Year: 1899

page_text: I, PHILIP JOSEPH PARMITER, of The Harrow Works, Ansty, near Salisbury, in
the County of Wilts, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in brakes for cycles, the object being to
provide a simple and efficient foot brake which can also be used as a foot rest.
A brake constructed according to the invention is of the kind wherein a brake
block is frictionally applied against the periphery of the cycle tyre and consists
of a suitable brake block which is secured to, or arranged to be operated by, the
end of a bent lever. This said lever is suitably pivoted preferably to the bottom
tube of the cycle frame and is so constructed that the portion thereof below the
fulcrum is bent towards the periphery of the wheel to be braked whilst the other
portion thereof is directed upwards in such a manner that when the foot is applied
to the upper end thereof, so as to force the said lever forwards, the brake block
is applied to the tyre, whilst when the said lever is pressed in a downward or
backward direction by the foot it acts as a rest, being brought into contact with
a suitable stop.
The lever may be fulcrummed to the cycle frame by means of a clip adapted to be
fixed to the said frame and having a stop the position of which can be adjusted
to suit different machines. A suitable clip for this purpose comprises a U-shaped
metal strip to the end of one limb of which the lever is fulcrummed and the other
end of which carries a set screw by means of which the clip can be secured in
position. The adjustable stop may be in the form of a metal strip designed to be
gripped between the set screw and the tube carrying the clip.
My improved foot brake lever can be advantageously used in conjunction with
a brake block of the kind described in the Specification of my former application
for Letters Patent No. 18480 of 1898.
I, PHILIP JOSEPH PARMITER, of The Harrow Works, Ansty, near Salisbury, in
the County of Wilts, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
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page_text: 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 for cycles the object being to
provide a simple and efficient foot brake which can also be used as a foot rest.
A brake constructed according to the invention is of the kind wherein a brake
block with runner is frictionally applied against the periphery of the cycle tyre
and consists of a suitable brake block preferably in the form of a semicircular
steel plate which is secured to, or arranged to be operated by, the end of a bent
lever. This said lever is suitably pivoted, preferably to the bottom tube of the
cycle frame, and is so constructed that the portion thereof below the fulcrum is
bent towards the periphery of the wheel to be braked whilst the other portion
thereof is directed upwards in such a manner that when the foot is applied to the
upper end thereof, so as to force, the said lever forwards, the brake block is applied
to the tyre, whilst, when the said lever is pressed in a downward or backward
direction by the foot it acts as a rest, being brought into contact with a suitable
stop.
The lever may be fulcrummed to the cycle frame by means of a clip adapted to
be fixed to the said frame and having a stop the position of which can, if desired,
be adjusted to suit different machines.
In the accompanying drawing,-
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Figure 1 is a side elevation shewing a portion of a cycle having my combined
foot brake and foot rest fitted thereto :
Figure 2 is a sectional front view thereof.
A, A are the bottom stays and B is a portion of the rear wheel of the cycle; a is
the lever forming the combined foot rest and brake rod which is preferably of the
shape shewn and is fulcrummed to the bottom stays by a suitable clip such for
example as that shewn which consists of an upper plate and a lower plate c
adapted to rest com-respectively upon the top and bottom of the bottom stays A
and to be securely held in position by the bolt d and nut e. The upper plate bis
provided on its rear edge with an upward and forwardly projecting curved lip f,
the said curved lip forming a bearing for receiving a lateral pin a secured to the
bent lever a, the said pin being held in the bearing thus formed by an end
projection or pin a². The top plate b is also formed with a lateral downward pro-
jection g which is adapted to act as a stop to the movement of the brake lever away
from the wheel B as clearly shewn in the drawing.
The brake shoe or block which is secured to the lower end of the bent lever is
of the kind described in the specification of my former Patent No. 18480 of 1898.
It consists of the curved or approximately semicircular plate secured or formed
laterally upon the lower end of the bent lever a and carrying the loose runner
comprising the leather ring i, the said leather ring being provided with an external
layer or shield of corrugated or roughened rubber j.
With this construction of brake when the foot is applied to the upper end of
the bent lever a, which is advantageously furnished with a rubber step k, so as
to press the said end forwards, the brake shoe is applied against the wheel tyre,
but should the foot tend to press the upper end of the said lever a backwards the
lever below the fulcrum is brought into contact with the stop g upon the plate b
so that it serves as a foot rest. By mounting the loose ring upon a lateral semi-
circular plate as above described the said ring i can be removed and replaced if
required without detaching any part of the brake.
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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1. A combined foot rest and brake for cycles comprising a bent lever ful-
crummed to the cycle frame by means of a bracket and carrying laterally at its
lower end an approximately semicircular brake shoe or block carrying a loose
detachable runner, substantially as herein before described and illustrated.

page_text: 2. The combination and arrangement of parts forming the combined foot rest
and foot brake hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
Toted this 15th day of To 1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.