Improvements in Brakes for Perambulators and such like Vehicles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1801
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 14th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brakes for Perambulators and such like
Vehicles.
I JOHN JONES of 24 Beckway Street, East Street, Old Kent Road, S.E.
Carriage Builder do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Over the top of the usual handle is pivotted a second handle by a cross bar
attached to which is a short arm having a chain or rod connected and fastened to
an arm on a second pivotted rod; to this rod is connected the brakes by a
short arm.
When the
The brakes are preferably V shaped and are normally held pressed against the*
periphery of the bearing wheels by a spring attached to the cross rod.
person place their hands upon the top handle to push the perambulator along this
handle is depressed upon the usual one, thereby holding the brakes off the wheels.
When the hand is taken off the upper handle the spring puts on the brakes.
Doted this 10th day of February 1891.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brakes for Perambulators and such like
Vehicles.
I, JOHN JONES of 24 Beckway Street, East Street, Old Kent Road, S.E.
Carriage Builder, 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 a simple arrangement of automatically acting brake for
small vehicles such as perambulators, and invalid chairs, the brake being brought
into action by aid of a spring when the hand is taken off the handle and so
preventing a perambulator running away should the servant let go of it on an
incline.
To enable my invention to be properly understood I will proceed to describe the
same with aid of the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1, is side elevation.
Fig. 2, end view.
A the usual handle, the hand part of which is divided in two pieces B, C ;
pivotted to the handle at D is a part E; keyed on to an axle F is a bell crank
lever G, the latter and part D being connected by a lever H. On the ends of
axle F, are bent arms K terminating with a half circle L to grip the periphery of
the wheel for braking the same. The lower end of the bell crank lever G is
attached to a spring M given a necessary tension, this holds the brake L against
the periphery of the wheel and so keep the parts B and C apart; on a hand being
placed upon the part C to push the perambulator along, the pressure depresses the
part C on to part B, this draws up the bell crank lever by the lever H and so lifts
the brake off the wheel, which remains off so long as the hand continues to press
down the part C; on the hand being taken off this part, the spring immediately
draws the brake on to the wheel, the parts B and C being then divided as shown at
Figure 1.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
The arrangement of parts forming a self-acting brake suitable for perambulators
and the like operated by aid of a spring on the hand being removed from the
handle, as described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of October 1891.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.