le Australia 0 9 DEC 2009 APPLICANT TRISTAN GUY CAMPBELL COMPLETE SPECIFICATION AN AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM FOR PRAM OR STROLLER The invention is described in the following statement Page 1. FIELD OF INVENTION The following invention relates to an apparatus to apply/engage or the like, a locking mechanism/device/brake or the like, automatically to the wheel/s or axle/s of a pram or stroller Brakes on prams or strollers are already known, such known forms involve a device, usually a lever,being applied by the operator's foot after stopping pram or stroller, in turn engaging a locking device/brake to the wheel. This already known form, however, does not apply or engage the brake automatically in turn leading to the possibility of the pram or stroller not have said brake applied due to human error, such as the operator forgetting or being distracted . Such known forms require the brake/s being applied or activated in a conscious separate action or step, a step not required to be performed to enable the normal use or operation of said pram or stroller. Furthermore, said already known forms of brake application, cannot be applied at all, or not applied easily in the event of an emergency. OBJECT OF THE INVENTION It is the object of the present invention to overcome or substantially ameliorate the above stated disadvantages and/or more generally provide an improved braking system and/or means of brake application DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION There is disclosed herein an apparatus for preventing, slowing or stopping the motion or movement of a pram, stroller or the like, having moving wheels, the said apparatus comprising: a brake or locking mechanism, said brake being adapted to be affixed to or otherwise supportable upon said pram or stroller; and a means of applying brake automatically; and a means of disengaging said brake that requires a constant pressure or force. Preferably said means of applying said brake automatically would involve said brake or part thereof being under or having applied to it, a constant pressure, force, tension or the like. Preferably said means of pressure to said brake would come from, be provided by, or in theform of a device such as a spring/s. Such spring/s could be of the compression or extension type. Preferably said means of disengaging or overriding said brake would be in the form of a handle/s, lever/s and having a means to be connected to said brake. Preferably said means of connection would be in the form of a cable/s There is further disclosed herein a method of slowing, stopping a pram or stroller with the above disclosed apparatus DEFINITION As used herein, the term " automatically" is intended to encompass any device/s that produces or exerts a constant pressure or force to a pram or stroller's wheel/s or axle/s that prevents, stops or slows the movement of said pram or stroller unless the operator provides, applies a greater constant, continual force or pressure, for the full duration of travel, to override and prevent brake from self re-engaging page 2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A preferred form of the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompaning drawings wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic side elevation view of a pram or stroller having affixed thereto an apparatus for automatically preventing the motion or movement of a pram or stroller ( automatic brake apparatus). FIG 2 is a schematic plan view of the pram or stroller and automatic brake apparatus of FIG 1 FIG 3 schematically depicts a close-up section of braking components of apparatus from FIG 1 and FIG 2 and pram or stroller's wheel and axle FIG 4 schematically depicts a close-up section view of alternative components forming part of apparatus in FIG 1 and FIG 2 It should be appreciated that modifications and alterations obvious to those skilled in the art are not considered as beyond the scope of thee present invention. For example the pram or stroller brake could consist of any form of clips, springs, cables, magnets, brackets or the like, or any combination of the above that enables a brake to be fitted or attached to a pram or stroller frame, axle, or wheel and enables an automatic engaging of brake/s. For example, a conventional bike brake system could be used if the design is changed to enable the spring of the brake to engage not disengage the brake.
Page 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In the accompaning drawings there is schemtically depicted a pram/stroller 1 having conventional wheels 2 mounted on axles 3 which moves baby around in seat 5 To the push frame 4 of the pram/stroller 1 there is affixed a handle 8 which can pivot or move on frame 4. Handle 8 may be clipped, screwed, bracketed or by any other means attached to, adapted to or otherwise affixed to frame 4 Handle 8 may have a means of receiving cable 7. Cable 7 may be provided with a snap on clip or any other inter-engaging means by which it can be received, attached to, be affixed to or otherwise supported on handle 8. Cable 7 could be installed internally in frame 4 or be externally secured to frame 4 by means of which it can be clipped, received, screwed to, or otherwise attached to frame 4. Cable 7 would also have a means by which it can be received, clipped, screwed, bracketed to or otherwise connected to brake 6 Brake 6 would have a means to be connected to, be attached to, be adapted to, or otherwise fixed to or supported on frame 4 Brake 6 would have a means to engage either axle 3 or wheel 2 In FIG 3 And FIG 4 it can be seen that engaging means is in the form of a detent ball or magnet or the like. It can be also seen that brake 6 is fitted with or comprises an automatic means of constant engagement, by means of a compression spring. Such automatic means could further involve instead, sprung steel clip, extension spring or attraction created by a magnet alone In FIG 3 it can be seen that axle 3 has multiple reciprocal markings 9 to engage brake and detent ball. This version also permits the brake to be activated whilst pram or stroller is in full motion In FIG 4 it can be seen that axle 3 or wheel 2 has been fitted with a disc 10 to engage with brake 6. In this form the preferred form of brake 6 would have a sliding or moving magnet having an automatic means of constant pressure, being in the form of a compression spring. In this case the disc would preferrably be made of a ferrous metal enabling the magnet in brake 6 to engage. This version also allows brake to be activated whilst pram or stroller is in full motion,. In FIG 5 it can be seen that cog/sprocket is fixed to/upon wheel2. axle 3 goes through wheel 2 spocketl8 and axle housing/frame 4. upper spring housing/9 is attached to frame 4. Outer cable 7 is attached to upper spring housing N4. Spring I5'is located within upper spring housing/// and lower spring housing/7 which is located on pivot brake 6 . Dust cover/b is attached to upper spring housing/f and lower spring housing17. Pivot brake 6 is secured to axle housing/frame 4 via pin 12 enabling pivot brake 6 to move/pivot. Pivot brake L has protrusion/pin 11 which engages cog/sprocket/ 1 . liner cable cable 13 passes through upper spring housing/#, springi5-T dust cover&> and is secured to pivot brake 6 page 4 It will be appreciated that an extension spring could be used instead of the compression spring shown, by attaching the spring to the under /opposite site of the pivot brake and securing to the bottom of axle housing/frame 4