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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4420065 | Railway brakes A tread brake for braking a wheel (2) of a railway vehicle which is sprung relative to a frame (4) of the vehicle, comprises an actuator (5) suspended from the frame (4) by a swing arm (6), and a rigid link arm (7) fixed to the actuator (5) and connected ... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4406444 | Brake hanger for railway brakes A brake hanger comprises upper and lower U-shaped lugs of substantially rigid material spaced from each other by a pair of laterally spaced leaf springs which are rigidly secured to the lugs respectively at their opposite ends. The upper lug is adapted to... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4156478 | Electrically released electromagnetic friction brake An electromagnetic friction brake whose components are held in assembled relationship by pins which are received with a press fit within holes in an electromagnet and an end plate and which are received with a loose fit within holes in an armature. By vir... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4093044 | Sliding caliper disc brake A sliding caliper disc brake comprises a caliper member adapted to straddle a minor portion of the periphery of a rotatable disc, a carrier member for fixing to a vehicle, guide means guiding the caliper member for sliding relative to the carrier member, ... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4053034 | Mount for a railway vehicle disc brake A disc brake for a railway vehicle has a resilient mount for a cross-member upon the ends of which are pivotally mounted brake levers having brake shoes which are engageable with a brake disc mounted on either the wheel or the axle of the railway vehicle.... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4043433 | Caliper brake slider support A U-shaped brake slider support for the floating caliper and friction lining carriers having parallel rail members on which the caliper and carriers slide and a tie bar connecting the rail members. The tie bar is a plate member with end flanges for fasten... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4042251 | Safety device for lawn mowers A safety device for lawn mowers includes an elongated frame assembly having a pair of laterally spaced leg elements connected by a bight section. A plurality of ground anchoring elements depend from the bight section and are adapted to be selectively affi... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4027752 | Disc brakes for vehicles In a disc brake a thrust transmitting device is interposed between a friction pad assembly and a piston for applying the friction pad assembly to a rotatable disc. The device comprises a shim of which a part is cut-out over a portion of what would otherwi... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3994370 | Brake disc A brake disc for disc brakes for vehicles comprises a brake disc annular element mounted on a hub. The annular element and hub are interconnected by a plurality of clamping sleeves seated in radially opposed bores in the hub and annular element. Each clam... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3993173 | Electrically operated disk brake Two embodiments of electrically operated disk type brakes. In each embodiment the electric operator includes an electromagnet that is supported contiguous to the rotor and which, when actuated, moves axially into engagement with the rotor and rotates slig... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3990544 | Disc brake including radially removable brake shoe retaining device A disc brake including a pair of brake shoes freely floating for axial movement within an open ended brake housing or caliper. A retaining member is secured adjacent each end of the caliper by radially accessible bolts. The retaining members project into ... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3989126 | Resilient railway disc brake pivotal mounting A disk brake for a railway vehicle is provided with a resilient pivot mount for a cross member upon the ends of which are pivotally mounted the brake levers having brake shoes which are engageable with a brake disk on either the wheel or axle of the railw... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3940185 | Centering device for rail brake magnets on vehicles A device for centering a rail brake magnet comprises a centering element on the vehicle structure and having a centering bore with a conical surface around the bore. The magnet is provided with a rotatably adjustable eccentric sleeve within which is rotat... | 02/24/1976 |
