Bragg-Kliesrath brake

The Bragg Kliesrath was a vacuum assisted brake invented by Caleb Smith Bragg and Victor William Kliesrath.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Caleb Bragg, Dies. Flier, Auto Racer, Pioneer in Automotive Field. Also Noted as an Inventor and Speedboat Pilot". New York Times. November 24, 1885. http://www.earlyaviators.com/ebragg.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-23. "Caleb S. Bragg, long a leading figure in the aviation, automobile and motorboat fields, died here on Sunday in Memorial Hospital after a long illness at the age of 56. An engineer and the inventor or co-inventor of many automobile devices, including the widely used Bragg-Kliesrath brake perfected by him and the late Victor W. Kliesrath. Mr. Bragg won fame as a pioneer automobile racing driver, and Army test pilot during the first World War, a champion altitude flier, aviation manufacturing company officer, consulting engineer and amateur sportsman. He resided at 277 Park Avenue and at Montauk Point, L.I." 
  2. ^ "Victor Kliesrath, Bendix Official, 58; Vice President of Aviation Firm, Twice Winner of Gold Cup for Speedboats, Dies. Also Drove Racing Cars. Inventor of Booster Vacuum Brake Held Many Marine and Automotive Patents". New York Times. December 22, 1939. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0E13F8355D10728DDDAB0A94DA415B898FF1D3. Retrieved 2011-04-23. "Victor W. Kliesrath, vice president of the Bendis Aviation Corporation of South Bend, Ind., and twice winner of the Gold Cup speedboat race, ..."