An Improved Brake for Velocipedes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 5th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 9th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Brake for Velocipedes.
I, BRUNO NAUMANN, of Dresden, in the Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire,
Director of the Company Nähmaschinenfabrik und Eisengiesserei, vormals Seidel
und Naumann, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
1
My invention relates to a brake for velocipedes, comprising two brake pads which
when the brake is applied bear laterally against the indiarubber tyre. The brake
pads do not touch the tread of the tyre, but bear against the sides of the latter in
such a manner that sufficient space will be left for allowing stones or the like which
may be taken up by the tyre to pass between the said pads when they are applied.
By this means I obviate the inconveniences of stones, which are pressed into the
indiarubber tyre and carried away by the same, getting between the brake and the
tyre and thereby injuring the indiarubber portion of the same.
Dated this 12th day of November 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Brake for Velocipedes.
I, BRUNO NAUMANN, of Dresden, in the Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire,
Director of the Company Nahmaschinenfabrik und Eisengiesserei, vormals Seidel
and Naumann, 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:-
My invention relates to a brake for velocipedes, comprising two brake pads which
when the brake is applied bear laterally against the india-rubber tyre. The brake
pads do not touch the tread of the tyre, but bear against the sides of the latter in
such a manner that sufficient space will be left for allowing stones or the like which
may be taken up by the tyre to pass between the said pads when they are applied.
By this means I obviate the inconveniences arising from stones, which may be
pressed into the india-rubber tyre, getting between the brake and the tyre and
thereby injuring the india-rubber portion of the same.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention may be con-
veniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 shows the improved brake as seen from the front when it is not
applied.
Figure 2 is a similar view of the said brake when applied to the india-rubber
tyre showing a small stone passing between the two pads, and
Figure 3 is a side view of the brake.
a is the india-rubber tyre, and the brake pads, which are fixed by the screws e
to the curved end piece c of the brake rod d in such a manner that they leave a
space between them through which any small stones and the like adhering to the
wheel tyre can pass without being caught by the brake pads and held in such a
manner as to injure the said tyre. In order to apply the brake, the brake pads are
pressed by means of the rod d against the tyre as shown in Figure 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
A brake for velocipedes consisting of two brake pads fixed to a curved end piece

page_text: of the brake rod which pads act laterally upon the periphery of the tyre, the said
pads being so arranged as to leave a space between them through which small
stones and the like may pass without being held thereby so as to cut or injure
the tyre.
Dated this 5th day of August 1893.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.