brake band

brake band Examples noun

a flexible strap, usually of steel, lined with a friction-producing material and tightened against a brake drum to produce a braking action.

Examples from the Web for brake band Historical Examples of brake band

The diaphragm is directly connected to the brake-band lever.

Frederick Malcolm Knapp

She noted the edge of a brake-band peeping beyond the drum, in a ragged line of fabric and copper wire.

Sinclair Lewis

The driver “guessed” that the brake-band was all gone, and that it would be dangerous to continue with it along mountain roads.

Sinclair Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for brake band brake band noun

a strip of fabric, leather, or metal tightened around a pulley or shaft to act as a brake