Improvements in Apparatus for Automatically Applying the Brakes to Road Vehicles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Jan., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 17th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 20th Feb.,
1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Automatically Applying the Brakes
to Road Vehicles.
SEPTIMUS BAKER, 129, Dorchester Road, Weymouth, Builder, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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My invention consists of an automatic brake for all kinds of road vehicles and
is applicable to existing vehicles.
The application of the brake is caused by the stoppage of the draught animal
or engine thus causing the brake to be immediately and automatically brought into
contact with the wheels, the brake block being fixed to the vehicle. Upon the
animal or engine going forward the brake is immediately taken off.
My device employs two blocks the top one of which is fixed either to the top or
bottom of the bearing spring and the bottom one to the axle-or top of spring (the
two halves working together by a dovetail groove) which will allow the axle and
wheels to go forward and touch the brake thus causing the vehicle to stop within
a very short space.
In case it is required to back the vehicle the automatic brake may be disconnected
by a suitable device.
Improvements in Apparatus for Automatically Applying the Brakes
to Road Vehicles.
SEPTIMUS BAKER, Builder, 129, Dorchester Road, Weymouth, 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:-
An automatic brake for all kinds of road vehicles-and is applicable to existing
vehicles the application of the brake is caused by the stoppage of the draught
animal or motive power thus causing the brake to be immediately and automatically
brought into contact with the wheels the brake block being fixed to the vehicle,
upon the animal or motive power going forward the brake is immediately taken
off.
My device for a two wheeled vehicle is shewn in Fig. 1, Sheet 1, of drawings, and
consists of four dovetailed slides A in their frames B (with or without ball bear-
ings) of which two are attached to the underpart of each shaft C, the springs D

page_text: being hung to the slides A, The shafts C and brake blocks E being fixed to the
body of the vehicle, the stoppage of the draught animal (or motive power)
causes the wheels J to go forward by means of the slides A sliding forward in their
frames B, thereby bringing the wheels J into contact with the brake blocks E;
when however a forward motion again takes place the shafts C and body M with
the brake blocks I are all together drawn forward and the brake blocks E are
released from the wheels.
By a slight variation of the arrangement of the parts, this "automatic brake"
if considered to be a more desirable plan, be applied to the back of the wheels J,
instead of to the front as shewn by the drawing.
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Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan of the slide A and frame B, looking up
Fig. 3 is an enlarged end section of the same, shewing the slide A in the frame B.
My device for applying the "automatic brake to four-wheeled road vehicles of
all classes, is shewn.by Sheet 2 of drawings, and is as follows viz.:
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The stoppage of the draught animal (or motive power) causes the
plate "B which is attached to the "front carriage" and shafts E, to slide back
under the top bed plate" A by means of a slot or mortice F in the
said plate A, which allows the
perch bolt" G to slide:
plate B thereby comes into contact with the bracket
which is attached to the brake rod II, and pushing same back, thereby causes the
brake blocks K to be pressed against the back wheels J. As soon as a forward
motion takes place, the pressure of the wheel plate B is removed from the bracket
or crutch C, and the spiral spring D releases the brake blocks K from the wheels J.
The automatic brake" can be thrown out of gear by a suitable arrangement,
when necessary for "backing" the vehicle.
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crutch C
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the application of the "automatic brake" to four
wheeled vehicles.
Fig. 5 is a plan of the "wheel plate" to which the front carriage and shafts E
are fixed.
Fig. 6 is a plan of the "top bed plate" A shewing the slot or mortice F, in
which the "perch bolt" G will travel, this plate A is fixed to the body M of the
vehicle.
Fig. 7 is a plan looking up under the body M of the, vehicle, and shews the
arrangement and application of the automatic brake to four-wheeled vehicles.
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:
An "automatic brake" for all kinds of road vehicles, (and may also be applied
to existing road vehicles) the application of which is by the stoppage of the draught
animal (or motive power) causing the wheels to be brought into contact with the
brakes, which contact continues until there is a forward motion by the draught
animal (or other motive power) when the brakes are immediately released from the
wheels.
SEPTIMUS BAKER.