IMPROVED BRAKE FOR ANY AND EVERY DESCRIPTION OF RAIL OR ROAD VEHICLE
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Hubert Pilkington of Heather Lea, Elton, Bury in the
County of Lancaster for an Invention of IMPROVED BRAKE FOR ANY AND
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF RAIL OR ROAD VEHICLE
(Void by reason of the Patentee having neglected to file a Specification in
pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent.)
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Hubert Pilkington at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 25th August 1883.
HUBERT PILKINGTON of Heather Lea Elton Bury in the County of Lancaster
"IMPROVED BRAKE FOR ANY AND EVERY DESCRIPTION OF RAIL OR ROAD
VEHICLE
"
Great many attempts have been made in improvements of Brakes, hitherto such
attempts have been futile as they only act on the Wheels, locking such Wheels and
causing them to wear flats, thus causing uneven running of Cars, jolting and
straining of Axles.
My improvements consist of Brakeing on the rail or road in the following
manner, v.z fixed to the framework of the Carriage or Engine frame, is an
inverted incline under which is a draw Wedge or Key sliding on the Top of Brake
causing such Brake to press on the Rail or Road taking the weight off the springs
and putting such weight on the rail or road, When wanted to change the weight
back again on the springs by changing the motion the wedges working against
inclined planes, lift the brakes from the rail or road thereby changing the weight
on to the springs again giving free access to the wheels,
By this arrangement you can have all the space between wheels or in front of,
or behind them occupied with friction whereas in ordinary brakes you can only
have the Periphery of a wheel, which when locked will slide along the rails.
My improved brake can be worked by compressed air or steam, or automatically
by any other power, and with any kind of levers, eccentrics, drums chains, and the
like, At the bottom of the shoe of the brake that fits on the rail or road I leave a
flange, like an ordinary railway wheel to keep the train on the line when in motion
when for Railway or Tram purposes,

page_text: On the wedge or inclined plane that holds the brake up when not in use I fix a
small line on which a pulley traverses up and down, as the wedge works to and fro,
and at each end of the shoe that works in frames, I fix two pulleys at each end to
ense the vertical movement, The bottom of the shoe will have to be lined with
wood, hide, or anything that will cause a great amount of friction If such wont
cause friction enough, there cau be applied a sand box to scatter sand on the rail, as
it proceeds to increase friction.
In front of and behind the shoe there can be forks projecting in the opposite
direction of the shoe, to remove any obstruction preventing shoe from gripping the
rail or road and thus preventing accidents.
I can and shall apply my improvements to any description of vehicles running
on rail or road, occupying two, or more wheels, claiming the bringing to a
standstill of such by removing the weight off the springs on my brake pushing on
the rail or road thus dispensing with brakes acting on the wheel besides wearing
flats and bending axles.