the front wheel.
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:-
A brake for cycles, which comprises a brake lever f pivoted on the upper
backbone of the frame and encompassing the socket tube h by a fork having a
segmental enlargement f¹ at the front end for enabling the brake rod a to be
operated also in the steering of the cycle, substantially as set forth.
CHARLES JUNGE,
Agent for Applicant.