Releasing Device for Brakes of Locomotive Drive-Wheels.
Description:
Patent for a simple and durable improved releasing device for brakes of locomotive drive-wheels that prevents "the drive wheels from being locked and sliding on the track rails, to obviate the uneven wear on the wheel tire" (lines 15-18). The invention has an auxiliary piston connected to the triple valve piston and is controlled by back pressure in the steam chest.
Date:
November 27, 1894
Creator:
Pelham, Walter O.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department