Brake for Application to the Front Wheel Rim of a Bicycle or other Cycle or Vehicle.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Nov., 1899-Accepted, 6th Jan., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Brake for Application to the Front Wheel Rim of a Bicycle or other
Cycle or Vehicle.
GEORGE HENRY WAIT, The Lodge, Mere Road, Leicester, Cycle Manufacturer;
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A better means of constructing and securing a brake to act on the front rim
or felloe, of bicycles and other cycles, and vehicles. The brake shoes, with their
holders, are at the ends of a forked, or arch shaped, projection, on the brake, &
which passes on either side of the rim and tyre. To the part of the forked or
arch shaped projection near the holders of the brake shoes, I attach by means of
a lug and screw, or by a ball and socket joint, or other movable connection, one
end of a short arm, or connecting link." The other end of the short arm or
connecting link is secured to the fork side by means of a clip passing round the
forked side, (or by a stud fixed on the fork side) and is hinged or jointed on to the
said clip or stud in such a manner, that it can move freely in any direction.
The pull exerted on the brake shoe when pressed to the revolving wheel,
is taken up by the short arm or connecting link, which, being attached to the
fork side, (which is rigid) gives an easy method of transmitting the strain on
the brake shoe direct to the rigid fork side. As two brake shoes have to be used
to apply the brake on either side of the spokes I attach each brake shoe and holder
to the fork side on the same side of the wheel in the manner described as above.
I can attach the short arm or connecting link, to the end of the brake shoe
holder should it be advisable.
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Dated this 2nd of August 1899
Brake for Application to the Front Wheel Rim of a Bicycle or other
Cycle or Vehicle.
GEORGE HENRY WAIT, The Lodge, Mere Road, Leicester, Cycle Manufacturer,
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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A better means of constructing and securing a brake to act on the front
rim or felloe of a bicycle, cycle or other vehicle."
A forked, or arch shaped projection on the brake, as shewn, D, Figs. 1, 2, 3,

page_text: and which passes on either side of the tyre, and to the ends of which are attached,
the holders of the brake shoes, marked E E' Fig. 2. On each end of this forked
or arch shaped projection, and as near as is convenient to the brake shoes, a lug
(C, C Figs. 1, 2, 3), is attached by casting, screws, or other suitable means, one
end of each of the connecting links II is secured to the lugs CC, by the
screws and nuts A J, and A¹ J2, respectively, thereby forming a hinge or joint.
The other ends of the connecting links 1 I are secured by the screws and
nuts BJ, and B₁ J³, and are held between the ends, or jaws, of the clips or
bands, and F, Fig. 3, which clip the fork sides, G G Fig. 3.
I make the bands or clips of such shape that they clip the fork sides (G G¹
Fig. 3), tightly before the ends of the jaws are drawn, or spring sufficiently
close, (by means of the screws and nuts, BJ, B! J³) to form a joint or hinge, for
the other ends, of the connecting links, (II) to work, or turn, in. Therefore
the connecting links I I can turn freely upon the screws, B B, which act as
pivots. The brake shoes fitted in the holders, E E Fig. 2, are pulled up to the
rim, H by hand or other pressure, acting through the rod, K, Figs. 1, 2, in the
direction shewn by the arrows. I preferably place the bands or clips, F, F, in
such a position, on the fork sides, & G¹, that when the brake shoes, (moving in
the radius, R, R¹, Fig. 1) are pulled up to the rim, 4, the connecting links, I I¹,
are at right angles to the pull exerted through the rod K in the direction of the
arrow, Fig. 1. Should the rim be out of truth laterally the screws and nuts,
(B, J, BJ Fig. 3) can be loosened, thereby allowing the ends of the clips, or
bands, (FF) to open and allow of side or lateral movement of the links, I I',
consequently the forked or arch shaped projection. 1), (holding the brake
shoes, E, E,) could move freely laterally, and so adapt itself to the untrue rim.
Instead of the foregoing method of connecting the arch or fork, shaped pro-
jection, to the fork sides, G G¹, I can attach the one end of the links, (I, I',) to
lugs, or joints on the brake shoes E E¹ and the other ends of the said links, can
be attached by hinged, or pivotted joints, on a stud, fastened (by rivetting,
brazing or other suitable means) to the sides of the clips or bands F FI
respectively, or I can avoid the use of the clips, or bands, F, I", and fasten
the studs, (on which one end of each of the links would turn, or pivot) direct
to the fork sides by screwing or other suitable means. The brake shoe holders,
(which are attached to the arch or fork shaped projection 1) or the arch, or
fork shaped projection, D, may be attached to, either the fork sides, G G¹, or the
bands, or clips, F, F, by connecting links I, I', having ball and socket, or other
suitable joints instead of the nuts and screws A A¹, B, B¹, J, J¹, J², J³, or I can
use a combination of both.
The fork or arch shape projection D, is made of suitable material, and strength,
that the brake holders, are held always at the same distance from each other, and
it may be in one, or more pieces, which may be joined together, and held firmly
by means of screws or other suitable means.
In the drawings referred to Fig. 1 is a side view or elevation, Fig. 2 is a front
view and Fig. 3 is a plan.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
(1) A brake for application to the front wheel rim of a bicycle, cycle or other
vehicle, and which is connected to the front fork sides, by two short arms, or
links, working on hinges, or other suitable movable joints, and also which is
applied to the rim by hand or other pressure, substantially as described.
(2) The connecting joints between the brake and the front fork sides, having
turning and no sliding movement, free movement of brake joints is secured, when
great or small pressure is applied to the brake. Direct pull between the brake
shoes, and rigid fork sides, through small links or arms working on movable
joints.

page_text: (3) A band or clip to pass round and clip each of the fork sides, with the ends,
or jaws, so constructed that they form, by means of the tension screw or screw
and nut, (as shewn in the drawing F, Fi and B, J, and B₁ J³) a joint for the
connecting links or arms to work in, substantially as described.
Dated this 21st day of November 1899.
GEORGE HENRY WAIT.