IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BRAKES AND IN THE METHOD OF APPLYING SAME TO CARTS OR OTHER VEHICLES
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Worth, of Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BRAKES AND
IN THE METHOD OF APPLYING SAME TO CARTS OR OTHER VEHICLES."
Onalad the 4th May 1980 and deted the 19th November 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Worth at the
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Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 19th November 1879.
IMPROVEMENTS IN
WILLIAM WORTH, of Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF BRAKES AND IN THE METHOD OF APPLYING SAME TO CARTS
OR OTHER VEHICLES."
This Invention relates to the construction and application of brakes for carts and
other two wheeled vehicles, the object being to remove or reduce the weight or
pressure on the horse's back instead of increasing the same, as is the case with the
brakes as now ordinarily constructed.
The class of brake which I propose to employ is that which is made in the form
of a metallic strap or band (lined with wood or other suitable material) which
embraces the hub of the wheel.
One end of this strap is fixed to the under part of the frame of the cart or other
vehicle behind the wheel, and the strap passes over and round the front of the
hub. The other end is connected by a link to the shorter end of a lever, the
fulcrum of which is attached to the frame of the cart.
The longer arm of the lever works against a curved rack, and is provided with
a handle, by means of which the brake is applied.
The link which connects the free end of the strap with the shorter arm of the
lever is provided with a screw shackle, so that it can be shortened as the wood
lining of the brake becomes worn away.
There is also a spring provided for lifting the upper part of the brake off the
hub as soon as the lever is released.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Worth in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 18th May
1880.
WILLIAM WORTH, of Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OF BRAKES AND IN THE METHOD OF APPLYING SAME TO CARTS
OR OTHER VEHICLES."
This Invention relates to the construction and application of brakes for carts and
other two wheeled vehicles, the object being to remove or reduce the weight or
pressure on the horse's back instead of increasing the same, as in the case with the
brakes as now ordinarily constructed.
The class of brake which I propose to employ is that which is made in the form
of a metallic strap or band (lined with wood or other suitable material) which
embraces the hub of the wheel.
Such being the nature and object of my said Invention, I will now proceed to
describe in detail the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or
carried into practical effect, and in order that the same may be clearly understood
I have hereunto annexed a Sheet of Drawings illustrative thereof, and have marked
the same with figures and letters of reference corresponding with those in the
following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 in the annexed Drawing is a complete side elevation of a cart with my
improved brake shown as applied thereto; and Fig. 2 is a partial view thereof
shewing more clearly the construction of the brake itself.
a, a, is the body of the cart; b, b, the axle; c, c, the hub of the wheel; and d, d,
the brake strap or band.
One end of this strap d, d, is fixed to the under part of the frame of the cart or
other vehicle at e, e, bebind the wheel, and the strap d, d, passes over and round the
front of the hub c, c. The other end is connected by a link f, f, to the shorter
end of a lever g, g, the fulcrum h of which is attached to the frame of the cart.
The longer arm of the lever g, g, works against a curved rack i, i, and is provided
with a handle, by means of which the brake d, d, is applied.
The link which connects the free end of the strap d, d, with the shorter arın
of the lever g, g, is provided with a screw shackle, so that it can be shortened as
the wood lining k, k, of the brake becomes worn away.
There is also a spring 1, l, provided for lifting the upper part of the brake off the
hub as soon as the lever is released.
Having now described the nature and object of my said Invention, together with
the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or carried into prac-
tical effect, I wish it to be understood that I claim as my Invention the peculiar
construction and application of the brake, as herein before described and illustrated
by the Drawings annexed, especially the connecting of the brake strap with the
back end of the vehicle, whereby the weight on the horse's back is removed or
reduced on applying the brake instead of being increased as heretofore.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Worth, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Seventeenth day of May, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty.
WILLIAM WORTH. (LS.)