Improved Band Brake for all Horse Vehicles, Acting on one or two Wheels and Applied by Driver with Treadle or Handle.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improved Band Brake for all Horse Vehicles, Acting on one
or two Wheels, and Applied by Driver with Treadle or
Handle.
JAMES ASHDOWN N° 13 Ditchling Road Preston near Brighton Builder do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVED BAND BRAKES TO ALL
HORSE VEHICLES to be as follows:-
Fixed around the box of wheel on the inside is a band of soft iron shewn on the
accompanying drawing at A Fig 1 & 2, outside this and independent of it is a
steel band shewn at B Figs 1 & 2 which is lined on the inside with thick leather,
connected to this steel band as shewn at C Fig. 2 is a steel rod D Fig 1 & 2 which
on being turned in the direction of the arrows shewn on Fig. 2 draws the steel
band tightly round the iron one, thus causing a brake. The rod D is turned by
driver of vehicle with a treadle or handle (whichever preferred to suit vehicle)
arranged with cranked rods & connected to steel rod at E Fig. 1-The steel rod is
carried by clips secured to axle as shewn at F Fig. 1. The lubrication of the brake
will be by a composition of Bird Lime, Rosin, Russian Tallow and Sperm Oil.
The Brake to be arranged to work from the top or underside of axle to suit the
vehicle.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Band Brake for all Horse Vehicles, Acting on one
or two Wheels, and Applied by Driver with Treadle or
Handle.
JAMES ASHDOWN 13 Ditchling Road Preston near Brighton Builder do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVED BAND BRAKES TO ALL HORSE
VEHICLES 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 Band Brake for all horse vehicles and the
Invention consists of the construction, combination and arrangement of Brake and
connection of rod for working same as hereafter described.

page_text: In order that my Invention may be more readily understood I have illustrated
the same by the accompanying drawings forming part of this Specification
Figure 1 shews an elevation of my brake applied to two wheels of a vehicle
looking from the back of same, Figure 2 shews an elevation looking towards wheel,
shewing the form of band &°. The same letters of reference on each figure indicate
the same parts.
The construction of the Brake is as follows:-A is a soft iron band fixed around
the box of wheel as shewn, B is a steel band enclosing A as shewn and lined with
thick leather C, D is a rod which has cross arms at each end and is connected to B
as shewn at E, connected to the rod D is a rod F which is cranked and worked by
driver of vehicle from seat with a treadle or handle, H, H, H, are metal clips which
are connected to axle of vehicle, these carry the rod D in which it turns, where
rod passes through clips it is slightly grooved the width of clip to prevent it
Blipping.
Having now described the construction of the said brake I will give a short
description of its action:-
:-
By pulling handle or pressing treadle as the case may be the rod D is turned in
the direction of arrows shewn on Figure 2, this draws the band B tightly round
the soft iron band A thus causing a brake.
The lubrication of the brake will be by a composition of Bird Lime, Rosin,
Russian Tallow and Sperm Oil.
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.) The combination and arrangement of the Band with rod for working same,
and the connection of this rod to Band with the lubrication for same and the con-
nection to rod from driver at any point in cross rod substantially as herein shewn
and described.
(2.) The arrangement and any required number of clips for carrying brake to
suit any vehicle substantially as herein shewn and described.
(3.) Such combination and arrangement of the several parts of this invention as
may be required to adapt my system to any horse vehicle, fixed to work either
from above or below the axle of vehicle, such parts being substantially as herein
shewn and described.
Dated this 25th day of February 1886