Year: 1898

page_text: I, GEORGE PERRY, Hockley Cottage, Colliery Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire,
Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Each apparatus consists of the following parts. One or more lengths of each
pair of railway or tramway rails are secured to the requisite number of cross
sleepers, the outer ends of the sleepers being secured to longitudinal sleepers
beneath them. Each cross sleeper may be made of cast metal, wrought or
malleable iron, or cast steel. Between the rails are a pair of trough shaped
rails with their vertical flanges next and parallel to the inner sides of the outer
railway or tramway rails. The trough shaped rails have the outer ends of a
requisite number of links hinged or otherwise secured to them, the inner ends
of the links rock on vertical bolts secured in a central rail or plate sliding in
recesses in the thicker central part of the cross sleepers and held down by bolts.
The top of each cross sleeper extends only to within a short distance of the
outer edges of the trough shaped rails but projects above them to firmly hold
them down on the sleepers. The back end of the trough shaped rails are
hinged to one end of a pair of connecting links having their other ends hinged
to a pair of levers carried by a shaft beneath the rails rocking in bearing chairs
secured to the longitudinal sleepers or a cross sleeper, the shaft being rocked by
a hand lever at either end.
When the hand lever is moved backward the trough rails are moved outwards
and firmly clamp the flanges of the carriage or tram wheels to the inner side
of the railway or tramway rails. Thereby acting effectually as a brake and
stopping the carriage or carriages, or tram or trams as they run onto the apparatus.
At or near the centre of the length of the rocking axle a key projects from it.
which receives a weighted block sliding on the axle, this block is of sufficient
length to be caught by the axle of the carriage or tram as it passes over it and
operate the trough rails, thereby automatically stopping the carriages or trams.
The block is slid clear of the key when not required.
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Improved Brake Apparatus for Use on Railway and Tram Lines.
I, GEORGE PERRY, Hockley Cottage, Colliery Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire,
Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
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page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 shows a right side view of the back end of the improved brake
apparatus.
Figure 2 a plan of the same.
Figure 3 a right side view of the front end.
Figure 4 a plan of the same, and
Figure 5 a cross sectional view looking from the back end taken on the
line A, B, Figure 2.
The several corresponding parts in each figure are numbered alike.
Each apparatus consists of the following parts.
One or more lengths of each pair of railway or tramway rails 1 are secured
to the requisite number of cross sleepers 2, the outer ends of the sleepers being
bolted to longitudinal sleepers 3 beneath them.
Each cross sleeper may be made of cast iron, wrought or malleable iron or
cast steel.
Between the rails 1 are a pair of trough shaped rails 4 with their vertical
sides next and parallel to the inner sides of the outer railway or tramway rails.
The trough shaped rails have the outer ends of a requisite number of links 5
hinged or otherwise secured to them, the inner ends of the links rock on vertical
bolts 6 secured in a central rail 7 formed of two plates lying in a recess in the
thicker central part of the cross sleepers 2 and held down by bolts S.
The top of each cross sleeper extends nearly to the outer edges of the trough
shaped rails, but projects over them to firmly hold them down on the sleepers.
The back end of the trough shaped rails are hinged to one end of a pair of
connecting links 9 having their other ends hinged to a pair of levers 10 carried
by a shaft 11 beneath the rails. The shaft rocks in bearings 12 secured to the
longitudinal sleepers 3 or to a cross sleeper, the shaft being rocked by a hand
lever 13 at either end.
When the hand lever is moved backwards by an attendant the trough rails
are moved outwards and firmly clamp the flanges of the carriage or tram wheels
passing between them to the inner side of the railway or tramway rails. Thereby
acting effectually as a brake and stopping the carriage or carriages, or tram or
trams as they run into the apparatus.
At or near the centre of the length of the rocking axle a key projects from
it which receives a weighted block or handle 15 sliding on the axle, the handle
is of sufficient length to be caught by the axle of a carriage or tram passing
over it, and thus operate the trough rails, thereby automatically stopping the
carriage or tram. The handle 15 is slid clear of the key when not required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
The construction and employment of brake apparatus for use on railway
or tramway lines substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
drawings annexed.