Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 165
constricting band brakes, instead of a metalstrap extending entirely around the drum, two shoes pivoted ata certain point, and having their inside faces faced with leather,are tightened against the drum by a suitable lever. In practicallyall forms of expanding band brake the band is attached to… … Fig. 126.—The Duryea Expanding Break. The two ends of the metal band are sepa-rated by the lever, A, and the adjusting screw, B, which is swiveled to the hinge, C.A forward pull on lever, A, through the chain pull, indicated by D, causes the twoends of the band to be thrust apart and bear against…
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