DOUBLE POWER LEVER BRAKE
Year: 1885

page_text: I SAMUEL HOUGHTON of Victoria Terrace, Ward Street Priestfield near
Wolverhampton in the county of Stafford Carpenter do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "DOUBLE POWER LEVER BRAKE" to be as follows:-
1. For all kinds of Railway Wagons when applied it will bring the wagon to a
"Stand" which no doubt will save many accidents.
2. The "Double Power Lever Brake can be used on all kinds of machinery where
brakes are required.
3. The "Double Power Lever Brake" can be manufactured of Wrought Iron,
Malleable Iron, or Steel cast.
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4. The Double Power Lever Brake" has been proved to be one of the most
powerful lever brakes ever invented.
5. The "Double Power Lever Brake" can be put to use by "Steam."

page_text: I, SAMUEL HOUGHTON of Victoria Terrace Ward Street Priestfield near
Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, Carpenter do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN BRAKE POWER and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
For all kinds of Railway Wagons when applied it will bring the Wagon to a
"stand" which no doubt will save many accidents.
2. The double power lever brake can be used on all kinds of machinery where
Brakes are required.
3. The double power lever brake can be manufactured of Wrought Iron
Malleable iron or Cast Steel.
4. The double power lever Brake has been proved to be one of the most
powerful lever brakes ever invented.
5. The double power Lever Brake can be put to use by steam.
My Invention consists of the improvement herein-after described for Brakes, for
Railway Carriages, Wagons, Trucks, & Tramway Cars.
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And the object of my Invention being to prevent accidents by bringing to
a "Standstill the above mentioned railway carriages, Wagons, etc, by the
application of more powerful " Brake power" than has hitherto been applied for
that purpose.
I will now describe with reference to the accompaning Drawings the manner
to which my Invention may be performed or applied to Railway Wagons.
Figure 1 represents in Side Elevation.
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
in End Elevation.
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in Plan.
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as fixed and applied to a Wagon or Railway Truck.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several Figures of
the Drawings.
A is the brake lever. B toothed segments having three or more cogs or teeth,
and secured to the brake lever A with two or more bolts as shewn. C another
toothed segment having four or more cogs or teeth and geared into the segment B
in a proportion of leverage of "two to one more or less according to the power to
be applied.
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These toothed segments can be either made of cast iron, Malleable iron or
Cast Steel. The toothed segment B fitts loosely upon the pin E which acts as a
fulcrum.
The segment C is keyed fast on to the spindle or shaft, F and on the other end
of which shaft or spindle is keyed fast the double ended lever G with its connecting
rods H H with adjusting screws jointed to the Brake block levers I. I. The whole

page_text: of this brake gear is carried on (or by) two cast or Wrought iron Frames D. D
which are securely bolted to the sides of the Wagon or Truck in the usual way.
J: J. are the wood or iron brake blocks in contact with the carriage or Wagon
Wheels.
The part of the Wagon or Truck which I have not described are of the ordinary
construction and constitute no part of my Invention.
The power is applied to the Brake lever A.in the usual way and my Invention
consists of the two toothed segments as shewn on the drawings which doubly or
trebly increases the power exerted on the Brake blocks than by any other means
at present invented and thus giving "The Brake Man" more power and control in
bringing the wagon or Train of Wagons to rest and preventing accidents thereby.
Having now fully described the nature of my Invention and the manner in
which the same is applied, I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to
the precise details herein described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawings,
as the same may be varied in detail or arrangement of the parts, without departing
from the nature of my Invention but I do claim as my Invention the improvement
of "Brake power
as applied to Railway Carriages, Wagous, Trucks, Tramway cars
and such like Rolling Stock either by the use of Steam hydraulic or pneumatic
power for all kinds of machinery where Brakes are required.
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In witness hereof I the said Samuel Houghton have hereunto set my hand and
seal this twenty fourth day of February in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty five.
Witness
EDMUND RODRICK.
SAMUEL HOUGHTON.