IMPROVEMENTS IN BRAKES AND BRAKE FITTINGS FOR ROAD VEHICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOSEPH EDWIN ELDRIDGE, Grocer, Provision Dealer and Wine and Spirit
Merchant of No 12 Broad Street South Molton in the County of Devon do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN BRAKES AND BRAKE
FITTINGS FOR ROAD VEHICLES and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Brackets are fixed on each side spring of a Two Wheeled Vehicle or on the side
springs on the hind wheels of a Four Wheeled Carriage-vertically above the Axle
which hold a shaft extending to about Two inches over the Rings on the inside
ends of the Nave of the Wheels-parallel to the Axle-and squared off at the ends
to take a Lever at each end of shaft-A steel band is attached to the lower
front part of each Lever with a bolt or pin under a projecting point, encircles the
nave of each wheel and is fastend by a bolt or pin to a higher point of back end
of Levers. The top of the handle of Lever is placed in a Travelling Box fitted
with a ledge each side into another oblong Box which has a slit or groove each
side to enable the Travelling Box to move to and fro. The oblong Box has saw
Teeth at each side at the top and is fastened to the body of the Vehicle or Carriage.
The ends of the Travelling Box are so constructed as to allow the handle of the
Lever to work freely up and down at any angle as the springs of the carriages or
vehicles may play.
A catch is fastened with a small Bolt or pin at the back end of Travelling Box
which as the handle of the Lever moves forward drops into the teeth at each side
of the top of Oblong Box and is kept down in its place by a spring one end of
which is fixed at the top of back end of Travelling Box whilst the other end of the
spring presses on the catch-The Rings on the nave of wheels are grooved in the
centre to hold grease.
The handle of the Lever is fitted with a joint near the shaft which allows the
body of any carriage to which it may be fitted to sway to and fro sideways freely
The aforesaid Spring Nave Brake will when fitted to any Two wheeled Vehicles
prevent any extra pressure being thrown on the Horses Back when descending
a hill.
To apply the Brake the handle of the Lever is pressed forward which raises the
hind parts and depresses the projecting points in front part of Levers causing the
steel Bands to grip the rings on the inside nave of both wheels of any Two or

page_text: Four wheeled Carriage to which the said Brake may be attached about Two thirds
of the circumference as if in a vice.
To release the Brake press down the Nob at the top of Lever attached to the
catch.
This Safety Holder and spring nave Brake can be fitted to any kind of
conveyance already made and in use as well as to new carriages-vehicles and
conveyances &c. and is so simply constructed that any ordinary smith could repair
any portion of it should it get broken or damaged at any time by an accident.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING.
A. Axle B. Springs Clips &c.--C Inside Nave of Wheels D. Iron or Steel
Band on Nave-E. Brackets-F. Shaft G. Lever-H. joint of Lever-J. Steel
Spring Band K. Oblong Box with slit each side-L. Travelling Box with ledge
each side to fit slits in K and to hold G M. Catch-N. Spring to hold Catch
down on teeth of K-P. Lever to lift Catch-R. Groove in Oblong Box-S. Nuts
of wheels T. Ends of Travelling Box-U. Clips to fasten Brackets to Springs.
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
The Combination of the Brackets E-the Shaft F the Levers G with parts M-
the Spring Band J-the Slide L.T. and Box K-the whole of which when properly
fitted together and fixed will form a complete Spring Nave Brake Apparatus for
either Two or Four wheeled Vehicles-carriages conveyances &c.
Dated the Ninth day of October-one thousand eighthundred & eighty-