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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ROBERT E. ZELLERS, OF DENISON, TEXAS.
WAGON-BRAKE.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,906, dated February 21, 1882
Application filed April 4, 1991. (No model.)To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, ROBERT E. ZELLERS, of
Denison,Texas,have invented a new and use-
ful Improvement in Wagon-Brakes, of which
5 the followingis aclear, full, and exact descrip-
tion, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings, making a part of this specification,
in which-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wagon-
to brake with my improvements attached. Fig.
2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a
perspective view of one of the brake-blocks.
Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 represent detail views of
separate parts of my device.
15 Myinvention has reference to brakes used on
wagons and other vehicles; and it consists in
the combination of devices as hereinafter de.
scribed and claimed.
To enable others skilled in the art to make
20 and use my invention, I will proceed to de-
scribe the exact manner in which I have car-
ried it out.
In the drawings, Arepresents the coupling-
pole of a wagon, B the axle, and C the hounds.
25 Thebolster D is secured inposition in the usual
manner over the axle B. Over the hounds C
and the coupling A, I secure the brake-beams
E E' by means of the iron rods F, which pass
around the brake-beams,and which are secured,
30 the upper ends, f, to the bolsterand thelower
ends, f', to the axle. The upper portions of
these iron rods F pass nearly horizontally to
the rear and over the bolster and are bent
down at right angles, by which construction a
35 portion of the strain is transferred from the
bolt to the bolster. The lower portionsof these
rods F are carried back at an angle and form
braces for the upper portions, as shown in Fig.
1. These lower portions are also formed with
40 shoulders f", which rest against and are se-
cured to the axle in front, thereby transferring
a portion of the strain from the bolt tothe axle.
The brake-beam E passes entirely across from
side to side, but the beam E' reaches only to
45 the center of beam E, to which itis looselyse-
cured by the clamp G, to which both beams
are pivoted, as shown in Fig. 1. The short
beam E' is provided on its inner end with abeveled face which acts as a cam upon the
beam E and when power is applied to the ver- 50
tical lever on the outer end of the short beam
E' the latter acts as a lever to force the long
beam E against the wheel. When the power
is removed the beams assume their normal po-
sition. If round iron be used for rods F, they 55
may be secured to the beams by staples; but
if flat bars be used they may be bolted to the
forward part of the beams.
To the outer ends of the beams are secured
the brake-blocks H within the castings I, and 60o
these castings are secured by screw-bolts i to
the beams. Between the brake-blocks and the
castings I, I insert a piece of old leather or
other similar article and fasten the whole by
screwing up the nnt P. By this means I 65
tighten the block at pleasure.
To the outer end of brake-beam E', I pivot
the lever J, by means of the casting K, pro-
vided with the two arms I 1. The lever J is
provided with two rings, mm, for the reception 70
of a false lever, or with holes for. the purpose of
making connection with the brake-beam E and
a lever on the side of the bed. (Not shown.)
The lever J is not quite as high as the bed, and
it is evident from its construction that it can 75
be used at all times, with or without the bed.
It is also evident that the brake-beam may be
placed beneath the hounds and coupling with-
out departing from the spirit of my invention.
Having thus described my invention, what 80o
I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-
ters Patent, is-
1. The brake-beams E E', pivoted in the
clamp G, in combinationwiti the bent rods F,
when constructed to operate substantially as 85
and for the purpose set forth.
2. The brake beams E E', pivoted to the
claump G, in combination with the bent rods F,
castings I, brake-blocks H, and lever J, con-
structed substantially as and for the purpose 90
described.
ROBERT EIIANUTE ZELLERS,
Witnesses:
SAMIUEL C. BANoUM,
J. M. COOK.
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Zellers, Robert Emanuel. Wagon Brake., patent, February 21, 1882; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170305/m1/3/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.