Improvements in connection with the Brake Mechanism of Cycles.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connection with the Brake Mechanism of Cycles.
I, WILLIAM GEORGE HOUNSELL, of 38, Lister Street, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, Gun and Cycle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in connection with the brake
mechanism of cycles and has special reference to the method of connecting the
brake lever to the plunger rod for carrying the brake spoon which I accomplish
in a cheap simple and effective manner.
In carrying my invention into practice I form that end of the brake lever
which is connected to the plunger rod with a flattened portion and preferably
machined with a hole in the centre for the connecting pin to pass through and
around both sides on the upper portion of this flattened end I form flanges.
Attached to or formed on that end of the plunger rod which is connected to
the brake lever is a slotted lug into which the flattened end of the brake lever
fits a hole is also formed in this lug for the connecting pin to pass through.
When the parts are fitted together the flanges on the end of the brake lever fit
around the top portion of the lug on the plunger rod and cover up or wrap over
the top of the lug thus forming a neat simple and effective connection or hinge
joint.
Dated this 17th day of Navamhar 1800
WILLIAM GEORGE HOUNSELL.
By George Barker,
Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham
Improvements in connection with the Brake Mechanism of Cycles.
I, WILLIAM GEORGE HOUNSELL, of 38, Lister Street, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, Gun and Cycle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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My invention has for its object improvements in connection with the brake
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page_text: mechanism of cycles and has special reference to the method of connecting the
brake lever to the plunger rod for carrying the brake spoon which I accomplish
in a cheap simple and effective manner.
In carrying my invention into practice I form that end of the brake lever
which is connected to the plunger rod with a flattened portion-preferably
machined with a hole in the centre for the connecting pin to pass through and
around both sides on the upper portion of this flattened end I form flanges.
Attached to or formed on that end of the plunger rod which is connected to
the brake lever is a slotted lug into which the flattened end of the brake lever
fits, a hole is also formed in this lug for the connecting pin to pass through.
When the parts are fitted together the flanges on the end of the brake lever fit
around the top portion of the lug on the plunger rod and cover up or wrap over
the top of the lug thus forming a neat simple and effective connection or hinge
joint.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated my improvements in connection with the brake
mechanism of cycles.
Figure 1 is a view shewing a portion of the brake lever and plunger rod
connected together according to my invention.
Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a view of the portion of the brake lever A.
Figure 4 is an inverted plan view of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is an end view of a portion of the plunger rod B.
Figure 6 is a front view of Figure 5.
In carrying my invention into practice I form that end of the brake lever A
which is connected to the plunger rod B with the circular flattened portion a¹
preferably machined and having the hole a² in its centre for the connecting
pin d to pass through. Around the upper edge of or extending partially around
this flattened part a I form the flanges a³ and at. I then attach to or from on that
end of the plunger rod B which is connected or pivoted to the end a¹ of the brake
lever the lug 6 having the slot 62 cut or formed in its centre into which the
flattened portion a¹ of the brake lever fits. The ends 3 and 4 of this slotted
Iug have the holes 65 formed in their centres through which the connecting pin d
passes as clearly shewn at Figures 1 and 2. One of these holes b is tapped to
receive the end of the pin d which is screwed for that purpose and the other
hole 65 is countersunk on the outer face so as to allow the head of the pin d
to lie flush with the side of the lug, as clearly shewn at Figure 2. When the
part a is fitted into the slot 63 and the connecting pin d fixed in position the
flanges a and a on the end of the brake lever A fit around or over the upper
edges or ends of the lug b¹ that is to say the flange a³ covers or wraps over the
upper portion of the end 63 and the flange a covers or wraps over the
upper portion of the end 64 thereby preventing the wet from entering and thus
forming a neat simple and effective joint. The flanges a³ and a¹ may touch or
nearly touch the upper ends or edges of the parts 63 and 64 thereby constituting
thrust caps which in case the pin d should break or become loose would thrust
down the plunger rod when the break lever was operated.
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
CLAIM.
The improvements in connection with the brake mechanism of cycles consisting
essentially in forming on the end of the brake lever a flattened por-
tion such as a¹ with flanges formed thereon such as a³ and
around the upper edge in combination with a slotted lug such as b' on
the end of the plunger rod such as B into which slotted lug the part a¹ fits the

page_text: flanges a3 and a fitting over the upper ends or edges of the sides 63 and 64 of the
lug so as to constitute a thrust cap in the manner substantially as herein set
forth and as shewn upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 24th day of August 1899.
WILLIAM GEORGE HOUNSELL,
By George Barker,
Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.