Improvements in Stop-brakes for Carts, Vans, Carriages, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 30th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 5th Apr.. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stop-brakes for Carts, Vans, Carriages, and the
like.
We GEORGE MATTHEWS of 9 Aldis Terrace Merton Road Tooting Graveney in the
County of Surrey Machine Agent and CHARLES VERRALL of Merton Road Mitcham
in the County of Surrey Wheelwright do hereby declare the nature of this invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN STOP BRAKES FOR CARTS VANS CARRIAGES AND THE LIKE to
be as follows:-
Our Invention has for its object the provision of a suitable stop-brake for carts vans
carriages and the like.
It consists of a lever attached in a convenient position to or near the sides of carts
vans carriages and the like. To this lever a rod chain or like substitute is provided.
The rod or chain passes to the under side of the body of the cart van carriage or the
like by means of wheels or cranks actuates a bolt fitted with a flat or spiral springs
or both in connection with the actuating lever previously referred to a drop weight or
segment and catch handle or a spring is provided to hold the lever in its pulled over
position. The lever when released from its pulled over position immediately returns
to its normal position. The action is as follows:-
:-
When it is required to apply the stop brake the lever is pulled over and through
the connections before referred to the bolt is shot out from under the body of the cart
van carriage or the like compressing or expanding the springs; preventing the wheels
of the cart van carriage or the like from revolving by entering between the spokes.
Upon the actuating lever being released from its pulled over position the spring or
springs withdraws the bolt from between the spokes of the wheel.
The apparatus can be applied to any or all of the wheels and the forms and position
of the springs and of the cranks and wheels may be varied to suit any circumstances.
Dated this 5th day of April 1889
GEORGE MATTHEWS.
CHARLES VERRALL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stop-brakes for Carts, Vans, Carriages, and the
like.
We GEORGE MATTHEWS, Aldis Terrace Merton Road Tooting, Surrey, Commission
Agent, and CHARLES VERRALL, Coleville, Merton road Merton Surrey, Wheelwright,
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:-
Our invention has for its object the provision of a suitable stop brake for carts,
vans, carriages and the like.
This stop brake consists of a rod or bar mounted in brackets fixed to the underside
of the vehicle parallel to the axle and near the rim of the wheel, with mechanical
devices by means of which the driver can impart a longitudinal motion to the rod and
cause it to pass between the spokes of the wheel. The apparatus is intended to meet
the requirements of tradesmen who drive single-handed and have occasion to leave a
horse unattended for a few moments whilst delivering goods.
In the accompanying Drawings Fig. 1 represents the side elevation of the body of
a cart or of such portions thereof as are necessary to illustrate our Invention.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the underside thereof the wheel being omitted.
A is the locking bar which is mounted in brackets B and C fixed to the underside
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page_text: of the vehicle parallel to the axle such bar being provided at its outer end with a
sleeve of india-rubber or other soft material to avoid injuring the spokes of the
wheel.
To the inner end of the locking bar is attached a connecting rod D pivotted at d to
a lever or crank E actuated by means of handle E' and rod E2. The rod E2 is
squared at its lower end or at that part which passes through the lever E so that
when rotary motion is imparted to the rod by means of the handle E¹ the lever or
crank E will follow the motion of the handle. Therefore a person seated in a vehicle
to which the apparatus is fixed as shown in Fig. 1 can, after coming to a standstill
turn the handle E outwards with his left hand until the joint d occupies the position
indicated by the dotted lines and the locking bar will have advanced a corresponding
distance and so locked the wheel.
To retain the crank E in its proper position, whether in or out of use, the end e is
shaped triangularly so as to afford two flat sides against which a spring Fattached to
an arm of the bracket B may bear and so retain the crank in either position.
The side elevation of the bracket B is shown in detail in Fig. 3; the crank E works
in the opening e¹.
It will be readily seen that other methods may be devised whereby the rotary
motion of the handle E¹ may be caused to impart longitudinal motion to the brake-
rod A; for instance, a pinion might be fixed to the bottom of the rod E2 the teeth of
which would engage with rack teeth on the rod A, or a chain or cord might be
attached to the brake rod at d¹ which could wind round a pulley or barrel on the
bottom of the rod E2; this would provide for the projection of the brake rod and the
return motion might be effected by means of a spiral spring placed on the rod
between x. 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is―
1st. The combination of a locking bar such as A with a vertical rod E connected
with the locking bar in such manner that the rotation of the rod produces a
longitudinal motion of the said locking bar in manner and for the purpose sub-
stantially as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawings.
2nd. The improvements in stop brakes for carts vans carriages and the like
substantially as herein described.
Dated this 27th day of December 1889.
CHARLES VERRALL,
Agent for the Applicants.