Improvements in Cycles and Motor Cars.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 1 th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 29th May, 1897
Improvements in Cycles and Motor Cars.
LAURENCE REDMOND 126 Sandford Road Ranelagh Dublin Gentleman
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 improvements in cycles and motor cars and has for
its object the application of leverage for the purpose of applying pressure to
break rods.
The invention relates to a central detachable lever pivoted free to move on.
transverse handle bar preferably with ball bearing joints or with loose adjustable
detachable collars or other joints on either or both sides of the vertical spindle..
Said central lever engages in a preferably curved handle which is also pivoted
free to move on transverse handle bar with ball bearing joints or with loose.
adjustable detachable collars or other joints the depression of said pivoted handle-
bar causes vertical arm of an inverted T shaped crank to move horizontally thus.
causing the other arms of same crank to rise and fall respectively and by this.
movement applying pressure to one or both brake rods simultaneously, direct brake
rod attachment can be made to said central lever at either side of said transverse
handle bar which acts as fulcrum for said central lever thereby dispensing with.
inverted Tshaped crank as hereafter described said lever can operate independently
of said pivoted handle not engaging in same.
Brakes used may either be a spoon or shoe on the end of brake rod as usual..
Brake which is subjected to upward pressure may have attached to its end a small
centrally pivoted lever brake shoe or spoon being attached to other end of said
small lever as usual.
Referring to accompanying drawings
Figure I is a part sectional plan.
Figure I is a sectional side elevation.
A is central lever R bearings of central lever B curved handle W bearings of
curved handle Z transverse handle bar V vertical spindle, central lever A engaging
in curved handle B at point C curved handle B on being depressed presses down
central lever A of which the lug M presses on vertical arm I of crank Y hinged
at S causing arm K to rise and arm K' to fall simultaneously thereby applying
pressure to break rods N and O. Rods N and O cau be continued up to lever A
being hinged at P and Q central lever when disconnected from curved handle B.
can be worked independently thus dispensing with crank Y break rods being directly
attached to lever.
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
1. In cycles and motor cars the combination with a central lever pivoted to-
transverse handle bar with ball bearing joints or with loose adjustable detachable
collars or other joints which are free to move on said transverse handle bar of
a preferably curved handle also pivoted to transverse handle bar with ball bearing
joints or with loose adjustable detachable collars or other joints which are free to.
move on said transverse handle bar substantially as specified.
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