Improvements in Brakes for Velocipedes and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brakes for Velocipedes and the like.
I, FREDERICK EDWARD BLACK ETT BEAUMONT St. Margarets Mansions 51 Victoria
Street S.W. Colonel, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to brakes for velocipedes and the like and consists in pivoting
or binging the mud guard of a velocipede or the like so that the same may be used as
a brake. The hinged or pivoted mud guard may carry a brake surface of suitable
material which may be caused to engage upon the wheel to be braked, when desired,
being operated by the rider, through the medium of any convenient mechanism or
connection, such as by the foot or hand. The mud guard may be controlled by means
of a suitable spring and any suitable form of stop for regulating the amount of the
movement of the mud guard may be employed, such as a set screw or the like.
Dated this 16th day of October 1896
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
I, FREDERICK EDWARD BLACKETT BEAUMONT, St. Margarets Mansions 51 Victoria
Street, S.W. Colonel, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in brakes for velocipedes and consists in
utilising the mud guard so that the same may be used as a brake upon the wheel of a
velocipede either the front or rear wheel.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I will now refer to the annexed
drawing in which :-
Figure 1. is a side elevation of my invention applied to a bicycle.
Figure 2. is a plan view to enlarged scale of the sliding clip which is secured to one
end of the mud guard.
Figure 3. front elevation of a modified form of my invention.
a, is the mud guard which is hinged or pivoted at b, to the support, c. d, is a
sliding clip attached to the mud guard, a, said sliding clip, d, working upon the
forks, e. f, is a foot rest or rests or projection by means of which the brake
surface, a', which is attached to the mud guard, a, by any convenient means, may
be caused to bear upon the wheel, g. When desired the sliding clip, d, is provided
with a projection, h, upon which the brake rod, i, shown by the dotted lines may
be caused to operate by the ordinary hand power so that the brake may be applied.
In Figure 3 a modified form of my invention is shown in which the sliding clip, d,
is dispensed with and the mud guard carrying the brake surface is attached to the
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page_text: sliding tube, j, which slides in the hollow tube of the frame, k. In this case the
socket carrying the forks, e, is secured as shown upon the outside at the hollow
tube, k. m, is a spring which maintains the mud guard in its inoperative position.
The brake surface is caused to bear upon the wheel either by means of the feet of
the rider acting upon the projections or foot rests, g, attached to the mud guard, a,
or by means of the usual arrangement of levers for hand brakes. The brake
surface, a', may be made of any suitable material. The mud guard and brake
surface may be caused to act as a brake upon either the front or rear wheel of a
velocipede as may be found most convenient."
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
Claim 1. A hinged or pivoted mud guard controlled by a spring, for the purpose
described.
2. A hinged or pivoted mud guard carrying a brake surface for use as a brake
which may be operated either by the foot or the hand.
3. In brakes a hinged or pivoted mud guard having a brake surface; and
being supported at one end by a sliding clip or socket piece; a controlling spring
for maintaining said mud guard; projections or supports upon said mud guard for
the purpose of enabling same to be operated by the feet or hands of the rider;
all in combination in the manner described and shown.
4. In combination with mud guards for the purpose described, a socket or guide
piece substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 4th day of December 1896.
E. EATON,
Agent for Aplicant.