Improvements in and relating to Brakes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Aug., 1897-Accepted, 6th Nov., 1897
Improvements in and relating to Brakes.
I, HARRY MORRISON 36 Buckingham Road Stratford, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in brakes the object being to so arrange
the brake that the same cannot be suddenly applied to a wheel, and the same is
carried out as follows:-
I provide a piston and cylinder said piston being either directly or indirectly
connected with the brake block. This piston is operated by water or other
desired non-compressible fluid through the medium of a compressible reservoir
the outlet of fluid from same being of a suitable size so that by operating the
compressible reservoir the piston aforesaid is operated and thus the brake. The
reservoir may be operated by any convenient means.
Dated 21st day of November 1896
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
I, HARRY MORRISON 36 Buckingham Road Stratford London E, Engineer 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 improvements in brakes the object being to so arrange
the brake that the same cannot be suddenly applied to a wheel and the same is
carried out as follows:-
I provide a piston and cylinder said piston being either directly or indirectly
connected with the brake block. This piston is operated by water or other
desired non-compressible fluid through the medium of a compressible reservoir
the outlet of fluid from same being of a suitable size so that by operating the
compressible reservoir the piston aforesaid is operated and thus the brake. The
reservoir may be operated by any convenient means.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now refer to the
annexed drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 sectional side elevation shewing my invention applied to a bicycle.
a is a reservoir which is connected by means of the pipe b to the cylinder e in which

page_text: the piston rod d works, e being a spring for maintaining same in the position in
which the brake is removed from the wheel, the brake block f being carried by
the piston rod d. The reservoir a is provided with the piston g which is caused
to descend by means of any suitable and well-known arrangement of levers. The
reservoir contains water or other suitable fluid. By causing the piston y to
descend the water is forced into the cylinder thus causing the brake to be applied
to the wheel. The size of the outlet from the reservoir is of suitable dimensions
and a tap may be provided for regulating the flow of the fluid or water. By this
arrangement it will be seen that the brake may be applied to the wheel gradually
according to the rate of passage of the fluid or water from the reservoir a into the
cylinder. Although I have described my invention in which water or fluid is
employed, it will be seen that air or gas may be employed instead of the water or
fluid without departing from the principle of my invention. The spring is of
sufficient strength to return the water or fluid into the reservoir when the brake
is released.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combined construction and arrangement of the various parts substan-
tially as described and illustrated herein.
2. In brakes: a piston carrying a brake block adapted to work in a cylinder
and being controlled by a spring; said cylinder communicating with a reservoir
containing water or fluid through the medium of a suitable aperture or outlet.
A piston or the like working in said reservoir for the purpose of enabling the
water, fluid, or the like to be forced into the cylinder which carries the piston
having the brake block so that the brake block or surface may be caused to
engage upon the wheel when required.
Dated this 21st day of August 1897.