Improvements in Brake Attachments for Cycles.
Year: 1894

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Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1894
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brake Attachments for Cycles.
I, ALFRED BLACKWELL, of Icknield Street, in the City of Birmingham,
Cycle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to brake attachments for safety cycles and consists in an
attachable and detachable brake clip made from thin sheet metal and adapted
to be easily put on and taken off a machine when the brake is required or not.
It is now the custom of riders, unless riding in very hilly countries, to dispense
with the brake entirely, and to retard the motion of the machine in case of need
by back pedalling.
My attachment is primarily a clip bracket with a socket guide wherethrough
the brake rod passes and works.
In carrying out one form of my invention, I make the attachment in the form
of a band clip of a size suitable for taking upon the upper part of the tubular
sleeve of the head or that part surmounting the forks and through which the
steering rod passes.
The said clip consists of two spring members, with ears or extensions at the
outer and free ends of them' wherethrough a screw pin, bolt or other drawing-to and
affixing equivalent passes. The metal at the opposite side of the clip is formed
into a bracket carrying an eyed loop or tubular guide and with the walls of the
bracket part united together by rivetting.
The brake rod passes through the tubular eyed bracket, which is disposed
vertically, whilst the clip embraces the sleeve part adjacent to the crown of the
head.
Thus, in making the said brake-rod clip, I take a length of strip metal and fold
the same upon its middle, first forming a brake-rod socket which is made from the
metal of the said middle.
The metal of the sides forward of the part forming the socket are then brought
together thus forming the bracket, which is rivetted, and then the metal of each
side forward of the bracket is formed into semi-circular shaped clips whose extreme
ends are formed into ears or plate brackets, through coincident holes in which, a
securing pin or equivalent passes.
In the
As a still further form of my invention, I may make the said clip from a blank of
cut-out sheet metal, or may make it from two strips of sheet metal.
latter case, the socket guide of the brake rod is split or divided.
As a still further form of my invention, I may dispense with the free ears or
terminations of the sides of the clip, and carry at the end of one of them, a
jointed catch, link or equivalent whose pierced, hooked or other end engages with
the hooked, pierced or other end of the other side of the clip. This jointed catch
constitutes the means of drawing to and securing the clip to the head part of a
machine.
Instead of employing a link catch, I may employ a jointed thumb lever, which
holds the clip to the head by the drawing to of the free ends of the sides after a
heel part has passed the centre upon which it turns.
Dated this 7th day of April 1894.
ALFRED BLACKWELL,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Brake Attachments for Cycles.
I, ALFRED BLACKWELL, of Icknield Street, in the City of Birmingham,.
Cycle Manufacturer, 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 brake attachments for safety cycles and consists in an
attachable and detachable brake guide clip made from thin sheet metal and
adapted to be.easily put on.and taken off a machine when the brake is required
or not.
It is now the custom of riders, unless riding in very hilly countries, to dispense
with the brake entirely, and to retard the motion of the machine in case of need
by back pedalling.
My attachment is primarily a clip bracket with a socket, guide wherethrough
the brake rod passes and works.
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In carrying out one form of my invention, I make the attachment in the form of
a band clip of a size suitable for taking upon the upper part of the tubular sleeve
of the head or that part surmounting the forks and through which the steering rod
passes.
The said clip consists of two spring members, with ears or extensions at the outer
and free ends of them wherethrough a screw pin, bolt or other drawing-to and
affixing equivalent passes. The metal at the opposite side of the clip is formed
into a bracket carrying an eyed loop or tubular guide and with the walls of the
bracket. part. united together by rivetting.
The brake rod passes through the tubular eyed bracket, which is disposed
vertically, whilst the clip embraces the sleeve part adjacent to the crown of the
bead.
Thus, in making the said brake-rod guide clip, I take a length of strip metal
and fold the same upon its middle first forming a brake-rod socket which is made
from the metal of the said middle.
The metal of the sides forward of the part forming the socket are then brought
together thus forming the bracket, which is rivetted, and then the metal of each
side forward of the bracket is formed into clips whose extreme ends are formed
into ears or plate. brackets, through coincident holes in which, a securing pin or
equivalent passes.
As a still further form of my invention, I may make the said: clip from a blank
of cut-out sheet metal, or I may make it from two strips of sheet metal.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing, represents the fore part of the framing
of a safety bicycle, provided or fitted with attachable. and detachable brake rod
guide clips made according to my improvements. Two clips are shown, but the
upper one is not absolutely necessary, although it assists in guiding the brake rod,
provided the top eye is made slightly larger than the lower one, to allow for the
angular movement of the rod when operated.
Figure 2 represents upon an enlarged scale one of the said brake rod guide
clips.
Figure 3 shows a plan of the said clip upon the same scale as Figure 2, with
brake rod and frame tube in section.
Figure 4 shows the clip separated from the steering post of machine and with
the drawing up expedients removed.
Figure 5 represents.a-side elevation of Figure 4.
Figure 6 represents a perspective view of a clip attached to the crown forks
of a machine.

page_text: Figure 7 shows the pierced metal strip from which the clip and guide eye is
made.
Figure 8 represents the strip of metal before being pierced.
a is a band clip, with a fore part extension a³, terminated by a loop or eye a³,
which latter forms the guide through which the brake rod b, passes, whilst the
extension parts a³, are preferably united together by a cross rivet.
The fore part of the clip has ears a³, pierced with holes as, through which a
screw bolt or pin d, with fly nut d', upon its end passes, through which means the
combined clip and guide is secured in position around the member of a machine.
Any suitable expedient may be employed for drawing the clip around a framing
member of a machine.
Figure 9 represents a combined clip and guide eye made in two parts instead of
from a single strip of metal.
Figure 10 represents the parts separated.
The band may, if necessary, be made from wire or by stamping instead of from
a length of strip metal.
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 :-
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First. A combined attachment clip and guide eye or guide socket for
velocipedes, substantially as and for the purpose as described and set forth.
Secondly. A combined attachment clip and brake-rod guide eye for velocipede
made from strip metal or from wire, substantially as described and set forth.
Dated this 9th day of Februar 1895
ALFRED BLACKWELL,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.