Year: 1896

page_text: I, WILLIAM RADFORD of Stoke Green, Coventry; Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in Brakes for Cycles where the Brake is
operated automatically upon the Rider back pedalling, and it has for its object
to provide an auxilliary means whereby the speed of the machine may be checked,
should the Rider's feet miss the pedals, or when running at a high speed with.
the feet upon the foot rest of the machine, when the operation of catching the
pedals with the feet is both difficult and dangerous.
In carrying this invention into effect, I provide, in addition to the usual brake,
which may consist of a drun or collar, around which passes à brake band' or
strap attached to the chain wheel, and operated thereby, a second strap, which
wholly or partly encircles the outer periphery of a drum attached to, or forming
part of the chain wheel. This strap may be operated by means of a suitable lever
secured to one end thereof, and having suitable rods and levers leading to the
hanale bar, or any other convenient part of the machine, from whence by these
means the brake may be applied instantly and without danger, to the rider.
Dated thin 24th doy of Doomba 180
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
I, WILLIAM RADFORD of Stoke Green, Coventry; Engineer, do hereby declaro
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 Cycles where the Brake
operates automatically upon the Rider back pedalling, and it provided an auxiliary
means whereby the speed of the machine may be checked should the riders feet
miss the pedals, or when running at a high rate of speed with the feet upon the
foot rest of the machine when the operation of catching the pedals with the feet
is both difficult and dangerous, or in the event of the chain breaking.
In carrying the invention into effect I provide in addition to the automatically
acting brake which may be of the kind illustrated and described in Specification.
No. 15092 of 1896, an auxiliary brake consisting of a strap which wholly or partly
encircles the outer periphery of a drum attached to or forming part of the chain

page_text: wheel. This strap may he operated by means of a suitable lever attached at one
end to the said strap, and having a rod attached to the other which rod may be led
to the handle bar or any other part of the machine where it may be conveniently
operated either by hand or by foot as may be found most convenient.
In order that the invention may be the better understood drawings are appended
showing the improved brake as employed in conjunction with the brake herein-
before referred to, sufficient only of the aforesaid brake being shown to illustrate
the application of my invention thereto.
Fig. 1. is a front view.
Fig. 2. is a side view partly in section.
Fig. 3. is a side elevation of part of a Cycle to which the invention is applied.
A. is the chain wheel which as shown in Fig. 2. has cast or otherwise secured there-
on a drum B. adapted to receive a brake strap C. which encircles the said drum and
.is attached at its ends to the ends of the pivotted lever D. shown in Fig. 1. The
lever D. is pivotted at or near its centre to the back stay E. of the machine, and
has attached to its inner end a rod F. which communicates with and is attached
to a pivotted handle G. which may be secured as shown in Fig. 3. to the top stay
of the machine.
When it is desired, for any reason, to supplement the automatically acting
brake it is only necessary to grasp the handle and the rod acting upon the lever
will cause the strap to tighten upon the drum and reduce the speed of the machine,
If found
while simultaneously bringing the automatic brake into operation.
desirable, a ratchet or equivalent device may be employed to keep the handle
raised, leaving the hands free to manipulate the handle bar. I do not confine
myself to the arrangement shown for operating the brake as it is obvious that
I may arrange the same by means of suitable rods and levers to be operated by
means of the rider's foot, or by means of a lever attached to. the handle bar, and
I may also arrange and construct the said brake in such a manner that it may
be used in conjunction with any class of automatic or other brake.
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 :-
In an automatically acting brake for velocipedes and like vehicles the com-
bination therewith of a supplementary brake adapted to be operated by hand
or in any other manner, substantially as herein set forth and as shown by the
accompanying drawings."
Dated this 23rd day of October 1897.
J. E. EVANS-JACKSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.