Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 6th July, 1899-Accepted, 12th Aug., 1899
I, ARTHUR ARNELL, of 4, Charteris Road, Kilburn, in the County of London,
Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to brakes for bicycles tricycles and other velocipedes
which are applied to the front wheel and the object thereof is to do away with
the ordinary brake lever and to enable the rider to apply the pressure of the
hand to the brake rod direct.
Now according to this invention I attach the brake shoe to a rod preferably
made in two portions one of which screws into the other to enable the brake
to be adjusted for different heights of handle bar and other purposes.
This rod passes through the steering head and handle bar stem and terminates
above the handle bar in a knob button or handle.
The brake rod passes through a short tube or guide which is brazed or otherwise
secured to the handle bar stem.
The usual spring is provided at the bottom to raise the brake shoe when the
knob button or handle is released.
Or the brake may be fitted outside the steering head if desired.
In some cases I may also form in one with or attach to the brake shoe curved
rods or other suitably shaped pieces of metal which terminate in foot rests so
that the brake may be applied either by the feet or hand of the rider, that is by
pressing the hand on the button or by placing the feet on the rests.
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T. E. HALFORD,
Agent for Applicant.
I, ARTHUR ARNELL, of 4, Charteris Road, Kilburn, in the County of London,
Architect, 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:.
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This invention relates to brakes for bicycles tricycles and other velocipedes
which are applied to the front wheel and the object thereof is to do away with
the ordinary brake lever and to enable the rider to apply the pressure of the
hand to the brake rod direct.

page_text: the brake shoe.
is a short piece of tubing which is driven or brazed into the liner i.
is a piece of tubing having an internal threw thread therein.
is a metal rod of square or other suitable section which is attached to the
brake shoe g and slides easily through a piece of metal having an aperture
therein fitting the rod k.
The piece is brazed or otherwise secured in the tube and the object thereof
is to prevent the brake shoe from rotating.
m is a helical spring to normally hold the brake out of contact with the tyre e
or rim f.
n is a screw fitting the tube i to the upper end of which is brazed the tube o.
p is a metal rod brazed into the tube o and having a screw thread at the upper
end thereof which engages with an internal screw in the knob or button q.
is a short piece of tube having a collar s at the bottom thereof the said tube
being brazed to the rod p.
t is a short piece of tube having a collar or flange u at the top thereof.
The tube fits the rod p easily and the meeting edges of the tubes r and t
are made inclined as shewn or serrated or otherwise formed so as to engage with
each other and to cause the tube o and screw n to rotate on turning the collar or
flange to adjust the distance of the brake shoe from the tyre.
The knob or button g and collar or flange u are provided with milled edges to
faciliate turning them with the fingers.
The brake is applied by pressing the knob or button q by the thumb or palm of
the hand.
When desired the brake g may be screwed hard down on to the tyre e by
rotating the knob or button q the said knob or button and the piece of tube t
may then be removed from the piece p thus enabling the brake to be used as a
cycle lock to prevent the machine from being stolen during the absence of the
owner. As will be seen by inspection of Fig. 1 the collar s bears against the inside
of the handle bar to enable the brake rod to be lengthened or shortened at will.

page_text: When applying my invention to rim brakes I dispense with the brake shoe
the portion of the brake rod inside the steering head being as shewn by Figs. 1
and 2.
Instead of the brake shoe g I attach to the rod a spring A which is pivotted
at each end to levers B B which are pivotted at C C to clips D D which are
secured to the front fork d as shewn by Fig. 3.
When the knob or button g is pressed downwards the outer ends of the
levers B B are depressed and the brake blocks E E, brought into contact with
the inside of the rim f.
This brake may be also used as a cycle lock by removing the pieces q t.
If desired the brake may be fitted outside the steering head in the usual way.
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 is:
1. A brake for velocipedes consisting of a brake shoe having foot rests secured
thereto or otherwise and attached to a square or metal rod or tube having a screw
thread therein a rod or tube having at the lower end thereof an outside screw
thread engaging with the internal screw thread a guide for the square portion
of the brake rod a helical spring to normally hold the brake shoe out of contact
with the tyre and a removable knob or button at the top of the brake rod all
substantially as hereinbefore specified and for the purposes stated.
2. In a brake for velocipedes the combination of a brake shoe g secured to
a square metal rod & brazed or otherwise secured to an internally screwed tube j,
a screw fitting the said tube a tube or rod o secured to the screw na guide h
for the rod which guide is brazed or driven into the liner a spring m to hold
the brake out of contact with the tyre e a tuber having a collar s and an inclined
or serrated upper surface a tube t having a collar or llange n and an inclined or
serrated lower surface and a removable knob or button y screwed or otherwise
detachably conected to the tube or rod o or to a piece of metal ? all substantially
as specified and shewn by Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
3. In a brake for velocipedes the combination with a brake rod constructed
as hereinbefore specified and claimed of a spring A oscillating levers having brake
blocks E E, attached thereto and adapted to engage with the inside of the rim f
the said levers being pivotted at C to clips D attached to the front fork of the
machine and also pivotted to the spring A all substantially as specified and for
the purposes stated.
4. The constructions of brakes for velocipedes shewn by the accompanying
drawings.
T. E. HALFORD,
82, Mark Lane, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.