An Improved Construction of Break Block or Shoe for Carriages, Omnibuses, Vans, and other Road Vehicles.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1887
Complete Left, 10th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 13th Sept., 1887.
An Improved Construction of Break Block or Shoe for Carriages,
Omnibuses, Vans, and other Road Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM GOODING North Road, Holloway N. Builder do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct Break Blocks or Shoes for Carriages,
Omnibuses, Vans and other Road Vehicles by a combination of Metal Wood and
India Rubber, or Metal, Wood, and India Rubber or any other material for wearing
purpose, whereby a cheaper method of manufacture and a more durable Break Block
or Shoe, and giving a firmer grip upon the Tyre Surface of the Wheels of the Vehicles
than heretofore in use.
In carrying my Invention into effect, I employ a frame, Bracket or grid of iron,
Wood or other suitable material, having perforations or openings therein, in which I
fit small disconnected blocks of India Rubber or other suitable material for wearing
surface, which may or not be of the same size and shape which are held in their
respective places by means of flanges, projections, dovetails, Screws, Bolts or in any
other suitable manner.
The before mentioned frame, Bracket or grid for holding the Blocks of India
Rubber or other material may be rigidly fastened to a Block or Back piece of Wood,
Iron or other material, or they may be made with Solid Backs of Iron with dovetail
spaces parting strips or other suitable device for holding the Blocks or strips of India
Rubber or other similar wearing surfaces.
RICHARD R. HUTCHINSON,
Consulting Engineer,
30, Wolsey Road, Mildmay Park, N.,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Omnibuses, Vans, and other Road Vehicles.
I, WILLIAM GOODING North Road, Holloway, N. 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:-
:-
My Invention relates to an improved method of constructing Break Shoes for
Carriages, Omnibuses, Vans, and other Road Vehicles, by a combination of metal,
wood, and India Rubber, or metal, wood and India Rubber or any other material for
wearing purpose, whereby a cheaper method of manufacture and a more durable
Break Block or Shoe, and giving a firmer grip upon the Tyre surface of the Wheels
of the Vehicles than heretofore in use.
In carrying my Invention into effect, I employ a Frame Bracket or grid of Iron,
Wood, or other suitable material, having perforations or openings therein, in which I
fit small disconnected blocks of India Rubber or other suitable material for wearing
surface, which may or not be of the same size and shape, which are held in their
respective places by means of flanges, projections, dovetails, Screws, Bolts or in any
other suitable manner.
The before mentioned frame, Bracket or grid for holding the Blocks of India
Rubber or other material may be rigidly fastened to a Block or Back piece of Wood,
Iron, or other material, or they may be made with Solid Backs of Iron with dovetail
spaces, parting strips or other suitable device for holding the Blocks or strips of India
Rubber or other similar wearing surfaces.
These Blocks are made of India Rubber, Wood, or other suitable material and the
plates may be of Metal or Wood, I do not confine myself to any particular material.
I will now proceed to describe my invention in detail, referring to the accompanying
Drawings in which like parts are marked with the same reference letter.
Fig. 1. is a sectional elevation, Fig. 2. a plan, Figs. 3 and 4 is plan and section of
the India Rubber Blocks or other material. Figs. 5 and 6 is a plan and section
of the perforated plate, grid or keep (C Fig. 1) shown in broken lines.
Figs. 7 and 8 shown an alternative method wherein dovetailed blocks or strips are
used. A is a perforated frame or grid for the purpose of allowing the upper part of
the block B to pass through them, these perforations B₁ are shewn (as are the Blocks)
in the drawings as square in plan) although I would have it distinctly understood that
my Invention does not limit me to this shape.
C is a back plate of Iron or other material having projections C¹ formed thereon,
these projections fit into recesses formed in the India Rubber Blocks B.
The perforated frame A, the back plate C, and the India Rubber Blocks B with or 3
without the Wood block H are held together by the screws or bolts G or any suitable
means may be adopted of connecting them together, in some cases I dispense with the
back plate C, and also the recess formed in the India Rubber Block B.

page_text: These India Rubber blocks or other material may be plain or corrugated on the
wearing surface as shewn in Figs. 1. 2. 3. and 4.
These blocks B consist of three parts, the face which may be corrugated as
illustrated at B, the body B³, Flange B and recess B*, or they may be made solid
without the recess B°.
Figs. 5 and 6 show plan and section of the back place C (shown in broken lines)
Fig. 5 for convenience.
Figs. 7 and 8 show an alternative method wherein dovetail blocks or strips are
used, here D is the frame having dovetailed slots F' formed therein, E the India
Rubber blocks or strip having dovetails F so formed that they fit or slide into the
slots F although I have shown the Frame D and the block E as having two dovetails
it is obvious they can be made with one only.
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 :-
(1.) In a Break Shoe for Carriages, Omnibuses, Vans, and other Road Vehicles,
the combination of the frame or grid A having perforations formed therein of the
same size and shape as the body of the Blocks B, the back plate C, the Wood or
Metal Block H being releasably connected together and by being connected together
holding between them a series of blocks by gripping their body and flanges, sub-
stantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying figures.
(2.) In a Break Shoe, the combination of frame or grid A, the blocks B, the Wood
or Metal block H (without the back plate C) held together by gripping their flanges
with bolts or other means, substantially as herein set forth.
(3.) In a Break Shoe, the combination of face, body, and flanges together forming
a Block of India Rubber or other similar wearing material, with or without the recess
formed therein B³ substantially as herein set forth with reference to the accompanying
figures.
(4.) In a Break Shoe, the combination of bracket or frame D having dovetail slots
therein, and the block of India Rubber E holding them together by dovetails F which
may have one
or more dovetails thereon, substantially as herein described with
reference to the accompanying figures 7 and 8.
Dated this 10th day of August 1887
RICHARD HUTCHINSON,
30, Wolsey Road, N.,
Agent for Applicant.