Year: 1896

page_text: ERNEST JAMES NEWELL No. 20 Waverley Street Long Eaton in the County of Derby
Fitter, ALBERT ALLEN No. 1 North Cottages Orchard Street Long Eaton, in the County
of Derby Fitter do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:-
This Invention is an improvement in the Brakes of Safety Bicycles, Tricycles,
Tandems, & other Cycles whereby the Brake is more conveniently arranged than those
now in use.
In fitting this Brake to a Safety Bicycle, we form two clips one on each Fork Blade,
with a Pin or Pivot on each side of the Clips and two Levers or Tumblers to open or
Shut; on the two Levers or Tumblers we have two holes to fit onto the Pin or Pivot
of the Clips, so that they Open & Shut at the end of the Levers or Tumblers; we
connect the Levers or Tumblers to the top of the Handle Bar which forms the main
Lever of the Brake, whereby the pressure is brought to bear in putting on or taking
off the Brake.
On the Levers or Tumblers, two India Rubber Pads or Rollers are used, of any
desired diameter. At the Handle Bar end, we have a Lug, or T piece with a slot or
oblong hole, and a projection on the handle bar to fit the same. In the Lug, or T
piece, a suitable hole is arranged for the Handle Bar to go into, and a cap to keep
the Handle Bar in its place, so that the Handle Bar is Moveable up or down.
On the Handle Bar, we use Steel Wire, or Tube to connect the Projection to the
Levers or Tumblers, so that when pressure is brought to bear upon the Handles of
the Handle Bar, the projection comes up in the slot, or oblong hole, and lifts the
connections up &, shuts the Levers or Tumblers, with India Rubber Pads or Rollers
on the Front wheel of the Safety Bicycle, & stops or checks the wheel from going
round. The India Rubber Pads or Rollers, Press, onto the sides of the Wheel, or
Cover, or Tyre, so that it does not wear the Base of the Tyre, or Cover, thus preventing
the Cover, or Tyre from being pressed on the Edges of the Rim.
In applying our Invention to a Tricycle we use the same arrangements.
In applying our Invention to a Tandem we use the same arrangements.
Dated this 24th day of September 1896.
ERNEST JAMES NEWELL.
ALBERT ALLEN.

page_text: Cycle Brake.
ERNEST JAMES NEWELL of 20 Waverley Street, Long Eaton in the County of Derby,
Fitter, and ALBERT ALLEN of No. 1 North Cottages, Orchard Street Long Eaton, in the
County of Derby Fitter 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 cycle brakes and in the method of
actuating the same, the object of the invention being the construction of a brake with
two blocks, pads, or rollers which bear upon opposite sides of the tread of the wheel,
and means for actuating the same without the use of an independent brake lever.
According to this invention the brake blocks, pads, or rollers are carried by separate
levers which are suitably pivotted and connected by a link to an arm or lever on the
handle bar which is fitted to partially rotate in a cap on the end of the handle bar
stem. This cap is slotted to allow of the arm or lever moving, and there is a spring
catch for holding the handle fixed when the brake is "off." This catch is actuated
by a slide which is placed so is to be under the control of the rider, and the catch
may also be arranged to hold the brake "on" with varying pressures. In a
modification the two brake blocks, pads, or rollers may be used in combination with
an ordinary brake lever.
In the accompanying drawings which illustrate this invention, and are referred to
in the following detailed description
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of an arrangement in which the brake blocks or rollers
are applied by pulling the connecting link.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of an arrangement in which the brake blocks or rollers
are applied by pushing the connecting link.
Fig. 3 is a plan of a handle bar showing an arrangement by which the brake may
be applied, and the catch, and
Fig. 4 is an elevation of Fig. 3.
In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the brake blocks or rollers a are carried by
levers b which are pivotted at c to clips on the front forks d. In this arrangement
the clips are placed between the crown plates and in front forks having a different
crown piece the arrangement for carrying the pivots at c would be correspondingly
modified. The levers b are connected to the brake rod h by links f which are jointed
there to by a pin g. With this arrangement the brake is applied by pulling the
rod h which causes the levers b to turn about their fulcrum c and bring the blocks or
rollers a on to the wheel k.
In Fig. 2 the brake blocks or rollers a are carried by levers b which are pivotted on
the same axle c or near each other and are connected by links f to the brake rod h.
In this arrangement the fulcrum of the links is at or near the centre of the front
head, and the pin g is guided by a slot in a guide piece l. The brake rod h in this
arrangement is pushed to apply the brake.
In Fig. 3 and 4 there is shown an arrangement for actuating either of the brakes
shown in Fig. 1 or 2 without the use of a separate brake lever. The handle bar m is
fitted to turn in a bearing on cap n on the handle bar stem o, and this cap is slotted
at p to admit the lever and allow the same to move. On the opposite side of the
bar m to the lever there is a sliding catch 8 suitably guided and brought to s¹ where
it is under the control of the rider. The end of the catch s fits a hole in a piece n'
on the cap n and there is a spring arrangement at t which tends to hold the slide s
in its forward position. When the handle bar herein described is used in conjunction
with the brake shown in Fig. 1 the handles have to be depressed to apply the brake

page_text: and when used with the brake shown in Fig. 2 the handles have to be raised to apply
the brake, but by preference an ordinary brake lever is used in conjunction with the
brake shown in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is-
1. A cycle brake compriseing two blocks or rollers carried by levers which are
suitably pivotted and actuated simultaneously by a single rod substantially as herein
described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2. A cycle brake comprising two blocks or rollers suitably pivotted and actuated
simultaneously by the handle bar which is fitted to turn in a cap on the handle bar
stem, and is provided with a catch arrangement substantially as herin described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
3. A cycle brake constructed and arranged as herein described with reference to
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings.
4. A cycle brake constructed and arranged as herein described with reference to
Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of June 1897.
W. H. POTTER,
Nottingham, Patent Agent.